Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-31
CONSTITUTION OF NE YADA. J

,ists in substituting the words real, and
poSsessory. excepting mines and mining claims,
The proceeds of which alone shall be taxed In
place Of the words "both. real and personal, In.
GLIDING mines and mining property" This was
regarded rs the most important change made by
the Convention.
Article III of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
aries, was amended so as 70 hx the salaries of
State officers etc. only for the frst term, and then
stricken out and transferred to the schedule
ARTICLE xI--EDucATIoN. So
Provides for the election, once in two years, Of
a Superintendent of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment Of a uniform system of Common
Sehools to be maintained NJ least SIX months each
year in every School District. Any school Dis.
trict failing to maintain such school for the space
of six months or permitting seetarian instruction
therein may be deprived of its proportion OF the
School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
laws rs will tend TO secure general attendance Of
children on the schools. The lands donated by
Congress for educational purposes, and all other
sources of income available for The purpose, are
solelnnly set apart and pledged TO the School
Fund, the interest only of which is TO be distrbu.
ted pro rata, according to the number Of children
between six and eighteen years of age in each
county Floating school land warrants are TO be
sold A State University is to be established, en-.
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partments. All teachers and professors are re.
quired to take an oath Of Office. A half mill on
the dollar special tax Is to be levied annually for
the support of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary of State and
Superintendent of Public Instruction constitute a
Board of Regents of the University and public
schools for the first four years, the Legislature TO
elect their successors. said Board Is required TO
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
rs speedily and efficiently as possible: All sects'
rian instructien in the schools or University is
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article of the
old Constitution by striking out so much as made
the attendance of children on the schools compul.
sorry by asking for the consent of Congress TO the
appropriation to school purposes of the 50O,OOO
acres granted for internal improvements, and IN
some less important particulars. 30.
ARTICLE XIl-NILITIA.
Requires the Legislature TO provide for organ
iziug and dsciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement OF volunteer corps, ETC.; also gives
the Gov eTner power To call out the militia in
emergencies The>Article is identical with the
one in the old Constitution. .r.
ARTICLE XIII-FuBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State to foster benevolent insti:u-
tons and the counties TO provide for the aged in
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article IL
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE NIv-BouNDARr.
Establishes the State boundary ~ in the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun.
shall assent, and as lar west rs California may re-
lfuquish There is no change in this from the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Nv-MISCELLANEoUS PROVISIONS.
Section | fixes the seat of Government at Car,
son CRY. and prohibits appropriations for Canifo'
buildings for the mex three years, instead Of SIX
years, US in last years Constitution.
Section prescri5es an oath of office, including
an oath of allegiance TO tie United States, and au
oath that the party has not, since the adoption OF
the Constitution and willnot be, engaged in duel
Section 3 prohibits any person not only frouI
holding Office, but (which is additional 10 the old
Constitutional from voting who has been in amy
way concerned il duel.
Sections, No perpetuities shall be allowed ex.
cept for eleemosynary purposes
Section ) fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the rrst Monday OF November.
Section 6. The aggregate number ofmemberS OF
the Legislature shall never exceed IS
Section requires county officers to hold their
offices at the county seats. .
Section 3 provides for the publication of statute
laws ind Supreme Court decisions
Section authorizes the Legislature to increase
or diminish salaries ut public officers.
Sections 10 and II relate TO the election or ap.
poiutment OF officers aud the tenure of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never ex'
coed four Years
Section l2 of the old Constitution, providing for
q tate Printer. was stricken out .... .
Secti Ii II requires the Governor, Secretary OF
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su.
preme Court 10 keep their offices al the Capital
Section Is provides for State census, in the
discretion of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867 1915
and every ten years thereafter, 10 serve together
with the United States census, a. 6asis OF repre-
sentatiou. ..-.
Sec IA establishes the plurality rueiu elections.
ARTICLE XvI-AMESDMESTs.
Droy far fnff hs.N
two-thirds votes of two successive Legislatures,
and subsequent ratification by the people. Also,
that the Legislature, by two.thirds vote, may
submit TO the people the question of calling a Con
yention 10 revise the Constitution. This Article
was in substance the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE XvII-sCHEDuLE
Sections |, >, , and provide for the transfer Of
rights, actions. prosecutions, Judgments, cialms
etc. from the Territorial TO the State Government
for the continuance of Territorial laws until re
pealed altered by the State legislature for the
transfer of fines and forfeitures, recOSnizanceS
etc., and all legal proceedings.
Section ) likes the salaries-for the first term Of
offee-Governor, S4,OOOi Secretary OF State, Con
trOller and Treasurer, each, S3,600; Surveyor
General. $1,000; Attorney General, $500; Su
perintendent OF Public Instruction, $1,000; each
Judge OF the Supreme Court, $1,000; members OF
the Legislature, SO per day and 40 cents per mile
each way. I..aEr ...
Section establishes the following 6pporton'
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law Storey county, Senators, - Assembly.
men; Douglas county, Senator, 2 Assemblymen;
Esmeralda county, . Senators, 4ASsemblyIhen
Humboldt county, . Senators. 3 ASsemblymen
Lander county, . Senators, 4 Assemblylnen; Lyon
county, senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, l Senator jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblyman Nye county, Senator
l Assemblyman I; Ormsby county, : Senators 8
Uas q Ca,
ators, 3 Assemblymen.
Section transfers all debts of the Territory to
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not in
,erfere with the additional $780, GOO authorized by
Article ". ..t
Section provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867. 90 rr . b 81.
shall draw for long and short terms, onebalf going
out the day after the general election in leob and
the other half two years later. .r,
Sections 10 and II provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section IL makes the hrst session Of the Legisla'
ture commence on the second Monday Of Decem.
Der next the second on the first Monday of Jan
nary, 1866: succeeding sessions to be held benni.
ally commencing on the first Monday of January.
Section l3 continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till january,
1867, and the Probate Judges till the District
Judges are elected, with a proyiso for q special
election in Lander county next November.
Section IA continues the Territorial officers till
election and qualification OF State officers.
Section Is likes the terms Of the Supreme and
District Courts. ., y s,ssE EsgE.
Section l6 and II fix the salaries Of the District
Judges, until altered by law. First District.
$1,000; Second, $4,000; Third and Fourth, 5000;
Ffffh, e36OO; Sixth, S4,0OO; Seventh, $500
Eighth, $3.50; Ninth S5,00O. ~ u. 2
Section ls requires State officers FIRST elected to
enter on their duties ON the first Monday Of De-
eember next, and continue till January, 1867, On
Section IS makes a similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges.
Section 20 relates TO the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer TO give bonds in S3U, 900 each. '''}'
Section 81 requires counties towns, etc. TO pro.
vide for supporting their own officers.
Section - provides for filing vacancies. -
Section % transfers cases pending In the Ter.
ritorial Probate Courts to the District Courts
Section "a limits taxation for the first three
years to one per cent. and one.fourth OF one per
cent for Territorial indebtedness.
Section 25 attaches Roop 10 Washoe county,
for judicial, legislative, revenue aud county DUR