Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-14
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

,ossessory, excepting mines and mining claims
he proceeds of which alone shall be taxed, IN
lace of the words "both real and personal, IN
luding mines and mining property" ibis was
egarded as the most important change mace ny
he Convention. aa- s4
Article XI of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
ries, was amended so as to fix the salaries Oh
'tste officers ETC., only for the first term and tnen
tricken out and transferred TO the sehedule.
ARTICLE XI-EDUCATIoHS
Provides for the election, once in two years, Oh
Superintendent of Public Instruction, and for
he establishment of uniform system Of Common
cbools to be maintained at least six months each
rear in every School District. Any school DIE.
riot falling to maintain such school for the space
# six months, or permitting sectarian instruction
herein, may be deprived Of its proportion OF the
school Fund. The Legislature may pass such
avs as will tend to secure general attendance OF
bildren on the schools The lands donated ~
congress for educational purposes. and all other
ources of income available for the purpose, are
olelnnly set apart and pledged to the School
1und, the interest only of which Ia to be distribu-
ed pro rata, according to the number Of children
between six and eighteen years OF age III eaeh
county. Floating school land warrants are TO be
sold A State University Is to be Established EN-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partinents All teachers and professors are re-
CURED to take an oath Of Office. half mill on
N'iAaI spcCldl TAX IL 10 DC ltVltu lOl
tDe support Of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary. Of State and
Of Public Instruction censtitute
Board OF Regents Of the University and public
schools Tor the first four years. the Legislature to
elect Their successors. said Board IL required TO
organize the Mining Department of the University
as speedily and efficiently as possible All secta.
rian instruction in the schools or Univcrsty IN
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article Of the
old Constitution by striking out 80 much az 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 100000
acres granted for internal improvements, and IN
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE XII-MILITfA.
Requires the Legislature TO provide for 0rgaD'
izing and disciplining the militia and the effective
of volunteer corps, etc.; also gives
the Governor power to call out the militia in
emergencies. The Article ia identical with The
one In the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XII-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State to foster benevolent iDstitu.
ions and the counties 10 provide for the aged, in
firm or INDECENT. The language Of the Article IN
the same as in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BoUSDARY.
Establishes the State boundary as in the Ena
bling Act and provides for extending such bOun
Diary one degree further east whenever COngrrrs
shall assent and as far west as California mHy
linquish. There IL no change in this fr ON the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE XY-NIsCELLANEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section l fixes the seat Of Government 1T Car.
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capito!
buildings for the mex three years. instead Of siN
years, IN IN last years Constitution.
Section 2 prescribes an oath of Office, including
an oath of allegiance TO the United States and an
oath that the party has not, since the adoption ui
the Constitution, and willnot be- engaged IN duel
Section prohibits any person not only frOln
holding office, but (which Is additional TO the old
constitutional from voting, who has been Up any
way concerned in a duel
Section 4. No pcrpetuities shall be allowed ex-
cept for eleemosynary purposes
Section fixes the'general election on the Tues.
day next after the first Monday Of November.
Section q. The aggregate number ofmcmbers Of
the Legislature shall never exceed rs.
Secton7 requires county officers to hold their
Offices at the county seats.
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Section authorizes the Legislature 10 increase
or diminish salaries Of public officers
Sections 10 and IL relate 10 the election or ap
pointment of officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never ex
coed four years
[Secton la of the old Constitution, providing for
@ state Printer, was stricken out.
Sccti n II requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su.
preme Court TO keep their Offices at the Capital.
Section Is provides for State census, In the
discretion OF the Legislature, in 1865, 1867 lsf5
and every ten years thereafter 10 serve, together
with the United States census, as basis of repre-
Sec IA establishes the plurality rule In elections.
ARTICLE xvI-AMEEDMESTs.
Provides for amendment Of the Constitution by
two.thirds votes of two successive Legislatures,
and subsequent ratification by the people. Also,
that the Legislature, by q two.thirds vote, may
submit to the people the question Of calling Coz
vention TO revise the Constitution. This Article
was, in substance the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE XvII-scHEDULE.
Sections l, 2, and provide for the transfer Of
rights, actions. prosecutions. judgments, clnims,
etc. from the Territorial to the State Government;
for the continuance of Territorial laws until re.
pealcd altered BY the State Legislature; for the
transfer of fines and forfeitures, recognizanceS.
ETC., and all legal proceedings
Section 5 fixes the saaries-for the first term Of
offce-Governor, $4,000; Secretary ofState, Con-
troller and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General 81 600; Attorney General, 81, 800; Su.
of Public Instruction, $1,000; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, 81 600 members OF
the Legislature, SO per day and 40 cents per mile
each way. .#.
Section establishes the following apportion.
by law: Storey county, Senators, - Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator, 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Esmeralda county, = Senators, 1 Assemblymen
Humboldt county, . Senators. 3 Assemblymen,
Lander county, Senator'S, Asscmblymen; Lyon
county, / senator, Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly Churchill
county, / Assemblyman Nyc county, Senator
| Asse mblyman Ormsby county, Senators )
Assemblymen; WRshoe and Roop counties, ? Sen
ltors, 3Assemblymen.
Section transfers all debts of the Territory to
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not In
terferc with the additional S300,00 authorized by
Article TX.
Section provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
IN January 1867
Section provides that the Senators frstelected
shall draw for long and short terms one half going
out the day after the general election in 1866 and
the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen. ~
Section u makes the first session of the Legisls.
ture commence on the second Monday of Decem.
Der next the second on the first Monday Of Jan.
uary, 1866 succeeding sessions to be held benni.
ally commencing on the first Monday Of January.
Section Is continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till January,
1867, and the Probate Judges till the District
Judges are elected, with proyiso for special
election in Lander county next November. [.
Section IA continues the Territorial officers till
election and qualification Of State officers. 81.
Section Is fixes the terms Of the Supreme and
District Courts. ..-... ...r- -.--... ...
Section Is and II fix the salaries of the District
Judges, until altered by law First District,
Sc 600; Second, $1,000; Third and Fourth, 5000;
Fifth, S3,6OO; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh, 5000
Eighth $500; Ninth, 5000
Section ls requires State officers first elected to
enter on their duties on the first Monday Of De.
cember next, and continue till January, 1867.
Section l9 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 $50, 900 each.
Section 81 requires counties towns, ETC.. to pro-
vide for supporting their own officers.
Section ~ provides for filling 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 ope-fourth Of one per
cent for Territorial indebtedness. .... .... ...
Section 25 attaches Roop TO Washoe county,
for judicial, legislative, revenue and county pur.
poses. '-..|F..' ...U
Section &c makes provision for publishing GOO