Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-03
CONSTITUTION .0P NEVADA.

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Hna public SquarsE; Summoning and impannel-
ing grand and petit juries, and providing for their
SUItPensauon regulating county and township
regulating the election of county and :
Az omeers for the assessment and collee-
taAes ior State, county and township pur.
e,ac., pt9Vlning for opening and conducting
ana 5Sni VI elate, county or township officers,
LOT the sale OF real estate belonging TO minors or
uniforpP Isoo:ng under legal disabilities. A
. unnorn system Of county and township govern.
he sois isdoited 70 be established Lotteries and
comnenso,;on tickets are prohibited. Extra
legislature Is forbidden. The 6rst yee,lor ses.
S oio limited to ninety dayy snbsennrnt ses. !
ao,a5 ainy uaysi and special sessions con. |
he eneu Wy INC Governor, to twenty days a
~ oe1o. as provided by law, IL required TO
en,,TnerateJ caoaa forced sale, except in certain
ing the separate property Of vito Tbo oo,,nt,
ofhcers to be elected are specified tho 7 on;sI:
ture to prescribe their duties md comnsrssiia
The compensation OF Legislators cannot he chang.
ed during their terms; each member IL siio,ussd
not exceeding $50 per session fon sto,;nO"r'
newspapers postage, etc. g. a day aadiiionalis
allowed the presiding officers Of each Lranob
Elections of United States Senators are 70 ho
made In Joint Convention by the LevIsletpre
next preceding the expiration of the Senatorial
term, or Immediately after the happening of n |
vacancy In case offallure of the two Houses IN |
meet In Joint Convention within twenty DAYS for |
this purpose, the Governor may call sucl Con. |
vention or proclamation. Two.thirds of all the
members elected to each branch are necessary 10
P"oo ny D. io,'.sI a.. - 49,, ssto' Inc
M s 20 n"n"f 'he sesSioh'
bill; and in the latter case the bill must be laid
before the next session of the Legislature. =
The changes in this Article from the old Con.
stitution are numerous Among them are al.
n s.s..ir s,,.a;oi ,a0i.Iat;or r'a.so. sse
stohs PeIIs epe. .I 's si.o' iesPecills
Iees snu saIaies snu .ue .ta vi money
onlttliiH INC bpeeiueatiou Vi tue "houh1 Vi falue
OF the homesteaa exemption, anu naVing tnat 70
De PROVIDED TOT ny law ouilItlns ine ssc'ou Ior
bidding the passage OF any law authorizing mar
ried women to act as sole traders; omttlng the
Limitation of the salaries OF county omcers, anu
the per diem ofthe members ofthe Leglsature'etc.
ARTICLE V-EHEcUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
tne executive power IN 10y ~ ,'pSnS Se
eec.eo tor four yea ,,sors of noe and eIcsnt al
t%o A., election for two wears breeding bis cleo
ton a resIdent of the S,ate. Provides for canvass
Inc election retnrns for Governor and other state
nfScorS The Governor h Commandment, Chief of
tha InIi,,oru forcos NJ tbo Stoto arcent whom
.H.a in.a a. Hnsr.., ns.h. Ii.;.oJ S.o.op H. ~
.sonano. al arao,,,,,a hus;nass "aa thot tbo
" nansa9e ~ aS ~ al ,,aaane;ao
1--WE Hio .1 t ,a M a.har,'iso
.ortSed r. In, ,,,,a,s 0nen;oI sassIonS
r. he I.a;sia,nrs hnt NJ sncb seasona no IeUs'
ia,,,o hnsfnass no., he tronsontsJ nxcont SScb
90 ,o TaSss .le oe eli a.soto "a HT I,,a
DC no Tote,not may ea hOt w. ,ho no. ao
Eoresv M t 10 tbo t,ns 81 odonrrmnnt 80 adonru
tbo n % 'n .oh ,ITe 40 ha or tSin
nroror h", no, banond ,bo tine Tor t5o mae,.
no ~ Tho neyt i, saisla,nre N" He NAV susnena
Hpss and forfeitures and grant renrieyes not ex.
caSJ,ns s;rtv Javs Tba Govarnor Justices of
The Snnrems Cnyrt and Sttornev General are
conv,J,nted GOnrt Of pardons eyccnt in cases
of treason and impeaebments lieutenant
Governor Ia 40 ba eIectsd Mt the same time and
far the same term AZ the Goyernor. The usual
nowers and duties of snch officer are prescribed
A Secretary ofState, Treasurer, Controller, Sur.
| yeyor General and Attorney General are also
provided for and their powers and duties pre-.
scribed. The Governor, Secretary Of state and
Attorney General are constituted Board of
State Prison Directors, and also Bosrd of Ex.
aminers, to audit all claims against the State,
except salaries or compensation fixed by law, be.
fore such claims can be passed upon by the Lee
| pislature.
The only change of Importance from the old