Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-11
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

GLIDING mines and mining property" This was
regarded as the most important change made by
the Convention. -a-
Article XII of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
aries was amended 20 a. 10 fix the salaries of
State officers etc, only for tho first term, then
stricken out and trRnsferred TO the schedule.
ARTICLE XI-EDUCATIoN.
Provides for the election, once in two years, of
Superintendent of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment of uniform system of Common
Schools to be maintained at least six months each
year in every School District. Any school Dis.
triet failing to maintain such school for the space
of six months, permitting sectarian instruction
therein, may be deprived of Its proportion of the
School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
laws as 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.
solemnly set apart and pledged to the School
Fund the interest only of which is to be dstribu.
ted pro rata, according to the number Of children
between six and eighteen years Of age in each
county. Floating school land warrants are 10 be
sold. State University Is to be established en-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partments. All teachers and professors are re-
qnired 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
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 of the University
as speedily and efficiently as possible. All sects-
rian Instruction in the schools or University IL
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 500, 600
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars.
= ARTICLE Xn-MILITIA,
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ.
king and disciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps etc; also gives
the Governor power to call out the militia in
emergencies The Article is identical with the
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIu-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Requires the State to foster benevolent institu.
tions and the counties TO provide for the aged in
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article Is
the same as in the old Constitution. ...El
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 Congress
shall assent and as far west as California may re-
linquish. There Is no change in this from the old
Constitution. ..... r..r
ARTICLE XY-AIscELLANEoUS PROVISIONS
Section fixes the seat of Government at Car.
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the mex three years. instead Of six
years, as in last years Constitution.
Section 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 Of
the Constitution, and willnot be- engaged In duel
Section prohibits any person not only from
holding Office, but (which Is additional to the old
constitutional from voting, who has been in any
way concerned In a duel
Section 4. No perpetuities 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 8. The aggregate number ofmembers of
the Legislature shall never exceed IS.
Section requires county officers to hold their
Offices at the county seats.
Section provides for the publication of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions
Sections authorizes the Legislature to increase
or diminish salaries of public officers
Sections 10 and IL relate to the election or ap-
pointment of officers and the tenure of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never ex.
coed four years.
Section 10 of the old Constitution providing for
state Printer, was stricken out a.
Section IL requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su-
preme Court to keep their offices at the Capital
Section IL provides for State census, in the
discretion Of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867 1875
and every ten years thereafter, 10 serve together
with the United States census, as basis of repre-.
sentation.
Sec IA establishes the plurality rulein elections
ARTICLE XvI-AMENDMESTs.
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 two-thirds vote may
submit 10 the people the question of calling Con
vention TO revise the Constitution. This Article
was, in substance, the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE OvTJ-scuEDuTr
Sections l, ?, 3 and provide for the transfer Of
rights, actions, prosecutions. judgments, claims,
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, recognizanceS,
etc, and all legal proceedings.
Section fixes the salaries-for the first term of
ofice-Governor, q, 900; Secretary ofState, Con-
troller and Treasurer, each, $1,000; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, $500; Su.
perintendent of Public Instruction, g., 900; each
Judge Of the Supreme Court, $1,000; members of
the Legislature, 90 per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following apportion.
ment Of the Legislature until otherwise provided
BY law: Storey county, Senators, II Assembly.
Esmeralda county, 3 Senators, 4 Assemblymen;
Humboldt county, SenatorS 3 ASsemblymen
Lander county, 2 Senators, 4 Assemblymen; Lyon
county, l Senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, Assemblyman; Nye county, l Senator
l Assemblyman; Ormsby county, : Senators 3
Assemblymen; Washoe and Roop counties, 2 Sen.
ators, 3 Assemblymen- ..-t.. ....
Section transfers all debts of the Territory to
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not in
terfere with the additional $1,000 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 frsselected
shall draw for long and short terms onehalf going
out the day after the general election in ls66 and
the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and II provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting Assemblymen.
Section 10 makes the first session ofthe 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 bienni.
ally, commencing on the first Monday of January.
Section 70 continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till January,
1867, and the Probate Judges till the District
Judges are elected, with proviso for q special
election in Lander county next November.
Section IA continues the Territorial officers till
election and qualification of State officers.
Section Is ixes the terms Of the Supreme and
District Courts.
Section IS and II fx the salaries of the District
Judges, until altered by law. First District,
$500; Second, $4,000; Third and Fourth, $1,000;
Fith, $500; Sixth, $4,000; Seventh, 5000;
Eighth, $780, Ninth, $4,000.
Section 10 requires State officers first elected to
enter on their duties on the flrst Monday of De-
eember next, and continue till January, 1857
Section 10 makes 9 similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges.
Section % 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. 81.
Section 81 requires counties, towns, ETC.. to pro-
vide for supporting their own officers ..'T
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 eSs1En IN
Section IS attaches Roop to Washoe county,
for judicial, Legislative, revenue and county pur.
poses. ,.....-r,-.
Section 26 makes provision for publishing 900
copies Of the debates and proceedings Of this
Convention, and for the compensation of the
OfdciaI Reporter Of the same. .s-F. ~ -
ELECTION ORDINANCE.
Following the Constitution proper is an ordi.
forf ha ar1hT ,of.