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


ling grand and petit uries and providing for their
compensation; regulating county anu township
business; regulating the election oil county ana
township officers for the assessment anu eoliec-
ton of taxes for State, county ana township pur-
poses providing for opening anu cohumc'ihe
elections of State, county or township oniceIs,
and designating the places OF vothsi PIoSluIn6
for the sale of real estate belonging to minors
other persons laboring under legal uisapl'1ien' ~
uniform system of county and township govern,
Inent is required to be established. Lolteriss anu
the sale oflottery tickets are prohioleu. 80 10
compensation TO officers and employees VI .he
Legislature is forbidden The inst regular ses'
sion is limited to ninety days, subsequent SEES
sions of sixty days; and special sessions, eol,'
vcned by the Governor, to twenty uhys'
homestead I" as provided by law, Is requheu "
be exempted from forced sale, eXcePt tn eeltai'
enumerated cases. Provision IL maui toi Sou
ing the separate property offs wife inc county
officers to be elected are specified, the Legisl"-
ture TO prescribe their duties and eohPehsus,oh'
The compensation of legislators cannon DC Tili'ne
ed during their terms each member II alio"cu
not exceeding $50 per session for statioheT!'
newspapers postage etc; 81 day aGu'iiohal Is
allowed the presiding officers OF eacn or'nT ~,
Elections of United States Senators are 10 uc
made in Joint Convention by the LeglSialurS
| next preceding the expiration Of the senatorin
term or Immediately after the happening Vi
vacancy; in case offaure of the two Houses 10
meet in Joint Convention within twenty days LOT
this purpose, the Governor may call such Con
venton or proclamation. Twnthirds OF aIi tue
members elected TO each branch are necessary 10
pass any bill OVER the Governors veto. The
Governor IN allowed five days during the SESSION.
| or ten days thereafter, within which to Ncto
| 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
stituliou are numerous Among them are: a.
lDtrinfr tina SpOutp hold suprpt executive SER
sions; permitting Special legislation respecting
| fees and salaries, and the interest on money
emitting the specification of the amount or value
Of the homestead exemption aud leaving that TO
be provided for by law omitting the section for
| bidding the passage of any law authorizing mar
ried women TO art as sole traders; emitting the
limitation of the salaries of county officers, and
| the per diem ofthemembers ofthc legislature etc
ARTICLE v-EXECUTIvE DEPARTMENT.
| Vests the executive power in Governor, to be
| elected for four years, who must be Qualiheu
| eleCtor, twenty-five years OF age, and, except al
the first election, for two years preceding his cleo
ton. resident of the STATE Provides for canvass
ing election returns for Governor and other state
| officers. The Governor Is COMMANDMENT. Chief Of
| the military forces of the State except when
called into the service OF the United States. He Is
| TO transact all executive business see that the
laws faithfully executed, and to fill vacancies
| in office by appointment where not otherwise
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of the Legislature, but az such sessions no egis.
| latiye business may be transacted, except such
a. the Governor may call attention 10. He has
! power, in case of disagreement between the two
| Houses as TO the time of adjournment, to adjourn
! the Legislature to such time Us he may think
| proper, but not beyond the time for the meet
! ing OF the next Legislature. He may suspend
fines and forteitures and grant rcprirYes not eN.
! ceedng sixty days The Governor Justices of
/ the supreme Court and Attorney General are
constituted Court of Parduns, except in cases
! of treason and impeachments. 4 Lieutenant
| Governor is to be elected at the same time and
! for the same term as the Governor. The usual
! powers aud duties OF such officer are prescribed.
I a Secretary of State, Treasurer Controller, sur
/ veyor 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 oi
| State Prison Directors, and also q BoPrd of Elk
aminers, TO audit all claims against the State,
| except salaries or compensation fixed by law, be-
fore such clnims can be passed upon by the Lee
| giSlature.
The only change of Importance from the old
Constitution in trS Article is providing for the
! election of u Surveyor General
ARTICLE vI-JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
| Vests the judicial power OF the State in II Su.
! preme Court, consisting of Chief Justice and
| twO Associate Justices with power in the Legis'
iaturc 10 add two asSociates) nine District C0nrtE
| (at presen) and Justices of the Peace. The
Legislature may also establish Municipal Courts
! in Incorporated cities and towns The Justices oi
| the Supreme Court are to be elected at general
elections tor six years each but those first elected
are TO draw for long and short terms, 70 that one
! will go out OF office every two years. The III.
| prrmc Court has appellate jurisdiction III nll
| cases in equity, and in all cases at law Involving
real estate or mining claims the legality OF taxes
assessments fines, etc, where the amount i'll CON
| troverSy exceeds three hundred dollars also on
| questions OF law alone, in criminal cases amount;
| ing TO felony. The State is divided into nine Ju
| dirial Districts; Storey county constituting the
| First, Orinsby the Second, Lyon the Third
| Washoe the Fourth, Nyc and Churchill the Fifth
| Humboldt the Sixth, Lander the Seventh, Dong
| las the Eighth Esmerada the Ninth RoOp is
attached to the Washoe district. The Legislature
may alter or change the. districts hereafter or
| increase or diminish the number of districts uT
Judges. The First, or storey District, has three
| District Judges with a co.extensve and concur
| rent jurisdiction. The District Judges are TO bC
| elected for four years, and are 10 be paid out Of
the treasures of the counties comprising their re-
! spec:ive Districts The District Courts have
/ original jurisdiction in all cases wherein the Su'
preme Court has appellate jurisdiction also, re-
lating 10 estates Of deceased persons, and persons
| and estates of minors and insane persons, and nj
the action of forcible entry and unlawful detaincr
and of all criminal cases not otherwise provided
by law. They have final appellate jurisdiction
! III all ctSeH uTlslUB III IuSllCtN CuuIlS
! inferior tribunals. The Legislature determines
| the number of Justices of the Peace In each city
| aud township, and fixes their duties and compen-
| sa;ion, Justices Courts have jurisdiction only
of cases not coming within the Jurisdiction of the
| District Courts, provided they may have such
| criminal jurisdiction as may be conferred by law,
| and the Legislature may confer upon them iuris.
dictiou concurrent with the District Courts in the
| enforcement of mechanics LIENS not exceeding
| $780, and of actions for the possession of lands
| and tenements in certain specified cases. The
| Supreme Court, District Courts, and such other
| Courts as the Legislature may determine are
| Courts of Record. Their Judges are not allowed
to receive fees aud perquisites for their own use.
Judges are ineligible TO other than Judicial Offices
| during their terms. Provision Is made for docket
fees, to be applied toward the payment of the
| salaries of Judges No leave OF absence can be
granted to any Judicial officer, and the absence
| of such officer from the State for ninety days va
Gates his Office.
| This Article is radically different from the cor.
responding Article of the old Constitution, where
| in the judicial system WAS copied substantially
from that of California.
! ARTICLE VII IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL
FROM OFFICE.
Provides for impeaching by the Assembly. and
trials by the Senate, the Chief Justice 10 preside
at the trial of Governor or Lieutenant Cover.
nor and two.thirdS of the Senators elected Ia
| be necessary for conviction. All State and iu-
dical officers, except j Justices of the Peace, are
| liable TO impeachment for misdemeanOr or nal.
! feasance in office but Judgment can only extend
| 10 removal and disqualification from holding
office. The party is liable, however, to indict.
ment and trial according to law, if the offenso
| Is indictabe. The Judges of the Supreme md
District Courts IRE also liable to be removed
from office, after u hearing, by vote of two.
thirds of the members elected to each branch OF
the Legislature Provision NAV be made by law
| for The raTnnynl nf ofhPr civil officers
This Article is substantially the same az that
in the old Constitutions except the provision re.
curing the Chief Justice 70 preside at the trial
of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
ARTICLE vIII-auNICIPAL AND OTHER coRPoR'
| 7 ATOMS.
Prohibits special Legislation In regard to cor
poratons. except for municipal purposes, but
allows corporations to be formed under general
laws Propertv of corporations is subject to tax
alton like that of individuals. Corporators in
corporations formed under the laws of the State
shall not be individually liable ior the debts OF
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