Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-09
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

Inc amendment OF the OLD OOusthutloh W..
sists In substituting the words 'real, personal and
poEsessory, excepting mines and mining ciaims'
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 as the most important change made ny
the Convention. ia .'
Article XII Of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
aries was amended so as to fix the salaries OF
State officers etc, only for the first term, ana tnen
stricken out and transferred to the schedule
h] ARTICLE XI-EDUCATIoH. H#-
Provides for the election, once in two year,, OF
Superintendent of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment of uniform system Of Common
Schools to. be maintained at least six months each
wear In every School District. Any school Dis
trict falling to maintain such school for the space
of six months or permitting sectsrian Instruction
therein, may be deprived Of Its proportion Of the
School Fund. The Legislature may pass such
laws as will tend 10 secure general attendance OF
children on the schools. Tho 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 distribu
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 sStablthed. EN-
oracing agricultural, mechanical and mining dr.
partments. All teachers and professors are re-
| CURED TO take an oath Of Office A half mill on
tne dollar special tax Is to be levied annually for
| tpe 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
eiect tneir successors. Said Board IL required 10
organize the Mining Department Of the University
as speedily and efficiently al possible. All secta.
rian instruction in the schools or University is
! prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article of the
old Constitution by striking out 20 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 100000
acres granted for internal improv ements and In
some less important particulars.
| ARTICLE XII-MILITIA.
! Requires the Legislature to provide for organ.
zing and disciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps, ETC.; also giyes
the Governor power to call out the militia In
emergencies The Article Is identical with the
one in the old Constitution. l.u .
| ARTICLE XlH-PUBLlC 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 az In the old Constitution.
! ARTICLE XIv-DoUSDARY.
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 fur west az California may re.
linquish There is change In this fr ON the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xv-MIsCELLAHEoUs 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 az IN last year. constitution:
sectloh = prescrloes an oath OF once, including
an oath OF allegiance to the United States, and an
oath that the partyhas not, since the adoption Of
the Constitution. and willnot be, engaged 10 adue
Section 8 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 duel.
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex.
cept for eleemosynary purposes. ...u.
Section fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday Of November.
Section d. 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 Tor the publication OF statute
laws and supreme Court decisions.
Sections authorizes the Legislature 10 increase
or diminish salaries Of public officers.
Sections 10 and II relate to the election or up.
pointment Of officers and the tenure Of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never eA
coed four years. ......-. ....-
Section l2 ofthe old Constitution, providingfor
astate Printer, was stricken out
Sectl 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, 1875
and every ten years thereafter, 10 serve together
with the United States census, as basis of repre-
sentation -. ~
Sec. IA establishes the plurality rule IN elections
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pro,,,deS Co. arn,ndr,on. - az rons,i,,,,,, h,
,,yo.,birJs vo,as Of ,rro sncoasSise Ioa;.Ia,nr'
and. snbSsonsnt ratifca,on by ,hs na",i" siso
that the LEGISLATURE, by n two.tbirds vote. nav
s,,h,n "a ~ ,bo naorio ,hn o,s,fo, ~ aIIin o.:
vantion m reyise Tho Constitn,ion This rtIcls