Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-19
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA d.

and public squares summoning and impannel
ling grind nd petit luries, and providing for tneT
compensation 5 reguAiinE comfy and township
buSinell; regulating the election OF county sno
tion Of taxes for State, county and township pur.
poses providing for opening and conducting |
elections of State, county or township officers,
and designating the places OF voting; providing
for the sale OF real estate belonging TO minors or
other persons laoosinG under legal disabilities.
uniform system OF county and township govern.
rnent Is required to be established. Lotteries and
the sale of lottery tickets are prohibited Extra |
compensation to officers and empIovee. of the |
Legislature Is forbidden. The dist regular ses.
sion Is limited 70 ninety days. subsequent Ses.
sions Of sixty days; and special sessions. con. |
vened by the Governor, 10 twenty days A /
homestead as provided by law, Ii required 10
be exempted from forced Eale except IN certain |
enumerated cssea. Provision Ii made for secpr.
ing the separate property Of a WIFE The county
officers 10 be elected are specified, the Ieri,ls.
ture 10 prescribe their duties and compensation
The compensation Of legislators cannot be chang.
ed during their terms; each member Is allowed
not exceedinR $50 per session for stationery
newspapers, postage, etc; ~ aday additional is
allowed the presiding officers OF each branch.
Elections of United States Senators are to be
made In Joint Convention by the Legislature
next preceding the expiration OF the Senatorial
term, or Immediately after the happening OF a
vacancy; In case offailure of the two Houses 10
meet In Joint Convention within twenty days TOR
this purpose the Governor may call sucn Con
vention or proclamation. Two'thirds OF all tne
members elected to each branch are necessary 10
pasE any bill over the Governors veto. The
Governor Is allowed five days during the session,
or ten days thereafter, within which TO veto
bill and in the latter case the bill must be alo
before the next session Of the Legislature,
The changes In this Article from the old Con-
stitution are numerous Among them are; a.
A. hold
sons permitting special legislation respecting
fees and salaries, and the Interest on money
emitting the specification of the amount or value
of the homestead exemption, and leaving tnat 70
be provided for by law; emitting the section Tor
bidding the passage of any law authorizing mar
RED women TO act as sole traders; emitting the
limitation of the salaries of county officers and
the per diem Of the members ofthe Legislature, etc.
ARTICLE v-ExEcUTIyE DEPARTMENT.
Vests the executive power in q Governor, TO be
elected for four years, who must be quahneo
elector twenty five years Of age, and, except at
the ART election for two years preceding his cleo
ton resident of the State. Provides for eanvass-
ing election returns for Governor md other state
officers, The Governor IL Commander. chief Of
the military forces of the State, except when
called into the service Of tbs United States. Hell
| 10 transact all executive business, that the
laws are faithfully executed and 10 fill vacancies
| in Office by appointment where not otherwise
provided for. He may convene special sessions
Of the Legislature, but at such sessions no legh
| lative business may be transacted, except such
| as the Governor may call attention to. he has
power, in case of disagreement between the TWO
Houses as to the time Of adjournment, TO adjourn
| the Legislature TO such time ~ he may think
proper, but not beyond the time for the meet.
| ing of the next Legislature. He may suspend
Hnes and forfeitures aud grant reprieves not ex.
| ceedIng sixty days The Governor, Justices OF
the supreme Court and Attorney General are
| - NnFD oHd
| Of treason and impeRchmentS. Lieutenant
| Governor Is TO be elected at the same time and
| for the same term az the Governor. The usual
powers and duties of such officer are prescribed.
a Secretary of Stnte, 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 MISC BoRrd OF Ex'
| amlnerS, 10 audit all claims against the State,
except salaries or compensation liked BY law, be-
fore such claims can be passed upon by the Le-
| gislature. .siiE aF5slse
The only chango Of Importance from the old
Constitution in thus Article ID providing for the
election of Surveyor General. fHaH.H'
| s ARTICLE vI--JUDICAL DEPARTMENT.
Vests the judicial power Of the State in q Su.
| preme Court, consisting Of q Chief Justice and
two Associate Justices (Tith power In tho Legis-
lRture to add two associateS nine District Courts
| lat presently and Justices Of the Peace. The
| Legislature may also establish Municipal Courts
In Incorporated cities and towns The Justices Of
the Supreme Court are 10 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 60 out of Office every two years The Su.
4 preme Court has appellate Jurisdiction In all
| caseS In equity and In all cases at law involving
real estate or mining Chains, the legality OF taxes,
assessments fines etc, where the amount In con.
troverSy'exceeds three hundred dollars ! also on
ing 10 felony. The State is divided into nine in.
djcial Districts: Storey county constituting the
| First, Ormsby the Second. Lyon the Third,
| Washor the Fourth. Nye and Churchill the Fifth
/ Humboldt the Sixth. Lander the Seventh Doug.
ias the Eighth, Esmeralda the Ninth. Roop Il
attached 10 the Wasboe district. The Legislature
NAV alter or change The districts hereafter, or
increase or diminish the number of districts or
| IIudoes The First. or Storey District has three
Di~trict JJndgas with a co.eStepsiye and concur.
tsnt irrSdIcyon The District .Iudees are to be
elected for four wears, and are to be paid out OF
the treasures of the counties comprising their re-
spectIye DlstrictS The District Courts have
original Jurisdiction In oil cases wherein the Su-
prcme Court has appellate Jurisdiction also, re-
intne 10 estates OF deceased persons, and persons
and estates Of minors and insane persons, and OF
the action of forcible entry and unlawful detainer,
and of all criminal cases not otherwise provided
by law. They have hnsl appellate Jurisdiction
In all cases arising In Justices Courts and other
| inferior tribunals The Legislature determines
the number Of Justices Of the Peace in each city
and township, and fixes their duties and compen.
sation. 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 jurts-
diction concurrent with the District Courts In the
enforcement of mechanics liens, not exceeding
$500, and Of actions for the possession Of lands
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