Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-04
CONSTITUTIONS or NEVADA.


regarded as the most important change made oy
"a ,tice XII of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
o,ies was amended so as 10 6x the salaries OF
State officers etc.. only for the first term and then
stricken ont and transferred to the scneouie.
ARTICLE xI-EDUcATIoF.
Provides for the election, once In two year, VI
a Superintendent of Public instruction, and ior
the establishment of n uniform system OF common
schools to be maintained at least six months eaeh
yaar in every School District. Any school Dia'
riot failing TO maintain such school for the space
m six months or permitting seetarian instruction
thcrein. may be deprived of its proportion OF the
School Fund. The Legislature may pass Sucn
laws az will tend TO secure general attendance OF
children on the schools. The lands donated py
Congress for educational purposes, and all other
Sonrces of income available for the purpose, are
soiemply set Apart and pledged to the school
Fund the interest only of which s to be distriou-
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 DE
sold A State University is TO be established. EN-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining DE-
partments. All teachers and professors are re-
quired to take an oath Of Office. 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 ana
Superintendent of Public Instruction constitute q
Board of Regents Of the University and public
schools for the first four years. the Legislature to
elect their successors. Said Board il required TO
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently as possible. All secta
rian instruction in the schools or University II
prohibited
This amends the corresponding Article of the
old Constitution by striking out 20 much rs made
the attendance of children OIL the schools cOmpul-
sory by asking for the consent Of Congress- to the
appropriation to school purposes of the 5OO0O
acres granted for internal improvements, and IN
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE XlI-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature TO provide for organ
izing and dsciplnng the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps, ETC., slSO gives
the Governor power to call out the militia in
emergencies. The Article is identical with the
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XlH-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State TO foster benevolent institu.
tions and the counties 10 provide for the aged in
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article in
the same az IN the old Constitution.
ARTICLE XIv-BOUNDARY.
Establishes the State boundary as in the Emu.
bling Act and provides for extending such bOun.
dairy one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent and as fur west rs California may re-.
llnquiSh. There il change in this fir ON the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Ny-MISCELLASEoUS PROVISIONS
Section fixes the seat of Government 1T Car.
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the mex three years. instead OF si>
years, us in lust years Constitution.
an oath of aIIeoiance :" he Ifnitad State ,MJ M
Goth that tho nort,, no. No, sj,ra ,ha ado,,in, ~.
the Constitution and willnot be, engaged in adur
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 duel
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be allowed ok.
cept for eeemosynary purposes.
Section fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday of November.
Section g. The aggregate number ofmembers of
the Legislature shall never exceed IS.
Section requires county officers 10 hold their
Offices at the county seats.
Section provides for the publication of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Section authorizes the Legislature 10 increase
or diminish salaries of public officers
Sections 10 and IL relnte to the election or mp
pointment of officers and the tenure of officers
coed four years
[Section IL of the old Constitution, providing for
a State Printer, was stricken out,
Section 10 requires the Governor Secretary of
State, Treasurer Controller and Clerk of the Su-
preme Court to keep their offices at the Capital.
Section 10 provides for a State census, IN the
discretion of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867, 1875
and every ten wears thereafter 10 serye. together
with the limited States cenuus "a has,s Of repr.
sentation
Sec IA establishes the pluraity rule In elections.
.pr,c1pry, ,vpvn,,rxrs
Provides for amendment nf The Constl,ution nv
,rotbirJo votes nf t,-o s,oooss;,,o ooiIa.nro.
a. s,'hSa,,'a,,t lila ~, ~ AZ"
that tho Tec;Dotnra hy , NY ,h;rSS pr ,a,',
sn%r,;t % he no"nio ,b Ns,;o ~ ao,,;
1910, 90 - r. T.I.i...t VI sftte -
Hen'En Taens t . ConStta.ion; us AI.icie
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ARTICLE xyII-ScHEDULE.'
Sections l, 2, 3 and provide for the transfer Of
rights, actions, prosecutions. Judgments, claims,
etc, from the territorial to the state government
for tine continuance OF territorial laws until re-
pealed or altered oy the State Legislature for the
transfer OF hnes and forfeltures' recogniEances,
etc, and all legal proceedings.
Section fixes the salaries-tor the trSt term OF
ofhee-Governor, SA,OOO; Secretary ofState, Con-
troller and treasurer, each, Sj,bUOi surveyor
General, SltoOOi Attorney General, e2,JcO; Su-
perintendent OF Public Instruction, 5000; each
Judge OF the Supreme Court, s7,OOOi members OF
the Legislature, 81 per day and 40 cents per mile
eash way.
section estaDllshes the following apportion.
ment OF the Legislature until otherwise provided
oy law storey county senators ~ Assembly
men douglas county, Senator Assem6lymen;
Esmeraiaa county SENATORS AssemDiymen
Humboldt county, Senators. Assemblymen
county, Senator, Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties Senator jointly Churchill
county, Assemblyman Nye county, Senator
Asse mblymani Ormsby county, Senators
AsSemblymeni Washoe and Roop counties, Q Sen.
stors, Assemblymen.
Section Z transfers an debis OF the Territory to
the State provided SAID Indebtedness shall not In
terfere with the additional SaOO,OOO authorized by
Article TX.
section provides That the hrst State officers
snail mold tll Tue TUESDAY atter the hrst Monday
In S SHnuury !eo,.
ege,lon prHSiues .1at .le senaIorS nrsteleeted
snal ora" Iot ions anu shoIt 'srms, one-nal gong
OUT INC aay n.eI 'ne sehelai eiec''oh In ieoo AND
the otner nan IL twGyeals la.el.
. sectlons ~ anu II proving Ior carrying out the
same RUE Tespeeting AS sem
section IL mikes Tue nIsI SESSION. ol me Le8isla-
ture commence on tne second monday OF Deem
Der next the second on the nrst Monday Of Jan
uary, le6o succeeding sessions 10 De held bienni-
ally, commencing on the first Monday OF January.
Section Is continues all territorial and county
Officers under the state organization hiI January.
ieoi, ana the fr9oate JUDGES illl tne DStrict
Shaes ae 49, Win up, r III spe'iA'
Sns.iar - ao,,,n,,o. r. Tsrrs,o.;n, "a an,