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


ssts In substituting the words real personal and
possessory, excepting mines and mining claims,
the proceeds of which alone shall be taxed, f" in
place Of the words .both real and personal, 10.
GLIDING mines and mining property" This was
regarded as the most important change made by
the Convention.
Article Xl of the old Constitution, entitled sal.
aries, was amended SO as to fix the salaries Of
State officers. etc. only for the first term, and then
stricken out and transferred to the schedule.
ARTICLE xI-EDUcATIoS.
Provides for the election, once In two years, Of
q Superintendent of Public Instruction and for
tue establishment of uniform system Of Common
schools TO be maintained at least six months each
year in every School District. Any school Dis.
rict failing TO maintain such school for the space
of six months, or permitting sectarian Instruction
therein, may be deprived Of It's 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 to be
sold. A State University is to be established, em-
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partments. All teachers and professors are re-
quired to take an oath of office. A half mill on
the dollar special 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 secta.
rian instruction in the schools or University is
prohibited.
Th;. or,an5s ,ha commemorative A r,;oIa ~ ~ n
old Constitution by striking out so much as made
the attendance Of children on the schools compul.
sOry 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 XII-NILlTIA.
Requires the Legislature TO provide for organ.
izng and discipining 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 XIH-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.
Et... ARTICLE NIv-BouSDARY.
Establishes the State boundary as in the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun.
Diary one degree further east, whenever Congress
SNAIL assent, anu "esL Us NAV re-
hnquish There is no change in this from the old
Constitution
ARTICLE Xy-MISCELLAEEoUS PROVISIONS.
Section l fixes the seat of Government ut Car.
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the mex three years. instead Of six
years, az in last years Constitution. ..,H
Section prescribes an oath of Office, including
an oath Of allegiance to the United States, and
oath the party has not, since the adoption Of
the Constitution, and wilinot 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 duel
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex-
cept for eleemosynary purposes. = l--t u
Section ) fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the arst Monday Of November.
Section 3. The aggregate number ofmembers of
the Legislature shall never exceed rs
Section requires county officers 10 hold their
Offices at the county seats. sr7#NH 81.
Section 3 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-
poin,ment of officers and the tenure OF officers
created by the Legislature, which must never ex.
coed four years
Section l2 of the old Constitution, providing for
a state Printer, was stricken out.
Section u requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su.
preme Court TO keep their Offices nj the Capital.
Section Is provides for State census, in the
discretion of III. IeeiSlaturp. in ls65 Isi7. ls15
and every ten years thereaf,er. 10 serve together
with the United States census "a basis of repre.
sentation. ~ u FT|. =
Sec IA establishes the plurality rule in elections,
ARTICLE XvI-AMENpMENTs
Provides Tor amendment Of the Constitution by
two-thirds votes of two successive Legislatures,
that ,bs TeSi.Iatnrs nv ,r:o. ,b;rJ. xo;. ,,sn
snhmit N tbs n,onIs H., cnss,ion ~ roII;no Con-
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