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

Lne S..I.,i.,.s ~. -o,61 areai personal and
~ ~ '.ss.s,ss r,lne1 ma mining eiaims,
nj nroceeds OF which alons nhAu ps 49,
Iscs on the words aboth real and pefio1
iudinR mines and mining propes!y n.
egarded a. the most Important cnsne
y Afticle XII Of the old Constitution. entitled .a;
riel, was amended 90 a. TO az the sAl .n.ss,,
tate officers, etc., only for the Art term ~
tricken out and transferred 10 the Schedue. .I.n
ARTICLE xI-EDUcAfloN. :.
Provides for the election, once In two years %
Superintendent of Public Instruction, eno IoI
be establishment Of uniform system OF C9H'nsoaI
chooIs, to be maintained ct least SIX month. sasn
ear IN every School District. Any sehooi DH.
rIct falling 70 maintain such school for the space
q IN monthH or permitting Bectarian lnStructioh
hcrein. may be deprived Of Its proportion OF tns
schooI Fund. The Legisature may pass suen
avs a VIII tend 70 secure general attendance o.
.hildreu on the schools. The lands donI1eo py
Ion OresS for educational purposes, and al otnsE
1orrces ~ income available for the purpose, are
,ois,nnly at apart and pledged to the School
Fund, the interest only Of which IL 20 b. diEtnDu
ted pro rata, according TO the number OF enhaIrn
between six and eighteen years OF age N shsH
county Floating school land warrants afe 70 ue
sold, State University IL to be estnblisneo. eh'
bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining dr.
partments. All teachers and professor are -
quired to take an oath Of Office. half mill on
the dollar special tax il 10 be levied annually LOT
the support Of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary Of State snd
Superintendent Of Public Instruction cepstituteR
Board Of Regents Of the University snd public
schools for the hrSt four years the LeEisatrre 90
elect their successors Said Board Ii REQUIRED to
organize the Mining Department ofihe University
az speedily and efficiently a. possible All secta-
risn instruction IN the schools or Univenity u
prohibited.
This amends the corresponding Article Of the
old Constitution by striking ont 10 much % 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 SoO.oH
acres granted for internal Improvements, and In
some less Important particularx WaT
ARTICLE 1II-MILITIA, -5gg. gig
Requires the Legislature 10 provide for organ
Izing and dlScipliping the militia and The effective
encouragement Of volunteer corps, etc.; also gives
the Governor power TO. call out the militia Ia
emergencies. The Article is identical with The
one in the old Constitution.
ARTICLE xlFf-PuBLIC INSTITUTIONS .H
Requires the State TO foster bensv client Illsiiiu
tons and tho countiea 10 provide for the sged in.
hrm or INDECENT The Language Of the Article is
the same IA In the old Constitution.
ru ARTICLE xIv-BOUEDARY. ..r
Establishes the State boundary ~ In the EIIH
bling Act and provides for extending such bonn
Diary one degree further east. whenever Congress
shall assent, and an far west California may r..
lnQuish. Ihere IL no change IN thhr fhr Old
Constitution. - ,aF,-.. .-.r..1.T.
AHItCLE N-a susslssS fkoNIsIoNs'
eeeuon n1es t9e seat OF Hoyeinment ~ SsT,
son lily anu pIonIoiIA sPPEoPlaA'p,n. w SsP''o'
ouuuings ioL TUG neA thIeo YET, 'n"e"" :" -
years, as In last year" Constitution:
III =, ,Iaas.nos 80 ~" I;ry,.d &c.. ma ~
oa,S th,, ,ha nas,S bss NO, "nr,. ~. sdon,o,, =,
ths CONSERVATION and yyilInot i've engaged N dprl
Ssction 4 nrnhIbIts sny nerxon Sot only from,
hni6InD of3ce hnt I,rbIch |. a6dIt,onaI "a ihs ala
ConstItutionl from yoting who bsI been in Ruy
Say concerned IN a dnd -
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be- aIlowsd en-.
cept for eleemosynary purposes aH.i ...-.
Section fixes the general election on the TuSs
day next after the first Monday Of November.
Section 6. The aggregate number of vembers OF
the Legislature shalI never exceed IS s'...H. .
Section requires county officers to hold their
Offices at the county seats. rrr, ....r.r,.. r.
Section g. provides for the publication VI statute
laws and Supreme Court decISions '''
Section 0 authorizes the Lesislaturr 10 Increas+
or diminish salaries of public ofi,csrt, .aF.ras,
Section. IN and II relate IN ths election or nm
nointment Of officers and the Tenure Of officer.
rrraatad hy the IooisIature. which mns. n.yrTrx.
coed fonr vearr
GSct,or % ~ IN. ola n.,i,ntIop nrovtd,pp IN,
s,a pr,,,. VI .ne ~ n,t
Sec,,on 10 rsGnires he Go,srnoy s.crs,arv Of
STATE Treasurer C,ontroIler md CIerk Of chs Su.
nreme Court 10 keen their offices NJ the Capital.
Section I3 provides for State census, In thu
discretion of the Legislature, In 1865, 1867 1878
and ayorv ten y.arS Thereafter N ,.Tte tosrthsr
Nth he Irnitaj states censns q. hs.Is m rsnr.
ssnta,ion
&C. Ia aa,ahltsbes the MIN r,,,e I'm e,,top.
se' - s'o''.o'. - '...i' - 80 =
ARTICLE xvI-AAESpAESIs. ,.r
PROVIDES Tor amendment OF the COMMUNION W
two.thirds votes Of two successive Legislature.
and subsequent ratification BY the people. Also,
that the Legislature, BY two. thirds vote. may
submit to the people the question OF calling Con
vention to revise the Constitution. This Artleir
was, In substance the same In the old Constitution
sl.t - ARTICLE XVII SCHEDULE 'A
Sections i, Q, 3 and provide for the transfer IT
rights, actions, prosecutions judgments, claims,
etc from the Territorial TO the State Government;
for the continuance of Territorial Laws until re-.
pealed or altered BY the stute Legislature for the
transfer of fines and forfeitures, rpcogniEaucru.
etc and ali legal proceediues. ., - 80.
Section fixes the salnries-for the first term of
offee-G oyernor, 1000 Secretary OF State Con.
troler and Treasurer, each, 8, 600; Surveyor
General, $1,000, Attorney General, 81, 500; Su.
perintendent Of Public Instruction, $1,000; each
Judge Of the Supreme Court, e70Ooi members Of
the Legislature, % per day and 40 cents per mile
each way. .3!GsLHJ
Section establishes the following spportlon.
ment OF the Legislature until otnerWisr lproStded
by law: Storey county, Senators, u Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator, 2 ASSernblymep;
Esmeralda county, Senators, 4ABsenblynen
Humboldt county, 9 Senators. ACKNOWLEDGMENT :,
Lunder county, 9 Senator'S, 4 AsSemblymen; Lyon
county, Senator. 3 Assemblymen Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly Churchill
county, ! Auemblyman; Nye county, Senator
I Assemblymun; Ormsby county. } Senators J.
Assemblymen; Washoe and Roop counties Sen
ators Assemblymen.
Section transfers ai aebih Of the IsrIitory ID
the state PROVIDED said inasodeaness snall no! N,
terfere with the additional s'2u,OOO aufnoHEed oy
Article TX. .IEa ~ ~ ,,.ugE .Iav
Section provides that the hrIt state ometr"
shall hold till the Tuesday amer the hrat Monday
In January 1867. .Y ~. No., Es.,1
Section provides that the Senators hrSteleeted
shall draw for long and short term. one going
out the day after the general election In lsb6 and
the other half two years Later. gloLl, a'l..g
Sections ~ and II provide ior carrying OUT the
same rule respecting Assemoiy men
Section u makes the nfst sesnon OF tns LeGlsia'
ture commence on the second honasy OF Decsm'
her next the kecOQd on the nTHt MONDAY OF jail.