Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-03
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA, :.

sisfs In substituting the words "reai n and
possessory, excepting mines and mining claims.
the proceeds of which alone shall be taxed !" in
place Of the words both. real and personal in.
Guiding mines and mining property" This = ..
regarded as the most important change made by
the Convention.
Article II of the old Constitution, entitled saI.
aries, was amended as to tix the salaries of
State officers etc. only for the first term and then
stricken ont and transferred TO the schedule.
ARTICLE XI-EDUCATIoN.
Provides for the election, once in two years, of
q superintendent of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment of a uniform system Of Common
schools, to DO maintained at least six months each
year in every School District. Any school Dfs.
trict falling to maintain such school for the space
OF sir months, permitting Eectarian instruction
therein, may be deprived Of It's proportion Of the
School Fund. Tbs Legislature may pass such
laws as win 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 10 be
sold. State University il to be established, EN-.
braeing agricultural, mechanical and mining de.
partments. All teachers and professors are re.
quired to take an oath Of Office A half mill on
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 rst four years. the Legislature 10
elect their successors. Said Board IL required to
Organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently az possible. All secta
rian instruction in the schools or University is
prohibited
This amends the corresponding Article of the
old Constitution by striking out so much az 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 SOC, 900
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE xlI--AILITIAf
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ.
izing and diHciplining the militia and the effective
encouragement Of volunteer corps, ETC.; also giveI
the Governor power to call out the militia in
emergencies The Article is identical with the
one IN the old Constitution.
ARTICLE &lH-PUBLIc INSTITUTIONS
Requires the State to foster benevolent institu.
tons and the counties to provide for the aged in
firm or INDECENT The language of tho Article is
the same as in the old Constitution.
20 ARTICLE NIv-BoUNDARY.
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 far west as California may re.
linquish. There is no change in this from the old
Constitution. 49,
ARTICLE Xv-MIscgLLAHEoUs 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, as in last years Constitution.
Section preScribes oath of Office, including
an oath Of allegiance to the United States, and an
oath that the party has not since the adoption of
the Constitution, and wilnot be, engaged in duel
Section probationary person not only from
ho1,l AZ kV,t H. -.
constitutional from voting, who has been in any
way concerned in duel.
Section 4. No perpetuites shall be allowed ex.
cept for eleemosynary purposes. 3. ~"
Section fixes the general election on the Tues.
day next after the first Monday Of November.
Section 6. The aggregate number ofmembers Of
the Legislature shall never exceed rs
Section requires county officers to hold their
Offices ~ the county BEATS G#. Eana E|
Section provides for the publication Of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions. r...,.--.y
Section authorizes the Legislature to increase
or diminish salaries of public officers.
Sections 10 and II relate to the election or ap.
pointrlent of officers and the tenure of officers
created by the Legislature, which must never e1-
coed four years
Section 10 of the old Constitution, providingfor
state Printer, was stricken out.
Section 10 requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer Controller and Clerk of the Su.
Section 10 provides for State census, in the
discretion Of the Legislature, in 1866 1867, 1875
and every ten years thereafter, TO serve together
with the United States census, as basis Of repre-
sentatiou. .f.. .... ..... = .
Sec. IA establishes the plurality rule in elections
ARTICLE xVI-AAESDMESTs.
Provides for amendment of the Constitution BY
two.thirds votes of two successive Legislatures
and subsequent ratification by the people. Also
that the Legislature, by wo-thirds vote, may
submit to the people the question Of calling Con
vention TO revise the Constitution. This Article
was, in substance, the same in the old Constitution
ARTICLE Nvu-scHEDULE
Sections l, :, and provide for the transfer Of
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 State Legislature for the
transfer OF lines and torteitures, recognzanceB
etc. and all legal proceedings.
Section 5 ixes the salaries-for the first term of
office-Goyernor, 1000; Secretary ofState, Con.
troller and Treasurer, each, 50 600; Surveyor
General, $1,000; Attorney General, 81, 500 Su.
perintendent Of Public instruction, $4,000; each
Judge Of the Supreme Court $1,000; members of
the Legislature, % per day and 10 cents per mile
each way. .... .9.FE.g..s.. 49,
Section 6 establishes the following apportion-
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law Storey county, 4 Senators, 70 Assembly.
men Douglas county, Senator, , Assemblymen;
Esmeralda county, Senators, 4Assemblymen !;
Humboldt county, 9 Senators. Assemhlymen :,
Lander county, 2Seustors, 4Assemblymen; Lyon
county, senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties l Senator Jointly; Churchill
county, ! Assembly lyman Nye county, Senator
l Assemblyman; Ormsby county, 2 Senators
Assemblymen; Wsshoe and Roop counties, Sen.
Rtors, 3Assembymen. .a. r.. ..r
Section transfers all debts of the Territory to
the State; provided said indebtedness shall not in
terfere with the additional $500 900 authorized by
Article TX. .a.s
Section provides that the first State officers
shah hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867. 90 --.- --.r.r.r..
Section 9 provides that the Senators hrstelected
shall draw for long and short terms half going
out the day after the general election in 1906 and
the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting ASsembymen. 80, ...r.
Section l2 makes the first session ofthe Legisla.
ture commence on the second Monday of Decem.
Der next the second on the first Monday of Jan.
uary, 1866 succeeding sessions to be held bienni-
ally, commencing on the first Monday Of January.
Section 10 continues all Territorial and county
officers under the State organization till January,
1867, and the Probate Judges till the District
Judges are elected, with aproviso for q special
election in Lander county next November. "
Section IA continues the Territorial officers till
election and qualification Of State officers
I Section Is fixes the terms Of the Supreme and
District Courts. t ..Hs.. ..r0r..f
Section l6 and IL fx the salaries Of the District
Judges, until altered by law = First District,
90, 0O0; Second, $4,000; Third and Fourth, $1,000;
Fifth, $500; Sixth, $4,000; Seventh, $4,000
Eighth, $500; Ninth, S5.0O0. D
Section 10 requires State officers first elected to
enter on their duties on the FIRST Monday of De.
cember next, and continue till January, 1867.
Section 10 makes Similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges -
Section 20 relates to the commissioning and
Qualifying ofthe hrSt State officers and District
Judges, and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer 70 give bondS In SO, 900 each. -u
Section 81 requires counties, towns. etc. to pro.
vide for supporting their own officers. !9a1 Doe i
Section % provides for filling vacancies.
Section % transfers easas pending In the Ter
ritorial Probate Courts to the District Courts.
Section. "a limits TAXATION for the Shrxt three
years TO one per cent, and one-fourth Of one per
cent for Territorial indebtedness.
Section, Is attaches Roop to WaShoe county,
for judicial Legislative, revenue and county pur.