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

possessory, excepting mines and mining claims
the proceeds of which alone shall be taxed" in
place of the words both real and personal, in.
GLIDING mines and mining property" This was
regarded as the most important change made by
| the Convention.
Article XI 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-EDUCATloN.
Provides for the election, once in two years, of
a Superintendent of Public Instruction. and for
| the establishment of a uniform system OF common
Schools, TO be maintained Mt least six months each
year in every School District, Any school Dis
trct failing to maintain such school for the space
! of six months, or permitting sectarian INSTRUCTION
therein, may be deprived of its proportion OF the
School Fund The Legislature may pass such
laws rs will tend to secure general attendance OF
| children the schools. The lands donated by
Congress for educational purposes, and all other
sources of income available for the purpose are
solelnny set apart and pledged to the School
Fund, the interest only of which il to be dstrlDu-
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. 4 State University il to be established ELL
/ bracing agricultural, mechanical and mining de-
partmcnts All teachers and professors are re-
! quircd to take an oath Of office. A half mill on
the dollar special tax il 10 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. SHid Board is required TO
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
| rs speedily and efficiently as possible All sccta.
| rian instruction in the schools or University is
prohibited.
| This amends tho corresponding Article of the
old Constitution by striking out SO much HI 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 100000
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars
ARTICLE XII-MILITIA.
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ
izinG and disciplining 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 XIII-PUBLlC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State TO foster benevolent institu.
tions and the counties to provide for the aged i'll.
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article il
| the same IL in the old Constitution.
| ARTICLE XIv-BOUSDARY.
Establishes the State boundary rs in the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such bOun-
dairy one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent, and Us far west IN California may re.
linquish There is no change in this from the old
| Constitution.
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, in last years Constitution.
Section = prcscrihcs IN oath OF Office, including
IN oath OF allegiance to the United States, and IN
oath that the party has not, since the adoption Of
the Constitution, and wiluot be, engaged in duel
Section 8 prohibits any person not only from
holding office, but (which is additional 10 the old
Constitution from voting, who has been In any
way concerned in duel.
Section 1. No pcrpetuites shall be allowed tx.
! cPpt for rler!nOSynary purposes.
Section fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday of November.
Section q. The aggregate number Ofmembers ut
the Legislature shall never exceed IS.
Srction7 requires county officers TO hold their
offices al the county seats.
Section provides for the publication of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Section Q authorizes the Legislature to increase
| or diminish salaries of public officers.
Sections 10 ard II relate to the election or Hp.
. pUintmen: 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
IL state Printer was stricken out.
Srcti'n II requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su
! prrmp Court 10 keep their offices at the Capital
Section IL provides for State census. in the
discretion OF the Legislature. in 1865, 1867, 1873
! r.,
with the United States census, basis Of repre-.
sentation.
Sec. II establishes thcpluraity rulein elections.
ARTICLE XyI-AMENDMESTs.
! Provides for amendment of the Constitution by
twoihirds votes of two successive Legislatures,
and subsequent ratification by the people. Also,
that the Legislature, by Il two-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 XvII-ScHEDuLE.
Sections |, ., 3 and provide for the transfer of
rights, actions. prosecutions judgments, claims,
etc. from the Territorial 10 the State Government
Tor the continuance of Territorial laws until re-
peacd or altered by the State Legislature; for the
transfer of fines and forfeitures, recognizances
etc. and all legal proceedings.
Section fixes the salaries-for the first term Of
Oflice-GovernOr, $4,000; Secretary Of State Con-
troller and Treasurer, each 5000; Surveyor
General, 81 600; Attorney General, 50, 500; Su-
perintrndent of Public Instruction, $1,000; each
Judge OF the Supreme Court. STOOD; members OF
the Legislature, IS per day and 40 cents per mile
+ each way.
Section E establishes the following apportiOu-
mcnt OF the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law: Storey county, Senators, IL Assembly
men; Douglas county, Senator, = Assrmblymen:
Esmeralda county, = Senators, 1 Assemblymen ;
Humboldt county, = Senators. 3 Assembymen !,
Lander county Senators, Nssemhlymen; Lyon
county, senator, Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, AsSembynan Nyc county, Senator
l AsScmbyman; Ormsby county, , Senators 3
ASsCmblympn; Washop and RoOp counties . Sen
ators, ; Asscmblymen.
Section transfers all debts of the Territory to
the State provided said indebtedness shall not in
terfrre with the additional S3O0OO0 authorized by
Article tx. .....
Section provides that the first State officers
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867.
Section provides that the Senators flrstclected
shall draw for long and short terms Onehaf going
ont the day after the general election in ls66, and
the other half two years later.
Sections 10 and IL provide for carrying out the
same rule respecting AsSemblymen.
Section 10 makes the first session Of the Legisa-
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
allv, commencing on the first Mondny 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 proviso for Il special
election in Lander county next NOveVlbcr.
Section II continues the Territorial officers till
election and qualification of State officers.
Section Is fixes the terms Of the Supreme and
District Courts.
Section l6 and II fix the salaries of the District
Judges until altered by law. First District,
So 600; Second "a 600; Third and Fourth, S5,0O0
Fifth, $500; Sixth, $1,000; Seventh, S6rO0O !;
Eighth $500; Ninth, S50O0.
Section ls requires State officers first elected 10
enter on their duties on the first Monday of De-
cember next and continue till January, 1867
Section ~ makes a similar provision for the
Supreme and District Judges.
Section % relates TO the commissioning and
qualifying ofthe first State officers and District
Judges and requires the State Controller and
Treasurer to give bonds in $4,000 each.
Section 81 requires counties towns, ETC.. TO pro-.
vide for supporting their own officers.
Section ~ provides for filing vacancies.
Section % transfers cases pending in the Ter.
rtOrial Probate Courts TO the District Courts,
Section "a limits taxation for the first three
wears TO one per cent. and one.fourth of one per
cent for Territorial Indebtedness.
Section 25 attaches Roop to Washoe county,