Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-09
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

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business; regulating the election Of county and
township ofieers; for the assessment and coLect
zion OF taxes for State, county and township PS
poses providing for opening and eonoGons
elections OF State, county or township "n
and designating the places OF votlhs. P;nnr. os
| for the sale of real estate belonging 20 ,
other persona lahorinc under legal dtsaoihties'
| uniform system OF county and township govern.
| ment is required TO be established. Eotte'ss anu
the sale Of lottery tickets ars pro nia.. t.ho
I,scisIatTrs Il forbidden. The hrst regular SEES
s;oS a limited TO ninety days, subsequent SEES
s;oos IS sixty days; and special sessions, con,
ysrad by the Governor, to twenty days A
hosDestead' as provided by law. Is required to
he exempted from forced sale. except in certain
snnmerated cases Provision Is made for secur.
Snc the separate property Of wife. The county
officers to be elected are specified, the Legisls-
,ure TO prescribe their duties and compensation
The compensation ofiegislators cannot be chang.
ed during their terms; each member Is allowed
not exceeding 900 per session for stationery,
newspapers, postage, etc. - a day additional is
allowed the presiding ofhcers Of each branch.
Elections Of United States Senators are TO be
made In Joint Convention by the Legislature
next preceding the expiration Of the Senatorial
term, or Immediately after the happening Of a
vacancy; in case offailure of the two Houses TO
meet In Joint Convention within twenty days for
this purpose, the Governor may call such Con-
vention or proclamation. Two-thirds of all the
members elected to each branch are necessary to
pass any bill over the Governors veto. The
Governor is allowed i've days during the session,
or ten days thereafter, within which to veto a
bill and in the latter case the bill must be laid
before the next session of the Legislature
The changes in this Article from the old Con.
stituiion are numerous Among them are al
lowing the Senate to hold secret executive ses.
siOns permitting special legislation respecting
fees and salaries, and the interest on money;
emitting the specification Of the amount or value
of the homestead exemption, and leaving that to
be provided for by law; emitting the section for
bidding the passage of any law authorizing mar
ried women to act as sole traders; emitting the
limitation Of the salaries of county officers, and
the per diem of the members ofthe Legislature, etc
ARTICLE T-EXEcuTIvE DEPARTMENT..
Vests the executive power in Governor, TO be
elected for four years, who must be q qualified
eleetor, twenty-five years Of age, and, except at
the first election, for two years preceding his cleo
ton, resident OF the State Provides for canvass
ing election returns for Governor and other State
officers. The Governor Is Commander-in.C Chief of
the military forces of the State, except when
called into the service Of the United States Heis
to transact all executive business, see that the
laws are faithfully executed and to fill vacancies
in Office by appointment where not otherwise
provided for. He may convene special sessions
of the Legislature, but at such sessions no legs-
latiye business may lie transacted, except such
As the Governor may call attention to. He has
power, In case Of disagreement between the two
Houses AZ to the time of adjournment to adjourn
the Legislature to such time he may think
proper, but not beyond the time for the meet
ing OF the next Legislature. He may suspend
fines and forfeitures and grant reprieves not ex-
ceeding sixty days The Governor, Justices Of
the Supreme Court and Attorney General are
constituted a Court of Pardons, except in cases
of treason and impeachments A Lieutenant
Governor is to be elected at the same time and
for the same term as the Governor. The usual
powers and duties of such officer are prescribed
A Secretary of State, Treasurer, Controller, SUR
provided for and their powers and duties pre-
Scribed. The Governor, Secretary Of state and
Attorney General are constituted q Board of
State Prison Directors and also Bosrd Of Ex-
aminers, to audit all claims against the State,
except salaries or compensation fixed by law, be-
fore such claims can be passed upon by the Lee
gislature. rzas7 -s7--.
The only change of importance from the old
Constitution in this Article is providing for the
election Of Surveyor General
ARTICLE yI-JuDIcIAL DEPARTMENT. .
Vests the judicial power o: the State in Su-
preme Court, consisting of Chief Justice and
two Associate Justices (with power in the Legis-
lature TO add two associated, nine District Courts
(at present. and Justices of the Peace. The
Legislature may also establish Municipal Courts
in incorporated cities and towns. The Justices OF
the Supreme Court are to be elected at general
are to draw for long and short terms, 30 that one
will go out Of Office every two years. The Su.
preme Court has appellate jurisdiction In all
cases in equity, and in all cases at law involving
real estate mining claims the legality Of taxes,
assessments fneS etc, where the amount IN con-
,roversy exceeds three hundred dollars also on
questions of law alone, In criminal cases amount
ing to felony. The State Is divided into nine Ju-
dicial Districts; Storey county constituting the
First, 0rmsby the second, Lyon the Third
washoe the Foufth, Nye and Churchill the Fifth,
Humboldt the Sixth, Lander the Seventh, Doug
las the Eighth, Esmeralda the Ninth Roop is
attached TO the washoe district The Legislature
may alter or change the districts hereafter, or
| increase or diminish tho number Of districts or
judges. The First, or Storey District, has three
District Judges with q eo-extensive and concur
| rent jurisdiction The District Judges are to be
elected for four years, and are to be paid out Of
the treasures of the counties comprising their re-
| spectiye Districts Tho District Courts have
original Jurisdiction in all case! wherein the su'
| preme Court has appellate Jurisdiction also, re-
istius TO estates OF deceased persons and persons
| and estates of minors and insane persons, and of
the action of forcible entry and unlawful detaner
| and of all criminal cases not otherwise provided
| by law. They have final appellate jurisdiction
In all cases arising in Justices Courts and other
inferior tribunals The Legislature determines
/ the number of Justices of the Peace In each city
1 and township and fixes their duties and eompen-
! sation Justices Courts have jurisdiction only
ofeases not coming within the jurisdiction Of the
District Courts, provided they may have such
criminal jurisdiction as may be conferred by law,
| and the Legislature may confer upon them juris-
diction concurrent with the District Courts In the
| enforcement Of mechRnics' liens, not exceeding
| $780, and of actions for the possession OF lands
| and tenements in certain specified cases. The
| Supreme Court, District Courts, and such other
Courts rs the Legislature may determine, are
Courts of Record Their Judges are not allowed
to receive fees and perquisites for their own use.
Judges are ineligible to other than Judicial Offices
during their terms Provision Is made for docket
fees, to be applied toward the payment Of the
salaries of judged No leave Of absence can be
granted to any judicial oficer, and the absence
Of such officer from the State for ninety days va.
Gates his office.
This Article is radically different from the cor
responding Article Of the old Constitution where
in the judicial system was copied substantially
from that of California 3'' ath = > s-'-~s p
ARTICLE u-IAPEAcHAESr AND REMOVAL
PROM OFFICE.
| Provides for impeaehing by the Assembly, and
trials by the Senate. tho Chief Justice to preside
| al the trial Of Governor or Lieutenant Cover
nor, and two-thirds Of the Senators elected to
be necessary for conviction. All State and ju.
/ dicial officers except Justices OF the Peace, are
! liable to impeachment for misdemeanor NAL
| feasance in ONCE but Judgment can only extend
to removal and disqualification from holding
Office. The party IL liable, however, to fntiict-
ment and trial according TO law, II the offenSe
is indctable. The Judges Of the Supreme and
| District Courts are also liable to be removed
from Office, after q hearing, by vote Of two
thirds of the members elected to each branch Of
the Legislature. Provision may be made By law
for the removal Of other civil officers ST.
| This Article is substantially the same as that
In the old Constitution, except the provision re-
curing the Chief Justice 20 preside at the trial
| Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor. ~
ARTICLE yIII-NUSICIPAL AND OTHER coRPoR-
| ' ATOMS.
Prohibits special legislation In regard to cor.
porations, except for municipal purposes, but
allows corporations to be formed under general
laws. Property Of corporations Ia subject to tax
alton Ike that Of individuals Corporators in
corporations formed under che laws Of the State
shall not be individually liable for the debts or
liabilities of such corpOFationA No bank notes or
paper Of any kind can be allowed 10 circulate as