Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-17
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

" - aosttuIins Ine WoIos ~, .io,-ns
os1essly, excepting mines Ano mummy u y s nIr
W y, PIVeesoS OF Wnlcn alone snAA y 1917 =.
lace OF the words both real and persona w
hiding mines and mining property. Tnh Wn
egaroeo AZ the most important change maae oy
ne convention.
hrucie Al OF the old Cousatution, snn isssa
I '.N mss amended 30 as 70 nx Lne sal aIshs
tate omcerS, etc. only for the FIRST term, ana tnen
trieKen ont and transferred to the scneouie'
ARTICLE xI-EDUCATloh.
froFines toi the election, once In TWO years. OF
Superintenoent OF Public INSTRUCTION, anu loI
ne estaonshment OF a uniform symem OF common
chools, TO De maintained at least six months esch
ear In every ecnooi District. Any scnood D1S'
rict failing 70 MAINTAIN sneh school Tor the spGct
! slx months, VI PeIMI.ing seetaf1an inMrusuon
nereln' may 10 T TsprTeo OF ns proportion OF .n
'enooI rum. ,no heSsiA'ure may pass SUE
Avs as wiz teno ~ seLuiT genera A'senuanSe
hildren on the SCHOOLS Inc lands donaiea DS
congress ior edncanonhi PURPOSE ana an otner
ources OF income afni1oie lvr .he PuLPoee,
olemnly set apart anu PIsGgsa 10 tne oepoo'
FUND, the interest only OF Mncn 70 oe dis u1
ed pro rata, ACCORDING 10 tue nuInoer OF cnhuIen
between six and eighteen years OF age IN each
county. Floating school lana warrants are 10 be
sold. State University Is to De sHabiithed- EN-
oracing agricultural, mechanical and mining Dr.
partments. AL teachers and professors are rr
guEsd TO take an oath VI ofnce. A half mill Oh
me dollar special tax IN TO be levied annually for
tps support o: the University and common
ssnooM me Governor, Secretary Of State and
RaPsd ~ p OF Public Instruction constitutes
schools for ,Ss az, % Ine onNersty una pubic
elect their siccessors ~, saI g. ,ne egs :"
o,onnize tho MInInc ~" "I noaiu 10 trquHeu ~
90 snaed;Iv and 49, Ia tinehI OF we unE'rH!
rian instructien in ill., an poSnois; Al seein,
nrobibi,ed '" WI 'hNf'N"y
This amends the conference.-the,
old CONSTITUTION by s,rikinr out as az. Ol lne
the attendance of children On iSs snhooi "s lnauf
sorv INV askInp for the consent oF T""".o
Sronriation 70 school nnrro..s r W. n
acres Granted for internal improvsn.n,. M H.
oonne isss imnortant nsr,irnIsrs ~
ARTICLE XII-NIIIT14
: Iaor,res ,ha T,eriyIa,,,re N nroyido f,r or,or
izn0 and djscInIininc the militia and the .Sec,iv
enconraoement of volunteer coyns etc oiso eiv..
the Governor power 10 cali Out the militia IN
emerpencies. The Article IL identical win The
one in tLn old ConstitutInn
ARTICLE xIn-PuBLIc INSTITUTIONS.
REQUIRES the State to foster benevolent InS,itu
tons and the counties 10 proyide for the noed In
Arm or INDECENT. The Language Of the Ar,ir. !,
the same ms in the old Con stttutjop.
ARTICLE xIv-BoUNDARY.
Establishes the State boundary AZ I'm the I'm,
bling Act and provides for extending ,rcb I,nm,
dary one degree further east. whenever Conrrr..
shall assent and ma far yveat nv CnIIfornt, 80. -
lin0ush. There IL no change in This n o,n rhs. n
Constitution,
ARTICLE Xv-MlscELLASEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the seat of Government M Gar
son CITY, and prohibits appropriatIons far Cn,,;,I
buildings for the uex three ypaTs Ins,sot ~ :,
wears, ms In last wears Constitution.
Section prescribes an oath of Office jncludil,,.
an oath Of allegiance to the United States and MI
oath that the party has not, since the adoption OF
the Constitution, and willnot be, engaged in dnrI
Section 3 prohibits any person not only from
holding Office, but (which IL additional to the old
constitutional from voting, who has been in ANY
way concerned In duel.
Section 4. No perpetuities shall he allowed ex.
eeSt ivl e'se!snoSynary purposes
neeaio" las 'ne eenerai election Oh the lies
uhy next u.te IT, the NIT Monday OF November.
eection o.. Inc aggregate number ofmrmberso i
the Legislature snail never exceed 10.
Section requires county officers to hold their
Offices at the county seats.
Section provides for the publication OF siaru,c
laws and Supreme Court decisions.
Section authorizes the Legislature To inrrra.,-
or diminish salaries Of public officers.
Sections 10 and ii relate to the election or up
pointment OF officers and the tenure Of officer
created by the Legislature, which must never TX
coed four years.
lSection l2 Of the old Constitution, providing for
a state Printer, was stricken out.
Section IL requires the Governor, Secretary Of
STATE treasurer, Controller md Clerk Of the ST.
preme Court 10 keep their Offices at The Capital.
Section Is provides for State census, In the
discretion of the Legislature, in 1865, 1867, ls7i
and every ten years thereafter, 10 serve. together
with the United States census, az bass of repre-.
sentation. ......
Sec. u establishes plurality rule in elections
ARTICLE xyI-AMESpMESTs
Provides for amendment of the Constitution by
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
venti0n TO revise the CONSTITUTION. This Article
was, in substance, the sam In the old Constitution
,pr,cIr xvu-scupnrrr
sao,,or.I . ~ A ,iror;J.' -. ~. ,.o,.,.r .,
.a.o.I,iRyo tnS, na,'rD
etc from the Territorial 10 the Stale Coyrrnnrn,
for the continuance of Territorial laws until re-
pealed 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 u,
ofhce-Governor, "a 600; Secretary Of State, Con
troller and Treasurer, each, S3,GUO; Surveyor
General, 81 900; Attorney General, 80 go; ST.
perintendent of Public Instruction, $4,000; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, 81 900; members OF
the Legislature, SO per day and 40 cents per milo
/ each way.
Section + establishes the following appor.ion
ment of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law Storey county, 4 Senators, 10 Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator, 9 ASSemblymeu
Esmcralda county, Senators, 4 Assemblymrn
Humboldt county, Senators. 3 Assemblymen
Lander county, aSenators, 4 Assemblymen; Lyon
county, senator, 3 Assemblymen; Lyon an,
| Churchill counties, | Senator Jointly; Churchill
| county / Acknowledgement I'VE county Senator
/ Assemblymnn: Ormsby county, ) senators
Asx.,nbIvmen. Wssboe and Room counties Q Sen.
.tors a ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
section : transfers NIL d,h,s Of the T.rri,orv n
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