Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-07
CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA.

The ameuQmdnt OF tue OLD Constitution con-
sistsin substituting the words real personal and
possessory, excepting mines and mining claims.
the proceeds of which alone lhall be taxed - m
place Of the words "both real and personaI IN.
Guiding mines and mining property" This was
regarded as the most important change made by
the Convention. ..
Article XI of the old Consultation, entitled nal.
sries, was amended 40 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-EDUCATIoN.
Provides for the election, once in two years OF
superintendent Of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment of uniform system of Common
schools, to be maintained at least six months each
year in every School District. Any School Dis
trict falling 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 as will 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 to be
sold. A State University il to be established en-
braeing agricultural mechanical and mining de-
partments. All teachers and professors are re-
H1ASo " SdAc oath VI OulCt. n ndlI lQul on
the dollar special tax is to be levied annually for
the support of the University and common
schools. The Governor, Secretary of State and
Superintendent of Public Instruction constitute q
Board OF Regents of the University and public
schools for the rst four years. the Legislature to
elect their successors Said Board is required to
organize the Mining Department ofthe University
as speedily and efficiently az possible. All sects.
rian instruction In the schools or University Is
prohibited
This amends the corresponding Article of the
old Consultation by striking out SO much as made
the attendance of children on the schools compul
sorry, by asking for the consent of Congress,o the
appropriation % school purposes of the 10000
acres granted for internal improvements, and in
some less important particulars.
ARTICLE STI-MIITIA.
Requires the Legislature % provide for organ.
king and discipning the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps, etc. aIso eiyel
the Governor power to call out the militia in
emergencies The Article is identical with the
one in the old Consultation. w 38t
ARTICLE XlII-PUBLIc INSTITUTIONS
Requires the State to foster benevolent institu.
tiouS and the counties to provide for the aged In
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article Is
the same as in the old Constitution. dos
ARTICLE xIv-BouNDARY.
Establishes the State boundary as in the Ena.
bling Act and provides for extending such boun.
dairy one degree further east, whenever Congress
shall assent and as far west as California may re-
lnquish. There is no change in this from the old
Constitution.
ARTICLE Xv-MIScELLASEoUs PROVISIONS.
Section fixes the seat Of Government at Car.
son City. and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the mex three years, instead Of si1
years, as in last years Constitution.
Section prescribes an oath of Office, including
an oath Of allegiance TO the United States and an
oath that the party has not, Hince the adoption Of
the Constitution, andwillnot be, engaged in duel
Section prohibits any person not only from
holding Office, but (which Is additional to the old
Constitutionl from voting, who has been In any
way concerned in duel
Section 4. No perpetuities shall be allowed ex'
cept for eleemosynary purposes.
Section fixes the general election on the Tues
day next after the first Monday of November.
Section g. The aggregate number ofmembers Of
the Legislature shall never exceed IS.
Section requires county officers to hold their
offices At the county seats.
Section provides for the publication of statute
laws and Supreme Court decisions
Section authorizes the Legislature to increase
or diminish salaries Of public officers.
Sections 10 and IL relate to the election or ap.
pointment 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
Estate Printer, was stricken out
Section IL requires the Governor, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer, Controller and Clerk of the Su.
preme Court to keep their Offices at the Capital
Section - provides for State census, in the
discretion of the Legislature, in 1865 1867, 1875
and every ten years thereafter, TO serve together
with the United States census, as basis Of repre-
sentation.
Sec. Il establishes theplurality rulein elections
ARTICLE XvI-AMESDMESTs.
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 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 l, Q, 3 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 altered by the State Legislature; for the
transfer of fines and forfeitures, recognizances
ETC., and all legal proceedings. 3d.. ..
Section fixes the salaries-for the first term o.
office-Governor, 1000; Secretary of State, Con
troller and Treasurer, each, $500; Surveyor
General, 81, 600; Attorney General, g, 500; Su
perintendent Of Public Instruction, 1000; each
Judge of the Supreme Court, $1,000; members Of
the Legislature, % per day and 40 cents per mile
each way.
Section establishes the following apportion
ment Of the Legislature until otherwise provided
by law Storey county, Senators, u Assembly
men Douglas county, Senator, 9 Assemblymen
Esmeralda county, Senators, 4Assemblymen
Humboldt county, Senators. 3 Assemblymen
Lander county, 2Senstors, 4 Assemblymen; Lyon
county, Senator, Assemblymen; Lyon and
Churchill counties, Senator jointly; Churchill
county, lAssemblyman; Nye county, Senator
Assemblyman; 0rmsby county, 2 Senators
Assemblymen; Wsshoe and Roop counties, 2 Sen
stors, 3Assemblymen.
Section, transfers all debts Of the Territory tc
the State provided said Indebtedness shall not in
terfere with the additional $500 900 authorized by
Article TX.
Section provides that the first State officer,
shall hold till the Tuesday after the first Monday
in January 1867. .
Section 9 provides that the Senators firstelectet
shall draw forlong and short terms, one-half goinG
out the day after the general election in 1866 ant
the other half two years later. .....a ga
Sections 10 and II provide for carrying out the
samerule respecting Assemblymen Eg . {.
Section 10 makes the first session ofthe Legisla
ture commence on the second Monday Of Decem
Der next; the second on the first Monday of Jan
nary, 1856; 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 proviso for specia
election in Lander county next November.
Section "A continues the Territorial officers til
election and qualification of State officers.
Section IS fxes the terms Of the Supreme ant
District Courts. s.r---- go. 90
Section l6 and II fx the salaries Of the District
Judges, until altered by law. First District
5000; Second, $4,000; Third and Fourth, 5000
Fifth, $500; Sixth, q, 600; Seventh, 5000
Eighth, $500; Ninth, $1,000
Section 10 requires State officers first elected e
enter on their duties on the FIRST Monday of De
cember next, and continue till january, 1867
Section 10 makes o similar provision for thu
Supreme and District Judges.
Section 20 relates to the commissioning ant
qualifying ofthe first State officers and Distric
Judges, and requires the State Controller anC
Treasurer to give bonds In SO, 900 each, a.,
Section q requires counties, towns, etc. to pro
vide for supporting their own officers. .-r.zf
Section % provides for filing vasancies
Section . transfers cases pending in the Ter
ritorial Probate Courts TO the District Courts
| Section "a limits taxation for the first three
years to one per cent, and one-fourth of one pei
| cent for Territorial indebtedness g5sEEl
| Section IS attaches Roop to Washoe county
for judicial, legislative, revenue and county pur
poses. 49,
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