Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-23
.CoNsTrTUT1ON or NEVADA.

cluding mines and mining properly. Thh was
regarded rs the most important ehasGe mae oy
The Convention 50 ft..sl
Article H Of the old Consultation, entitled sal:
State officers, etc. only for the hrSt term. and then
stricken ont and transferred to the schedule
ARTICLE MEDICATION,
Provides for the election, once In two yeaf1, Of
} Superintendent Of Public Instruction, and for
the establishment Of uniform system Of Conmon
schools, to be maintained at least dix month. each
year In every School District. Any school Dis.
.rict failing TO maintain such school for tbs space
Of six months or permitting Sectarian instruction
herein, may be deprived Of Its proportion Of the
School Fund The Legislature may pass such
laws e. Will tend 10 secure general attendance Of
children on the SchoolA The lands donHted by
Congress for educational purposes, and al other
solemnly set apart and pledged TO the School
Fund, the interest only Of which b to bo distribu
ted pre- rata according 70 the number Of children
between six and eighteen years Of age In each
county. Floating school land warrants are TO DO
sold AState University IL TO be established EN-.
ParIments. All teachers and pr0fess0rB afro re.
duned 70 take an oath of Office half mill on
ne aolar special tax ID to be levied annually for
u,9 support Of the University and common
scnoolS' Inc Governor, Secretary Of State and
SupeIntendent OF Public Instruction constitute q
schools for the first four year, he f<rsl.tufe 10
elect their successors. Said Board n REQUIRED 10
organize the Mining Department fthe UniyeYsitV
a. speedily and efficiently aS possible, All secta.
rian instruction In the schools or University IA
prohibited aJgr.. .t. 20. ...~sG-E
This amends the corresponding Article os m.
old Constitution by striking ont so much A. made
the attendance Of children on the schools eompul.
sorry, by asking for the consent Of Congren to tn,
appropriation TO school purpoEeG of the 500 900
acres granted for internal improvements and In
some less Important particulars
ARTICLE XH-NILITTA. 5s5G.f
Requires the Legislature to provide for organ.
izing and discipning the militia and the effective
encouragement of volunteer corps, ETC.; also gives
the Governor power to call ont The militia In
emergencies The Article 10 Identical with the
one In the old Constitution.
ARTICLE xlH-PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Requires the State 10 foster benevolent institu.
tionS and the counties to provide for the aged in
firm or INDECENT. The language of the Article il
the same as In the old Constitution. Fl
i' ARTICLE 3Iv-BoUkDARY
Establishes the State boundary ~ 10 the Ena-
bling Act and provides for extending such boun.
dairy one degree further east, whenever ConGreAs
shall assent, and an far west as California may re.
linquish There Ii no change In this from the old
Constitution. .aEglrg8 Eara H9if
ARTICLE IY-MISCkLLANEOUe PR0yIAIOEs.
Section / fixes the seat Of Government ct Cur.
son City, and prohibits appropriations for Capitol
buildings for the mex three years. instead Of six
years, as In last years Constitution. EGG
Section prescribes an oath Of Office, including
an oain OF allegiance to me United states and an
oatn tnat the party has not since the adoption OF
the Constitution, and wiIlnot be- engaged 10 duel
Section prohibits any person not only from
holding Office, but (which iy additional to the old
constitutional from voting, who has been IN any
way concerned In q duel.
section T. NO perpetuities snail De allowed eH'
SsSt ~ ~ I'D Pt.P 1yrI .,.ih
oesu nAss 'ae SELL eIee ~ " sIe u''
49, IT. 49,. otn,.nh.,u n,
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'ne Lesls's :, s,lali lever eAesea 20:
section requires county omcers 10 nola inen
oit y H., as ' q eouny seats:
eeeuon PLoyues Lor ne Pu ,,sn
laws ana supreme Court aec'nont. al. = 70
Section antnorizes the Lee1slatuIe toinc1esse
OF diminisn salaries OF Ppohc omceI.
sections ~ and II relate 70 tne elecnSn u up
pointment OF omcsrs ana tne tenure 81 onceEs
created by tne Legislature Wnicn must never eA'
ceeS ioaI .,,co,,,,,,,,,o, nros,a,no tor
teee0n !. VI sig oIu W.
astate Printer, was stricken outI yll..
See'lon ~ requires TUG NJ, W
staIe, treasurer Con!tonel snu ~, y. SarI,a,
PIeme Nou ~ W ~ ST. ~ ~.
,. on 20 5loTue ,,iO,n.s ~ ,ssS IIsSY .,ls7S,
aud every ten years thereafter, 10 serve together
with the United States census, a basis Of repre-
sentatIon. -r, an. s-a.-, qsf ga- gi4y
Sec. IA establishes heplurality Tulein elections.
.-' ARrIcIE xyI-AMEspMEsTs.
Provide, for amendment On ti,s Constitution by
tvo.thirdI votes M two succepsiye L.rtlRtnres,
and .rbSs,usnt ratiAcn,ion bv the nronI.. Also.
The, Tho Teoi.lsture by two.tbirds vote. NAV
hr,;. a. ,hs Ds"Dis ~ rns.tto, a. r.,,InS a or
..,.Ia oe,i;ss n. Copsti,r,;on tn. S,sS.I.
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