Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-01
constitution OF NEVADA.

township ofncers for the assessment uhl coiiec-
ton OF taxes Tor State, county anu Io"hSniP Pul.
poses; providing for opening ana cohuuctlns
elections OF State, county or township ofhcers,
| and designating the places OF voting; proNiuinG
for the sale of real estate belonging 10 minors OF
other persons laboring under legal dlsaoisllieS'
uniform system of county and township govern,
ment is required to be established. Louer'es anu
| compensation TO officers and employees OF the
Legislature is forbidden. The first regular ses'
| sion is limited TO ninety days, subsequent ses'
| sions of sixty days: and special sessions con-
vened by the Governor, 10 twenty days'.
homestead " rs provided by law Is required 10
| be exempted from forced sale, except III certain
enumerated cases. Provision is made Tor Secur'
| ing the separate property of wife. the county
| officers TO be elected are specified, the Leglsa'
| ture TO prescribe their duties and compensation
| The compensation of Legislators cannot he Ghang
ed during their terms each member Is ailo"eu
not exceeding 500 per session for stationery,
newspapers, postage, etc; S3a day additional is
allowed the presiding officers of each branch.
Elections OF United States Senators are 10 De
| made in Joint Convention by the Legislature
next preceding the expiration of the Senatorial
term, or Immediately after the happening OF II
vacancy; In case offailure OF the two Houses to
meet i'll Joint Convention within twenty days Tor
! this purpose, dhe Governor may call such Con
vention or proclamation. TwO-ihirdS OF Ill the
members elected TO each branch are necessary TO
! pass any bill over the Governors veto The
Governor is allowed five 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 thr Legislature.
The changes in this Articlc from tue Old Con.
| stitution are numerous. Among them are: al
| lowing the Senate to hold secret executive SEES
sions; permitting special legislation respecting
fees and saiaries and the interest on money
emitting the specification of the amount or ynlue
| Of the homestead exemption and leaving that TO
be provided for ny law emitting the section Tor
| bidding the passage of any law authorizing mar
1 ried women 10 act as SOLE lraders emitting the
I limitation of the salaries of county officers, and
the per diem of the members ofthe LegiSlatureeIc.
ARTICLE r-EXECUTIYE DEPARTMENT.
| Vests the executive power in Governor, to be
| elected for four years, who must be % qualified
elector, twenty-five years of age and, except III
tile hrst election, for two Years preceding his cleo
tion resident Of the Sla Provides for canvass
ing election returns for Governor and other state
| officers The Governor is Commander. in Chief of
! the military forces of the State. except when
called into the service of the United States. He il
/ to transact all executive business See that the
laws are faithfully executed and 10 fill vacancies
| in Office by appointment where not otherwise
! provided for lie may convene special sessions
I Of the Legislature but at such sessions no lcgiS-
lative business may be transacted, except such
/ Us the Governor may call attention to. He has
/ power in case Of disagreement between the two
tiouseS as 10 Tue lihle VI uuJournmcht I" "'youln
'ie LeSIstute " eu1Ii 'iiie us ne may '"hN
proper, ou' nv! o'u lhp tiime lor tnc inee',
fines and fOrfeitureS and grant reprieves not ex.
| ceeding sixty days. The Governor. Justices of
the supreme Court and Attorney General are
IctS"'"'SN 80 W "'H' 'S''P, ~ ~.
VI ueason anu i'''F'HIL''eh.S' Lteutcunh,
H'' nv " w W 49," ~ ''c S"'e ruo "li
ior the same teiW as tle uorerhor' Inc usuS'
powers ana uulles ot such oincer are prvscrioeu
4 Secretary Of State, Treasurer, Controller, sur
veyOr General aud Attorney General are also
| provided for and their powers and duties pre-
| scribed The Governor Secretary of state and
| Attorney General are constituted Board of
| State Prison Directors, and also BuVrd of Ex-
| aminers, TO audit all claims against the State,
| except salaries or compensation fixed bv law be-
J fore such claims can be passed upon by the LIE
| gislaturc
The only change of Importance from the old
| Constitution in thR Article is providing for the
election of r Surveyor General
ARTICLE YI-JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
| Vests the judicial power 81 the State in Il Sl.
| prrme Court consisting of a Chief Justice and
! two AsSociate IuSticrS with mower in the Lrpis
l,tura IN o6d two assncate) min. District Conrts
| r,t nrrsanO onL Ins,ices Of the p.,.rr IN.
T,' Ppio,,,r r,o,, aISo Establish Mrrc;n"l Ionr,s
=, En"arotj o;,ios rJ tn,yn Tho Imsticns nj
a. S,,Ir,,,,a fSourt or, 90 ha ,i,,toI n. r.u,rI
isct;oI ,. CIV ,.ars ,,cb brt tboS. first elected
urr "a draw for long and short terms 80 that one
viii 90 ont of Office every two wears Tbr Su
| nr.rS. corrt has onn.Iinta iurisdrt,on i'm all
coses in anuitv md in nil cases nj law involving
r.oI estate or ppinr, claims tho Inrolitv of tax.s
| asssSsmo,AS tina. ntr where ,b, 9monnt In ron
| .roror,y goods ,hroa hundred dnlIprs .lso nm
o,ost;on. of Iay. nIorn In criminal cases nuoput
me- - GaioNr Tbo Stnta i Jiridad intn min. In
iie;oI niS,r;c,, S,ora, counts. cnr.ti,utin, ,bn
| First Ormshv the second. ivon The Third.
| Washed rho Eourtb Sve 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 the number of districts or
| Judres The First, or storey District, has three
! District Judges with n co.extensive and concur
| rent Jurisdiction. The District Judges are TO be
elected for four years, and are to be paid ont of
the treasures of the counties comprising their re-
| spective Districts. The District CouIfs have
original jurisdiction in all cases wherein the Su.
prrme Court has appellate Jurisdiction also re-
iating 10 estates of deceased persons and persons
| and estates of minors and insane persons and of
| the action of forcible entry and unlawful dcaner
| and of all criminal cases not otherwise provided
| by law They have final appellate jurisdiction
in nil cases arising in Justices Courts and other
| inferior tribunals. The Legislature determines
| The number of Justices of the Peace In each city
and township, and fixes their duties and compcn.
| sation. Justices Courts have Jurisdiction only
| of cases NOT coming within the Jurisdiction of the
District Courts, provided they NAV have such
criminal jurisdiction as NAV be conferred by law,
and the Terislature NAV confer mon them iuris
| dcton concurrent with The District Courts in the
| snforcpmpnt of mpchnucs' liens, not exceeding
$500 and of actions for the possession of lands
and tenements in certain specified cases. Tae
! Supreme curt District Courts and such other
Courts as the Legislature may determine, are
Courts of Record. Their Judges are not allowed
to receive fees and perqulStcS for their own use
Judges are ineligible 10 other than judicial Offices
during their terms Provision is made for docket
fees, to be applied toward the payment of the
salaries of Judges. No leave of absence be
granted to any judicial officer. 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 wheTe.
om the thu, @s 81 California syi5S% was copied
ir wrI .n"' or Oh ITpracuvrxr ,xn vvvov,
ARTICLE VII -I nn6N aSEINI AND REMOVAL
FKo nS otf -. ,,n,.. ,,
PROVIDES LOT lnlpea .h G ~ me Assemoiy, nha
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