Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-10-26
CON STETUTEONAL AMEND.
RENTS.

ty may have some idea of tue substance
of the proposed Constitutional Amend
ments upon which they will be called
to vote on the 9th of November, we
present brief outline of the purport of
these proposed changes in our State
Constitution.
Amendment No. provides that the
sessions Of tho Legislature shall COM
mence ON the Third Monday in Janu-
airy next ensuing the election of mem
bers of the Assembly.
Amendment No. provides that each
House shall judge OF the qualifications,
elections and returns of it's own MEM
beers, choose its own officers, and may
punish its members for disorderly con-
duct, and, with the concurrence of two
thirds of I'LL members elect, cxpel q
member.
Amendment No. prohibits the
Legislature from passing local or spe-
cial laws regulating the jurisdiction and
duties of Justices of the Peace; for the
punishment Of crimes and misdemenn-
ors; providing for changing the venue
in civil and criminal cases; granting
divorces; changing the names of per-
SONS; as we'll MS numerous other cases
too numerous to mention here.
Amendment No. provides that the
compensation of members of the Legis-
lnture shall not be increased during the
term for which they were elect. d, and
provides also thnt IN appropriation may
be made for actual expenses incurred for
postage, newspapers, stationary, ETC.,
not to exceed $50 to each member dur.
ing any ono session. And that the
Speaker Of the Assembly and President
of the Senate shall each, during the
time of their actual attendance, receive
an additional allowance of 50 per diem.
Amendment No. simply ahoiishes
the Office Of Lieutenant Governor.
Amendment No. 8 provides that in
the event of the death, resignation, in
ability or absence from the State of the
Governor, the duties IF the Office shall
devolve upon, First: the President of
tho Senate, Second: the Speaker of the
Assembly. This amendment becomes
necessary in onse the Office of Lieutcn-
ant Governor abolished. Il Ell.
Amendment No. 20 provides thnt the
Chief Justice and Associate Justices
may be removed from office on the vote
Of two-third5 of the meuibers elected TO
each branch of the Legisl ature, and
that no member Of either branch OF the
Legislature shall be eligible 10 fill such
Vacancy.
Amendment No. % sets apart NIL
lands which have been heretofore, or
shall be hereafter, granted to the State,
nli estates which may e5cheat to the
State and all sums derived from penul
fires for educational purposes, and %ro-
hiEitS the transfer of any proceeds de.
rived from snid sources to any other
fuud or for any other uso.
Amendment NJ. q makes it the duty
OF the Legislature to provide for Il
special tux Of not more than two mills
on thn dollar on MI taxable property in
the Sta for the bsuciit of common
schools and the Stute University.
Amendment No. % makes it the duty
Of the State to provide for the support
of THOSE who by reason Of age, infrmity
or misfortune have claiuls upon the
symps thy of society.
Amendment No, ~ provides that pro.
posed amendments to the Constitution
nay be submitted to the people after
having boon passed by n two-thirds
vote OF the members of both Houses of
tne Legislature, and when ratified by
ianjority of the votes OF the people
STALL become n pmt Of the Constitu.
ton.