Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-08-11
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
To The Constitution of the State Of
Nevada

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Nevada.
The people of Nevada will be called upon
to vote for or against the following proposed
amendments to the Constitution. They
should be attentively read, and the TIMES
suggests that they be cut out and laid away
for future references:
LOTTERY SCHEME.
No. enthusiastically Concurrent Resolu
ton, passed March 3, 1887.
Resoiyed6y tie assembly, tie Senate con-
CURING, That the Constitution CT the State
Of Nevada be amended as follows:
Amend Section twenty.four of Article ~,
of the Constitution Of the State of Nevada
SO as to read as follows:
Section twenty four. The Legislature is
authorized to provide for the organization
and incorporation of lottery in the State Of
Nevada, and to designate the amount Of
revenue that shall annually be paid into the
State Treasury by said corporation.
TO REVISE THE CONSTITUTION.
No. xIx-Senate Joint and Concurrent Reso
luton, passed February 26, 1887.
ResoiOed by the Senate, the assembly con-
curing, That it is necessary to revise the
entire Constitution of the State of Nevada.
The electors of the State of Nevada are
hereby recommended at the next general
election for members Of the Legislature Of
the State of Nevada, to be holden on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday of Nov,
A. D. one thousand eight hundred and
eighty. eight, to vote for or against Consti-
tutonal Convention. We recommend that
the vote be cast in the following form:
"Shall a Constitutional Convention be
called? Yes"
"Shall a Constitutional Convention be
called? No"
RELATIVE TO COUNTY OFFICERS.
No. xxIv.-Assembly Joint Resolution.
passed March 8, 1887.
Reselved BY tie assembly, the Senate con-
tnving, That the Constitution OF the State
of Nevada be amended in the following
manner: Amend Section thirtytwo Of Arti
Gle ~, SO that (t) shall read as follows:
Section thirty-two. The Legislature shall
have power to increase, diminish, consoli
date or abolish the following county officers:
County Clerks, County Recorders, Auditors,
Sherifs, District Attorneys, County Survey
ors, Public Administrators and Superintend-
ents of Schools. The Legislature shall
provide for their election by the people, and
fix by law their duties and compensation.
County Clerks shall be ex.o6frio Clerks OF
the Courts of Record and of the Boards of
County Commissioners in and for their re-
spectve counties.
WILL INTEREST OFFICE SEEKERS.
No. xxv.-Assembly Joint Resolution,
passed March 3, 1887.
ResoEved BY tie Senate and assembly, co.'s.
jointly, That Section 3, Article IS, or the
Constitution of the State of Nevada be
amended SO as to read as follows:
Section three. No person shall be elgi.
bic to any office who is not qualified elector
under this Cons ttution. No person who,
while citizen Of this State, has, since the
adoption of this Constitution, fought duel
with deadly weapon, sent or accepted
challenge to fight duel with deadly
weapon, either within or beyond the bound
aries of this State, or who has acted as sec
ond, or knowingly conveyed challenge, or
aided or assisted in any manner in fighting
duel, shall be allowed to hold any efice OF
honor, profit or trust, or enjoy the right Of
suffrage under this Constitution. The Legis-
lature shall provide by law for giving force
and effect to the foregoing provisions of this
section; b,ovided, that females over the age
Of twenty one years, who have resided in this
State one year, and in the county or district
six months next preceding any election to fill
either of said Offices, shall be eligible to the
offices of Superintendent of Public Schools
and School Trustee.