Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-02-16

No. XXEII--Senate Concurrent Reso,,,t;or r.,,,;..
20 gme"o"'g the Constitution Of the State of Ne
Resolved by the Senate. the Assembly con.
curing, That the Constitution of the State Of
Nevada be amended as follows:
Amend Section three of Article XII. nj IT,
Constitution OF the State of Nevada SO as to read
as follows:
Section three: All lands, Including the s,r.
teenth and thirty sixth sections in eyerv town.
ship donated for the benefit of public School.
in the Act of the thirty eighth Congress To an.
able thd people of Nevada Territory to form t.
State Government, the thirty thousand acres Of
public lands granted by an act of Congress. an.
proved July second, A. D. eighteen hundred
and sixty-two, for each Senator and Represen.
tative in Congress and all proceeds of lands
that have been or may hereafter be granted or
appropriated by the United States to this State.
and also the five hundred thousand acres of
land granted to the new States under the Act of
Congress distributing the proceeds OF the public
lands among the several States, of the Union.
approved A. d. eighteen hundred and forty-one:
PROVIDED that Congress make provision for or
authorize such diversion to be made for the
purpose herein contained all estates that may
escheat to the State, all of such per centum as
may be granted by Congress on the sale of land,
all fines collected under the penal law of the
State, all property given or bequethcd to the
State for educationa, purposes, and all proceeds
derived from any or all OF said sources shall be
and the same are hereby solemnly pledged for
educational purposes. and shall not be transfer
red to any other fund for other uses; and the
interest thereon, shall, from time to time be
apportioned among the several counties as the
Legislature may provide by law; aud the Legis-
lature shall provide for the sale of floating land
warrants to cover the Aforesaid lands, and for
the investment of all proceeds derived from any
OF the above mentioned sources. In United
states bonds, or the bonds of this State, or the
bonds of other States of the Union; PROVIDED,
that the interest only of the Aforesaid proceeds
shall be used for educational purposes, and any
surplus Interest shall be added To the principal
sum; AND PROVIDED FURTHER, that such por-
tions of said interest as may be necessary may
be appropriated for the support OF the State
University.
No. YKIV.-Sendte Concurrent Resolution relative
10 amending The Constitution 9f the State Of Ne
uada.
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly con-
curing, That the Constitution of the State OF
Nevada be amended as follows:
Amend Section six of Article XI, of the con-
stitution OF the State of Nevada so as to read as
follows
Section six. The legislature shall provide .
special tax. which shall not exceed two mills
on the dollar of all taxable property in the
State in addition to the other means provided
.or the support and maintenance of said Uni
versity aud common schools
to amending the Constitution Of the State Of NJ
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Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly con-
curing. That the Constitution OF the State Of
Nevada be amended as follows:
Amend Section three of Article XIII, of the
Constitution Of the state of Nevada so as to
read as follows
Section three: The State shall provide as
may be prescribed by law, for those Inhabitants
who by reason OF age or infrmity, or misfor-
tunes Tay have claim upon the sympathy and
aid of society.
No. XYTTI,--Sena,e Concurrent Resolution relative
to amending the Consultation n he state of Ne
rada.
Resolved by the Senate. the Assembly con
curing. That the Constitution OF the State Of
Nevada be amended as follows;
Amend Section one OF Article XVI. Of the
Constitution OF the State OF Nevada so as Il,
read As follows:
Section one; Any amendment or amend
ments TO this Constitution may be proposed In
the Senate or Assembly. and If agreed to by
a vote Of two-thiIds OF the members elected to
each house, such proposed amendment or
amendments shall be entered on the respective
journals OF each house with the yeas and nays
taken thereon. Any amendment or amend
ments agreed TO BY the Legislature; as provided
In this section, shall be published for three
months next preceding the time for elesting
the next Legislature, and shall be submitted to
the people at the time for elecing the next Leg.
stature in such a manner as the Legislature
shah prescribe, and II the people shall approve
and ratify such amendment or amendments by
majority OF the electors voting for members
OF the Legislature at such elections, such
amendments shall become part OF the Constitu-
ton
The ballots to be used at said election shall be-
four inches wide by twelve inches in length.
and shall be OF good quality of white book
paper j.. HARRIS. Clerk
Dated this S1st day OF January, 1889.
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