Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-02-07
Election Proclamation,

- SseoAsSSA vAuAuNOA uuu OIRnCY-ulne,
ut the several election precincts, herein.
after named, in the County of Elko,
State OF Nevada. A special election
VIII be held for the adoption or rejec-
Lion Of the following proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of the State
of Nevada. to-wit:
Articl" Nv Of the Constitution SO us to read as
follows: . . 80 - : Y
Section two: The sessions of the Leg.
islature shall be biennial, aud shall.
commence Oh the third Monday of JAN
uary next ensuing the election of men,
beers of the Assem- bly,. unless the Cover.
nor OF the State shall, in the interim,
convene the Legislature by procluma-
ton, u.
Amendment No. 2. To amend Section 6,
Article Nv OF the Constitution as to read as
follows: .' '. ~. -
Section six: Each house shall judge
| o; the qualifications, elections and re-
turns oi its own memt ers, choose its
own officers, determine the rules of it's
proceedings, and may punish it's men,
beers Tor disorderly conduct aud, with
the concurrence of two thirds of all
msm bern eie' ted, expei member.
Amendment No. 8 To amend Section 20,
ainiSho ~ VI tno COubbltul1On so as 10 read as
follows:
Section twenty: The Legislature shall
not pass local or special laws in any of
the following enumerated cases, that is
TO nay: Regulating the jurisdiction aid
duties OF tie Justices of the Pence; for
the punishment OF crimes and misde
meauors; regulu ting the practice of
courts OF Justl. Q; providing for changing
the venue i'll civil and criminal cases;
granting divorces; changing the names
OF persons; vacating roads, town plots,
stree Is. alleys and public squares; sum
moning and impmneling grand and petit
| Jnrles, AMI providing for their compcn-
s1tlon; regulating county and township
business; regulating the election of
county and township officers; for the as-
SeSSment and collection of taxes for
state, county and township purposes;
| providing for opening and conducting
! elections of State, county or township
officers, and designating the plnces OF
voting; providing for the sale of real es-
tate OF personal p operty belonging TO
minors or other persons under legal dis
abilities; giving effect to invalid deeds,
| wills or other instruments; refundirg
money paid into the State Treasury, or
into the treasury of any county; releas-
ing the indebtedness, liability or obhga-
ton 81 any corporation. association or
| ! ersnn to the State, or to any county,
town or city OF this stmte. But nothing
| i'll this section shall lie conStru sd to de.
~ or restrict the power OF the Legisla-
| lure 10 establish and regulate the COM
| prnsation and fees of county and town
shIp officers; To establish aud regulate
the rates of freight, passage. toll, and
charBes of railroads. toll-roads, ditch,
tiumr and tunnel companies iucorporut-
I'd under the laws Of this State or doing
business therein.
| article Nv Of liz Constitution so as TO read aS
| follows: I
Section thirty-three: The members of
the Legislature shall receive for their
'erVIces a compensation to be fixed by
law, and paid out of the pubic treas,
my; but no increase of such compenss-
ton shn'l take effe It during the term,
for which the members Of either House
shall have bren elected; PROVIDED, that
M appropriation may be made for tile
payment of such actual eApenseR ms
mem bers of the Legislature may incur
| IVA PSTNoRV, CApieHS CDuFReS, D6SBl
pens and stationery, not exceeding the
SUN Of sixty dollars, for any general or
| special session, to each member AND
FURTHERMORE PROVIDED, that tho
Speaker Of the Assembly and President
OF the Senate shall zach, during the
time Of their actual attendance as su III
presiding officers, receive AID additional
allowance OF Two dollars per diem.
Amendment No. 8. To amend Section II.
! Article V of the Constitution so as to read az
fol ows:
| Amend Section seventeen OF Article "
of the Constitution of the State of New,
ada Y entirely repeating aud striking
out the same.
Amendment No. 9. To amend Section 49,
Article of the Constitution so as to read as
follows:
Section seventeen. In case of the
itnr eachment of the Governor or bis
removal from Office, death inability To
discharge the duties of the said office,
resignation or absence from the State,
the powers and duties Of the office shall
devoJve upon the President of the Sen
ate for the residue of the term, or Until
the disability shall cease; and in case oil
the impen ohment OF the President OF the
Seuate while ~ ting az Governor, or his
removal from office, death, inability to
discharge tho duties OF the said Office,
I resignation or absence from the State,
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