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

|
and to designate the amount OF revenue that
shall be annually paid into the State treasury
| by said corporation
No. YTTII-senate Concurrent Resolution relative
| to amending the Constitution Of 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 three of Article XI of the
Constitution OF the State of Nevada so as to read
as follows:
| Section three: All lands including the six
teenth and thirty-sixth sections in every town
ship donated for the benefit of public Schools
in the Act of the thirty eighth Congress TO en-
able thd people of Nevada Territory to form a
State Government, the thirty thousand acres ot
public lands granted by an act of Congress, ap-
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 res 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-o
| 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 eentum 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 bequethed to the
State for educationa! Purposes and al, proceeds
derived from any or all of said sources shall be
| Cor
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; and 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
lions Of said interest as may be necessary may
be appropriated for the support OF the State
University.
to amending the Constitution Of the State OF Ne
rdGd
| 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 Us 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
for the support and maintenance OF said Uni
versity ard common schools.
No. IXV.-Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION relative
to amending the Constitution Of the 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 three OF Article XIII. of the
Constitution of the State of Nevada SO as to
read rs 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, may have claim upon the sympathy and
aid OF society
No. XKVII-Senate Concurrent Resolution relative
| to amending the Constitution Of the state Of Ne
pada
Resolved by the Senate, the Assembly
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 to
| 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-thirds of the members elected to
each house, such proposed amendment or
amendments shall be entered on the respe We
| 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 electing
the next Legislature, and shall be submitted to
the people at the time for electing the next Leg
stature in such manner as the Legislature
agreeing to such amendment or amendments
shall prescribe and If 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
| 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. W HARRIS, Clerk
Dated this 3lst day of January, 1889.
| -