Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-02-03

A. D., 1859, at Curry Engine House, Car
son City, Carson precinct; and at The Old
Pest Office Building, Empire City, En-
pire precinct, in the Comfy Of O-nsby
State of Nevada. an election viii be held
between the hours of Eight o'clock A. NJ,
and Six o'clock r ", Of said Gay, for the
| adoption or rejection by the qualified
| voters of the State of the following pro-
posed Amendments to the Constitution
thereof, to-wit:-
Amendment No. Ito amend Section
| two OF Article ", of the Constitution of
the State of Nevada 80 Gs to read as fol-
| lows:
Section two: The sessions Of the Legs
lature shall be biennial, and shall com
mence on the third Monday of January
next ensuing the election of members of
| the Assembly, unless the Governor of the
State shall, in the interim, convene the
Legislature by proclamation.
| Amendment No. 2.-To amend Section
! six of Article ", OF the Constitution of
| the State of Nevada So as to read IS fol
! lows:
Section six: Each House shall judge Of
] the qualifications. electors and returns
| of its own members, choose its own Of
| ficers, determine the r;ilGs of its proceed
ings, and may punish its members Tor dis
| orderly conduct and, with the concur
| renee of twO-thirds of all members
elected expel q member
Amendment No. $40 amend Section
tw enty of Article ", of the Constitution
lows:
Section twenty: The Legislature shall
not pass local or special laws in any of
the following enumerated cases, that is
to say: Regulating the jurisdiction and
duties of the Justices of the Peace; for
the punishment of crimes and misde-
meanors; regulating the practice of courts
of justice; providing for changing the
venue in civil and criminal cases. grant
ing divorces; changing the names of per-
sons; yacating roads, town plots, streets,
alleys, and public squares; gummoning
and impaneling grand and petit juries,
and providing for their compensation;
regulating county and township business;
regulating the election of county and
township officers; for the assessment and
collection of taxes fer State, county and
township purposes; providing for opening
and conducting elections of State, county
or township officers, and designating the
places of voting; providing for the sale
of real estate or personal property belong
ing to minors or other persons under legal
disabilities; giving effect to invalid deeds,
wills or other instruments; refunding
money paid into the State Treasury, or
into the treasury of any county; releas-
ing the Indebtedness, liability or obliga-
ton of any corporation, association or
person to the State, or to any county, town |
or city of this State, But nothing in this |
section shall be construed to deny or re- |
strict the power of the Legislature to es
tablish and regulate the compensation |
and fees of county and township officers; |
to csta blish and regulate the rates of |
freight, passage, toll, and charges of rail- /
roads toll-roads, ditch, fiume ana tunne- !
companies incorporated under the laws /
of this State or doing business therein.
Amendment No. 6.-To amend Section /
thirty-three of Article ", OF the Constr
tuition of the State of Nevada so as to READ !
as follows:
Section tl1irty-three: The members Of |
the Legislature shGll receive for their !
services t. compens ton to be fixed by
law, and paid out OF the public treasury;
but no increase Of such compensation
shall take effect during the term for
which the members of either house shall
have been elected; PROVIDED, that an ap
preparation may be made for the pay
ment of such actual expenses as mem
bers of the Legislature may incur for
postage, express charges, newspapers and
stationery, not exceeding the sum OF
sixty dollars, for any general or special
session, to each member; AND FURTHER
IoaE PROVIDED, that the Speaker OF the
Assembly and President of the Senate
ihall each, during the time of their act
lal attendance as such presi ding officers,
-eceiye an additional allowance of two
iollars Pc diem.
Amendment No. S.-To amend Section
eyenteen Of Article V, of the Constitu
ion of tie State of Nevada by entirely re-
,ealing and striking out the same.
Amendment No. $50 amend Section
hirty-two of Article ", SO that (it) shall
cad as follows:
Section thirty-two: The Legislature
hall have power to increase, diminish
consolidate or abolish the following
ounty officers; County Clerks, County
recorders, Auditors, Sheriffs, District At
orneys, County Surveyors, Public Adj ,
illustrators and Superintendent of, {
chools. The Legislature shall provide [
Or their election by the people, and fix 1
V law their duties and compensation. | I
ounty Clerks shall be ex-Ofiicio Clerks |
f the Courts of Record and of the Boards
f County Commissioners in and for
leir respective counties. t
Amendment No. 9.-To amend Section | r
ghteen of Article V, of the Constitution
the State OF Nevada so as to read as fol-
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