Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1892-12-03
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
MENTS.
Hon. Thomas Wren Thinks the
Law Relating Thereto Has Been
Complied With.
EUREKA, Nov. 81, 1892.

the metn0u necessary 10 De pursue
IN order to amend the Copstitutio
through the action of the Legislature
e | am convinced that all has bee
done in reference to the pendin
amendments by the Secretary Q
State that is required up to th
present time
Section 1, Article XVI of the Con
stitution provides:
: That an amendment or amend
ments "may be proposed in the Sen
ate or Assembly, and if the same
shall be agreed to by a majority of al
the members elected to each of the
two Houses, such proposed amend
ment or amendments shall be enter
ed on their respective Journals with
the yeas and nays taken thereon and
referred to the legislature then
next to be chosen.
| presume the pending amend
ments were agreed to by majority
of all the members elected to each of
the two Houses" that they were
referred to the Legislature then
next to be chosen
j Now, assuming that all Of these
requirements we're complied with by
the last Legislature what was the
next step required! The section IF
1 the Constitution above cited provides
| chat the amendment or amendments
/ shall then 'sbe published for three
months next preceding the term Of
choosing the members of the Legis-
lature next to be chosen after the
passage Of the amendment or amends
ments by the Legislature in which
they were first proposed and agreed
to. 1t will be observed that this lat
ter clause of the Co, stitution only
provides for the Pr ~'-atlon # the
proposed amendments generally and |
the length Of time they are to be
pub he'd, but does not make it the
du;- / any one to publish them nor
does it prescribe the mode in which
they shall be published. 1t was the
obvious intention Of the Constitu-
tional Convention to invest the Leg
islature with the power to devolve
the duty of publishing the amend
ments, in compliance with Section 1,
Article XVI of the Constitution,
upon some one or more State officers
and to provide for their publication
along with the Statutes and Journals
of the Legislature or in some news
paper or otherwise. The amend :
ments to the Constitution are pro-
posed to the Legislature and passed
in the form of joint resolutions.
Section Z of the "Act concerning the
office of Secretary of State to super r
intend the printing ! of the
Acts, joint resolutions and Journals ,
required by law to be printed : !,
md to distribute the laws and Jour
lals as soon as printed General !
Statutes of Nevada, Section 1898.
Section IA and Is of "An Act to {
Establish a State Printing Office and il
0 Create the Office Of Superintend- Y
mt of State Printing, provide for q
he printing of the Statutes, resolu- +,
ions and memorials passed by each O
and also the Journals of r
House. General Statutes of Ne I
ada, Sections 1873 and 1874.
We have already seen that the ii
in which Constitutional
amendments are first proposed and
assed are required to enter them on
he respective Journals of each W
louise in compliance with Section l a
{ Article XVI of the Constitution, al
nd that as resolutions they must be ar
rinted along with the Statutes under dc
lie section of the Statutes above
ted almost Immediately after the ar
egislatu g adjourns, and it is made ia
lty of the Secretary of State to rio
stribute, i. e. publish them prompt ha
i. In the case of the amendments m;
DIV pending, all this, l understand,
Is been done, Certainly there has a
zen no omission to publish as re an
lired by the Constitution and laws. adj
only then remains for the next
legislature to agree to the pending
nendments in the mode prescribed
: Section l, Article XVI of the ed
institution and submit them to the of
tiers of the State in such manner To
ID at such time as the Legislature lat
all deem most expedient. Under an,
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