The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-11-07
!. NOVEMBER 8. 1894.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

A Correspondent Of the Reno Jour
nal writes az follows: A. the propos-
ed amendments 10 the constitution
are IT sonie interest. will, briefly n,
possible tell the people what the,
mean without comments To do this
| will take the proposition in the orders
in which they are published is the
pamphlet lately issued by the state
printer.
21--Tc amend Sec. l., Art. III, 80 that
4 person must be n citizen Of the
United States six months before he
can be q voter i'll N.vada. aud disqual-
iies all persons from exercising the
elective frachis- or holding offices"who
has been or may be convicted of svll-
ing his vote, or Of purchasing The
vote Of another" and ANY person who,
after arriving at the age of eighteen
years, shall have voluntarily borne
arms sgainrt The United States"
Leaving out all questions OF amnesty
as now embraced III the Constitution,
$50 amend See. II. Art, V. Re-
peais, in effect, the section thereof
abolisiiing the Office of Lieutenant,
Governor,
22-To amend Sec. 8, Art. ". Is
in connection with the last, and
merely relates to changing "Lieuten-
ant" Governor to The President Of
the Senate"
24-Io amend Sec. 33, Art. w. IL
in c%onnectntb with the lAst, aud slso
proposes to reduce the lay Of Legis-
lators Tor stationery from "a n,axinum
OF $60 to 500.
30-ro amend aec. Is, Art. V. L.
also TO change the nau,e pf the pre-
siding officer OF the Senate from Lieus
tenant Governor TO President of the
Senate.
35-ro Amend Sec. |, Art. VII. II
identically lle SAINT rs the last,
51-ro amend Art. XVIII. ls to
add AN educational test TO the oualiti.
cations o. n voter ly providing that
he must be able tn read aloud the
Constitution Of the United Siatce and
of this State.
Ito amend Sec. 4. Art. X. liz to
provide for the taxation eli patented
mines.
6-To amend Sec. 7, Art. II. Provid-
ing for the payment Of one-half Of the
proceeds VI pol, taxes to the school iund
OF the county where collected, instead OF
to The State as now.
3l-ro amend SEE. :. Art. V Il to
abolish several State officers. Ii strikes
out Secretary OF State and Surveyor .icn-
eral, and makes the Attorney General
| ex-oficio Secretary OF State al no il al
ready ex-officio Clerk OF the Supreme
Court) and the Controller ex-oficio Sur
veyor General and Land Register.
32--To amend Sec. 20, Art V. Refers
solely TO the ex-otficio duties OF the At
torney General rs Secretary Of State.
$40 amend Sec. 81, Arr. V. Omits
Secretary OF State and includss Treasurer
az q meuiter OF the Board OF State Pris-
On Commissioners.
2S-To amend Sec. l6, Art. V. Re-
lates to another ex-otficio duty Of Attor-
ney General as Secretary Of STATE.
26-To amend Sec. 35, Art. 1T. Is the
same a. the last.
5l--To amend Sec. II, Art. XIV. Sim
ply declares where the Attorney General
as Secretary of State, and Controller as
Surveyor General and Land Register
shall keep their offices.
26-To amend Sec. 4, At. v. Pro-
vides for the meeting Of tie Contrasting
Board OF election returns at the Attor-
ney Generals Office, az ex-otficio Secre-
tary Of State.
3g-To amend Sec. 3, Art. XII Re-
lates to irrigation measures, and pro-
vides for municipalities issuing bonds
and becoming stockholders in irrigation
companies, and for tho Investment OF
school monies in irrigation companies
bonds.
ito amend Sec. 2, Art. vi. Ta in.
tended 10 reorganize the Sn,rerne Court
og the State by dispensing with tie two
Assoriate Justices and having selected
District Judges, With the Chief Jnctice,
constitute the Court.
27-To amend Sec. IA. Art.v.
N-To amend Sec. d, Art. v.
;6-To amend Sec. 3, Art. VI.
45-To amend Soc, 3. Art. VI.
43--fo amend Sec. II, Art. II.
47-To amend Sec. "A. Art. vi.
The last SIX all relate 10 necessary