The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-11-03
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 81. 1894.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

A correspondent of the Reno Jour
nal writes al follows: A. the propos.
ed amendments TO the constitution
are IF some int rest will, briefly ar
possible tell the people what they
mean without comments To do this
| will take the proposition in The orders
IN which they are published in the
pamphlet lately issued by the State
printar.
21-Tc amend Sec. /, Art. III, 81 that
\ person must he u citizen vi the
United States six months before he
can he n voter in Nevada, and disqual-
ities all persons from exercising the
elective frachis- or holding offices "who
has been or may be convicted of sell
ing his vote, or 81 purchasing the
vote Of another" and any person who,
after arriving ut the wye Of eighteen
years, shall have voluntarily borne
arms against the United States
Leaving out all questions OF amnesty
AS now embraced in the Constitution,
29-To amend Sec. II, Art, v. Re-
peals, in effect, the section thereof
mbolisliing the Office of L%ituienan.
Governor,
% TO amend Sec. 6, Art. ". l.
in connection with The last, and
merely relates to changing "Lieuten-
ant" Governor Il the president OF
the Senate"
24-To amend Sec. SO, Art. w. Il
in connection with the last, aud ALEC
proposes to reduce the pay oil Legis-
la,ors for stationery from u maximum
Of $50 to- x20.
30-1uiamend Sec. Is, Art. V. II
also TO change HE name vi the pre-
siding officer of the Senate from Lieu
tenant Governor to President of ;he
Senate.
35-To amend Sec. l, Art. VII. L.
identically the suuie as the last,
51-ro amend Art. XVIII. Ii to
add an educational test TO the qualiti.
cations o.: u voter by providing that
he must be able to read aloud tin.
Constitution Of the United States and
Of this State.
do amend Sec. 4, Art. X. IL to
provide fer the taxation ef patented
mines.
so amend Sec. 7, Art. II. Provid-
ing for the payment Of one-half OF the
proceeds of poll taxes to the school fund
Of the county where collected, instead OF
to the State as now.
31-To amend Sec. 7. Art. V Is to
abolish several State officers. 1t strikes
out Secretary OF State and Surveyor zen,
eral. and makes the Attorney General
ex-nficio Secretary of State " no is al
ready ex-oficio Clerk of the Supreme
| Court) and the Controller ex-otiicio Sur
veyor General and Land Register.
$40 amend Sec. 20, Art V. Refers
solely to the ex-oficio duties OF the At
torney General as Secretary Of State.
34-To amend Sec. 81, Art. V. Omits
Secretary OF State and includes Treasurer
rs . member Of the Board Of State Pris-
on Commissioners.
2S-To amend Sec. 16, Art. v. Re-
lates to another ex-oficio duty of Attor-
ney General rs Secretary of State.
25-To amend Sec. IS, Art. IT. Is the
same as the last.
51-To amend Sec. IL, Art. XIV. Sim
| ply declares where the Attorney General
NJ Secretary of State, and Controller as
Surveyor General aud Land Register
shall keep their Offices.
26-To amend Sec. 4, At. v. Pro-
vides fer the meeting of the Canvassing
Board OF election returns at the Attor-
ney Generals office, ~ ex-otficio Secre-
tary OF State.
39-To amend Sec. 8, Art. XII Re-
latcs to irrigation measures, and pro-
vides for municipalities issuing bonds
and becoming stockholders in irrigation
companies, and for the investment o
school monies in irrigation companies
bonds.
44-To amend Sec. 2, Art. VI. r. in
tended TO reorganize the Supreme Conri
og the State by dispensing with the tuo
Associate Justices and having ~selpcte,
District Judges, with the Chief Juctice,
constitute the Court.
27-To amend Sec. IA. Art. ".
26-To amend Sec. A, Art. V.
$50 amend Sec. 3, Art. VI.
45-To amend Set. 3, Art. VI.
46-To amend Sec. II Art VI