Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-10-24

Amend section 10 of Article VIII. of the
Constitution of the State of Nevada so as to
read as follows:
Section ten. No county, city, town, or
other municipal corporation shall become
stockholder In any joint stock company,
corporation or association whatever, or loan
its credit in aid of any such company, cor
poratiOn or association, except railroad cor
poratiOns, companies or ASSOCIATIONS; pro
vided, that nothing herein contained shall
prevent the formation OF water districts In
this State and the issuance of bonds o such
water districts in aid of water storage
and irrigation of the arid lands of
such districts; and, provided further, that
no such investment shall be made, no
credit loaned, nor bonds issued, unless au-
thorized by a petition of majority OF the
duly qualified electors representing more
than two thirds of the taxable property of
the county or district to be affected.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. SO (of
fifteenth SESSION. -Relative to amending the
Constitution of the State of Nevada.
That the Constitution of the state Of Nevada
be amended as follows:
Amend section of Article XI. of the
Constitution of the State of Nevada so as to
read as follows:
Section three. All lands including the
sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections, in every
township, donated for the benefit Of public
schools in the Act of the thirty Ell nth Con-
gress to enable the people of Nevada Terri
tory to form a State government, the thirty
thousand acres of public lands granted by
an Act of Congress, approved July second,
A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-two Tor
each Senator and Representative in Con-
gress, and all proceeds of land that have
been or may hereafter be granted or appro-
priated by the United States Oh this State,
and also the five hundI ed thousand acres of
land granted to the new States under the
Act OF Congress distributing the proceeds
of the public lands among the several States
| - ~. Union, up, rnuad A II eighteen hun
dred and TO ty-one: provided, that Congress
makes provision for or authorizes such di-
version to be made for the rpose herein
contained all estates that my escheat to
the State, of such percentuu as may be
granted by Cong ess on the sa es of lands,
al fines collected under the penal laws of
the state. all property given or bequeathed
to the State for educational purposes, and
all proceeds derived from any or all OF aid
sources shall be and the same are hereby
solemn pledged for educational purposes,
and sh IL not be transferred to any other
fund for other uses. and the interest thereon
shall, from time to time, be apportioned
among the several counties, as the Legisla-
ture may provide by law. and the Legisla-
ture shall provide for the sale of floating
land warrants to cover the aforesaid lands
and for the investm mt of all pro eeds de-
rived from any OF the above mentioned
sources in United States bonds, or bonds of
this State, or the bonds of other States of
the Union, or the bon of the counties or
municipalities of this State, or the bonds of
water districts of this State; provided, that
the interest only of the aforesaid proceeds
sha be used for educational purposes, and
any surplus inter. st shall be added to the
p incipaI sum: and prouided, further, that
such portions of said interest, as may be nee
essary, may be appropriated for the support
of the Stae University. The Legislature
shall never release the obligation of pay
ment of any loan or investment authorized
by this section.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. A. (of
fifteenth session -Relative to amending the
Constitution of the State of Nevada
Resolved bg the Senate, the assembly concurrino,
That the Constitution of the State of Nevada
be amended as follows:
Amend section IL of Article XIV. of the
c Institution of the State of Nevada so as to
read as follows:
Section twelve. The Governor, Attorney
General, State Treasurer, State Controller.
and Superintendent of Public Instruction
shall keep their respective offices at the seat
of government.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. A (of
fifteenth session -Relative to amending the !
Constitution of the State of Nevada.
h,,t n.
That the Constitution of the State of Nevada !
be amended as follows:
Amend section 2 of Article vi. of the Con-
stitution oftne State of Nevada so as to read |
as follows:
Section two. The Supreme Court shall !
consist of Chief Justice and the Judges of /
the District Court, or courts, as hereinafter
provided. The Chief Justice and one Dis |
tri' Judge shall constitute quorum At |
each term of court two or more District !
Judges, selected by the Chief Justice, shall |
sit with him during the trial of causes, but /
no District Judge shall sit at the trial of
cause tried by himself in The District Court.
The concurrence of majority of the men,
bers OF the court, sitting in any cause, shall
be necessary to render decision. The de-
cisions of the court shall be in writing, and
prepared by the Chief Justice, unless he dis
agree with the views of the majority of the
members of the court sitting in the cause,
in W ich case the majority of srch Judges
shall determine by lot which of their mum.
Der shall prepare the decision. and all de-
disions shall be signed by the Judges hear
ing the cause and concurring therein. The
Justices ofth Supreme Court in office at the
time of the ratification of this amendment
by the people shall continue in office and
have the same rights and privileges, and
perform the same duties, as are now pro-
vided by the Constitution and laws, until
he expiration of their respective terms,
and when the term of office OF any of
said Justices expires from any cause his
place shall be filled by selection by the
Chief Justice as above provided. The Dis
trict Judges shall not act as Justices of the