Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1916-11-04
PR.P0Stn CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
State Of Nevada.

county %! Mineral
/, !. IL. White, tbs duly elected qualified
mud acting County Clerk OF he county OF
Mineral, state OF Nevada, do hereby GER
'ify that the following amendments 10
the constitution Of tne state of Nevada
have been certified to me by George brod-
igan, Secretary of State for the State of
Nevada, as having been proposed and
pa sed ut the 26th session OF TIE legisla-
lure Of the State Of Nevada, ut its session
ln l3l3. ana agfseu IL and passed. at the
9th session OF the legislature of the State
OF keyada at its session in 1915, and as row
heing subject 10 ratification by the peo-
pin Nv the goneral election To M held on
TUESDAY. tho It'll aly Of November. 1916:
PROPOSED INSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
No. /.
No. l7.-Assembly Joint and Concurrent
X solution. r0lHtlve To amending section
three of article eleven of the Constitu-
tion OF the State Of Nevada. Permitting
Investment Of PERMANENT school fund in
bonds Of Nevada COUNTIES or farm loans
Proposed and Dassed at the 26th session
OF the Legislature. Marsh 70, 1918. statutes
of l9l3, pnge 59l. agreed to and passed ut
the twenty-seventh sessiun OF the Legis-
lltuse. February 4, 1918. Statutes # 1918,
page 5l3. aid subject to ratification by the
people mt the general election Of 1916
Resolved by The Assembly, the Senate
That section three Of article
elev of the constitution of the State Of
Nevada he amended to read as follows:
Section .. All lands. including the six
teenih and thlrty-sixth sections In any
township donated for the benefit of public
schools in the act of the Thirty-eight nth
Congress To enable the people Of Nev.ula
Territory to form State government tho
thirty thousand acres of public lands
granted by an act Of Congress. approved
July second y. ID. eighteen hundred and
slxty-two, for each Senator and Repre-
In Congress. and all proceeds OF
lands TINT nave been or may hereafter be
granted or appropriated by the United
States TO this state, AMI also the Hive hum
bred Thousand acres of land x antcd TO
the new states under the net of Congress
the proceeds vt the public |
lands among the several states of the
Union. approved \. ID. eighteen hundred |
and foriy-one: provided, that Congress |
VI e-ion To be made for the purpose herein |
all estates that may escheat to |
the state; all Of such per centum NJ may |
be granted by Congress on the sale of |
nnds; all fines collected under the penal |
avs Of the state JAIL property given or be-
poses. and all proceeds derived from any
,r all Of said sources, shall be and the
same are hereby solemnly pledged for ed
lcational purposes and shall not be trans
erred Ia any other funds for other USES;
md the interest thereon shall from tune
% time be appor Toned among the several
counties rs the legislature shall provide
oy law and the legislature shall provide
or the sale of floating land warrants to
over the aforesaid lands and for the
Investment of all proceeds derived from
my of the above mentioned sources, in
United States bonds. or tho bonds OF
his State, or the bonds of other
states Of the Union or the bonds Of any
county in the State Of Nevada; or in loans
It n rate of interest of not ss than six
,er cent per annunl, secured by mortgaGa
N agricultural lands In this state of not
ess than THREE times the value of the IA
mount loaned. exclusive of perishablc inn
of unexceptional title and free
rom piI encnmbrances, said loans to be
inucr slIch further restrictions and reg
ihtions W. may DE provided by law; pro-
'ided, that The interest only Of the afore-
aid prorecJS shall he used for education
i PURPOSES aad any surplus interest
hall be ndaed 70 the principal sum; and
provided further. that any such portion
4 said interest as may be necessary
nay be apprppriat d for the support of
he state univ ersity.
'nofoslD CONSTITUTIONS, AMESpNIENr
No. =
No. Senate Concurrent Resolution.
elative 10 amending section thrap of ar
icle nine of the Constitution of the State I
I Nevada. lAllowing increase of bonded
ldehte9gess Of state from s30o0e0 to i
W EeRt II assessed valuation of statcl 4
lProposssa,J1 an passed at the Twenty
18TH Session " the Legislature, March
!. 1919, Statutes of 1913, page 5s5, agreed
} lnd passed at TIE rwenty-S"venth
sssii9n of the Legistatgss, February 8, a
Dis, Statues OF 1915. page 5l6, and sub a
yet to ratification by the people at the :
slneral election of 1916.
Resolved by the Senate, the tss4ep1mbly ,