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of Nebraska, for adoption or rejection, at an election to be held on the second Tuesday of October, 1875, and there shall be separately submitted at the same time, for adoption or rejection, the independent article relating to "Seat of Government" and the independent article, "allowing electors to express their preference for United States Senator."

SEC. 8. At said election the qualified electors shall vote at the us places of voting, and the said election shall be conducted and the return thereof made according to the laws now in force regulating general election except as herein otherwise provided.

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SEC. 9. The Secretary of State shall, at least twenty days before s election, cause to be delivered to the county clerk of each county, blank para books, tally lists, and forms of returns, and twice as many of properly p pared printed ballots for the said election as there are voters in such countr the expense whereof shall be audited and paid as other public printing order by the secretary is by law required to be audited and paid; and the seven county clerks shall, at least five days before said election, cause to be m tributed to the judges of election in each election precinct in their respecti counties, said blank poll books, tally lists, forms of return, and tickets. SEC. 10. At the said election the ballots shall be of the following form For the New Constitution.

Against the New Constitution.

For the article relating to "Seat of Government."

Against article relating to "Seat of Government."

For the article "Allowing electors to express their preference for Uni States Senator."

Against the article "allowing electors to express their preference United States Senator."

SEC. 11. The returns of the whole vote cast, and of the votes for adotion or rejection of this Constitution, and for or against the articles spectively submitted, shall be made by the several county clerks to secretary of state, within fourteen days after the election, and the retu of said votes shall, within three days thereafter, be examined and canvas by the president of this Convention, the Secretary of State, and the gover or any two of them, and proclamation shall be made forthwith, by the ernor or the president of this convention, of the result of the canvass.

SEC. 12. If it shall appear that a majority of the votes polled are the "New Constitution" then so much of this new constitution as was separately submitted to be voted on by articles shall be the supreme Law the State of Nebraska on and after the first day of November A. D. 18 But if it shall appear that a majority of the votes polled were "Against New Constitution" the whole thereof, including the articles separately mitted, shall be null and void. If the votes "For the New Constitution" adopt the same and it shall appear that the majority of the votes polled "For the Article relating to Seat of Government," said article shall be a of the Constitution of this state. If the votes "For the New Constitution shall adopt the same and it shall appear that a majority of the votes poll are "For the article Allowing electors to express their preference for Unite States Senator" said article shall be a part of the Constitution of this Stat

SEC. 13. The general election of this state shall be held on the Tuesda succeeding the first Monday of November in the year 1914 and every two yea thereafter. All state, district, county, precinct and township officers, by th constitution or laws made elective by the people, except school district officen and municipal officers in cities, villages and towns, shall be elected at a ge eral election to be held as aforesaid. Judges of the supreme, district a county courts, all elective county and precinct officers, and all other electiv officers, the time for the election of whom is not herein otherwise provide for, and which are not included in the above exception, shall be elected the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in November, 1913, and thereafte at the general election next preceding the time of the termination of thes

pective term of office. Provided, That no office shall be vacated thereby, the incumbent thereof shall hold over until his successor is duly elected ■ qualified.21

SEC. 14. The terms of office of all State and County officers, of judges of supreme, district and county courts, and regents of the University, shall in on the first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January next sucding their election, the present state and county officers, members of the islature, and regents of the University, shall continue in office until their ressors shall be elected and qualified.

SEC. 15. The supreme, district and County Courts established by this stitution shall be the successors respectively of the supreme Court, the trict courts and the probate courts, having jurisdiction under the existing stitution.

SEC. 16. The supreme, district and probate courts now in existence shall tinue, and the judges thereof shall exercise the power and retain their sent jurisdiction until the Courts provided for by the Constitution shall organized.

SEC. 17. All cases, matters and proceedings, pending undetermined in several Courts, and all records, judgments, orders and decrees remaining rein are hereby transferred to and shall be proceeded in and enforced in i by the successors thereof respectively.

SEC. 18. If this Constitution be adopted, the existing constitution shall se in all its provisions on the first day of November A. D. 1875.

SEC. 19. The provisions of this constitution required to be executed prior the adoption or rejection thereof shall take effect and be in force immetely.

SEC. 20. The legislature shall pass all laws, necessary to carry into effect provisions of this constitution.

SEC. 21. On the taking effect of this constitution all state officers hereby tinued in office shall before proceeding, in the further discharge of their les, take an oath or affirmation to support this constitution. SEC. 22.

The regents, of the University shall be elected at the first genelection under this constitution, and be classified by lot so that two Il hold their offices for the term of two years, two for the term of four rs, and two for the term of six years.

SEC. 23. The present executive State officers shall continue in office until executive State officers provided for in this constitution shall be elected I qualified.

SEC. 24. The returns of the whole vote cast for the judges of the supreme I district Courts, district attorneys and regents of the University, under first general election, shall be made by the several county clerks to the retary of State within fourteen days after the election; and the returns the said votes shall within three days thereafter be examined and canssed by the governor, secretary of state and the president of this convena. or any two of them, and the certificates of election shall forthwith be ned by the Secretary of State to the persons found to be elected.

SEC. 25. The auditor shall draw the warrants of the state quarterly for payment of the salaries of all officers under this Constitution, whose comasation is not otherwise provided for, which shall be paid out of any funds t otherwise appropriated.

SEC. 26. Until otherwise provided by law, the judges of district courts all fix the time of holding courts in their respective districts.

SEC. 27. The members of the first legislature under this constitution all be elected in the year 1876.

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SEC. 28. This constitution shall be enrolled and deposited in the Office the Secretary of State, and printed copies thereof shall be prefixed to the oks containing the laws of the state, and all future editions thereof.

Amendment proposed by the legislature of 1911 and ratified at the election of Wember 5, 1912.

ARTICLE XVII.

PROHIBITION.

SECTION 1. On and after May 1, 1917, the manufacture, the sale, the keeping for sale or barter, the sale or barter under any pretext of malt spirituous, vinous or other intoxicating liquors, are forever prohibited in this state, except for medicinal, scientific, or mechanical, or sacramental pur poses.22

PROPOSITIONS SEPARATELY SUBMITTED.

ALLOWING ELECTORS TO EXPRESS THEIR PREFERENCE FOR UNITED STATES SENATO

[ELECTION.] The legislature may provide that, at the general electio immediately preceding the expiration of the term of a United States Senato from this State, the electors may by ballot express their preference for som person for the office of United States Senator. The votes cast for such ca didates shall be canvassed and returned in the same manner as for stal officers.

SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.

[RELOCATION.] The seat of government of the State shall not be remove or relocated without the assent of a majority of the electors of the stat voting thereupon, at a general election or elections, under such rules an regulations as to the number of elections and manner of voting and plac to be voted for, as may be prescribed by law. Provided the question of moval may be submitted at such other general elections as may be provid by law.

Done in Convention at the Capital in the city of Lincoln on the twelf day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sevent five. and of the independence of the United States of America the nine ninth.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names.

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I, Charles W. Pool, Secretary of State of the State of Nebraska, do here certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Constitution of State of Nebraska, with all amendments thereto, the original having be adopted at the general election held on the second Tuesday of October, 187 according to the records of this Department.

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the Gre Seal of the State of Nebraska. Done at Lincoln, this 15th day of April in th year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifteen, and of the Ind pendence of the United States the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth and of th State the Forty-ninth.

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CHARLES W. POOL,
Secretary of State.

AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE III, SECTION 4, AS ADOPTED IN 1886.

SEC. 4. The term of office of members of the legislature shall be two years and they shall each receive pay at the rate of five dollars per day during the sitting, and ten cents for every mile they shall travel in going to and returning from the place of meeting of the legislature, on the most usual route; Provide

Article XVII is a new article; it was proposed by the initiative and was ratified at the election of November 7, 1916.

wever, That they shall not receive pay for more than sixty days at any one ting, nor more than one hundred days during their term.

That neither members of the legislature nor employees shall receive any pay perquisites other than their salary and mileage. Each session, except spesessions, shall be not less than sixty days. After the expiration of forty ys of the session no bills nor joint resolutions of the nature of bills shall introduced, unless the governor shall by special message call the attention the legislature to the necessity of passing a law on the subject matter braced in the message, and the introduction of bills shall be restricted thereto.

CONSTITUTION OF NEVADA—1864.*

PRELIMINARY ACTION.

1. Whereas, The Act of Congress approved March twenty-first, A. D eighteen hundred and sixty-four, "To enable the people of the Territory of Nevada to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the Union on an equal footing with the original states,***** requires that the members of the convention for framing said constitution shall, after organization, on behalf of the people of said territory, adopt the constitution of the United States; therefore be it

2. Resolved. That the members of this convention, elected by the authority of the aforesaid enabling act of Congress, as assembled in Carson City, the capital of said Territory of Nevada, and immediately subsequent to its organ zation, do adopt, on behalf of the people of said territory, the constitution the United States.

ORDINANCE.

3. In obedience to the requirements of an act of the Congress of the United States, approved March twenty-first, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-four y to enable the people of Nevada to form a constitution and state governmen this convention. elected and convened in obedience to said enabling act, ordain as follows, and this ordinance shall be irrevocable, without the cons of the United States and the people of the State of Nevada:

First-That there shall be in this state neither slavery nor involuntar servitude, otherwise than in the punishment for crimes, whereof the party sha have been duly convicted.

Second-That perfect toleration of religious sentiment shall be secured and no inhabitant of said state shall ever be molested, in person or property on account of his or her mode of religious worship.

Third-That the people inhabiting said territory do agree, and declar that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated public lane lying within said territory, and that the same shall be and remain at the s and entire disposition of the United States; and that lands belonging to cith zens of the United States, residing without the said state, shall never be taxed higher than the land belonging to residents thereof; and that no taxes shali be imposed by said state on lands or property therein belonging to, or wha may hereafter be purchased by, the United States.

PREAMBLE.

4. We, the people of the State of Nevada, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, in order to secure its blessings, insure domestic tranquility, and form a more perfect government, do establish this

CONSTITUTION.

ARTICLE I.

DECLARATION OF RIGHTS.

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SECTION 1. All men are, by nature, free and equal, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty; acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtain ing safety and happiness.

SEC. 2. All political power is inherent in the people. Government is insti tuted for the protection, security and benefit of the people; and they have the

*The constitution of Nevada was drafted by a convention which assembled at Carson City on July 4, and adjourned on July 28, 1864. It was ratified by a vote of 10,375 to 1,284, lacking one county. The constitution was submitted as a whole and no proposition was submitted separately, and it became effective on October 31, 1864.

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