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1 online resource (xix, 199 pages) |
| Series |
The Oxford commentaries on the state constitutions of the United States |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Series Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: The History of the Nevada Constitution; Before Statehood; Nevada Territory; The Failed 1863 Constitution; Nevada's Constitution; Conclusion; PART TWO: The Nevada Constitution and Commentary; Preliminary Action; Ordinance; Preamble; Article 1: Declaration of Rights; Section 1. Inalienable Rights; Section 2. Purpose of Government; Paramount Allegiance to United States; Section 3. Trial by Jury; Waiver in Civil Cases; Section 4. Liberty of Conscience; Section 5. Suspension of Habeas Corpus |
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Section 6. Excessive Bails and Fines Cruel or Unusual Punishments; Detention of Witnesses; Section 7. Bail and Exceptions; Section 8. Rights of the Accused; Eminent Domain; Section 9. Liberty of Speech and the Press; Section 10. Right to Assemble and to Petition; Section 11. Right to Keep and Bear Arms; Civil Supremacy; Section 12. Quartering of Soldiers in Homes; Section 13. Representation Apportioned according to Population; Section 14. Exemption of Property from Execution; Imprisonment for Debt; Section 15. Bill of Attainder; Ex post facto Law; Contracts |
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Section 16. Rights of ForeignersSection 17. Slavery and Involuntary Servitude Prohibited; Section 18. Unreasonable Search and Seizure; Section 19. Treason; Section 20. Rights Retained by People; Article 2: Right of Suffrage; Section 1. Right to Vote; Qualifications of Electors; Section 2. When Residence Not Gained or Lost; Section 3. Armed Forces Personnel; Section 4. Privilege of Qualified Electors; Section 5. Voting by Ballot and by Legislature; Section 6. Registration of Electors; Section 7. Poll Tax; Section 8. Qualifications of Voters on Constitution |
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Section 9. Recall of Public OfficersArticle 3: Distribution of Powers; Section 1. Separation of Powers; Article 4: Legislative Department; Section 1. Legislative Power Vested; Section 2. Biennial Sessions of Legislature; Section 3. Members of Assembly: Election and Term; Section 4. Senators: Election and Term; Section 5. Number of Senators and Assemblymen; Section 6. Power of Each House to Judge Qualifications of Members, Choose Officers, Set Rules and Expel; Section 7. Punishment of Nonmember; Section 8. Ineligibility for Office; Section 9. Federal Officers Ineligible for State Office |
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ExceptionSection 10. Disqualification for Embezzling and Bribery; Section 11. Privilege of Members; Section 12. Vacancy; Section 13. Quorum; Compelling Attendance; Section 14. Journal; Section 15. Open Sessions; Section 16. Origination of Bills in Either House; Section 17. Act to Embrace One Subject Only; Section 18. Reading of Bill; Vote on Final Passage; Majority Necessary; Signatures; Consent Calendar; Section 19. Manner of Drawing Money from Treasury; Section 20. Certain Local and Special Laws Prohibited; Section 21. General Laws to Have Uniform Application |
| Summary |
The Constitution of the state of Nevada is one of the oldest and most durable founding documents of its kind in the West. Unlike other states in the region, Nevada's code constitution, written in 1864 remains intact, though it has been amended more than 100 times. Though the state has developed from a mining-oriented society to one dominated by gambling and tourism, the 1864 Constitution, with its amendments, is regarded as one of the most adaptable social contracts of its kind. The Nevada State Constitution is the first reference guide to provide in-depth analysis of the state's constitutiona |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-182) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Constitutions -- Nevada
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Constitutional law -- Nevada
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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Constitutional law
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Constitutions
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Nevada
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nevada.
Constitution.
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| ISBN |
0199877890 |
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9780199877898 |
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1306267684 |
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9781306267687 |
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