Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-10-19

IL his youIn, 10 has iScErcd it BY
contact With tho wond end to-day
there is possibly not q man il Nevada
mosc fully posted upon tho topics of
tho day than no. What other qualiH-
cst;oas couli be dskei or desired in
i-Governor-oi Nevada ttrin aSc pos.
e,ssei b. NJ. Winters? An actual
| .sesiasnce OF mere than half his life
time; his entire interests coa;ered
thoroughly tested executive
! ability; q man Of the rcop.e; indO-
/ rcndencc OF cooperative or other
| moaled power; intelligence, sterling
integrity and general worth, ho will
/ mskc a',noiel Governor as nc has
made a Doicl citizen It does not
s-cn possible, and we will not b,licve
that the pcople OF tho State, at a time
.ataa tho services of Just such-a man
urSeo soraiy needed ut tho head OF
tho executive department OF tho
| eamGonYeaith, will reiec: him fora
IQeIaen uasaown.o outside Of his "
county: Il recent arrira! in the State,
lgl coming befoSo TIE peoplo only
with the Endorsement OF q maraser of
y railroad corporation WHO IS not
h!LEseita citizen OF the Usi;cd States.
ELECTION RETURNS BY MAIL.
We c Ill the ntlentioa o. our rc1dc5s
a2i the public generally to an a.: OF
Tho Legislature, approved March G,
1850, authorizing the transmission of
rbIiot:, poll books and tally lists b.
mail in ce.t1!a cases. Tho Ac: is rs
follows:
S=c.L. ~ oro7y clo"tioa ho7cai:c.
o.b5 held in this State, in precincts
which u!c, BY tho usually Travelled
FoIte, mo;o than fifty miles distant
from Tho county seat, End wherein
less than City voters shall BE- reg;s-
ts5od :or that election, the Inspectors
snail, bstoro they. adjourn, post con-
spicuomsIy at the polling place, q
bulletin, sigaol b. each Of them,
statiDS.tho nun5o! OF ballots cast for
csci caaaidat? ald 10. and against
each question which has been voted
.uPoa.
Sac. ?. They shall also, b~e:orothoy
adiauEn, sall the blilo.s in II strong
ea"eio?c, writing ac!oss the back
thereof the words "Blllo:s there give
-lhsnamsJP :ecincs,"and alsrsign their
nauts thereon. They shall then plac,
the e~agelopa Containing tho ballots,
toEcther with ono CT tho tally lists
and one OF tho poll books in n sealed
I package, tho weight Of which, in
Guiding tho wrapper or box, must 10
less than tho !iHit'of weight allowed
tfour PouAis, Ed. 10 ho transmitted
/ oy raail. Trey shall! then address the
i7HiHe - IL: Pepper eli :cT n. thec5ua
p sca., SITTING in " is!ag Oh the out
slio OF tAo package tho contents
t59sso:, AID deliver j: 10 one OF their
aamoar, Is bJchosoa b. lot, who shall
:tmtne!iately, without opening il OF
permitting it 10 beo?oned, deliver it
Eta tip nearest Pea.!naster and pay
the postage thc:so1, anl have the
pa-aIEo rvyis,srcI.
! aSSc.3. Tng I15pr.to: who delivers
tho package shall ba paid tho amount
.tozpsadel b$him in paying the post
age on the pIckasc, ard fifteen cents
i-pa." mic FOR goily tJaad iftooa coats
i~peSInilc 10. returning from tho post
-oIcs;in tho slm5 manner AMI oIt OF
tao sano fuIl AZ other cl3ction cx-
pen7ag a7o paid; provided, that no
spch miiclgs.aaI!i bopiil ual,5j the
total d.c.anco necoss1riIy Travelled in
i.sGns and rctaTning be EEoater than
two n,ilq5.
Sac. 4. II caJa5 where this Act
shall apply, tho ballots. shall, utter
they reach tho county scat. DO keptin
:sellod packages by tho proper officer,
instead OF in tho ballot boxos.
SEc.5. In precincts whore this Ac:
shall apply, tho ballot box mny re-
main in tho custody OF tho Inspectors
until ths next election, whon.it shall
be turned over 10 tho Inspectors Of
said election, and in such cases the
tally lists, poll books and other books
AMI papers may be sent in scaled
packages by registered mail to ono of
the Inspectors.
This statl!e will avs a considerable
expense 10 Exc county in transmit.
ting tho Election Returns from Ger
tain precincts TO the county seat.
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