Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-22

1901, 1909, 1906 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907,
1908, 1903, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1857, 1858,
AND 1869 OF THE POLITICAL CODE, AND
TO ADD -FOUR NEW SECTIONS THERETO,
TO BE NUMBERED 1918, 1914, 1916, and
1916, ALL IN RELATION TO THE CON-
DUCT OF ELECTIONS IN THIS STATE.
The People of the State of California,
represented in Senate and Assembly
do enact as follows:
sEcrIoN l. Section 11s5 Of the Political Code
is horeby amended to read as follows:
SEQ. 1185. All ballots cast in elections for pub
lie o1cers within this State shall be printed and
distri at public expense as hereinafter pro.
cards of instruction to electors of each county,
and the delivery of the same to the election
officers, shall be connty charge, the payment
of which shall be provided for in the same man
ner as the payment of other county expenses:
and the printing and delivering of "municipnl
tickets" and also in case of separate elections
for city, city and county, or town Officers, the
printing and delivering of cards of instruction
shall be charge upon the respective city, city
and county or town in which such "municipsl
tickets' and cards of instruction are to be used,
the payment of which shall be provided for in
the same manner as the payment of other city,
city and county or town expenses.
SEC. 2. Section 1885 of the Political Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1856. Any convention, as hereinafter de-
fined, held tor the purpose, OF making nomina-
tons for public office, and also electors, to the
number hereinafter specified, may nominate
candidates for public Offices to be filed by cleo
ton within tho State. A convention, within
the meaning of this act, is an organized assem-
blage of delegates representing political party
which, at the last election before the holding OF
such convention, polled at least per cent. OF
the entire vote Of the State, county, district or
other political division for which the norAina-
ton Is made; provided, that in any county,
township, city or district wherein no general
election shall have been held after its organize
ton, convention of any party polling at least
per cent. of the votes cast In the precincts
composing such county, township, city or dis
trict shall have the same power. and its nomina-
tions the same effect as though such county,
township, city or district had been organized
before the next preceding general election.
Sec. 8. Section 1887 of the Political Code is
hereby amended to read rs follows:
Sec 1887 All nominations made by any such
convention shall be certified as follows: The
certificate of nomination, which must be in
writing, shall contain the name Of each person
nominated, his residence and the Office for
which he is nominated, and shall designate the
party or principle which such convention rep
resents It shall be signed by the chairman and
their signatures their respective places of resi-
dence and make oath before an officer author
lied to administer the same, that the matter
stated in such certificate is true to the best OF
their knowledge and belief and certificate OF
the oath shall be annexed to the certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. Section 11ss of the Political Code ia
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1lS8: A candidate for public Office may be
nominated otherwise than by q convention in
tion containing the name Of the candidate to be
nominated, with the other information required
to be given in the certificates provided for In
torn residing thin the district or political i-
vision for which candidates are to be presented,
equal In number to at least per cent Of the
the state district political division for which
the nomination Is TO be made; provided, that
1000 signatures shall be sufficient for the lomi-
nation OF q candidate Tor eny Office in the State.
Said signatures need not all be appended to one
paper, but each signer shall add to his signature
his place of residence, giving the street and
number, when he resides in a city. One of the
slgners of each such certificate shall swear that
the statements therein made are true to the best
Of his knowledge and belief, and certificate of
such oath shall be annexed. Such a certificate,
when made as above prescribed, shall have the
same effect as &. certificate of nomination made
by party convention.
SEC s. Section 1889 of the Political Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1889. Certificates of nomination shall be
filed with the Secretary of State for the nomina-
ton OF candidates for Offices to be filled by the
electors of the entire State, or for members of
the State Boerd OF Equalizati0n, State Board of
Railroad Commissioners, Or House OF Represen-
tstives. Certificates denomination shall Be filed
body of any incorporated city OF town for the
nomination of any candidate for an Office under
the government of any city or town, to be filed
other nominations to public offices, certificates
OF nomination shall be fled with the Clerks of
the respective counties wherein the offices are
trict or political division embraces more than
one county, such certificate must be fled with
the Clerk OF the county in which the candidate
specified in the certificate of nomination shall
be certified by said County Clerk to the County
Clerks Of the other counties within the district
or political division, not less than fifteen days be-
fore the day of election.
SEC. 6. Section 1190 of the Political Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1l9O. No certificate of nomination shall
contain the name OF more than one candidate
for each Office to be filed No person shall join
in nominating, under the provisions of this code
more than one noninee for each Office to be
filled, and no person who has voted in conven-
ton for or against candidate for any Office
shall join in nominating, in any manner, any
other nominee for that office, and no person
office.
SEC Z. Section 1191 of the Political Code ia
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1l91. The Secretary of State shall preserve
tfcates of nomination filed therein under the
provisions of this code, and each County Clerk
shall preserve in his Office for like period all
the provisions of this code, and each Clerk or
Secretary of the legislative body of any incor-
porated city or town shall for like period pre-
serve in his office all certificates of nomination
fled therein under the provisions of this code.
SEC. s. Section 1892 of tho Political Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1192. Certificate of nomination required
to be filed with the Secretary of State shall be
fled not more than sixty days and not less than
forty days before the day fixed by law for the
election of the persons in nomination when the
nomination is made by convention, and not
more than sixty days and not less than thirty
days before the day. of election when the nomi-
nation is made by electors as provided in Section
1188 OF this code. Certificates of nomination re-
quired to be filed with the County Clerks, or
with the Clerk Or Secretary Of the legislative
than fifty nor not less than thirty days before
the day of election, when the nomination is
made by convention, and not more than fifty
days nor less than twenty days before the day OF
election when the nomination is made by elect
ors Should 2 vacancy In the list Of nominees
filed BY the convention, If IL has delegated to
committee the power to fill vacancies,
such committee may, upon the occurring of such
vacancy, proceed to fill the same; provided,
that no nomination shall be made or certified
at period +Sa before the day Of election
days provided for fling certificates
Of nomination made under this code. The
chairman and secretary of the convention, or of
such committee shall thereupon make and file
the cause Of the vacancy, the name Of the per-
son nominated, the Office for which he nom
mated, the name of the person for whom the
new nominee is to be substituted, the fact that
the committee was authorized to fill vacancies,
and such further information az Is required to
be given in an original certificate of nomina-
tion. When q certificate to fill any vacancy
shall be filed with the Secretary of State, he shall