Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-03-19

THE Of The LII
Approved March 10, 1891.
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act ss follows:
SECTION /. All ballots cast in election
for public officers within this State shal
be printed and distributed at public ex
pense, as hereinafter provided. Thl
printing OF general tickets and cards o
Instruction for the electors OF each county
aud the delivery OF the same to the cleo
tion officers. as provided for in this Act
shall be q county charge, the payment o
which shall be provided for In the sam
manner 90 the payment OF other county
expenses aud in case OF separate election
for city, town or district officers, the print
ing and delivery Of tickets aud cards o
instruction shall be charged upon the city
town or district in which said tickets AM
cards are 10 be used, the payment Of
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the payment OF otner CITY
county or district expenses.
SEC. 2. Any convention, as hereinaitsI
defined. held for the purpose OF makins
nominations for public office, ana aIso
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci'
fed. may nominate candidates for public
Offices. 10 be filed by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Act is an organized assemblsge OF
delegates representing q political party
witch, at the last election, before the
Kidding OF such convention, polled o.
Ieast three Der cent Of the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other polit-
iosI division, for which the nomination Is
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made BY sush
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
Office for which he Is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
suoh convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
deuce, and make oath before an officer
authorized to administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the best Of their knowledge and
belief, and q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed TO said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated other wise than by n
OOuNtutAOu 4 y A Il
Certificate OF nomination containing the
name OF the candidate 10 be nominated,
with the other information required 10 be
given in the certificate provided for in Sec
tion three OF this Act, shall be signed BY
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
TO be presented, equal in number to at
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
at the last preceding election in the State, |
district or political division for which the
nomination is TO be made; provided, that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
sign ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended to one paper, but
each signer shall add to his signature his
place of residence. One Of the signers OF
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
best Of his knowledge and belief, anda GER
tidcate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Ssch certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate of nomina-
ton made by a party convention.
SEC. 5. Certificates OF nomination of
candidates for offices to be voted for by
the electors OF the entire State, shall be
filed with the Secretary OF State. Oerti-
icates Of nomination of candidates for all
other public offices shall be filed with the
OtDA No VI n opO1tAfC 0OaltASb WaOhOAh
the officers are to be voted for, aud whore
o district embraces more shan one county,
sloh certificates shall be filed with the
Clerk Of each Of said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than one
candidate for each Office to be filled. No
person shall join in nominating. under
the provision OF Section 4 Of this Act.
more than one nominee for each Office to
be filled, and no person who has voted in
a convention, either in person or by proxy.
for or against q candidate for any Office,
shall Join In nominating. in any manner
any other nominee for that Office, and no
person shall accept q nomination to more
than one Office.
SECT Certificates OF nomination re-
quirsd to be filed with the Secretary Of
State shall not be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination is
made by Q convention, and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day Of election when the nomination
10 made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. Should 9 vacancy occur
from any cause in the list Of nominees for
any office, such vacancy may be filled at any
time before the day Of election by the con-
vention, or by q committee IL which the
convention has delegated the power to
I'LL vacancies. or by petitions, as provided
In section four Of this Act. The Chair
man aud Secretary Of the convention, or
OF such committee, or such petitioners
shall make and file with the proper officer
q certificate, setting forth the name OF the
person nominated to fill such vacancy, the
office for which he Is nomiRated, the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee IL
IL TO be substituted, and such further infor-
nation "a Is required to be given in an
original certificate Of nomination. When
suoh certificate Is filed, the officer with
whom it Is filed shall substitute the name OF
the person therein for the original nomi.
nee. by printing, IL practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEC. 8. Not less than twenty.fv five days
before an election TO ill any public Office
the Secretary Of State shall certify TO the
County Clerk OF each county within the
State the name OF each person, and the
name Of the Office for which he il nomin
ated, as specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 0. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public office or Of
foes, the County Clerk shall cause 10 be
published ell the nominations certified to
or filed With him. Said nominations shall
be published in q newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper is
printed within the county, the publication
shall be made by posting q copy Of the
ballot in q public place in each election
precinct within the county. one Of which
copies shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
ing In newspapers. at least two publications
by such newspapers shall be reqSired, one
OF which shall appear in the last regular
issue OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When a proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
ton Is to be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary Of State shall certify the
same to the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same as
provided for in section Q Of this Act.
SEC. IL. II shall be the duty Of the
Comfy Clerk In Drovida nrintad halIota