Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-09-10

LII oLOhLOA VI
Approved March IS, 1891.
The People of the State OF Nevads' rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act ss follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
for public officers within this State shall
bs printed and distributed al public ex-
pense, a. hereinafter provided. The
printing Of general tickets aud cards o.
Instruction for the electors Of each county,
and the delivery Of the same 10 the cleo
ton o~ficsrs, as provided for in this Act
shall be . county charge, the payment of
which shall be provided for in the same
manner a. the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case Of separate elections
for CITY, town or district officers, the print
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards OF
ins,ru otion shall be charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets and
cards are to be used, the payment Oi
which shall be provided for in the same
manner as the payment OF other ciiy'
county or district expenses.
SEc, q. Any convention. IS hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose of mAklns
uomiu.tions for public office, and ale o
electors 10 the number hereinafter speei-
fed, may nominate candidates for public
Offices, 10 be flled By election within The
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Aet is 81 OF organized sssemblsge o!
delegates representing . political party,
which, 81 the last election. before the
holding Of such convention, polled a.
least three per cent of the entire vote csst
in the State, county, district or other polit
ical division, for which the nomination is
made.
SEC. s. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified s. follows:
The certificate Of nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the name o.
eseh person nominated, his residence and
ofsce for which be Is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. Il shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary o.
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an officer
authorized 10 administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true TO the best OF their knowledge aud
belief, and 9 certificate Of the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by a
. onvention in the manner following: A
. srtifcste Of nomination containing the
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with the other information required to be
given in the certificate provided for 10 Sec
ton three Of this Act, shall be signed By
electors residing within the district OF
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
signed 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
bsst Of his knowledge and belief, and q GER
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such csrtifca.e OF nomination shall have
the sam effect a. a certificate Of nomina-
ton made by q party convention.
SEC. s. 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-
fcates OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public off oes shall be filed with tbs
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are to be voted for, aud whore
a district embraces more than one county,
slch certificates shall be filed with tbs
Clerk OF each OF said counties.
SEC. g.. 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 provision Of Section 4 Of this Act.
more than one nominee for each Office to
be filed. and no person who has voted 10
o convention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against q candidate for any Office,
shall join in nominating. in any tanner,
any other nominee for shat office. and no
person shall accept Q nomination TO more
than one Office.
SEC. z. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired 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
Is made under the provisions Of section
four Of this Act. Should . vacancy occur
from any cause in the list OF nominees for
any office. such vacancy may be filled al any
time before the day OF election by the con
v~ention, or by q committee TO which tbs
convention has delegated the power to
fill vacancies, or by petitions, as provided
in section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary of the convention, or
of such committee. or such petitioners
shall make and file with the proper officer
a certificate. setting forth the name OF the
person nominsted to fill such vacancy. the
Office for which lac is nominated. the nam6
of the person for whom the new ominee Il
is to be su~bstituted, and such further infor
nation as is required to be given in au
original certificate of nomination. When
such certificate is filed, the officer will
whom il IL filed shall substitute the name oil
the person therein for the original nomi
nee. by printing, IL practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF he person thus substi'
tused.
SEC. 8. Not less than twenty-five days
before an election TO fill 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 be ia nomin'
ated, as specified in the certificate oil
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 0. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or OF.
fees. the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
or filed with him. Said nominations shall
be published in q newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper ID
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting q copy OF the
ballot In 3 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. al least W publications
By such newspapers shall be required. 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-
tion 10 10 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.