Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-11-05

Approved March 10, lo'As
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
sct as follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cAst 10 elections
for pablo oficers within this State shall
be printed aud distributed st public e.
psnse. a. hereinafter provided. The
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
i~nstruction for the electors Of each county,
nnd the delivery OF the same TO the cleo
ton officers, Is 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 o officers, the print
ing and delivery Of tickets and cards oil
instruction shall be charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets Ano
cards are to be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
manner a. the payment Of other city
cJunty or district expenses.
sEc. q. Any convention, ~ hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public Office, and also
electors TO the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for public
Offices, 70 be dIled By ~election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
Of this Act il 40 organized Assem- blsge OF
DELEGATES representing . political party,
which, ct the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled 81
le.st thrse per cent Of the entire vote cast
10 the State, county, district or other polii
zeal division, for which the nomination II
made.
SEC. 3. All nominations made By such
convention shall be certified - follows:
The certificate Of nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, bis residence and
ofice for which he il nominated, and shall
design ate the party or principls which
sucn convention represents. Is shall b.
signed BIZ The Chairman and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall sdd to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence. and make oath before sn ohcer
authorized 10 administer the same, that
the matters stated in such csrtidoats are
true 20 the best OF their knowledge and
belief, and q certificate Of the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public ofics
mar be nominated wise than b. .
, o~nvsntion 10 the msnner folloEing: 4
, srsidcats Of nomination containing ihf
name Of the candidate to be nominated.
Win WIS Osucf q a ACtAAAN1 ~ -
given ia the certificate provided for 10 gee
tion three OF this Act, shall be signed b.
elscsors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
10 be presented, equal in number TO at
least three per cent Of the entire vote cas-,
q. the last preceding election in the State,
district or political division for which the
nomination Is to be made; provided, tina.
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signed By three voters. Said signature
need not sll be appended TO one paper, but
each signer shall add 10 bis signature his
place OF residence. One Of the signers OF
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to tbt
bss. Of his knowledse and belief. and 3 GER
tiicats of such oath shall be annexed.
Sach certificate Of nomination shall hsve
the sane effect a. Q certificate OF nomins
ton made by e party convention.
SzC. s.. Certificates Of nomination OF
candidates for offices 10 be voted for by
the electors Of the entire State, shall b.
filed with the Secretary OF State. Certi
hcAses of nomination Of candidates for all
other public Offices shall be filed with tn
Clerks Of the res pective counties wherein
the officers are to be voted for, aud where
a district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall bs filed with tn
Clerk Of each Of said counties.
SEC. s. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than one
candidate for each office to be filled. NJ
person shall join in nominating. unde
the provision Of Section 4 of this Act.
more than one nominee for each office to
be filed. 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 o nomination 10 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 il
made by . convention, and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day OF election when the nomination
Ia 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 at any
time before the day OF election by the con
v~ention. or by q committee to which the
convention has delegated the power TO
fill vacancies, or by petitions, as provided
In section our 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 nominated to fill such vacancy, the
Office for which he Is nominated. the name
of the person for whom the new nominee J.
is TO be substituted, and such further infor
nation as is required to be given In an
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate Is filed. the officer with
whom it is filed shall substitute the name OF
the person therein for the orr sinal nomi
nse. by printing, IL practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEC. s. Not less than twenty-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 lie nomin-
ated, a. specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 9. 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 g 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 9 public place in each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
copies shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication ia made by print
ing in newspapers, stleast " 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 proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques.
tioa 10 TO be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
same TO the several County Clerks.sn said
County Clerks shall publish the same as
provided for in section 9 OF this Act.
SIC. IL. II shall be the duty Of the