Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-07-23

THE SECRECY VI lhE DALAO~
Approved march, Is, issi.l
Tha peopIe OF the State OF Nevada. rep
resented In Senate and Assembly DO m
act o. follows:
srcrroxI 1. All ballots cast in elections
Cor ophlie officers within this State snail
be printed and distributed Of pubic sx-
pense. a. hereinafter provided. Inc
printing Of general tickets and CARDS OF
instruction for the electors OF escn eoanE'
ana the delivery Of the same 70 me elec-
tion officers. Is provided for II tnis Aes,
shall be Q county charge, the psymens o.
which shall be provided for In tne sane
manner - the payment OF otnef coen'y
expenses and ia case OF separate eisctions
Tor city. town or district officers, the print
ing ana delivery Of tickets and cards OF
fpstrucsion shall be charged upon she city,
,o.n or district, in which said tickets and
e.rds are 10 be used. the payment Of
which shall be provided for In the same
manner a. the payment Of other city,
counsy or district expenses.
Src q AM convention. a. hereinafter
defined, hsld for The purpose OF MAKING
nominations for public once. ana siso
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
ded. NAY nominate candidates Tor p1olie
Offices, 70 be filed By election within the
S.a,s- A Convention within the meaning
Of this Act il 81 organized sssem blsge OF
daleratss representing Q political party,
which. a. the lxst election. before the
holding Of such convention, pollsd 81
Ieast thrss per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the State, county, distrtcs or other polit-
ical division, for which the nomination Il
made.
SEc. 8. All nominations made By such
convention shall be certified ~ follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
be In writing, shall contain the name OF
esch person nominated, his residence and
ofice for which be 10 nominated, and b
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall De
signed By the Chsirmsn and Secretary Of
such convention. who shall q 30 their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
denee, and make oath before an ohcer
authorized TO administer the same, thai
the matters stated in such certificate are
true TO the best Of their knowledge and
belief. aud . certificate Of shs said oath
shall be annexed 70 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public Office
mar be nominated wise than by =
Convention in the name following: A
ertifsa.e Of nomination containing the
name Of the candidate 10 be nominated, |
with the other information required 10 Be
given in the certificate provided for 10 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 10 al
least three per cent Of the entire vote east
at the last preceding election in she 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, bat
each signer shall add 10 his signature his
place Of residence. One OF the signers OF
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true 10 the
best Of MS knowledge and belief, and GER |
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed. |
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the ssms effect 81 3 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. Certi-
fcates Of nomination Of candidates for all
other public Offices shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are TO be voted for, and where
Q district embraces more than q county, |
suoh certificates shall be filed with the
Clerk OF each Of said counties.
SEC. 6. 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 20
be filed. and no person who has voted In
. convention, either in person or by proxy,
for - .Uatna 0a,1;1aso To- NAa1 4
shall join in nominating. In any manner,
any other nominee for that ofaoe, and no
person shall accept 9 nomination 70 more
than one Office.
SEC. z. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be fled 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 . vacancy occur
from any cause in the list Of nominees for
any ofice. such vacancy may be filled al any
time before the day Of election by the con-
~vention, or by Q committee TO which the
convention has delegated the power TO
I'LL vacancies, or by petitions, - 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
Q 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 is
Is 10 be substituted, and such further infor-
nation - Is required to be given in an
original certificate of nomination. When
such certificate is filed, the officer with
whom Ii 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 subssi-
tuted.
SEC. 8. 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 be is nomin-
sted, % specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 8. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public office or Of
noes. the County Clerk hall cause TO be
published all the nominations certified to
or filed with him. Said nominations shall |
be published in 3 newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper 10
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made BY posting . copy Of the
ballot in . public place in each election
precinct within the county. q Of which |
copies shall be posted 81 the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
ing In newspapers. 81 least two 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-
tion IL 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 a.
provided for in section Q OF this Act.
SEc. IL. II shall be the duty OF the
County Clerk 10 provide printed ballots
for every election for public officers, In