Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-07-30

AN All III
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
TIE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
tApproved March Is, 1891.
The People Of the State OF Nevsds' rep
re.en,ed In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act ss follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast 10 eiection'
for public officers within THIS Sts.s sne
be printed and distributed az puoho sA.
pense, a. hereinafter PROVIDED ~.
printing Of general tickets snd cstos "
Instruction for the electors oil escn ooun'y'
and the delivery OF the same 70 tns eiee'
tion officers. as provided LOT IN tnis Aos,
shall be . county charge, the payment. "
which shall be provided for IN tne s..
manner ~ the payment OF otner coun'y
exnsnses, and in case Of separate elections
10, oitv. town or district officers, the print
ING and delivery Of tickets and cards oil
i~ns,ruc,ion shall be charged upon the city,
,ovu or district in Which said tickets and
oards are to be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for IN the same
manner as the payment Of other city
county or district expenses.
SEC. a. Any convention, as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
Nominations for public office, and Also
electors 70 the number hereinafter specl-
hsd' NAV nominste candidates for public
on6oes. 40 be filed By election within the
state, A convention within The meaning
OF this Act is sn organized sssemblage OF
delegates representing q political party,
which, 81 the last election. before the
holding OF such convention, polled oil
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
In the State, county, district or other poiit
ical division, for which the nomination lie
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
each person nominated. his residence and
once for which he 10 nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. 10 shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an oficer
authorized 10 administer the same. thu,
the matters stated 10 such certi cate are
true 10 the best OF their knowledge and
belief, aud q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 70 said certificate Of
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated other wise than BY .
convention in the manner following: A
, srti6cats Of nomination containing the
OF the candidate 10 be nominated,
the other information required 10 be
given in the certificate provided for 10 sec
tion three OF this Act, shall be signed by
residing within the district or
division for which candidates are
10 be presented. equal ia number TO at
least three per cent OF she entire vote cast
II the last proceeding election In she State.
district or political division for which the
Is 10 be made; provided. that
luch certificate shall not be valid unless
Iign ed by three voters. Said signatures
reed not ell be appended TO one paper, but
ZACH signer shall add TO his signature his
place OF residence. One OF the signers Of
ZACH such certificate shall swear that the
ttatemeats therein made are true TO the
,sss Of his knowledge aud belief. and q GER
OF such oath shall be annexed.
such certificate Of nomination shall have
he same effect ss Q certificate OF nomina
ion made By 9 party convention.
SEC. 5. Certificates OF nomination OF
for offices 70 be voted for by
he electors OF the entire State, shall b.
lied with the Secretary OF State. Certi-
icatss OF nomination OF candidates for all
,ther public offices shall be filed with the
OF the res pective counties wherein
he officers are TO be voted for, and where
district embraces more than one county,
uch certificates shall be filed with the
)ierk OF each of said counties.
SEC. 6. No certificate OF nomination
hall contain the name OF more than one
candidate for each Office to be filed. No
son shall join 10 nominating. under
he provision Of Section 4 OF this Act.
more than n nominee for each Office to
% filled. aud no person who has voted in
convention, either in person or by proxy,
or or against q candidate for any office,
hall join in nominating. In any tanner,
my other nominee for that office, and no
'erson shall accept . nomination 10 more
han one office.
SECT. Certificates OF nomination re
luired to be lled with the Secretary OF
'tste shall not be filed more than sixty
lays nor less than forty days before the
lay OF election when the nomination lie
made by 9 convention, aud not more than
ixty days nor less than thirty days before
day Of election when the nomination
. made under the provisions OF section
our OF this Act. Should . vacancy occur
rom any cause in the list Of nominees for
ny office. such vacancy may be filled AT any
lime before the day Of election by the con-
or by Q committee to which the
has delegated the power TO
vacancies, or By petitions. as provided
q section four of this Act.~ The Chair
nan and Secretary OF the convention. or
4 such committee, or such petitioners
hall make and file with the proper officer
certificate. setting forth the name OF the
,erson nominated 10 fill such vacancy, the
for which lac 10 nominated. the name
Il the person for whom the new nominee IL
as Is required 10 be given in an
Iuch certificate Ia filed, the officer with
he person therein for the original nomi
lee. by printing. II practicable. or by writ
ng the name Of the person thus substi-
iuted.
SEC. 8. Not less than twenty-five days
90 election 10 all any public office
he Secretary Of State shall certify 70 the
CLERK Of each county within the
3tate the name OF each person, and the
,ame Of the once for which he 10 nomin.
tied, a. specified In the certificate OF
fled with him.
SEC. 9. Not less than ten days before
In election TO fill any public office or Of
ices. the County CLERK shall u 10 be
all the nominations certified to
Dr. died with him. Said nominations shall
be published in Q newspaper printed with
the county. When no newspaper 10
within the county. the publication
hall be made by posting . copy OF the
ballot In . public place in each election
within the county. q OF which
shall be posted st the courthouse
ioor. When publication is made by print
ing In newspapers. stleast two publications
By such newspapers shall be required. one
" which shall appear In the last regular
ssue Of such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When . proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
ion 10 TO be submitted for popular vote.
he Secretary OF State shall certify the
10 the several County Clerks, aud said