Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-09-17

Approved March IS, 1891.
The People OF the State Of Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly do en-
&C, ss follows:
SECTION /. All ballots cast ia elections
for pubIic officers within this State shall
be printed and distributed 81 public ex'
pense. As hereinafter provided. The
priating Of general tickets aud cards oil
Instruction for the electors Of each county
and the delivery Of the same TO the cleo
ton officers, as provided for in this Act,
shall be q county charge, the payment Of
which shall be provided for in the same
manner a. the payment OF other county
expenses, aud 10 case OF separate elections
for city, tow or district ulcers, the print
ing aud delivery Of tickets and cards Of
instruction shall be charged upon the city
toyn or district in which said tickets and
cards are TO be used, the payment Of
which shall be provided for Ia the sam
manner as the payment Of other city
county or district expenses.
SEC. 2. Any convention, 80 hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose Of making
nominations for public Office, and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
ded. may nominate candidates for public
Offices. 20 be filled By election within ths
State. A convention within the meaning
Of this Act Is an organized assemblage Of
delegates representing 8 political party
which, 81 the las, election, before the
holding OF such convention, pOlled 81
lsas. three per cent of ,he entire vote cast
ia the State, county, district or other poiit
zeal division, for which the nomination l.
made.
SEc. 8. All nominations made By such
convention shall be certified IS follows;
Pie certificate OF nomination, which must
bs in writing, shall contain the name oil
each person nomiasted, his residence ana
ofice for which be is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. 1t shall be
signed By the Chairman aud Secretary Of
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places Of resi-
dence, aud maze oath before sn officer
authorized to administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true TO the best OF their knowledge and
belief, and 8 certificate Of the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate Of
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public ofics
may be nominated otherwise than by q
, convention in the manner following: A
!, srti6cste Of nomination containing the
name Of the candidate TO be nominated,
with the other Information required TO BE-
given in the certificate provided for 10 sec
ton thres OF this Act, shall be signed by
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 signaturer
need not all be appended to one paper, but
cash signer shall add to his signature his
place Of residence. One OF the signers OF
each such certificate shall swear that the
therein made are true to the
best OF his knowledge and belief, and a Ger
tifcate OF such oath shall be- annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall havt
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 b.
with the Secretary Of State. Certi-
Of nomination Of candidates for all
other public off ices shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are to be voted for, aud where
a district embraces more than one county,
such 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 to
be filed. aud 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
quired to be filed with the Secretary Of
State shall not be filed more han sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination lie
made by q convention, and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day OF election when the nomination
IL made under the provisions OF section
four OF this Act. Should a 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 to which the
convention has delegated the power to
ill 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
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 il
is to be substituted, and such further infor
nation as is required to be given in ar
original certificate OF nomin alton. Wher
such certificate is filed, the officer witt
whom il is filed shall substitute the name Of
the person therein for the original nomi
nee, by printing. II practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi
tuted.
SEC. 8. Not less than twenty-five day
before an election to fill any public Office
the Secretary of State shall certify to thu
County Clerk of each county within th'
State the name OF each person, and thu
name Of the office for which he is nomin
ated, as specified in the certificate o.
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 8. Not less thar ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
fees. the County Clerk hall cause to be
published all the nominations certified tc
or filed with him. Said nominations shall
be published in q newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper il
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting a 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
log in ne wspapers. at least We 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. Whena proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion ia 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.
SFc II II shall ha the duty NJ the