Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-08-19

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Approved March IS, 1911
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act Is follows:
sEcrIos 1. All ballots cast 10 elections
for public officers within this state snail
be printed and distributed at public ex-
ponse, as hereinafter provided. ins
printing Of general tickets aud csfus o.
instruction for the electors OF each county
and the delivery Of the same TO the cleo
tion officers, a. provided for In this Act,
shall be . county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner az 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 oil
instruction shall be charged upon the CITY,
town or district In which said tickets and
cards 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.
Sko. 2. Any convention, as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public ofhco, ana also
eIectors 10 the number hereinafter spsci-
aed. NAV nominate candidates for public
Offices, 20 be filed by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Act Is an organized sssemblsge OF
delegates representing o political party,
which. at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the state, county, district or other polit-
ical division, for which the nomination is
made.
SEQ. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified as follows:
The certificate of nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the name OF
esch person nominated, bis residence and
Office for which he is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
suoh convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, aud mako oath before an officer
authorized TO administer the same. that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true TO the beat OF their knowledge and
belief, aud q certificate OF the said oath
shall b. annexed TO said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. A.. A candidate for public ofics
may be nominated otherwise than by a
onvention in the manner following: A
ertifcate Of nomination containing she
name OF the candidate to be nominated,
with the other Information required to be
given in the certificate provided for 10 Sec
tiou three Of this Act, shall be signed By
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
TO DO presented. equal in number to at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
at the last proceeding election in .he State,
district or political division for which the
nomination Ia to be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
sign ed 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
best OF his knowledge and belief, and . GER
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect ss a certificate OF nomina-
ton made by Q party convention.
SEC. g.. 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 oss 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 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 filled. No
person shall join in nominating. under
the provision OF Section 4 OF this Act.
more than one nominee for each Office to
DO filed. and no person who has voted In
sconvention, either in person or by proxy,
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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 than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination is
made by o 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 Q vacancy occur
from any cause in the list Of nominees for
any office. such vacancymsy be filled at any
time before the day OF election by the con-
v~ention, or by a committee to which the
convention has delegated the power to
I'LL 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
. certificate. setting forth the name Of the
person nominated to fill such vacancy, the
Office for which lie 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 an
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate il filed, the officer with
whom IL ia filed shall substitut to 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 substi-
tuted.
SEQ. 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 he is nomin-
ated. a. specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. o. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
foes. the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to |
or fled 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 Q copy Of the
ballot In . 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. at least two publications
by such newspapers shall be required. one
OF which shall appear In the last regular
fssue OF such paper before election dav. |
SEC. 10. Whena proposed Constitution. |
constitutional amendment or other ques-
ton 10 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 0 Of this Act.
SEC. IL. II shall be the duty OF the J
County Clerk 10 provide printed ballots
every election for public officers. In |