Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-10-28
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Text Of Mevada's Mew
Injection Law.
VOTERS SHOULD Read AND srsoY IIs
PROVISIONS.
Fair aud Clean Elections in she
Future if the Law IL Observed.

THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March Is, 1884,
The People OF the State Of Nevsds' rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act As follows:
sEcrroS 1. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this STATE snai'
ps printed and distributed ct public ex-
pense, a. hereinafter provided. Inc
printing OF general tickets and cards OF
i-nstrnctiou Tor the electors Of each county,
and the delivery OF the same TO the cleo
tion officers. a. provided for 10 this Act,
shall be . county charge. the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case Of separate elections
for CITY, town or district officers, the print
ing aud delivery OF tickets aud cards oil
instruction shall be charged upon the city,
tovu or District in which said tickets and
cards are 10 be used. the payment oil
which shall be provided for in the same
manner as the payment OF o'ner CITY
county or district expenses.
SEo. 2. Any convention, ss hereinafter
defined. held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, mar nominate candidates for public
offices. 10 be filed by election within The
State. A convention within the meaning
Of this Act lie az organized sssemblage OF
delegates representing 8 political party,
which, Al 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 10
made.
SEC. 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 oil
each person nominated, bis residence and
ofios for which he Is nominated, AID shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall De
signed by the Chair man and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an officer
authorized to administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certincate are
true to the best OF their knowledge and
belief, and q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 70 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEQ. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by q
invention in the manner following: A
ertihcate 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
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 to at
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
al the last preceding election in the State,
or political division for which the
is to be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
by three voters. Said signatures
need not ell 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
s.atemeuts 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 % 9 certificate OF nomina-
ton made by q party convention.
SEQ. 5. Certificates OF nomination Of
for Offices TO be voted for by
the electors OF the entire State, shall be
fled with the Secretary OF State. Certi-
icates Of nomination OF candidates for all
other public Offices shall be fled with the
clerks OF the respective counties wherein
The officers are TO be voted for. aud where
! district embraces more than one county,
suoh certificates shall be filed with the
Of each of said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate OF nomination
hall contain the name of more than one
candidate for each Office to be filled. No
person shall join 10 nominating. under
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
! convention, either in person or by proxy,
Tor or against . candidate for any Office,
hall join In nominating. in any manner,
any other nominee for that office, and no
shall accept Q nomination to more
than one office.
SEQ. z. Certificates Of nomination re-
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 ia
made by Q convention, and not more than
sixty days o less than thirty days before
the day OF election when the nomination
ls made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. Should . vacancy occur
from any cause In the list Of nominees for
8uy OIilcoy uutu tno8uCy m1y 10 ullou a. ANY
time before the day Of election by the con-
vention. or by Q committee to which the
has delegated the power to
ill vacancies. or by petitions. as provided
In section four Of this Act. The Chair
aud 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 il
is 10 be substituted, and such further infor-
nation as is required TO be given In an
original certificate OF nomin alton. When
such certificate Ia filed, the officer with
whom II ia filed shall substitut To the name OF
Che 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 days
before an election 10 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
Of the ONCE for which he is nomin.
ated, ~ specified in the certificate Of
nomination filed with him.
SEC. Q. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of.
hoes, the County Clerk shall cause TO be
published ell the nominations certified to
or iled with him. Said nominations shall
be published In . 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. n OF which
copies shall be posted a. the courthouse
door. When publication 10 made by print
log In newspapers. . tlesst two publications
by such newspapers shall be required. one
OF which shall appear in the last regular
issue OF such paper before election day.
SEQ. 10. Whena proposed Constitution,
copstitu tional amendment or other ques-
ton 10 TO be submitted for popular vote.
The Secretary Of State shall certify the
usms 10 the several County Clerks, and said
County Clerks shall publish the same as
provided for In section 0 Of this Act.
SEQ. II. II shall be the duty OF the
County Clerk TO provide printed ballots
averv electiou for public officers, in