Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-05-06

TIE 5BGkLJl Of AhA
Approved March IS, 1891.
The People Of the State Of Nevada. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, DO en-
act 81 follows:
sesrf1y 1. An ballots cast 10 elections
for poo.io oficers within this state shaii
bs pnated aud distributed at public eA-
psnsa, ~ hereinafter provided. Tue
printing Of general tickets aud cafas oi
instruction for the elec;orsof eacn county
aud the delivery OF the same 70 lhe e'eS-
ton oAieers, as provided for ia THIS Aci,
shall be a county charge. the payment OF
which shall DO provided for in the same
manner "a the payment OF other county
exnenscs. and ia case Of separate elections
for CITY. town or di.tric, officers, the print
ing and delivery Of tickets and cards Oh
Instruction shall be charged upon the city,
tosu or district in which said tickets and
cards arc 20 be used, the payment OF
which shall DO provided for 10 the same
manner AZ the payment OF other CITY
eJunty or district expenses.
sac. q. Aug convention, az hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public ofico, aud also
ELECTORS 20 the number hereinafter speei-
fsI. may nominate candidates for public
~oiises, 10 be filled by e~iestion within the
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Act is an organized Assem- blsge OF
delegates representing a political party,
which, at the last election, before tne
holding of such convention, polled at
loast throe per cent of the entire vote. eaas
in tho state, county, district or other polit'
ical division, for which the nomination Is
made.
SEQ. g.. All nominations made by such
I'll ..-ksEA1 - ENttaurIs
Tho certificate of nomination, which must
bs in writing, shall contain the name OF
osah person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he IA nominated, aad shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chairman aud Secretary OF
suoh convention. who shall add to their
signatures their respective places of resi-
donce, and make oath before an officer
authorized 10 administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the best Of their knowledge and
belief, aud a certificate of the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
Bro. 4. A candidate for public ofico
may bs nominated otherwise than by u
onvention in tho manner following: A
ertifoate of nomination containing the
name Of the candidate to be nominated,
with the other information required TO be
given in the certificate provided for in 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 st
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
at tbs last preceding election in the Stste,
district or political division for which the
nomination is to be made; provided, that
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signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended TO one paper, but
each signeT shall add to his signature his
place Of residence. One Of the signers OF
each such certificate shall swear that the
ss4temeats thefeia made are true to the
bsst OF his knOwl0ise aad belief, and . cer-
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shalt have
tha sA.ne elfscs az a certificate of nomins-
ton made by a party convention.
SEO. 3. Certificates of nomination Of
candidates for offices TO bs voted for by
tho electors of the entire State, shall bs
filed with the Secretary OF State. Certi-
iicAtes OF nomination Of canIidates for all
othsr public Offices SHALL be filed with tho
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
tho oaicers are TO be voted for, sad whore
a district embraces mora .haa one county,
s1eh certificates shall ba filed with the
Clark OF each of said counties.
Sac. 8. No certificate OF nomination
shall eOatain tho name Of more than Qua
candidate for each Office to be filed. No
person shall join in nominating. under
the provision of Section 1 of this Act,
moro than one nominee for each Office to
DO filed, aud no person who has voted in
aoonvention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against q candidate for any Office,
.t-.lI III - -Arrs-Att~w - ~.o--A~
any other nominee for that office. and no
person shall accept a nomination to more
than one Office.
SEo.7. Certificates OF nomination re-
qnired to bs fled with tho Secretary of
State shall not be fled moro than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
lay OF election when tho nomination is
made by a convention, aud not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
tho day OF election when the nomination
Is 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 bsflled at any
time before the day Of election by the con-
v~antion, or by a committee TO which the
convention has delegated tho power to
fill vacancies, or by petitions, a. provided
in section iour OF this Act. The Chair
ElA4 1itA 1SNAo tst VI tAO ~ HABLf y
of such committee. or suoh p%s.itioners
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 ia nominated. the name
of the person for whom this new nominee il
Ia TO be substituted, and such further infor-
nation as is required to be given in IN
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate is filed, the officer with
whom ii is flod shsll substitute the name of
tho person therein for the original nomi.
moo. by printing, il practicable. or by writ
ing she name OF tho person thus suos;i-
tuted.
SEQ. s. Not less than twenty-five days
before sn election to fill any public Office
tho Secretary Of State shall certify TO the
County Clerk OF each county within the
State tho name OF each person, and the
name of the Office for which be Is nomin-
atad. as specified in the certificate Of
nomination filed with him.
Size. 0. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
fces, the County Clerk shall cause TO be
published all the nominations certified to
or filed with him. Said nominations shall
be published 10 a newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper 10
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting a copy OF the
ballot in a public place in esoh election
precinct within the county. ono OF which
copies shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication 10 made by print
Ing in newspapers tleasttvo publications
by such newspapers shall be required. one
OF which hal appear in the last regular
issue OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. Whena proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other cues |
tion ia to be submitted for popular vote,
Tho Secretary OF State shall certify the
Same to the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same az
provided for in section 0 OF this Act.
SEC. IL. II shall be the duty OF the