Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-12-02


Approved March 10, is9l.l
The People OF the State Of Nevada. rep
rs.en,ed in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act a. follows:
SECTION /. All ballots cast in elections
or pubic officers within this State shall
N, printed and distributed al public ex-
u.n,e. a. hereinafter provided. The
oriating Of general tickets and CARDS oil
instfuction for the electors OF each county,
and the delivery OF the same TO the cleo
ton oficers. a. provided for in this Act.
Ia ali be q county charge. the payment OF
which shall be provided for la the same
manner ~ the payment OF other county
expenses, aud 10 case OF separate eiections
for CITY, town or district officers. the print
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards OF
instruction shall be charged upon the CITY,
town or district in which said tickets anu
cards are to be used, the payment oil
which shall be provided for in the Same
manner a. the payment OF other city
county or district expenses.
Sro- a Any convention, as hereinafter
defined, hsli for the purpose OF making
omi atoms for public office. aud also
electors 10 the number hereinafter specl-
dsd. NAV nominate candidates for public
Offices. 10 be filled By e~leotion within the
State, A convention within the meaning
OF this Act is an organized assemblsge OF
delegates representing q political party,
which, at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled at
lels. three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the state, county, district or other polit-
zeal division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEC. 3. All nominations made by such
convention shall bs certified as follows;
The certificate Of nomination, which must
b. in writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he is nominated, aud shall
design ate tho party or principle which
auoh convention represents. IL shall be
sigued BY the Chair msn and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add TO their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and mako oath before an officer
authorized 10 administer the same, that
tho matters stated in such certificate are
true to the bsst OF their knowledge ani
belief, and q certificate Of the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public onic,
may be nominated other wise than by II
convention in the manner following: A
ertiicate Of nomination c0ntaiuing the
name Of the candidate TO be nominated,
with the other information required TO be
given 10 the certificate provided for In Sec
tion three OF this Act, shall be signed BY
elec:ors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
TO be presented. equal in number to at
iels. three per cent OF the entire vote cast
at the last proceeding election in the State,
district or political division for which the
nomination. il TO be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not DO valid unless
signed BY three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended to one paper, but
Zach 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
bss. Of his knowledge and belief. and a GER
tifcats OF such oath shall DO annexed.
Such cortifcsts OF nomination shall have
the saus effsot a. a certificate of nomina-
ton made by q party convention.
SEC. 8. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for Offices 10 be voted for By
ths elestors Of thu entire Stale, shall bs
nlsi with tho Secretary OF State. Cerii-
Goasss OF nomination OF candidates for all
other pablo Offices shall be ilsd with tho
Clerks OF ths respective counties whereia
the officers are to DO voted for, and whore
q district embraces moro than one county,
sleh certid ,ates shall be filed with the
Oiork OF each OF said counties.
Sac @. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the nams OF moro than one
candidate for each Office TO be filed. No
person shall Join in nominating. under
she provision OF Section 4 of this Act.
more than one nominee for each Office to
be filled. and no person who has voted in
a convention, either In person or by proxy.
for or against q candidate for any Office,
shall join 10 nominating. In any manner,
any other nominee for that office. and no
person shall accept 3 nomination to more
than one office.
SEQ. Z. 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 . convention. and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day OF election when the nomination
10 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 vacancy may be filled at any
time before the day Of election by the con-
v~ention. or by . committee to which the
convention has delegated the power to
fill 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 he 10 nominated. the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee il
Ia to be substituted, and such further infor-
nation as is required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomination.. When
such certificate ia filed. the officer with
whom it Ia filed shall IA bstitut 10 the name Of
the person therein for the orr .inal nomi.
nee, by prin ting. IL practicable. or by writ
log the name OF the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEC. 8. Not less than twenty five days
before 40 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 be 10 nomin.
ated, az specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 0. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
fees, the County Clerk shall cause to be
Published all the nominations certified TO
or dled with him. Said nominations shall
be published in q newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper ia
prin ted within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting a copy Of the
ballot 10 q public place in each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
copies shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication ia made by print
log in ne wspspers. at least " publications
by such newspapers shall be required. one
OF which shall appear In the last regular
issus OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When a proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques
zion is to be submitted for popular vote.
tbs Secretary OF State shall certify the
aame 10 the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same as
nroyiied for ID section 9 of this Act.
SEC. II. II shall be the duty OF the
couuty Clerk to provide printed ballots
o. svery election for public officers. in