Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-12-09

Approved March IS, 1891.
The People Of tho State Of Nevada. rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this State shall
be printed and distributed 81 pubic ex-
pense, as hereinafter provided. Inc
printing Of general tickets and cards oil
instruction for the electors OF each county
aud the delivery OF the same TO the eiec-
tion officers. rs provided Tor In this ACT,
ahall be q county charge. the payment oil
which shall be provided for in the same
msnner 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
t~ustruction shall be charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets and
cards are 70 be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
manner as the pay ment OF other city,
county or district expenses.
SEo. 2. Any convention, as hereinafter
defined. held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public ofhco, aud also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for public
offices, TO be filed by election within the
bE1Et. n COutCutAOh WI
OF this Act is an organized assemblage oil
delegates representing q political party,
which, at the last election, before tho
holding Of such convention, poiled at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
Ia the State, county, district or other point
ical division, for which the nomination ID
made.
Sac. 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. his residence and
Office for which he Is nominated, aud shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall BIO
signed by tho Chairman and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
s~ignatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an officer
authorized to administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the best OF their knowledge and
belief, and q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public ofica
may be nominated otherwise than By a
q ton in the manner following: A
ertidcate 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
lion three OF this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
10 be presen ted. 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
jign ed 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
statements therein made are true to the
bsst Of his knowledge and belief, and a GER
tiioats OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect ~ a certificate Of nomina.
ton made by q party convention.
SEQ. s. 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 ICES shall be filed with he
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are TO be voted for, aud whore
Q district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
Clerk OF each OF said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall 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
q convention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against . candidate for any Office,
.k.tf 11so - .4cnfnatnn IN anu ann
any other nominee for that office. and no
person shall accept Q nomination to more
than one office.
&c., 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 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 . vacancy occur
from any cause in the list Of E,minees for
any office. such vacancy may be tiled at any
time before the day Of election by the con-
v~ention. or by Q committee to which the
convention has delegated the power to
ali vacancies. or by petitions. as provided
In section Jour 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 10 fill such vacancy, the
office for which lac ia nominated. the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee ID
IL to be substituted, and such further infor-
nation % ia required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate Is filed, the officer with
whom IL is filed shall substitute the name of
the psrson therein for the orr ,inal nomi.
nee. by printing. il practicable. or by writ
ing tho 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
name OF the ofice for which be Is nomin.
ated. % specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. Q. Not less than ten days before
an election TO fll any public Office or Of
dces. the County Clerk shall cause to be
Published all the nominations certified to
or died with him. Said nominations shall
be Published in . newspaper printed with
10 the county. When no newspaper il
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting 9 copy OF the
ballot 10 Q public place in each election
precinct within the county, one OF which
copies shall be posted al the courthouse
door. When publication Ia made by print
log in newspapers. al ieast two 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. When q proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques.
tion 10 TO be submitted FOR popular vote,
she 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 Q OF this Act.
SEC. IL. II shall be the duty Of the
County CLERK TO provide printed ballots
for every election for public officers. In
which any. voters within the county. parti-