Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-05-20
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT
Text of Mevada's New
Injection Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND sraof Hs
PROVISIONS.
Fair. and Clean Elections In 'he
ru,.re if h Law Is Observed.

THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS. 1871
The People OF the State Of Nevada rep
resented in senate and Assembly. do en-
act as follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast 10 elections
public officers within this state o
printed and distributed at puoiic eA-
pense, as hereinafter provided. Inc
printing Of general tickets and cards Q
for the electors OF eacn county
and the delivery OF the same to the cleo
tion onicers. As provided for In this Act.
shsll be a county charge. the payment OF
which shall be provided for 10 the same
manner as the payment Of other county
expenses, and in case OF separate elections
CITY, town or district officers. the print
ing aud delivery Of tickets and cards oil
shall be charged upon the city,
or district In which said tickets and
cards are TO be used. the payment oil
which shall be provided for In the same
manner IS the payment OF other city'
county or district expenses.
SEo. q. Any convention, as hereinafter
defined. held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public Office, aud also
eloctors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed. may nominate candidates for public
Offices, 10 be filed by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act Is an organized assem blsge OF
delegates representing 9 political party,
which, at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention. polled 81
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.
sac. 8. All nominations made by such
oon vent ion shall bs certified IS follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
bs in writing, shall contain the name oil
zach person nominated, his residence m
Office for which no is nominated. aud shall
designate tho party or principle which
suoh convention represents. II shall be
signed by the Chair an and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF rosi-
denco, and make oath before an officer
authorized to administer the same. that
tho matters stated ia such certificate are
true TO the best Of their knowledge aud
belief, aud q certificate OF the said oath
be annexed TO said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. A.. A candidate for public oAice
may be nominated otherwise than by q
onyention in the manner following: A
ertifcste of nomination containing the
name Of the candidate TO be nominated,
with the other information required 10 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
TO be presented. 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
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended TO one paper. bnt
each signer shall add to his signature his
place OF residence. Ono OF the signers OF
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements theroin made are true TO the
boat Of his knowledge aud belief, and a GER
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed.
such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect IS a certificate OF nomina-
ton made by q party convention.
SEC. s.. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for offices TO be voted for by
the electors OF the entire State, shall DO
filed with the Secretary OF State. Certi-
ficates OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public Offices shall be filed with the
Clerks Of the respective counties wherein
the officers are 10 be voted for, aud where
a district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with tbs
Clerk Of each OF said counties.
SEo. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than n
candidate for each Office to be filled. No
person shall Join Ia nominating. under
the provision Of Section 4 OF this Act.
more than one nominee for each Office to
be filed. aud no person who has voted In
q contention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against . candidate for any office.
shall join In nominating. In any manner
any other nominee for that office. and no
person shall accept . nomination TO more
than one ofhce.
SEQ. z. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be fled with the Secretary Of
State shall not be filed more thsn 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
Is made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. Should . vacancy occur
from any cause In the list of nominees for
any office. such vacancy may be filled al any
time before the day Of election by the con-
vention. or by q 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 ile with the proper officer
Q certificate. setting forth the name OF the
psrson nomiusted to fill such vacancy. the
Office for which he Ia nominated. the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee is
IL 10 be substituted, and such further infor-
nation as is required to be given in an
original certificate OF nominal When
such certificate Is filed, the officer with
whom Ii IL filed shall su bstitute 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
the name Of each person. and the
name OF the Office for which he ia nomin- |
ated. a. specified in the certificate OF
nomination fled with him.
SEc. 0. Not less than ten days before
election to fill any public Office or Of
fees. the County Clerk shall cause 10 be
published all the nominations certified to
or filed with him. Said nominations shall
DO published in q newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper is
within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting . oopy OF the
ballot in . public place in each election
within the county. one OF which
shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication IL made by print
log in ne wspspers. al least two publications
by such newspapers shall be required, one
Of which shall appear In the last regular
Of such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When q proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
lion is to be submitted for popular vote.
The Secretary OF State shall certify the
TO the several County Clerks. and said
Clerks shall publish tho same as
for In section Q Of this Act.
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