Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-10-07

IhE bElnb0A W
lApproyed March IS, 1884,.
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act % follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast In elections
for public officers within this State shall
be printed and distributed ct pubic ex-
pence, a. hereinafter provided. Inc
printing Of general tickets aud cards Oh
instruction for the electors OF eacn county
and the delivery Of the same 10 the eIec-
tion officers. ~ provided Tor IN enis Ac',
shsll be . county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
as 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
abstraction shall be charged upon the city,
town or district In which said tickets and
cards are to be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the payment OF other city'
county or district expenses.
SEQ. q, Any convention. 90 hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, aud also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci'
fed, may nominate candidates for public
offices, 10 be filed By election within she
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act Is 90 organized Assem- oiage OF
delegates representing . political party,
which. Al the last election, before the
holding OF such convention. polled st
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the STATE, county, district or other polit-
ical division, for which the nomination is
made.
$40. 8, All nominations made by such
convention shalt be certified as follows:
The certificate Of nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated. his residence and
office for which he is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF real
dence, and mako oath before an oficer
authorized 10 administer the same, that
the matters stated in u certificate are
true TO the best OF their knowledge and
belief, aud . certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public ofice
may be nominated otherwise than by q
convention 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 10 Sec
lion three OF this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
10 be presented, equal In number to at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
a. the last preceding election In the State,
district or political division for which the
nomination is 10 be made; provided. that
suoh certificate shall not be valid unless
signed by threo voters. Said signatures
need not ell be appended to one paper. but
each signer shall add 10 his signature his
place OF residence. One OF the signers Of
statements therein made are true TO the
best Of his knowledge and belief. and q GER
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Buch certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect a. Q certificate of nomina-
ton made by Q party convention.
SEQ. s.. Certificates OF nomination Of
candidates for Offices 10 be voted for by
the electors OF the entire Slate, shall be
filed with the Secretary OF State. Oerti-
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. and where
. 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
. convention, either In person or by proxy,
for or against Q candidate for a ofice,
shall join In nominating. In any manner
any other nominee for that ofioe, and no
person shall accept Q nomination 70 more
than one office.
SEQ. z. Certificates Of nomination re-
quired to be fled with the Secretary OF
Siste shall not be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination IL
made by Q 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 . 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-
vention. or by . committee TO which the
convention has delegated the power TO
all 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
. certificate. setting forth the name Of the
person nominated to fill suoh vacancy, the
Office for which he is nominated. the name |
Of the person for whom the new nominee 10 |
IL TO be substituted, and such further infor- |
nation N is required to be given In an
original certificate OF nomination. When /
suoh certificate is hied, the officer with
whom II Is filed shall substitute the name Of
The person therein for the original nomi. |
nee. by printing. II practicable. or by writ
ing the name Of the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEC. s. 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
State the name Of each person. and the
name OF the office for which he is nomin- |
ated. ~ specified in the certificate OF
nomination fled with him.
SEQ. o. Not less than ten days before |
m election 10 fill any public Office VI Of
foes. the County CLERK shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified TO
or fled with him. Said nominations shall
be published In . newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper 10
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made By posting . copy Of the
ballot In . public place In each election
precinct within the county. one Of which
copies shall be posted 81 the courthouse
door. When publication 10 made by print
iug in newspapers. tlsAst i've publications
By such newspapers shall be required. one
of which shall appear In the last regular
Issue Of suoh paper before election day.
SEQ. 10. When . proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other quss-
ton is 10 be submitted for popular vote,
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
same 70 the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same a.
provided for In section Q OF this Act.
SEQ. II. II shall be the duty OF the
County CLERK TO provide printed ballots