Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-07-08

THE VI lhG
Approved March IS, 1911
The People Of the State Of Nevsda, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly do en-
acs ss follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast 10 elections
for public officers within this State shall
be printed and distributed at public ex-
pense, a. hereinafter provided. me
printing Of general tickets and CARDS OF
instruction for the electors OF each county
and the delivery Of the same TO the cleo
tion officers. as provided for IN this Aet,,
shall be . county charge. the payment Oh
which shall be provided for In the same
manner IS the payment oil otner county
expenses, and in case OF separate elections
for city. town or district OH cers. the print
ing and delivery Of tickets aud cards OF
i~nssruction shall be charged upon the city,
TOW or district In which said tickets and
cards are to be used. the payment oil
which shall be provided for In the same
ann as the payment OF other ety.
county or district expenses.
Sso. 2. Any convention. as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public Office. and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed. may nominate candidates for public
offices, TO be filled By election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Act Ia an organized Assem- blsge OF
delegates representing Q political parry,
which, at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polied 81
leAst three per cent Of she entire vote eas'
in the State, county, district or other poiit-
ioal division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEc. 3. All nominations made by such
con ention shall be certified as follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
be 10 writing, shall contain the name OF
zach person nominated, his residence and
office for which he IL nominated. and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chair man aud 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 beat OF their knowledge and
belief, and . certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed TO said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. A.. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated wise than by Q
convention in the manner following: A
ertifcate OF nomination containing the
name OF the candidate 10 be nominated,
with the other information required TO be
given in the certificate provided for 10 sec
ton 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 ut
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
sign ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all 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
best OF his knowledge and belief, and a GER
tiicate Of such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect as q Ger ti6cAte of nomina.
ton made by . party convention.
SEC. 5. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for offices TO be voted for by
tho electors OF the entire State, shall be
filed with the Secretary OF State. Certi-
dcates OF nomination OF candidstes for all
other public Offices shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are 20 be voted for, aud where
district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
Clerk of each Of said counties.
SEC. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than one
candidate FOR each Office to be filed. No
person shall Join in 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 la
Aannvoukfn0 ofthar in >oraop or hv nr0xv
for or against q candidate for any Office,
shall join in nominating. in any manner
any other nominee for that office. and no
person shall accept Q nomination 10 more
than one office.
SECT. 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
Ia 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-
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
msn aud 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 is nominated, the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee is
is TO be substituted, and such further infor- |
nation as Is required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomination. When |
such certificate Is filed, the officer with |
whom 1t is filed shall So bstitut 10 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.
SEC. 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
State the name OF each person, and the
name OF the ofice for which he is nomin- |
ated, as specified 10 the certificate Of
nomination filed with him.
SEC. Q. 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 filed with him. Said nominations shall
be published in . newspaper printed with
10 the county. When no newspaper is
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting Q copy OF the
ballot In 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
Ing 10 newspapers. at two publications
by such newspapers shall be required. one
OF which shall appear in the last regular
Issue Of such paper before election day.
SEQ. 10. When a proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion is 10 be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
same 10 the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same a.
provided for In section Q Of this Act.
SEC. IL. II shall be the duty Of the