Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-16

The oH LIE
Approved March Is, 1884,
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly do en-
act - follows:
srorror 1. All ballots cast In elections
for publio officers within this State shall
be printed and distributed at public ex'
pense, a. hereinafter provided. TIT
printing Of general tickets and cards oil
Instruction for the electors Of each county,
and the delivery Of the same 70 the eiec'
zion officers, as provided for In this Act,
shall be Q county charge, the psymens Of
which shall be provided for in the SAINT
manner - the payment OF other county
expenses, and In case OF separate eiections
for city, town or districi ofhcers, the print.
ing and delivery Of tickets and cards OF
instruction shall be charged upon the Guy
town or district in which said tickets ano
cards are 20 be used, the payment OF
vhich shall be provided for In the same
manner q the payment Of other city,
county or district expenses.
SEo. q. Any convention. ss hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations fer public ofice, and Also
ELECTORS 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for pubic
of6ces. 10 be filed BY election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Act is an organized sssemblage OF
delegates representing Q political party,
which, Al she last election, before the
holding of such convention, pollsd ct
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the State, county. district or other polit-
icsl division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEc. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall bs certified Is 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 IL nominated, n shall
designate the party or principle when
such ton represents. 10 shall be
signed BY the Chair man and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, aud mako 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, aud Q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. A.. A candidate for public ofics
may be nominated wise than BY q
o~nvention in the manner following: A
ertifcate of nomination containing the
name Of the candidate TO be nominated,
with the other information required 10 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 ct
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
ct the last preceding election in the State,
district or political division for which tbs
nomination is 10 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 GER
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect "a q certificate of nomins-
ton made by . 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. Certi-
icatss Of nomination OF candidates for all
other public offices shall be filed with tbs
Clerks Of the respective couotiss wherein
the officers are TO 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 filed. 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. aud no person who has voted In
. c~onvention, 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 10 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 lie
made by . 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 nominees for
any office. such vacancy may be filled al any
time before the day Of election by the con-
vention, or BY . committee TO which the
convention has delegated the power to
I'LL vacancies. or by petitions, as provided
In section four OF this Act. The Chair
man n 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 il
ts TO be substituted, and such further infor-
nation - Is required to be given 10 an
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate Is filed, the officer with
whom 1t 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-
tinted.
SEQ. 8. Not less than twenty-five days
before On 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 Office for which he IL nomin.
ated. a. specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 0. Not less than ten days before
m election TO fill any public office or Of
fees, the County Clerk shall cause 10 be
puoilshed all the nominations certified to
or filed 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 at the courthouse
door. When publication Is made by print
ing in newspapers. 81 least two publications
BY such newspapers hall be required. one
Of which shall appear in the last regular
Issue Of such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion IL to be submitted for popular vote,
the Secretary Of State shall certify the
same 10 the several County Clerks. aud said
County Clerks shall publish the same a.
provided for In section Q OF this Act.
SEQ. IL. II shall be the duty Of the