Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-01-20

AND TO MORE FULLY
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March 10, ls9i.l
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
&C, a. iollows:
sEcrroS 1. ALI ballots cast in elections
or pub,ic officers within this State shall
pe printed and distributed at public ex-
pense, a. hereinafter provided. Inc
priuting Of general tickets aud cards OF
instruction for the electors OF each county,
and the delivery OF the same TO the eicc-
ton officers, - provided for in this Act,
shaIl be a county charge. tee payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
m amer a. the payment Of other county
expenses, and in case Of separate elections
for city, tow or district officers, the print
ing aud delivery OF tickets and cards OF
instruction shall be charged upon the city,
touu or district in which said tickets
cards are 70 be used. the payment OF
whioh shall be provided for 10 the same
mauner as the pay ment OF other cIty'
county or district expenses.
aEc. 2. Any convention, as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public ONCE, aud also
electors to the number hereinafter speci-
fed. may nominste candidates for public
offices, 10 be illed By election within the
State. convention within the meaning
OF this Act is an organized assemblsge OF
delegates representing a political party
which, at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled at
least three per cent OF the ontire vote cast
ia the State. county, district or other polit-
ical division, for which the nomination Is
made.
SEc.3. 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
each person nominated, his residence and
onics for which he ia nominated, aud shall
designate the party or principle which
such cOnven lion represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add TO their
signatures 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 to said certificate of
nomination.
SEC A. A candidate for public ofics
may be nominated wise than by a
invention in the manner following: A
ertiicate 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
tion 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
nominstion is to be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended 10 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
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect as certificate of nomins-
sion made by q party convention.
SEC. 5. 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-
icases OF nomination OF candidates for all
other public ofices shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are 10 be voted for. aud where
Q district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with tho
Clerk OF each of said counties.
SEC. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the namo 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 han one nominee for each Office to
be filed, aud no person who has voted In
aconvention, either in person or by proxy,
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 TO 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
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 filed a. 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. Tho 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 TO fill such vacancy, the
office for which he is nominated. the name
of the person for whom the new nominee il |
is TO be substituted. and such further infor-
nation as 10 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 person therein for the orr ginal nomi
nee. by printing, IL practicable, or by writ
Ing the name OF the person thus substi-
tuted.
SIC. 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-
sted. az specified in the certificate of
nomination filed with him.
SEC. Q. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public ofics or Of.
foes. the County Clerk shall cause to be
Published all the nominations certified 10
or died with him. Said nominations shall
be published in q newspaper printed with
Ia the county. When no newspaper is
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting q copy OF the
ballot 10 9 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 in newspapers. at least two publications
By such newspapers shall DO required, one
OF which shall appear In the last regular
Issue Of such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When 3 proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion 10 to be submitted for popular vote.
ths Secretary OF State shall certify the
same to the several County Clerks. and ssid