Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-05-12

THE Of The DAhhVA' |
Approved March 10, 1871
The People Of the State OF Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act ss follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this State shall
pe printed and distributed ct public ex-
pense, a. hereinafter provided. me
printing Of general tickets and cards oil
Instruction for the electors OF each county
and the delivery OF the same 20 the eioc-
ton officers, % provided for In tnis ACT,
shall be . county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the payment OF otner county
expenses, and In case OF separate elections
Tor oity. town or district officers, the print
ing aud delivery Of tickets and CARDS OF
instruction shall be charged upon the CITY,
town or district in which said tickets aud
cards are to be used, the payment oil
which shall be provided for in the same
manner as the pay ment Oh other cHy'
county or district expenses.
SEo. q. Any convention, az hereinafter
defined. held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci'
fed, may nominate candidates for public
offices, TO be filed by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this ACT is an organized Assem- blage oil
delegates representing a political party,
which, at the last election, before the
holding Of such convention. polled OF
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other poiit-
icaI division, for which the nomination is
made.
SEC. 3. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified IS follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
be in writing, hall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
ofice for which he lie nominated. and shall
designate the party or principle whicn
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chair an and Secretary of
such convention, who shall add TO their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an ofhcer
authorized TO administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the best OF their knowledge and
belief, and 9 certificate OF he said oath
shall be annexed TO said certificate OF
nomination.
SEQ. A. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated wise than by q
on yention in the manner following: A
ertifcate 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
ton 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 ia to be made; provided, that
such certificate shall not be volid unless
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not sll 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
tihcate OF such oath shah be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate of nomina-
ton 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. Oerti-
ficates OF nomination of candidates for all
other public offices shall DO filed with the
Clerks Of the respective counties wherein
the officers are TO be voted for, and where
u uibtTltt biuDIhUo8 luUIo budu Ou6 Couuty,
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 filled. 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 In
q convention, 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 9 nomination to more
than one office.
SEQ z. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be filed with the Secretary OF
State shall not be filed more han 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
is made under the provisions Of section
-four Of this Act. Should 9 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-
v%ention. or by q committee to which the
convention has delegated the power to
Ill 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 file with the proper officer
q 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 nomin alton. When
such certificate is filed, the officer with
whom ii is filed shall substitute the name Of
the person therein for the original nomi.
ing the name OF the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEC. g.. 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 il nomin-
ated, as specified in the certificate Of
filed with him.
SEC. o. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
ices. the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
Or fled with him. Said nominations shall
be published In q newspaper printed with
Ia the county. When no newspaper ia
within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting 9 copy OF the
ballot in . public place in each election
within the county. one OF which
shall be posted at the courthouse
ioor. When publication is made by print
Iug in newspapers. at least two publications
BY such newspapers shall be required. one
II which shall appear in the last regular
Of such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When a proposed Constitution,
amendment or other ques-
ion 10 to be submitted for popular vote.
he Secretary OF State shall certify the {
Iams 10 the several County Clerks. and said !
County Clerks shall publish the same az 1
for In section Q OF this Act.
SFo. II. ID shall ba tha dutv NJ fha L j.