Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-10-27

THE SECEEOl VI AhE DA |
fApproved March IS. 1891.
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented 10 Senate aud Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
or public ofieers within this state shall
ne prln ted aud Distributed IS pubic ex-
nenss. as hereinafter provided. The
pr,o,iag Of general tickets and cards Of
iustruction for the eleclorso OF cash county
and the dsrivery Of tbs came TO the cleo
tion officers, a. provided for in this Act
shall be- = county charge, the payment OF
wbioh small b. provided Tor IN the same
manner az The pay 2ent OF other county
expenses. and 10 case Of separate clections
Tor city, Town or dis.Tictoaicers, the print
ing ani deli very OF tic3ets and CARDS Oh
instruction shall be charged upon ihe city,
tosn or district in which SAID tickets ana
cards are to be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for IN the same
manner as the pay ment OF other city'
county or district expenses.
Sec. a. Aay Convention, a. hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose Of naking
noninsti0ns for public otnco, aud aiso
electors 70 the number hereinafier specl-
fad. NAV nominate candidates for public
Offices. d be oiled b. e~iesti0n within the
State. A convention within the meaning
o. this Act ia an organized sssenblage oil
delegates representing e political party,
which. az tue last election, before the
holding Of sach convention, pollsd at
least shree per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the state, county, district or other polit-
zeal division, for which the nomination is
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations msio by such
convention shall be csrti6ed az follows:
The certificate Of nomination, which must
bs in writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residences AID
oboe for which be "a nominssed, aad shall
designate the party or principle whien
snch convention represents. 1t 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 ara
TINE 10 ths beat Of their knowledge aud
belief, and q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 30 said certificate OF
nomination.
sEo. A.. A candidate for public ofiea
may be- nominated otherwise than by a
convention in the manner following: 4
ertiaeate Of nomination ooatsinias the
name OF the candidate 20 be nominated,
with the other information required 20 DO
given 10 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
laAst three per cen OF the entire vote cast
al the last proceeding election in the State,
district or political division for which the
nomination ia 10 be made; provided. that
suoh certificate shsll not be valid unless
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need nos sli be appended 10 one paper, but
each signsrshall add 10 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
bsst OF bis knowledge and belief, and a GER
tiicate OF such oath ehall be annexed.
Suoh certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate Of nomins-
ton made By q party oo1yeniion.
SEC. 5. Certificates Of nomination Of
candidates Tor offices 10 be voted for By
the electors Of the entire State, shall be
fled with the Secretary of State. Certi-
fcatss 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. aud where
adistrict embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with tbs
Clerk OF each of said counties.
SEQ. 8. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the oans 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 filled. aud no person who has voted 10
2convention, either In person on by proxy,
for or against . candidate for sny Office,
shall join In nominating. in any msuner
any other nominee for that office, and no
person shall accept : nomination 10 more
than one Office.
SEo.7 Certificates OF nomination re.
qnired 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 . 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 a vacancy occur
from any cause In the list Of nominees for
any Office. such vacancy may be filed at any
time before the day Of election BY the con-
~vention, or BY a 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
man and Secretary Of the convention, or
OF such o mnittee, or such petitioners
shall make and file with the proper officer
e certificates setting forth the name Of the
person nopinated to fill such vacancy, the
Office for which he is nominated. the name
OF the person for. whom the new nominee is
is 10 bs substituted, and such further infor-
nation as is required 10 be given in an
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate is iled, the officer with
whom II Is flied shall substitute The name Of
the person therein for the original nomi
nee. by printing, if practicable, or BIZ writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEo. 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 Office for which he is nomin-
ated, as specified 10 the certificate OF
nomination fled with him.
SEC. 9. Not less than ten days before
an election to Ell any public Office or Of
fees, the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all tho nominations certified 10
or fled with him. Said nominations shall
be published in G newspaper printed With
in the county. When. no newspaper is
printed within the. county, the publication
shall be made By posting a 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 is made by print
ing in newspapers, Al least two publications
By such newspapers shall be required, one
Of which shall &5pear in the last regular
Issue Of such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. Ehena proposed Constitution.
constitut iopM amendment or other ques-
ton 10 TO BE- submitted for popular vote,
the Secrstiry< Of State shall certify the
same TO the seversl County Clerks.A and said
County C3ktks shall pnbIish the same as