Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-03-31

THE VI AhE |
Approved Msrchls, 1891
The People OF the State Of Nevada. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
ACT a. follows:
svcr1oS 1. All ballots cast 10 elections
mr. nnblic officers within this State shall
no printed and distributed st public ex-
pense. a. hereinafter provided. The
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
instruction for the electors OF each county'
and the delivery OF the same TO the cleo
ton officers, 90 provided for IN this Aet.
shall be q county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided Tor In the same
q as the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case OF separate eiections
for city, town or district officers. the PRINT
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards Of
i-ns,ruc,iou shall be charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets and
cards are to be used, the payment oil
which shall be provided for in the same
manner as the pay ment OF other CITY,
county or district expenses.
SEo. 2. Any convention, a. hereinafter
defined. held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public ofhce, aud ALSO
electors 10 the number hereinafter specl-
fed. may nominate candidates for public
offices, 10 be filed by elecsion within the
state. A convention within the meaning
of this 40. Is an organized assemblage OF
delegates representing q political party
which, at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled 81
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
10 the State, county, district or other poiit-
ical division, for which The nomination Is
made.
-N--n4T.ns rnaIa he anCb
convention shall be certified A. follows:
The certificate Of nomination, which must
be In writing, shall contain the name OF
bach person nominated, his residence and
ofice for which be is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
suoh convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
suoh 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 beat OF their knowledge and
belief, aud 9 certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed TO said certificate OF
nomination.
SEo. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise b by 3
onvention in the manner following: A
ertifcste 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
nomination ia to be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
sign ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not ell 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 as a certificate OF nominA-
ton made by g party convention.
SEC. 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. Oerti-
ficates of nomination Of candidates for sill
other public offices shall be filed with the
clerks Of the respective counties wherein
the officers are TO be voted for, and where
O 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 moro 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
o oonvention, 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 70 more
than one Office.
SEQ z. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be fled with the Secretary q
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 thar thirty days before
the day OF election wh;n the nomination
IL made under the provisions OF section
four OF this Act. Should . vacancy occur
from any cause in the hSt OF nominees for
any Office, such vacancy mny 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
all 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 fle with the proper officer
Q certificate. setting forth the name OF the
person nominated TO fill such vacancy, the
Office for which lie Is nominated, the nsme
OF the person for whom the new nominee is
Ia TO be substituted, and such further infor-
a. H. .A T. -.
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate is filed. the officer with
whom u IL filed shall ubstitute the name OF
the person therein for the ori sinal nomi-
nee. by printing, IL practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi-
tinted.
SEC. 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 10 nomin-
ated, a. specified in the certificate of
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 0. 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 dled with him. Said nominations shall
Published in a newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper 10
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. n OF which
shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
Ing in newspapers, 81 least two publications
by such newspapers shall 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-
lion is to be submitted for popular vote.
Ihe Secretary OF State shall certify the
to the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same as
nxnuidad Cor in aactinn Q Of ihia Act |