Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-02-17
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Nevada's New
Injection Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND srdpf IT'S
PROVISIONS.
rair aud Clean Elections In the
FIXTURE n h Law - Observed.

THE SECRECY OF THE BALLoT'
Approved March Is, 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevsds' rep
resented In Senate aud Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
SECTION /. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this State shall
De printed and distributed at public ex-
pense, as hereinafter provided. Inc
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
Instruction for the electors OF each county,
and the delivery Of the same TO the elec-
tion officers, as provided for iu this ACT,
shall be Q county charge. the payment Of
which shall be provided for in- the same
m amer a. the payment OF other county
expenses, and 10 case Of separate elections
for city, town or district officers, the print
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards oil
instruction shall be charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets and
cards are TO be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
manner as the payment OF other CITY,
bounty or district expenses.
Sko. q. ANY convention, as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose Of making
nominations for public office, aud also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for public
Offices, 20 be filed by election within sne
State. A convention within the meaning
of his Act is an organized assemblsge OF
delegates representing q political party
which, at the last election, before the
holding Of such convention, polled at
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 be certified o. 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 is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such 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, aud 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 q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed TO said certificate of
nomination.
SEQ. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated other wise than by a
onvention in the manner following: A
erti6cate OF nomination containing the
name OF the candidate TO be nomin ated,
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
al the last preceding election in the State,
district or political division for which the
nomination is 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 a GER
tifioate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect IS 9 certificate Of nomins-
ton made by a party convention.
SEC. 8. 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-
ficstes OF nomination OF candidates for all
other public off css shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are TO be voted for, aud where
. 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 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 filed. aud no person who has voted In
q convention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against o 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.
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 is
made by Q convention. and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day Of election when the nomination
Ia made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. Should q vacancy occur
from any cause in the list of nominees for
any ofdce. such vacancy may be filled at any
time before the day OF election by the con-
vention. or by . committee to which the
convention has delegated the power to
fill vacancies. or by petitions. as provided
in section o 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
. certificate. setting forth the name Of the |
person nominated to fill such vacancy, the |
Office for which lie is nominated. the name
Of the person for whom the new nominee is
ia to be substituted, and such further infor.
nation as is required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomina alton. When
suoh certificate IL filed, the officer with
whom il is filed shall substitute the name OF
the person therein for the original nomi.
nee. by prin ting. il practicable, or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEQ. 8. Not less than twenty-five days
before an election to fill any public Office
the Secretary Of State shall certify 10 the
County Clerk OF each county within the
State the name OF each person, and the
name OF the ofice for which be IL nomin-
ated. Is specified in the certificate of
nomination hled with him.
SEC. 9. 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 fled with him. Said nominations shall
be published In q newspaper printed with
in the county. When nc newspaper is I
within the county. the publication {
shall be made by posting q copy Of the |
ballot in 9 public place in each election G
within the county. one OF which
shall be posted at the courthouse q
door. When publication ia made by print I
log in newspapers. al leAst two publications .
By such newspapers shall be required, one U
Of which shall appear in the last regular
OF such paper before election day. v
SEC. 10. When proposed Constitution, a
amendment or other cues b
lion is to be submitted for popular vote, {
he Secretary OF State shall certify the
TO the several County Clerks. and said =
County Clerks shall publish the same as I