Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-06-01
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
rull Text Of Nevada's New
Injection Law.
yurlss SHOULD READ AND srdOT ITS
PROVISIONS.
rair aud Clean Elections in 'he
ruture n the Law Is observed
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

IAUUIVNEa
The People Of the State OF Nevada rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
SECTION /. All ballots cast 10 elections
or public officers within this state snaii
ne printed and distributed 81 pubic eA-
psnse, a. hereinafter provided. Inc
pnrintinR OF general tickets and CARDS OF
Instruction for the electors OF each county,
ana the delivery Of the same to the cleo
zion officers, as provided for 10 this Act.
sh,ll be . county charge, the payment oil
which shall be provided for in the same
manner a. the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case OF separate elections
for city, town or district officers, the print.
ing and delivery Of tickets and cards OF
instruction shall be chsrged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets ana
cards are 10 be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for 10 the same
manner as the payment OF otner chy'
county or district expenses.
Syc' q. ANY convention, % hereinafter
eiued, held for the purpose Of making
nominations for public Office, and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for pubic
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 q political party,
which, al 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-
ical division, for which the nomination Is
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified as follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which u
be in writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he IL nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention 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
r to the best OF their knowledge and
belief. and q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
Bee. 4. A candidate for public Office
NAV be nominated otherw wise than by a
o~nvention in the manner following: A
ertidcate Of nomination containing the
name of the candidate TO be nominated,
with the other information required to be
given in the certificate provided for in 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 is to be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
sigue ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended to one paper, bu
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
tihcate OF such oath shall be annexed.
suoh certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as q certificate OF nomina.
ton made by q party convention.
SEQ. 5. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for offices 10 be voted for by
the electors OF the entire State, shall be
Hlsd With the Secretary OF State. Certi.
fcates OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public Offices shall be fled with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are TO be voted for, and where
district embraces more han one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
CLERK OF each Of said counties.
SEQ. 8. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name Of more than one
candidate for each Office TO be filled. Nc
person shall Join In nominating. under
the provision OF Section 4 Of this Act,
more than one nominee for each Office to
be filled, and no person who has voted 10
a~convention, 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 nc
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 fled more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day Of election when the nomination II
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 q vacancy occui
from any cause in the list Of nominees fol
any office. such vacancy may be filled al AM
time before the day of election by the CON
v~ention, or by . committee TO which The
convention has delegated the power Il
fill vacancies, or by petitions, as provided
In section Tour Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary Of the convention, oil
OF such committee, or such petitioner;
shall make and file with the proper oficel
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 il
is to be substituted, and such further infor
nation as is required to be given in ar
original certificate OF nomination. Wher
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whom Ii Is filed shall substitute the name Of
the person therein for the original nomi
nee. by printing, II practicable, or by writ
ing the name Of the person thus substi
tuted.
SEC. 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 in the certificate oil
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 9. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of.
foes, 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 no newspaper is
printed 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
copies shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
ing in newspapers. at 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 q proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion 10 TO be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
same to the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same as
provided for in section 9 Of this Act.
SEC. II. II shall be the duty OF the
County Clerk to provide printed ballots
for every election for public officers. in