Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-01-19
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT
Fall Text of Nevada's new
Injection Law.
yorrss SHOULD READ AND sTaof hs
PROVISIONS.
Fair aud Clean Elections In 'he
ru,ure II the Law Is observed

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
n TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved MArehls, isSi.l
The People Of the State Of NssAds. rep
resented in Senats and Assembly, do en-
act ~ follows:
SECTION l. All ballots sAss in elselo1s
or public officers within this state shAiA
ne printed and distributed Is public e.
psnse, ss hereinafter provided. lac
printing Of general tickets and cards oi
i~nssruction for the electors OF each county
ana the delivery OF the same 70 the elec-
tion officers. a. provided for in this Act.
shall be 9 county charge, the payment q
which shall be provided for In the sAne
manner a. the payment OF other ooan'!
expenses, and in cass Of separAse elecuons
for city, town or districtofheers, Inc Prinr
ing and delivery Of tickets aud cards OF
i-ps,ruct;on shall be charged upon The city,
town or district in which said tickets soc
cards are to be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
manner As the pay OF other eity,
county or district expenses.
Src. 2. Any convention. ~ hereinafter
eined, 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, 70 be filed BY election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act 10 an organized assem- oisge OF
delegates representing Q political party
which, At the last election, before the
holding Of such convention, polled at
- b-aa aant ~ tb0 autIrR vote cast
in the state, county, district or other polit-
ical division, for which the nomination lie
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified as 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 shai
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 Al officer
authorized TO administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate arc
true to the best of their knowledge and
belief, aud a certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEQ. 4. candidate for public offcs
may be nominated otherwise than by a
onyention 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 In sec
ton three OF this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
IL ora IN pnnahnr AZ ut
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
at the last proceeding 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
signed 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 tbs
statements therein made are true to the
beat of his knowledge and belief, and q GER
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate OF nomins-
ton made By . party convention.
SEQ. s. Certificates Of nomination OF
candidates for offices TO be voted for by
the electors Of the entire State, shall be
hled with the Secretary OF State. Certi-
icates 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, aud where
district embraces more than one county,
sach certificates shall be filed with the
Clerk OF each OF said counties.
SEC. 8. 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 hiss voted 10
aconvention, 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 q nomination 70 more
than one Office.
sEo.7. Certificates Of nomination re-
quirsd 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
is made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. Should . 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
fill vacancies, or by petitions, AZ 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
certificate. setting forth the name Of the
person nominated to all such vacancy, the
Office for which lie 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
vhom Ii is filed shall substitute the name Of
the person therein for the original nomi.
nee. by printing, il practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEC. 8. Not less than twenty-five days
before 40 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 be Ia nomin- |
ated, as specified in the certificate OF
nomination dled 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 filed with him. Said nominations shall
be published in g newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper ia |
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, one OF which
copies shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication Is made by print
log in newspapers. atleass two publications
by such newspapers shall be required, one
Of which shall appear in the last regular
issue OF such paper before election day.
SEQ. 10. Whom proposed Constitution, |
constitutional amendment or other ques-
ton is TO be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the