Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-12-28

AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS, 1884,.
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly. do en-
act as follows:
SECTION 1. 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 cleo
tion officers, as provided for in this Act,
sh.ii be a county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
mi &C the payment Of other county
expenses, and in case Of separate elections
for city, town or district o 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 snd
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.
SEQ. 2. Any convention, as hereinafter
efned. held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, and also
electors to the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for public
Offices, 10 be filed by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act Is an organized assem- blage Of
delegates representing q political party,
which, at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled at
least three per cen Of the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other polit-
ioal division, for which the nomination 10
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 shall
designate the party or principle which
such convent ion represents. IL shall be
signed by the Ohsirm man 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
true to the best OF their knowledge and
belief, aud Q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed TO said Ger tiic cate Of
nomination.
SEQ. A.. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by a
o~nvention in the manner following: A
ertifcate of nomination containing tho
name of the candidate TO be nominated,
with the other information required TO be
given in She certificate provided for in 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 is to be made; provided, that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all 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 tho
statements therein made are true to the
best OF his knowledge and belief. and a GER
tifoate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate Of nomina-
ton made by q party convention.
SEQ. 8. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for offices to be voted for by
the electors OF the entire State, shall be
fled with the Secretary of State. Certi-
fcates OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public Offices shall be filed with the
clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are to be voted for, and where
. district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be fled with the
Clerk Of each Of said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate OF nomination
snAll 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
Ia AnaH and M naranu Whn haa vntad In
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 no
person shall accept c 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
ths day Of election when the nomination
IL made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. Should . vacancy occur
from any cause In the list Of nominees for
any oflcs. such vacancy may be filed al any
time before the day Of election by the con-
v~ention, or by . committee to which the
convention has delegated the power TO
all vacancies, or by petitions, ss 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 Ole with the proper officer
. certificate. setting forth the name Of the
person nominated 10 fill such vacancy, the
office for which la is nominated, the name
Of the person for whom the new nominee is
ia 10 be substituted, and such further infor-
nation - is required to be given in an
original certificate of nomination. When
such certificate Is filed, the officer with
whom IL IL filed shall substitute the name Of
the person therein for The original nomi'
nee. by printing, IL practicable. or by writ
ing The nam Of the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEC. g. 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 be is nomin-
ated, a. specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 9. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
dces, the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
or 6led with him. Said nominations shall
be published In . newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper 10
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting . copy OF the
ballot in . 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 |
ing in ne wspapsrs. at least two publications
By such newspapers shall be required. one
oil which shall appear in the last regular
issue OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
zion is to be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary Of State shall certify ths
same 10 the several County Clerks. and said