Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-11-16
Fair aud Clean Eiecsfens In the
r.ture n the Law IL Observed
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
TIE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
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 aud Assembly, do en-
act % follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots csst in elections
or public officers within this State shall
ne printed and distributed at public ex-
pense, a. hereinafter provided. Inc
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
i~ns.ruction for the electors Of each county,
and the delivery Of the Same to the cleo
lion officers, as provided fer in this ACT.
shall be . county charge. the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
manner as the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case Of separate elections
for oity. town or district officers, the print
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards OF
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
county or district expenses.
SEc. q. Any convention, as hereinafter
efned, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public oihce, and also
electors TO the number hereinafter speci-
fed, MAY nominate candidates Tor pupiic
offices, to be filed by election within tne
State. A convention within the meaning
Of This Act is an organized assemblage OF
delegates representing q political party
which, at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled a.
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other poiit-
icsl division, for which the nomination ID
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
ofice for which he is nominated. aud 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
true to the best OF their knowledge and
belief, aud 3 certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEQ. 4. A candidate for public ofics
may be nominated otherwise than by a
onvention in the manner following: a
ertifoate of nomination containing tho
name OF the candidate 10 be nominated,
with the other information required to be
given in the certificate provided for in sec
zion three OF this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
10 be presented, equal in number to at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
at the last preceding election in .he 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 aII be appended to one paper. be.
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
bsst of his knowledge and belief, and q cor.
tifcase of such oath shall be annexed.
Sueh certificate Of nomination shall have
tbs same effect - 9 certificate OF nomins'
ton made by q party con vention.
SEC. 5. 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. Cert.
fcates OF nomination OF candidates for all
other public offices shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties whereia
che officers are TO be voted for, and whers
district embraces more than one county
such certificates shall be filed with thu
Clerk OF each Of said counties.
SEC. 8. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name of more than o q
candidate for each Office TO be filed. NJ
person shall join in nominating. undei
the provision Of Section 4 of this Act
more than one nominee for each Office x
be filed. aud no person who has voted IL
sconvention, either in person or BY proxy
for or against q candidate for any ofice
shall Join In nominating. in any manner
any other nominee for that Office, and NJ
-.-sn- shall aeeant q ~nomination TO NOR