Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-12-14

AN ACT ~ Gb1
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS, 1871
The People OF the State Of Nevada rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast 10 elections
or nuhlie officers within this State shall
NJ prinsed and distributed at public ex-
pense. ss hereinafter provided. The
printing of general tickets and cards OF
i~nstruction for the electors OF each county,
aud the delivery OF the same to the cleo
ton officers, as provided for in this Act,
shall be . county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
manner a. the payment OF other county
Expenses, and in case OF separate elections
Tor oity. town or district officers, the print
ing ana delivery Of tickets and cards oil
subtraction shall be charged upon the city,
tovn or district in which said tickets and
cards are TO be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
manner a. the pay ment OF other city
county or district expenses.
SEQ. q. Any convention, as hereinafter
eined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public of1ce, u aiso
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci'
Jed. may nominate candidates for public
offices, to be filed by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Act IL an organized Assem- blage oil
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 poht-
ical division, for which the nomination ID
made.
3 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified IS 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 Chair 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 certificate OF
nomination.
6ECs 4. n Cnuuiuhto w RAbAS cAhN~
NAV be nominsted otherwise than by q
~ouvention in the manner following: A
ertiicate 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
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended to one paper, but
each siguer 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 aud belief. and GER
tifcate Of such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
she same effect IS q certificate OF nomina-
ton made by . party con yention.
SEC. 5. 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
q district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
CLERK Of each of said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name Of more than one
candidate for each Office to be filled. Nc
person shall join 10 nominating. under
the provision Of Section 4 Of this Act
more than one nominee for each Office tC
be filed, and no person who has voted In
convention, either in person or by proxy
for or against o candidate for any Office
shall Join Ia nominating. in any manner
any other nominee for that office, and nc
person shall accept . nomination TO more
than one office.
SEQ. z. Certificates OF nomination re
quired to be fled with the Secretary o
State shall not be filed more than sixs,
days nor less than forty days before tn
day OF election when the nomination i
made by . convention, and not more thar
sixty days nor less than thirty days befor
the day Of election when the nomination
is made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. Should . vacancy occu
from any cause in the list of nominees TO
Auy OlucCf UuOl N4t0ACI Ln0I 10 lAV ~ 6h
time before the day Of election by the con
vention. or by q committee to which TIL
convention has delegated the power I
fill vacancies, or by petitions. as provide
in section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary Of the convention, o
OF such committee, or such petitioner
shall make and file with the proper Office
certificate. setting forth the name OF til
person nominated to fill such vacancy, til
Office for which lie is nominated. the nam
Of the person for whom the new nominee i
is TO be substituted, and such further infor
nation as is required to be given in al
original certificate OF nomination. Wbel
such certificate is filed, the officer wit
whom 1t is filed shall substitute the name o
the person therein for the original nom
nee. by printing. II practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi
tuted.
SEC. s. Not less than twenty-five day
before an election TO fill any public oficl
the Secretary OF State shall certify to tn
County Clerk Of each county within tn
State the name Of each person, and th
name OF the Office for which he Ia nomin
ated, as specified in the certificate o
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 8. Not less than ten days befor
an election to fill any public Office or of
foes, the County Clerk shall cause to b.
published all the nominations certified Il
or fled with him. Said nominations shall
be published in a newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper il
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting q copy OF thu
ballot In Q public place in each election
precipct within the county. one Of which
eopias shall be posted at the COURTEOUS,
door. When publication is made by print
ing in newspapers. stIeAst two publications
by such newspapers shall be required. ont
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 is to be submitted for popular vote,
ths Secretary OF State shall certify the