Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-23

AN ACT RELATING TO CHI
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
raE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS. 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevads' rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act % follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
~ nnblic officers within this State shall
ne printed aud distributed at pubic eA-
psnse. a. hereinafter provided. ihe
printing OF general tickets and cards OF
instruotion for the electors Of each county
and the delivery Of the same to the cleo
tion officers, as provided for In this Act,
shall be a county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
manner AZ 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 charged upon the CITY,
town or district in which said tickets ana
cards are 10 be used, the yme oi
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the pay ment OF otner city'
county or district expenses.
sEo. 2. Any convention, as hereinafter
eined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, and also
aIactors 40 tbs number hereinafter speci-
6ad. NAV nominate candidates for public
offices. 10 be filed by election within The
state. A convention within the meaning
of this Act is gu organized assemblsge OF
delegates representing . 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 poiit-
- Is-s.4o. To- whteb tha nomination ia
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified as follows:
The certificate Of nomination, which q
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. II shall be
signed by the Chairman aud Secretary Of
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an oficer
authorized TO administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certihcate are
true to the beat OF their knowledge and
belief, and . certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
sEc. A. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by q
invention in the manner following: A
ertihcate Of nomination containing the
name OF the candidate to be nominated,
with the other information required 10 be
given in the certificate provided for 10 Sec
ton three Of this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
70 be presented, equal in number to at
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
n 4 kho I.at nrnaa1fnU alaati0p in tba Afato
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 the
statements therein made are true to the
best Of his knowledge aud belief, and cer-
tifoate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate Of nomins-
ton made by y party convention.
SEQ. s. 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-
icates Of nomination Of candidates for all
other public Offices shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are 10 be voted for, and where
district embraces more than 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 filed. No
person shall join 10 nominating. under
the provision Of Section 4 Of this Act,
more than one nominee for each Office to
be filed, and no person who has voted In
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 40
person shall accept . nomination 70 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 Is
made by Q convention, and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day OF election Then 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 at any
time before the day Of election by the con-
v~ention, or by . committee TO which the
convention has delegated the power to
fill vacancies. or by petitions. as provided
in section four Of this Al. 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 fill such vacancy, the
office for which le is nominated. the name
of the person for whom the new nominee ia
is to be substituted, and such further infor-
nation as 10 required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate Is filed, the officer with
whom ii il 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 Of
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 8. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
fces, the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
or filed with him. Said nominations shall
be published in q newspaper printed with
10 the county. When no newspaper ia
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting q copy of the
ballot In 9 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 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 proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion is 10 be submitted for popular vote,
ths Secretary Of State shall certify the
same 10 the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same az
provided for Ia section 9 Of this Act.