Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-01
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
Election Of U. 3. SENATORS.


An act to secure the election Of
United States Senator in accordance
with the will ri the people and the
choice u the elec'or ~ the Slntp,
and % obtain an expression Of su b
ch"ice in compliance with the Purity
OF Elections law, and to prevent and
OF duty in connection with such cleo.
ton.
The people of the Stat. of Nevada.
represented ~ Senate and ssembly,
do enact ns follows:
Section |. At the general elections
mex, preceding the expiration of the
time for which any Un'teI States
Senator was elected or app united to
repre- sent the State 81 Nevada in
Congress. candidates for the choice
Of the electors of this State COR Unit ii
States SIN tor may he nomin tied in
the same manner rs now provided for
the nomination of State officers. and
either by certificate of nomination by
party convention or by certificate of
nomination signed 10y lectors equal
70 ten per cent Of the entire vote cast
at the In t preceding -lec ION.
Section 2. Such certificates of
nomination shall he fled with theSrc-
reiary of State, who shall certify the
names nf all candidates as Shown
the "ein to the variCu. co Inty clerks
as now required by law ~ the ca ,e of
candi intes for State offices, and the
sc 'eral county clerks in preparing
the b lllOts to be votOh iat any such
general election shall place thereon
the names Of all such candidates
I'm Ter the words "Choice for U. S.
Senator, Vote for one" and the re
shall he Il margin mt the right hand
side ~ these names, at least one half
inch wi le. where the voter may indi-
cate his choice of said candidates by
making cross or x.
Section 3. The names Of all candi-
dates SO nominated shall TIC submit.
ted to the electors of the State for
them to express their choice mt every
such general election, and the vote
upon such choice shall he taken, re-
turned. canvGssed and certified by
the same authority and in the same
way as the vote for State Officers is
taken. canvassed, ret urned and certi-
fled. and in manner and form comply
ing with the requirements and pro-
visions Of an Act relating to elections
and to more fully secure the secrecy
OF the ballot, approved March 18Th.
1891, and Of the varions Acts amend
atory thereof and supplementary
thereto, and the Secretary of State
shall, within five days after the con.
venmP OF the next session Of the
Legislature following any such cleo
ton, transmit to each branch thereof
the result OF the official convass Of the
vote upon said choice and candidates.
Section 4. In the election OF United
States Senator, as provided by Act
OF Congress, at any session of the
Legislature Of this State, next sue
ceeding any general election herein
provided for, it shall be the duty Of
all Senators and Assemblymen in vnt
ing for United States Senator to vote
only for the'person or candidate hay-
ing received the largest number Of
votes Of the electors Of the State in
such expression Of their choice Mt the
preceding general election as official
ly returned and certified.
Section 8. AIRY State Senator or
Aseemblyman, who in the election OF
United states Senator, mt any session
OF The Legislature herein provided for
shall vote for any person for United
Suites Senator, other than the candi
dato.. having received the largest
nomber OF the votes OF the electors of
fhe state in such expression Of their
ohoice at the preceding gene raj cleo
eoD' shall be deemed guilty Of felony,
and shall be punished by incaroera.