The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-04-24
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

PURSUANT 10 an order OF the Honor
able Board of County Commissioners
of Humboldt County, Nevada, made
and entered on Monday, the 18th day of
April, A. ID. 1913, notice is hereby
given that a special election by the
legally qualified electors of the town
of Winnemucca, Humboldt County,
Nevada, win be held within the limits
of the town Of Winnemucca, Humboldt
County, Nevada, on Tuesday, June Sd,
A. ID. 1913, for the following purposes,
to-wit:
(a) That the qualified voters of
the town of Winnemucea shall vote
on the question whether they shall ac-
cept the charter and be Incorporated
as a city, pursuant to the provisions
as herein set forth.
(b) For the election of a Mayor
and four Commissioners for the City
of Winnemueca, to be voted for and
elected by the qualified electors of the
town of Winnemueca, in accordance
with the provisions of that certain
Act Of the Legislature of the State of
Nevada, entitled, "An Act to incor-
porate the town of Winnemueca, in
Humboldt County, and defining the
boundaries thereof, and to authorize
the establishment of a city govern
ment therefor, and other matters re-
lating thereto" approved March -,
1913.
All the qualified electors of the
town of W~innemucea, as shown by the
registration list at the last general
election shall have the right to vote
at such election.
Said election shall be open at eight
o'clock a. m. and shall continue open
until six O'Clock p. IN. of said Sd day
of June, A. ID. 1913.
Clerks of Election-A. D. Dern,
Frank German.
Inspectors of Election-R. W. Lew
is, r. C. Bergwin.
Voting Place-Hosehouse.
The four Commissioners to be elect
Cd shall be voted for and elected sepa-
rately and shall be separately desig-
mated on the official ballot by number
ing the same "1,' 49," "3' and
Each person desiring to become a
candidate for Commissioner shall des-
ignate the number of the class to
which he desires to become a candi-
date, and his name shall be printed
on the official ballot beneath the mum
Der so selected, and each voter shall
vote for only one candidate in each
such class.
The candidate receiving the highest
number of votes in each class sh@ll be
elected to the office of Commissioner
and the person receiving the highest
number of votes for Mayor shall be
elected.
No candidate for office at such elec-
ton shall be entitled to have his
lame placed upon the official ballot
unless such candidate shall, at least
ten days before the date of such cleo
ton, file in the Office of the County
Clerk of Humboldt County, a petition
signed by at least ten per cent of the
qualified electors of the town of Win
nemucca as shown by the registration
list thereof at the last general cleo
ton; such petition shall show that
the nominee therein possesses the
qualifications as required by said Act
for the office for which he is nomi
mated.
The County Clerk of Humboldt
tantv. Nevada, is hereby authorized
and directed to cause to be printed 3
sufficient number of ballots for said
" wi upOn Nhith choii Pr
fames of the candidates for the offices
a''ove specified; also the words For
the Adoption of the Charter,
against the Adoption of the Char-
ter
All the provisions of the law reiat-
ing to general elections so far as the
same can be made applicable, n not
Inconsistent with the provisions OF the
above mentioned Act, will be obserV-
ed in the conduct of sueh election.
Let this proclamation be publisher
In the Silver State, a newspaper pup
hshed in said town of Winnemucca,
for "a period of at least two weeks
4 prior to the date of said election, and
printed notices of such proclamation
I be posted in three public places IN
said town.
Dated this 7th day of April, A. ~
1913.
G. f. HAVILAND,
Chairman of the Board of County
COMMISSIONS of Humboldt County,
Nevada.
Attest: j. w. DAVEY,
(Soal.l clark of said Board.