The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-05-01
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

Pursuant to an order of the Honor.
able Board of County Commissioner
of Humboldt County, Nevada, made
and entered on Monday, the 9TH dav Of
April, A. D. 1913, notice is hereby
given that a special election bv tbo
legally qualified electors of the town
of Winnemucca, Humboldt Comfy
Nevada, will be held within the Limits
of the town of Winnemucca, Humbold,
County, Nevada, on Tuesday, June IA
A. D. 1913, for the following purposes
to-wit:
(a) That the qualified voters Of
the town of Winnemucca shall vote
on the question whether they shall ac.
cept the charter and be Incorporates
as a city, pursuant to the provisions
as herein set forth.
(b) For the election of a Mavor
and four Commissioners for the Civ
of Winnemucca, to be voted for and
elected by the qualified electors of the
town of Winnemucca, in accordance
with the provisions of that certain
Act Of the Legislature of the State OF
Nevada, entitled, can Act to ineor.
porate the town of Winnemucca. 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 10,
1913.
All the qualified electors of the
town Of Winnemucca, 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. n. and shall continue open
until six O'Clock p. m. of said Sd day
of June, A. d. 1918.
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,' "2,u 1917 and
Each person desiring to become a
candidate for Commissioner shall DIES.
ignate the number of the class to
which he desires to become a candi-
date, n 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.
h candidate receiving the highest
number of votes in each class shall 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 cleo.
ton shall be entitled to have his
name 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
County, Nevada, is hereby authorized
and directed TO cause to be printed r
sufficient number of ballots for said
election upon which shall appear the
names of the candidates for the Offices
above specified; also the words "For
the Adoption of the Charter"
Against the Adoption of the Char
teri
All the provisions of the law relat-
ing to general elections so far as the
same can be made applicable, and not
Inconsistent with the provisions of the
above mentioned Act, will be observ-
ed in the conduct of such election.
Let this proclamation be published
in the Silver State, a newspaper pub
lished in said town of Winnemucea,
for a period of at least two weeks
prior to the date of said election, aud
printed notices of such proclamation
be posted in three public places in
said town.
Dated this 18th day of April, A. ID.
1913.
G.. +. HAVILAND,
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissions of Humboldt County,
Nevada.
Attest: j. w. DAVEY,