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first Monday in November, in each year when the election of President and Vice-President is to take place, unless the Congress of the United States shall appoint a different day, and in that case, on such day as Congress shall appoint, and shall proceed to elect as many persons as the state shall then be entitled to elect as Electors of President and Vice-President.

given.

1640. SEC. 5. Notice of the election of Electors shall be Notice of given in the same manner as notice is required to be given of election, how other elections, and the election thereof made in the same manner as is prescribed by law in regard to the election of Representatives in Congress.

where to

1641. SEC. 6. The Electors so chosen shall convene at the Electors, seat of government on the first Wednesday in December next when and after their election, at two o'clock in the afternoon, and in case convene. of the death or absence of any Elector so chosen, or in case the number of Electors shall, from any cause, be deficient, the Electors then present shall forthwith elect from the qualified Electors of the state, so many persons as shall supply the deficiency. As amended, Stats. 1869, 64.

convened.

1642. SEC. 7. The Electors, when convened on said first Duties when Wednesday in December, shall vote by ballot for one person for President and one person for Vice-President of the United States, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of this state. They shall name in their ballots the persons voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the persons voted for as VicePresident; and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes given for each, which list they shall sign and certify and transmit, sealed up, to the seat of government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; and they shall, in all respects, proceed conformably to the constitution of the United States, and the laws of the United States in this behalf provided.-As amended, Stats, 1869, 64.

OF THE ELECTION OF

REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS, AND THE TIMES
AND MANNER THEREOF.

Representa

1643. SEC. 8. At the general election in the year eighteen Election of hundred and sixty-six, and at the general election in each sec- tives in ond year thereafter, there shall be elected such number of Rep- Congress. resentatives to the Congress of the United States as the State of Nevada may be entitled to.

OF TIMES OF ELECTION AND TERMS OF STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS,

EXCEPT PRECINCT OFFICERS.

county

1644. SEC. 9. The Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Sec- State and retary of State, Justices of the Supreme Court, State Treasurer, officers, by State Controller, Attorney-General, Surveyor-General, Clerk of whom elected the Supreme Court, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall all be elected by the qualified electors of the state;

State officers, when chosen,

office.

members of the house of representatives of the United States, District Judges, District Attorneys, Senators, members of the assembly, County Commissioners, County School Superintendents, Sheriffs, County Clerks, Public Administrators, Recorders, Assessors, County Treasurers, and County Surveyors, shall be elected by the qualified electors of their respective districts or counties. Justices of the Peace and Constables shall be elected by the qualified electors of their respective precincts or townships.

1645. SEC. 10. The Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secand term of retary of the State, State Controller, State Treasurer, AttorneyGeneral, and Surveyor-General shall be chosen at the general election of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and every fourth year thereafter, and shall hold their office for the term of four years from the time of their installment, and until their successors shall be qualified, and all of said officers, excepting the Surveyor-General, shall keep their office and reside at the seat of government.

Justices of
Supreme

Court, when
chosen, etc.

Clerk of
Supreme
Court.

Superintendent of Public

1646. SEC. 11. One Justice of the Supreme Court shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the state, at the general election of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and one every second year thereafter, and shall hold his office for the term of six years from the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January next after his election. Each Justice hereafter elected or appointed shall be commissioned by the Governor, and before entering upon the discharge of his duties shall take the constitutional oath of office. The senior Justice in commission shall be Chief Justice, and in case the commission of any two or more of said Justices shall bear the same date, they shall determine by lot who shall be Chief Justice.

1647. SEC. 12. At the general election in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and at the general election every four years thereafter, the Clerk of the Supreme Court shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the state, and shall hold his office for the term of four years from the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January next after his election, and until his successor is qualified.'

1648. SEC. 13. At the general election in the year eighteen Instruction. hundred and sixty-six, and at the general election every four years thereafter, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the state, and shall hold his office for the term of four years from the first Monday of January next after the election, and until his successor is qualified.

District
Judges.

Assemblymen

1649. SEC. 14. District Judges shall be chosen by the qualified electors of their respective districts, at the general election of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and shall hold their offices for the term of four years from the first Monday of January next after their election.

1650. SEC. 15. The members of the assembly shall be chosen by the qualified electors of their respective districts, at

the general election of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and shall hold their office for the term of two years from the day succeeding such election.

1651. SEC. 16. The Senators shall be elected by the elec- Senators. tors of their respective districts, at the general election in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and every two years thereafter, and shall hold their offices for four years from the day succeeding such general election.

officers.

1652. SEC. 17. County Clerks, Sheriffs, County Assessors, County County Treasurers, District Attorneys, County Surveyors, County Recorders, County School Superintendents, County Commissioners, and Public Administrators, shall be chosen by the electors of their respective counties, at the general election in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and at the general election every two years thereafter, and shall enter upon the duties of their respective offices on the first Monday of January subsequent to their election.

ELECTION OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND CONSTABLES.

1653. SEC. 18. The Board of County Commissioners of Township each county shall, from time to time, as the public good may officers. require, divide said county into a convenient number of townships, and shall cause such division to be published. For each of such townships one Justice of the Peace shall be elected. The Constables of the several townships of the state shall be chosen at the general election of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and shall enter upon the duties of their offices on the first Monday of January next succeeding their election, and shall hold their offices for the term of two years thereafter, until their successors are elected and qualified. Justices of the Peace of the several townships of the state shall be chosen at a general election, to be held for that purpose, on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-six, who shall hold their offices from the expiration of the term of the present incumbents until the first Monday of January, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, and until their successors are elected and qualified.

1654. SEC. 19. When any Justice of the Peace, in the for- New mation of a new township, shall be brought within the limits township. thereof, he shall be one of the Justices of the Peace allowed to such new township, and shall continue in office until the expiration of the term for which he was elected.

1635. SEC. 20. If, by annexing a part of one township to same. another, there should be more than the proper number of Justices within the limits of the townships to which such addition shall have been made, any Justice of the Peace brought within such township shall, notwithstanding, hold and exercise his office therein until the expiration of his term of office, but no successor shall be elected to fill any vacancy in said office which may be occasioned by the expiration of said term, or

Same.

otherwise. And whenever any township, in consequence of a part being taken to form a new township, or to be annexed to any other township, shall be deprived of its proper number of Justices of the Peace, the vacancy thus produced shall be supplied, as in other cases.

1656. SEC 21. When any Constable, by the formation of a new township, shall be brought within the limits thereof, he shall continue to act as Constable to such new township, and shall continue in office until the expiration of the term for which he was elected.

Oath and

bond.

Oath to be

indorsed on commission.

Members of the legisla ture.

Official oaths of the Governor

OATH AND BOND OF OFFICE.

1657. SEC. 22. Members of the legislature, and all officers, executive, judicial and ministerial, shall, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, provide the official bond required by law, when such bond shall be required, and take and subscribe to the official oath. All officers elected, except Senators and Representatives, shall qualify, and execute and deliver their official bonds (when required), as above provided, prior to the Tuesday after the first Monday, in January ensuing their election; and all officers appointed to fill vacancies in the cases provided by law, shall qualify and give bond (when required), within thirty days from the time of their appointment. The term of office of all officers, elected or appointed, shall begin from the time of their qualification, unless some other express provision is made by law.

1658. SEC. 23. Said oath, except in cases specified in the next two sections, shall be indorsed on the commission or certificate of election of such officer, and signed by him, and certified by the officer before whom such oath or affirmation shall have been taken.

1659. SEc. 24. Members of the legislature shall take and subscribe to the official oath before they assume their seats as such members, and an entry thereof shall be made on the journal of the proper house.

1660. SEC. 25. The Governor and Lieutenant-Governor shall respectively take and subscribe to the official oath before and Lieuten- the Chief Justice or one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, on the first Monday of January next succeeding their scribed, etc. election.-As amended, Stats. 1881, 22.

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1661. SEC. 26. The oath shall be taken, and, except in the cases prescribed in the two next preceding sections, may be subscribed before any Judge of the supreme or district court or Clerk thereof, County Clerk, Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace, unless otherwise directed by law.

1662. SEC. 27. It shall be the duty of every officer, whose oath of office is required to be indorsed on his commission or certificate of election, to take and subscribe said oath at the time of the reception of said commission or certificate.

1663. SEC. 28. When any officer is authorized or required by law to appoint a deputy, such deputy, before he shall proceed to act, shall take the same oath as his principal.

COMMISSIONS AND CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION.

of officers,

1664. SEC. 29. All commissions of officers shall be in the Commissions name and by the authority of the State of Nevada, and shall be how issued. sealed with the great seal of the state, signed by the Governor, and countersigned by the Secretary of State.

commissions.

1665. SEC. 30. Members of the legislature and all county certificates of and precinct officers elected by the people, shall receive certifi- elections and cates of election from the Boards of County Commissioners of their respective counties, and all state officers shall receive their commissions from the Governor.

of State.

1666. SEC. 31. It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Election and qualification Board of County Commissioners of each county in this state, to be certified within ten days after the election or appointment and qualifica- to Secretary tion of any county officer (authorized by law to take acknowledgments or administer oaths), or Justice of the Peace, in their county, to certify, under seal, to the Secretary of State (stating the election or appointment and qualification of any such officer), which certificate shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State as evidence of the official character of such officers. Said Clerk shall, also, within ten days after a vacancy has Vacancies to occurred in any county office, or office of Justice of the Peace be certified. (by resignation or otherwise), certify to the Secretary of State the fact of such vacancy. Each district officer, authorized by District law to take acknowledgments or administer oaths, shall, within officers to file ten days after entering upon the discharge of the duties of his oath. office, file a duplicate certificate of his official oath in the office of the Secretary of State, which certificate shall be evidence of the official character of such officer; and all resignations of any officer, required to be made to the Governor, shall be by him filed in the office of the Secretary of State.

duplicate

or certificate.

1667. SEC. 32. Any officer elected or appointed to fill any Commission vacancy shall be commissioned, or receive a certificate of election or appointment to such office.

OF RESIGNATIONS.

1668. SEC. 33. Any person who shall receive a commis- Resignations sion, or a certificate of his election or appointment, shall be at and vacancies liberty to resign such office, though he may not have entered upon the execution of its duties or taken the requisite oath of office; and when any vacancy shall occur in the office of member of the senate or assembly, by death, resignation, or otherwise, and a session of the legislature is to take place before the next general election, the Governor shall issue a writ of election, directed to the Board of County Commissioners of the county or district in which such vacancy shall occur, commanding such board to notify the several Inspectors in their county or district to hold a special election to fill such vacancy or vacancies, at a time appointed by the Governor.

1669. SEC. 34. Resignations of office shall be made as

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