Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-10-25
Art. S. County Democratic Conventions

Art. 5. County Democratic Conventions
shall be composed Of delegates cloctcd by
the several local Clubs-ono dclcgato for
evcry Club, and on additional delegate for
every twenty-five (25) curolled members
With tho right to each County Convention
to enlarge or diminish tho representation
according to circumstances. This Convcn.
ton shall be called together by the chair
man of the Executive Committee, under
such rules os each county may adopt; und
whom assembled shall be called to order by
the chairman of the Executive Committee,
and shall proceed to elect, from among the
members, President, one or moro Vice
Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer. The
Convention shall proceed to business, and
when the Same is transacted it shall adjourn
sine de-
Art. 6. Tho mode and manner of nomi.
mating candidates for county Offices or for
delegates to the State judicial and Congress.
sional Conventions, shall bo regulated in
each county by tho respective County Con-
ventions.
Art. 7. The State Convention shall be
composed Of delegates from each County in
the numerical proportion to which that
County is entitled in both branches of the
General Assembly,
Art. 8. The officers shall be Prcsi.
dent, one Vice President from each Con
gressiona, District, two Secretaries and q
Treasurer.
Art 8. The State Executive Committee
shall be composed Of three from each Con-
gressional District. The delegates from tho
Counties comprising the Congressional Dis.
trict to nominate the candidate from that
district, and the Convention shall then pro.
ceed to IN election.
Art. 10. The Executive Committee shall
elect its own Chairman and other officers,
and shall meet at tho call of the Chairman
or any FIVE members, at such times aud
places as he or they may appoint.
Art. IL. The Executive Committee shall
have power, by the vote of the majority Of
the whole committee, to call Convention
Of tho Democratic party Of tho State, ut
such time and place as it may designate;
and is charged with the execution and di-
reotion of the policy Of the party in the
State, subject only to this Constitution, the
principles declared 10 the platform, and euoh
instructions, by resolutions or otherwise, as
the State Convention may from time to time
adopt; and shall continue in office for two
years from tho timo Of election, or until tho
assembling of tho next State Convention
for tho nomination OF State ticket, unless
superseded by the action Of the State Con-
vention. And if any vacancy be COCA.
stoned by death, removal or other cause,
tho committee shall have power to gil tho
| vacancy.
Art. .12. When the State Democratic
Convention assemblies, it shall be oalled to
order by the Chairman Of tho State Exccu
tive Committee, shall elect temporary
President, and shall proceed Immediately to
tho election of permanent officers and the
transaction Of business. The Convention,
when it bas concluded its business, shall
adjouro. sine die. And whom Convention
is called by the Executive Committee, suoh
Convention shall be composed of nowy
elected delegates. ,.
Art. l3. This organization shall not 20
into force until the State campaign of 1878.