The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-01
The State Democracy.
CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
OF SOUTH CAROLINA.


OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Constitution of of the Demo
cratic party of South Carolina, which
was adopted by the State Conven-
ton, and went into force in the cam !
paign of 1873, is as follows:
ARTICLE I. There shall be one or
moro Democratic Clubs organized to
each election precinct, each of which
Clubs shall have o distinct title. "The
- Democratic Club" and shall
elect president, one or moro vice
presidents, n Recording aud Cor
responding Secretary, and n Treasur-
er, and shall have the following work
ing committees, of not less than
three members each, viz: A commit
tee on Registration, on Executive
Committee and such other commit
tees as to each club may seem expe-
dent
ART. II. The meeting of the clubs
shall be frequent, after the. opening
OF the canvass, and some momber of
thessclub or invited speaker deliver an
address OF each meeting il practica-
| bic.
ART. III. The President shall have
power to coll an extra meeting OF
| the club, and ----- members of the
club shall constitute quorum for the
transaction of business.
ART. ". The clubs in each county
shall be held together and operate
under the control OF a County Execu-
tive Committee, which shall consist
of one member from each club, to be
nominated by the representative clubs
and elected by the county convention,
and such other members as the con-
vcntion may add.
The Executive Committee, when
elected, shall appoint it's own officers
and fill all vacancies which may
arise when the convention is not III
session. The tenure of Office
of the Executive committee
shall be until the next general cam
paign, unless sooner removed or sus-
pended by the County Convention.
The present County Executive
Committees shall continue in Office
until the first meeting Of the county
convention under this organization.
ART. V. County Democratic Con-
vcntions shah be composed of dele
gates elected by the several local
clubs-onc delegate for every twen-
ty-tivc (25) enrolled mc1nbors--with
the right to each county convention
to enlarge or diminish the representa-
ton according to circumstances.
This convention shall be called to-
gcthcr by the chairman of the cxc':u-
tive committee, und shall proceed to
elect from among its members
President, one or moro Fice-Prcsi-
dents, Secretary and Treasurer
The convention shall pr0ccc(E to
business, and when the same is
transacted it.shall adjourn sine die.
ART. vi. The modo and manner Of
nominating candidates for county Of.
fees or for delegates to the State Ju-
dicial and congressional conventions
shall be- regulated i'll each county by
the respective county conventions.
ARr VII The State Convention
shall be composed of delegates from
each county in the numerical proper
ton to which that county is entitled IN
both branches of the general Assem-
bly,.
ART. VIII. The on:cars shall be a
President, ono Vicc-PrcBidcnt from
each Congressional District, two See
rntaries and Treasurer.
Arr TX. Tho State Executive Com
mittcc shall he composed of three
from each Congressional District.
The delegates from the counties com
posing the Congressional District to
nominate the candidates from that
district, and the convention shall then
proceed to an election.
ART. X. The Executive Committee
shall oloct it's own chairman and other
officers. and shall meet at the call of
the chairman or any five members, at
such times and places ns he or thoy
may appoint.
ART. XI. The Executive Committee
shall have power, by the vote of ma
iority Of the whole committee, to call
n convention of the Democratic party
of the State at such time and place
MS it may ,;esi Gnatc; and is charged
with the execution and direction of
the policy of tho party in the State,
subject only to this Constitution, the
principles declared i'll the platform,
and such instructions by resolutions
or otherwise, as the State convention
may from time to time adopt; and
shall continue in Office for two years
from the timo Of election, or until the
assembling of the next State oonven.
tion for the nomination of State
ticket, unless supercoded by tho action
OF the State convention. And if anv
vacancy be occasioned by death, re.
moval, on other cause, the committee
shall have power to fill tho vacancy.
ART. XII. When the State Demo
cratic convention assemblies, it shall