The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-26
CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY OF NEWBERRY COUNTY.
Prepared and Presented by the Executive
Committee to the County Conren-
ti"n for Adoption july 18th.
1*.$-.Adopted.
CIt Is.


There may be as many Club: as may
be desired, except that, with the eXcep.
ton of Clubs now in existence, no
| Club shall consist Of members who are
residents Of different Townships, and
that no Club shall consist of less than
fifteen members. No person shall be q
member Of Club who will not at the
election next succeeding his admission
be of the full age of twenty-one years.
Clubs shall adopt such Constitution as
they may desire, not inconsistent with
this Constitution and the principles of
the Democratic party Of this State.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
There shall be an Executive Conn
mlttee consisting of eleven members,
| one Of whom shall reside in each of the
! Townships of the County. The Execu-
tive Committee shall hold their offices
for two years and until their successors
are appointed. They shall be elected
by the County Convention that first
meets after the first day of May in each
succeeding w0 years, beginning with
the year lS1S, which said date shall be
the period from which their term of
office begins. Any vacancy in the En-
ecutive Committee shall be filled by
the County Convention meeting at the
time of, or next after, the occurrence Of
the vacancy. The Executive Commit
tee shall select its own Chairman. 1t
Shall elect 81 Secretary, and may re-
move him at pleasure. The Secretary
of the Executive Committee shall be
the Secretary of the County Conven-
tionS.
The Executive Committee shall have
q general supervision of the affairs Of
the party, and shall call together the
County Convention whenever they
may deem it necessary, or whenever
requested TO do so by any five Clubs.
ltshall provide for the taking of rosters,
and shall direct all matters connected
with the organization and management
OF the party and the conducts OF the
campaigns not otherwise expressly
provided for in this Constitution or the
County Conventions.
A County Treasurer shall be elected
by the County Convention at the same
time as the Executive Committee. He
shall hold his Office for the same period
and dating from the same time as the
members of the Executive Committee.
y vacancy in his Office shall be filled in
the same manner as in the Executive
Committee. He shall collect and paw
out all moneys on the order of the
Chairman of the Executive Committee.
COUNTY CONVENTION.
The County Convention shall not be
a permanent body. 1t shall be called
together for the purpose Of nominating
candidates for office, for sending dele
gates to State, Circuit and Congressional
Conventions, &c, and for the purpose
of considering the condition of the
party, and its decision on all matters
pertaining to the affairs of the party
shall be supreme. 1t shall be called for
a specific purpose or purposes, which
shall be stated in the call, but it may
without previous notice act upon any
matter OF detail or any unforeseen eXi-
gcncy. In considering all matters
authorized to be acted upon by it by
this Constitution it shall have full
power to adjourn from time to time as
convenience may require.
Except the officers now in existence,
and with the exception of the Secre-
tary, each Convention shall elect its
own officers, which shall be Presi-
dent, Nice-President and an Assist
ant Secretary. The County Conven-
ton shall be composed Of
DELEGATES FROM THE DIFFERENT
TOWNSHIPS AS FOLLOWS: