The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1892-08-10
the State Democratic Executive Com
mittec at Columbia. S. C.. . I

county shall constitute Trial justice
District and shall be entitled to one III
Trial Justice, except the townships Of
Hebron and Red Bluff which togctnvr
shall constitute one Trial justice District
and shall be entitled to one ~ Trial JUS
tice, s
Tbe voters OF each Trial Justice Dis
trict shall, at the primary elections, rec
ommcnd one man as Trial Justice for,
said District.
RULE II. The primary elections shall
be held at the usual places oi meeting,
except in Brightsvillc, where it shall Be
I e at Brig hts,ile school house, and in
Adamsvillc, where it shall be held at
Palmetto Academy. ys'i q M
RULE II. There shall be at each
voting place in this county separate
ballot box in which each voter may de-
posit c Ballot Tor or against prohibition.
Said ballots shall be, by theimanagcrs Of
the election, counted, tabulatcd and re-.
turned along with all other ballots.
RULE13 Thatthe primary election be
held on Tuesday, August goth, proximo.
ior the purpose Of nominating one cans
didatc for the 9th Congressional District,
one candidate for Solicitor for the 4th
Judicial District, three oandidatrs for
House OF Representatives one candidate
far Clerk OF Court, one candidate Tor
Sheriff, one candidate Tor Coroner, three
candidates for County Commissioners,
one candidate for School Commissioner,
aud recommend for appointment Of coun-
ty Auditor, a County Treasurer and
Trial Justices.
RULE T4 That it shall be the duty Of
the County Chairman to notify each and
every club OF the times and places OF
holding said elections.
RULE IS. Before entering upon their
duties the Poll managers shall severally
subscribe che following pledge-yiz. n
solemnly pledge myself on honor that
will faithfully perform all the duties Incl
dent to my position as manager Of Pri.
mary election"
RULE 1o. The County Executive Com
mittee shall furnish each club with a
suitable ballotsbox, with a lock. for the
sale keeping OF which the President OF
the club shall be responsible.
RULE ~. Within IS days before the
day fixed for the primary election the
Secretary Of each club shall begin the
preparation OF an alphabetical list Of all
the enrolled members OF the club, and
five days before such primary election
he shall complete and close such list and
deliver the same to one of the managers
OF the primary election lor such club;
provided: No person shall be enrolled
who tailed without sufficient cause, to
vote the Democratic ticket in I 1884. Pro-
yidcd further: That such white Demo :.
ocrats as have come Of age since then, or
shall be otage, by election day Of N oyem-
shall have come into the County since
said date, shall not be prevented BY any.
thing herein contained from being en-
rolled. And provided further, that no
person who has refused to register ac :
cording to the laws OF the State, shall
be SO enrolled. IS X, #
RULE IS. On the opening OF the Polls
the ballot boxes shall be emptied OF all
contents, and exhibited thus emptied to
those persons in attendance on the Polls.
The boxes shall then be closed and lock-
ed, and shall SO remain until the Polls
are closed.
RULE 70. The managers shall keep
a Poll list and tally list, and for this
purpose may choose clerk from the club.
RULE 20. When ior any cause voter
shall be challenged. the managers may
accept, or reject, the votes thus offered.
In either case il shall be The duty OF
the managers to have entered on their
Poll list a statement Of the circumstances
and Of their action therein, and also the
names OF the candidates voted Tor, or
offered to be voted for, by the party chal.
lcnged.
The matter shall be decided by the
County Election Board whose decision
shall be final.
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been counted the managers shall make
out in duplicate returns showing the
number OF votes cast for each person
voted for and the total number of,votes
cast. sS
One Of these returns shall be deposited
in the ballot box, and the other shall be
delivered to the eSccretary OF the club,
to 'be filed by him with the records OF
the club.
RULE ~. The Central Executive
Committee Of the Democratic party Of
this county shall constitute the County
Election Board. They shall, before
entering upon their duties as such Board,
subscribe 10 the following oath--to,wit !:
y do solemnly swear and affirm that I
will discharge the duties imposed upon
me as q member Of the County Election
ing the to honor and welfare of the Demos
atlc.party, and the just claims Of indi-
vidual candidates when involved"
They shall be judges of the election and
qualification Of their own members: they
shall prescribe such rules forthe conduct
OF their own business as they may deem
proper; two-thrds of the whole number
constitute a.quorum; a they shall receive
the returns OF the managers OF election;
they shall sit, as judges ofthe election In
all contested cases, and their judgment
shall be final.
# RULE 90. The declaration OF the re-,
suits Of the primary elections shall be
communicated bv the Chairman OF the
Executive Board to the President OF each
township club, and likewise published in
newspaper printed In tho county. :.
RULE "a. In case OF tic arising at
the election the County Election Board
shall have the casting vote and declare
tho candidate
RULE IS. The list Of nominations
shall he closed 0n Satnrflayi flo O~,th Ia,