Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-08-18
,oTERS ISD THE C0\9I
PRIMARY ELECTIONS OF THE {s17.sro-
CRATIC rAHTY OF SOUTH C.3RoIrNA,
AMENDED July 26. 1882.

The following rnles shall govern the
membership of the different subordinate
Democratic clubs of this State, the quail
tions held by the party, the conduct OF
tie primary elections to be held on the
last Tuesday (the 10Th day. Of August,
a. d. 1892 and the seconGiprimary held
two weeks later, if one be Necessary:
RULE /. The qualification for member
zip in any subordinate club of the
| Democratic party Of this State, or for
voting at a Democratic primary, shall
be as follows. viz: The applicant for
membership, or voter, shall be twenty
one years of age, or shall become so
before the succeeding general election.
and be white Democrat, or a negro who
voted for General Hampton in 1S76, and
who has voted the Democratic ticket
continuously since.
The managers at each box at the p'i
mary election shall require every vooer
in a Democratic primary election to pledge
himself to abide the result Of the pri-
mary. and to support the nominees
of the party, and to take the
following oath, viz: Il do solemnly
swear that am duly qualified to vote at
this election according to the rules of
the Democratic party, and that ! have
not voted before at this election
rule =. Every negro applying for
membership in Democratic club, or
offering TO vote in Democratic primary
election. must produce a written state
ment of ten reputable white men who
shall swear that they know of their own
knowledge that the applicant, or voter,
voted for General Hampton in 1876 and
has voted the Democratic ticket continu-
ously since. The said statement shall
be placed in the ballot box by the manag
ers and returned with the poll list to the
County Chairman The managers OF
election shall keep separate list of the
names Of all negro voters and return it,
with the poll list, to the County Chair
man.
No person shall be permitted to -ote
unless he has been enrolled on club list
at least five days before the said primary
election.
The club lists shall be inspected by and
certified to by the President and Secre-
tary. an6 +urned over to the managers to
be used ID the registry lists.
RULE. Each County Executive Com
mittee of the Democratic party III this
State shall meet on the second Monday
in July of each election year, and shall
appoint three managers for each pri-
mar election precinct in their respective
counties, who shall hold the primary
election provided for unde, che Demo
cratic Constitution, in accordance with
the Act CT the General Assembly of this
State regulating primary elections,
approved December I'D, 1888, the Con-
stitution of the Democratic party of this
State and the rules herein set forth. The
names of such managers slall be pub
hshed by the Chairman of each County
Executive Committee in one or more
county papers, at least two weeks before
the election.
RULE 4. Each voter in said primary
shall vote but one ballot, on which shall
be printed or written, or partly printed
and partly written, the name or names
OF the person or persons voted for by
him for each of the Offices to be filed,
together with the name of the office.
The tickets to be voted shall be in blank
in the following form, with spaces to
suit the different counties:
Delegates to the State Convention. .......
.....Eor Congress, -. District. ............
For Solicitor, Judicial District. ......
-. State Senator.
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