The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-17

For Governing the Membership of
Democratic Clubs and the Conduct
of the Primary Election, to Be
Held July 30, 1895, in Clarendon
County:
RULE I. The applicant to vote shall be a
white man 81 years of age, or shall become
SO before the succeeding general election
in August. 1895.
The managers at each box Mt the primary
election shall require every voter to take
the following oath: II do solemuly swear
that am duly qualified to vote at this
election according to the rules of the
Democratic party, and that I have not
voted before at this election. and I further
swear that I will abide the result of the
primary, and will support the nominees
of the Democratic party in the ensuing
general election"
RULE 2. That any white voter shall have
the privilege to cast his vote in this
primary election in club most convent
ent, whether he belongs to said club or
not that whenever a voter, whose name
is not on the club list, applies TO vote the
managers shall place his name on the poll
list, with across-mark opposite lis name.
RULE 3. Each voter in said primary shall
vote but one ballot, on which shall be
printed or writ, or partly written or
partly printed the names of the persons
voted by him. Each voter shall so expose
his ticket as to satisfy the managers he Is
voting but one ticket The vote OF each
voter shall contain the names Of fonr per-
sons who have filed the pledge hereinafter
required, and any vote containing 4 less
number Of names shall be thrown ont by
the managers and lot counted.
RULE /. The managers OF election shall
open the polls at o'clock a. m, and Shall
close them at p. N. After tabulating the
result the managers shall certify the same
and forward the ballot-boX, poll-list, and
all papers relating to the election by one Of
their number 20 the chairman Of the
Democratic county executive committee
within forty-eight hours after the close Of
said polls.
RULE 5. The County Democratic exec
utive com mittee shall assemble at the
court house on the morning Of the second
day after the election at Ii o'clock a. m. to
tabulate the returns and declare the result
of the primary.
RULE 6. The protest and contest if any
there be, shall be filed within three days
after the election with the chairman of the
county executive committee, and the said
committee shall hear and determine the
same
RULE Z. Candidates for the constitutional
convention shall ten days previous to the
primary election file with the chairman Of
the county executive committee 4 pledge in
writing to abide the result OF the primary
election and support the nominees there
of.
RULES In the primary election herein
provided for, majority Of the votes cast
Shall be necessary to nominate candidates.
A second primary--if nccessaly-shall be
held two weeks after the first, as provided
for under the constitution of the party
and shall he subject to the lales governing
the first primary. At said second primary,
if there are one or more delegates not
elected as aforesaid, then double the nun
ber of candidates shall run as there are
vacaD cies to be filled
RULE 9. In the event Of Il tie between
two candidates in the second primary the
county chairman shall order Il third prim-
ary under the same rules and regulations
The above rules were approved by the
County Democratic executive committee OF
Clarendon county July 10, 1895.
JAMES E. DAVIS,
County Chairman and Chairman of Exec
utive Committee.
D. J. BRADHAM, Secretary.