Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-07-18
aa1isettlaatuus 8eading.
RULES GOVERNING YORK PRIMARIES.
To Be Held Tuesday, August 25, 1896, and
Also, II Necessary. the Second Primary.

Also, II Necessary. the Second Primary.
The following rules for conducting the
primary election to be held in York coun'
| ty the present year, were adopted by the
executive committee at its meeting on the
18th of July, 1895.
| The executive committee, through each
of its local members, or in the absence OF
such member the president or vice-presi'
dent of the local club, shall appoint three
managers for the primary election at his
precinct and deliver to one of them as
chairman, certificate, in writing. OF the
appointment. Said managers, before en-
tering upon the discharge Of their duties,
shall each take and subscribe the follow
ing oath:
I, as the manager Of the Democratic primary
election at - precinct, do solemnly swear
that I will fairly, impartially and honestly
conduct this election and discharge the duties
devolving upon me as manager thereof, &C
cratic executive committee Of York county
and according to the provisions Of an &C,
OF the general assembly Of South Carolina, en-.
titled IAN Act to Protect Primary Elections, /"
etc. Approved, December q, 1888.
Q. The managers shall take the oath
herein prescribed before notary public
or other officer authorized, by law to ad-
minister oaths; but II no such officer can
conveniently be had, the managers may
administer the oath to one another;
Should one or more of the managers
appointed to hold such election fail to ap.
pear, the remaining manager or mana:
gers, shall appoint others in their stead
and administer to them the oath herein.
before prescribed. Said oath shall, after
being subscribed by the managers, be
| filed by them, on or before the second day
after the election, with the chairman OF
the county Democratic executive commit
tee, and within five days after such elec:
ton, said oaths shall be. filed by said
chairman in the Office Of the clerk OF the
court of York county.
8. The county executive committee
shall furnish the managers at each pre-
cinct two ballot boxes. One for Uni.
ted States Senator and State Officers,
and the other for Congressman, So.
licitor and County Officers. Before any
ballots are received at this election
and Immediately before opening the
polls, the managers shall open the ballot
boxes to be used in said election, and
exhibit the same publicly to show that
there are no ballots in the said boxes.
They shall then close and lock, or seal up
said boxes, except the opening to receive
the ballots, and shall not again open the
same until the close of the election.
4. lue QudlluCtIiou ioI NOtLuk ~ o D9"i
ocratic primary shall be as follows, viz.
| The voter shall he 2l years Of age, or shall
| become so before the succeeding general
election, and be white Democrat, or
Negro who voted for General Hampton
| in 1876 and who has voted the Democratic
ticket continuously since. Provided, that
no white man shall be excluded from
participation in the Democratic primary
who shall take the pledge required by the
rules Of the Democratic party. The voter
must also have been resident Of the state
for one year and of York county for sixty
days next preceding the primary election.
The managers, or any bystander, shall be
entitled to challenge any voter and put
any relevant question to him aS 70 nls
right to vote, and the managers shall de-
termine his right to vote but in case q
voter be challenged, the managers shall
mark the ballot Of the challenged voter
and place the same in an envelope and
make special report to the county ex-
ecutive committee Of their reasons for ac-
cepting or rejecting the same, and the
county executive committee shall deter,
mine whether or not such ballot shall
be counted. Every Negro offering. to
vote in Democratic pimary electlon
must produce written statement OF III
reputable white men, who shall swear that
they know of their own knowledge that
the voter voted for General Hampton in
1875 and has voted the Democratic ticket
continuously since. The said statement
shall be placed in the ballot box by the
managers and returned with the poll lists
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.
s. No person shall be permitted to vote
unless be 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
secretary and turned over to the managers
to be used as the registry lists.
6. The managers shall keep poll list,
with the name of each voter voting in SAID
election, and they. shall also have tally
7. Each voter in said primary shall
vote but two ballots; one containing the
names of candidates for United States
senate, governor and other state officers,
and known and designated as the state
ballot; the other, containing the names
of candidates for congress-, solicitor ana
all county officers, to be known and des-
ignated as the ''the county ballot"
The state ballot shall be deposited in
the state box, and the county ballot in
the county box.
Every voter who desires to vote for
members of the house of representatives
must vote for FOUR members; otherwise
20 much of his ballot as relates to these
officers will not be counted.
8. The chairman and secretary OF the
county executive committee shall cause
to be printed sufficient number of coun-
ty ballots, containing the names of all the
candidates, who subscribe their names to
the required pledge within the time
prescribed by the county executive COM
mittee, and who file the same with the
chairman of the county executive com.
mittee within the prescribed time. and
who, at the same time, shall pay to the
treasurer ofthe said executive committee,
the following assessments for the purpose
Of defraying the expenses of conducting
the campaign and for printing the tickets,
to-wit:
OFFICE. ASSESSMENT.
Congress-. .,,,.....S 20 90
Solicitor 10 90
State Senate 800
House of Representatives, ,.."..... 1 UO
Clerk Of the Court, ~ w
Auditor, ,............ .................. .... ~ ~
Treasurer, ,...... ........................" ~
Sherlt, ,........ ~ w
supervisor, ,........-.......... W
Superintendent Of Educatlon,... UO
Coroner, r,................ ..............". w
The ticket used in said primary shall
have at the top printed instructions 10