Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-25
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NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION.
Rooms of the Democratic Executive
Committee Of York County,

Rooms of the Democratic Executive
Committee of York County,
YoRKv1LLE, 8. c., August 16, 1900.
NOTICE is hereby given that the bi-
IN ennial Democratic primary election
for u. s. Senator, Governor and other
State officers, q congressman for the Fifth
District, Solicitor for the Sixth Circuit,
four members of the House Of Represen-
tatives, Sheriff, Clerk Of Court, a
State Senator, a County Supervisor, q
Coroner, a County Superintendent OF
Education, q Treasurer, an Auditor, TWO
County Commissioners and Magistrate
for each township, will be held at the
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18th, A. D., 1900.
The polls will open at o'clock q. M,
and close at o'clock p. m. -.
The qualifications for voting In this
election are as follows: The voter must
be 2l years of age, or shall become 30
before the succeeding general election,
and citizen of the state for one year and
of the county sixty days, and must be
white Democrat, or Negro who voted
for General Hampton in 1876, and who has
voted the Democratic ticket continuously
ever since. And such Negro voter must
produce a sworn written statement OF
TEN reputable white men that they
know, Of their own knowledge, that
such Negro voter, voted for General
Hampton in 1876, and has voted the
Democratic ticket continuously ever
since, The said statement shall be placed
in the ballot box by the managers and
returned with the poll list to the county
chairman. The managers OF election
shall keep separate list of all the names
of all Negro voters and return it with the
poll list to the county chairman.
No person shall be permitted to vote in
this election unless he has been enrolled
on club list at least five days before said
primary election.
The club list shall be inspected by and
certified to by the president and secretary
of the local clubs, and turned over to the
managers of election to be used as the
registry list.
Under the rule adopted by the county
executive committee on the 10th Of June
last, each member of said committee
shall appoint three managers to conduct
said election at their respective precincts.
The said managers shall, before entering
upon the discharge Of their duties, take
and subscribe to the prescribed oath be-
fore notary public or other officer; but
if such officer Is not convenient, the
managers may swear one another. Should
one or more of the managers appointed
fail to appear, the remaining manager or
managers shall appoint others in their
stead and administer to them the pre-
scribed oath.
The said managers shall administer to
each voter the following oath: "Do you
solemnly swear that you are duly quail
fed to vote at this election according
to the rules Of the Democratic party, and
that you have not voted before at this
election, and do you pledge yourself to
support the nominees of this primary ?"
They shall also require all persons
voting in the Magistrates box, to swear
that they are residents of the township in
which they offer to vote.
The said managers shall provide three
boxes for each precinct, one to be known
which the State ticket is to be deposited ;
another to be known and designated as
the COUNTY BOX, in which the county
ticket is to be deposited and third
to be known and designated as the
MAGISTRATES BOX, in which the
Magistrates tickets are to be deposited.
Where voters reside in one township,
and for convenience vote in another,
arrangements may be made with the
managers for such voters to cast their
ballots for the Magistrate of their town.
ship.
Printed tickets, with instructions at the
top, will be found at each precinct.
Each member Of the county executive
committee, in person or by a representa-
tive, must come to Yorkville ON SAT-
URDAY, AUGUST 25th, 1900, for the
purpose of receiving tickets, oaths, rules,
etc., for his precinct.
By order of the County Executive
Committee. J. S. BRICE,
OFFICIAL County Chairman.
J. H. SAVE, Secretary.
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