The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-05
The Following II the Commission
Form, OF Government Law Enacted
NJ the isi2 Session of the Legisla-
turc and Under Which the Election
VIII He Held June ifth.


which the election will be held June
i1th 10 determine whether OF not the
City OF Sumter shall adopt the Com
mission Form of Government. The
Acts OF the 1912 session OF the Gen.
eral Assembly have not yet been Is
sued I'm printed form and a certified
copy Of this Act was obtained from
the Secretary Of State:
An Act to Regulate the Holding VI
Elections for the Commission Form
of Government In Cities Of Over
Four Thousand Inhabitants. and to
Provide for the Adoption OF Said
Form Of Government In Cities Of
over Ten Thousand and Less Than
Twenty Thousand Inhabitants. and
Cities Of over Fifty Thousand and
Less Than One Hundred Thous-
and Inhabitants. and In Certain
Cities Named Herein.
Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the
General Assembly OF the State of
South Carolina. That before the cleo
tion In any city Of over four thous-
and inhabitants In this State on the
adoption OF the Commission Form Of
Government shall be held. the books
of registration OF electors. both muni-
cipai and county In which said city
10 situate. shall be open for the reg
istrstion Of electors for three months
In cities Of more than ten thousand
Inhabitants. and for three weeks In
cIties OF less than ten thousand In
!, habitants: each day of the week ex-
- &no1Hxa .at. least Axe hours per
d1x aDd Shail bs1 ciosed after said
three months at least thirty days be-
fore said election.
Section 4. The provisions OF this
Act providing form OF government
known as the commission form for
cities herein classified. shall be known
as the Article VIII Of Chapter XLrX
OF the Code OF Laws OF South Caro-
lima. 1909. '''
Section Q. There shall be no party
primary nominations Of any person
as a candidate Tor mayor or council
man. unless the said party primary
election be conducted and the quail
fcations for suffrage therein be en-
forced as herein provided. The pri-
mary election of any party for nomi-
mating mayor and councimen shall
be held on the second Tuesday pre-
ceding the municipal election. and
shall be conducted by the duly an
pointed Board OF Commissioners Of
Election and Board of Managers OF
Elections for the said munipical elec-
tion. who shall he paid as for the
holding Of said municipal election.
and shall conduct the primary elec-
tions at the same places and in the
same manner and with the enforce
ment OF the same requirements of
registration for suffrage as i'm the
municipal election. having a separate
box for each organized political
party In said city. and for any vio-
lation Of the law governing the same
shall be subject to- the same punish
ment as In violation of the law gov
erning other elections: Provided
however. That no person shall be al
lowed to vote In any primary election
unless he be a member of said party
and make oath To that effect, as pro-
vided by the rules of said party:
Provided. further. That no primary
election shall be held for any political
party unless the chief officer. or oni-
GERS In tho city organization. shall
notify the mayor and the chairman
Of the Board OF Commissioners Of
Elections for the municipal election
AZ least five days before tho time
for the holding Of the party primary
election that the said political party
desires primary election. and at
such primary election three members
Of such political party. duly appoint
ed for the purpose 10y the proper olil-
Gers of the party. shall have the right
'0 bc present at each polling precinct
and advise the manag RS II any per-
son Offering to- vote I'm said party pri-
mary be not member of said party
and Tile protest rs ground for legal
contest In case such person he allow
ed to vote by the legal managers. No
ballot cast I'm sad primary election
shall be counted foI any person who