The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-09
RULES

of Voters and the Conduct of Pri-
mary Elections of the Democratic
Party of South Carolina, Adopted
May Is. 1912.
The following rules shall govern the
membership of the different subordl-
nate Democratic clubs of this State,
the qualification of voters at the prl-
mary elections held by the party, the
conduct of the primary election to be
held on the last Tuesday (27th day. OF
August, A. D. 1912, and the second pri-
mary, held two weeks later, if one be
necessary:
Rule 1. The qualifications for men,
bership in any subordinate club of the
Democratic party of this State, or for
voting at 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 negro
who voted for General Hampton in
1876, and has voted the Democratic
ticket continuously since. Provided,
That no white man shall be excluded
from participation in the Democratic
party, who shall take the pledge re-
ouired by the rules of the Democratic
party, and whose name has been en-
rolled on the Democratic club list five
,days before the said primary election,
and who is otherwise qualified under
the constitution and rules of the Demo-
cratic party to vote in the primary
elections: Provided, further, That in
the county of Charleston no person
shall be registered upon club list or
club roll, except upon his written ap-.
plication signed by himself and wit
messed by at least one witness who
shall subscribe his name as such and
residence, the said applicant setting
out his residence by street, number
and ward (where these designations
EXIST.
The managers at each box at the
primary election shall require every
voter in a Democratic primary cleo
ton to pledge himself to abide the re-
suits of the primary, and to support
the nominees of the party, and to take
the following oath and pledge, viz: 81
do solennly swear that I am duly
qualified to vote at this election ac-
cording to the rules of the Democratic
party, and that have not voted before
at this election, and pledge myself to
support the nominees of this primary"
Rule 2. Every negro applying for
membership in a Democratic club, or
offering to vote in Democratic pri-
mary election, must produce written
statement of ten reputable white men,
who shall swear that they know of
their own knowledge that the appli-
cant or voter voted for General Hamp-
ton in 1876, and has voted the Demo-
cratic ticket continuously since. The
said statement shall be placed in the
ballot box by the managers, and re-
turned with the poll lists to the county
chairman. The managers of election
shall keep a separate list of the names
of all negro voters, and return it with
poll lists to the county chairman.
No person shall be permitted to vote
unless he has been enrolled on a club
list at least five days before the said
primary election and has been resi-
dent of the State one year and of the
county in which he seeks enrolment
sixty days preceding the next general
election: Provided, That in Charles
ton county the voter must have his
name On the club list at least so days
\, before the said primary election: Pro-
vided,. further, That in the county of
Charleston the club rolls shall be filed
with the county auditor at least sixty
days before the primary election.
The club lists shall be inspected by
and certified to by the president and
secretary and turned over to the man
ayers to be used as the registry list.
Rule 8. Each county executive COM
mittee of the Democratic party in this
State shall meet On or before the first
Monday in August of each election
year, and shall appoint three managers
for each primary election precinct in
their respective counties, who shall