The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-07-05
ADOPTED MAY Is, 1912.

The following rules shall govern the
-smbership of the different subordi-
,fe Democratic clubs of this State,
the qualification of voters at the pri-
mary elections held by the party, the
conduct of the primary election to be
held on the last Tuesday, 9th day. of
August, A. D., 1912, and the second
primary held two weeks later, if one
be necessary:
Rule l. 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 cleo
ton, and be white Democrat. or a
negro who voted for General Hampton
in 1876, and has voted the Democratic
tfcket continuously since. Provided,
That no white man shall be excluded
from participation in the Democratic
party, who shall take the pledge re-
quired 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 DEM
ocratic 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
application signed by himself and
witnessed by at least one witness who
shal! 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 Democratic primary election
to pledge himself to abide the results
of the primary land to support the
nominees of the party, and to take the
following oath and pledge, viz: 81 do
solemnly swear that I am duly quail
ned to vote at this election according
to the rules of the Democratic party,
and that I have not voted before at
this election, and pledge myself to
support the nominees of this pri-
mary"
Rule 2; Every negro applying for
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
statement shall be placed in the ballot
pox by the managers, and returned
WIN the poll lists to the county chair
man. 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 a resi-
dent of the State one year and of the
county in which he seeks enrolment
sixty days perceding the next general
election; Provided, That in Charleston
county the voter must have his name
on the club list at least sixty days
the said primary election: Pro-
Lid 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
hold the primary election provided
under the Democratic constitution, in
accordance with the acts of the gen
eral assembly of this State regulating
primary elections, the constitution Of
the Democratic party of this State
and the rules herein set forth. The
names of such managers may be pub
lished by the chairman of each coun-
ty executive committee in one or more
county papers at least two weeks
before the election.
Rule a. Each voter in said primary
shall vote two ballots, on which shall
be printed the name or names of the
candidates voted for by him for each
of the offices to be filled, together
with the names of the office. The
tickets to be voted shall be furnished
by the state and county executive
committees respectively, and shall