The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-22

Senator Nicholson of Edgetield in
troduced bill in the Senate Friday
to safeguard the primary system in
South Carolina. He proposes sew
eral amendments to the law relating
to primary elections.
The following sections are proposed
in the bill:
In each year, six months beforc
the first primary of any primary
election held by any political party,
organization or association for the
purpose of choosing candidates for
| office or the election of delegates to
conventions, it shall be the duty Of
the members and officers of each club
to provide for the enrolment of all
persons who are entitled to vote at
such primary election under the con-
stitution and rules of such political
party, organization, or association.
and who are bona fide citizens of this
| State and of the United States and
who have been residents Of this State
| for two years and of the county one
year before the first primary cleo
ton of such party, organization or
association shall be entitled to be en-
rolled on such club roll, provided
that each such voter applying for en-
rollment on any such club shall take
an oath that he is duly qualified to
vote in said election under the con-
stitution and rules Of such party, or
| ganizatiOn or association and under
| the provisions of this chapter and
that that he has not enrolled as a
| member of any other club.
| Section 2S2 b. In each year 80
| days before the first primary cleo
ton of any political party, organiZa-
ton or association it shall be the
duty of the members az officers
having charge of the enrichment of
precincts 20 make out a copy of the
club roll of such precinct and to GER
tify under oath before a notary pub
lie or other officer authorized to ad-
minister oaths under the laws of this
State that the same is a true and cor
rect copy of the club roll o, such
with the clerk Of court of the county
in which such precinct is located,
and the same shall be kept of rec
ord in his office.
Section 2S2 c. No person shall be
allowed TO vote at any primary cleo
ton whose name is not enrolled on
the club roll of the precinct where
he is entitled to vote under the con-
stitutiOn and rules of such political
party, organization or association in
accordance with the provisions of
this chapter at least 80 days before
the first primary election of such
party organization or association in
each year in which an election shall
be held.
Section 2S2 d. Tho, any person
applying for enrolment on the club
roll of any club or precinct of any
political party, organization or asso-
citation who shall be refused enroll
ment shall have the right to appeal
TO any circuit judge in the circuit
whore such voter resides or to any
justice of the supreme court from
the action of the officer of such club
provided that the notice and grounds
of appeal be served on one OF the
officers of such club within days
after the decision of said club in
refusing to enroll such voter am this
appeal shall be heard within 10 days
from the date of the service of such
notice and the time and place for
the hearing of said appeal shall bc
fixed and designated in such notice
and such person or the officers OF
m,mh,rs ot such club shall have the
right t. appeal to the supreme court
Of %ou.h Carolina from the decision
Of the judge or justice who hears
the same: provided that i'm the even;
the action # the club ur precinct iu
rcfusjus io nroU such person De- rr-
N"rsrd h> 'l. jud-c ur Justice Who
hears tn, .pu.ul then the n5mc of
such person sh'li bc placed "H the
roll of such club 9ul D., shall hr en-