The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-02-14


en-, and ne shall near the appeal at
chambers at once, and if he decides
in favor of the appellant his name
shall go on the registration books,
and ne shall be entitled TO vote until
SAID Judgment Is reversed. The said
applicant or the board, or either of
Them, may appeal from such ruling
TO the supreme court of the State,
wnlcn snail near the appeal on the
record winch was before the circuit
judge.
Books to Clerk of Court.
Sec. .. On the first day of August
of each election year the board OF
primary registration shall file the
nave their voters registered under
CnlS act with the clerk of court of
the county, and they snail be disposed
of by him as follows: One book for
each voting precinct or club shall be
delivered to the chairman of the eX-
ecutive committee for the county FOR
such party, and by him delivered to
managers of election for the respec-
1--WE voting clubs, and shall be the
precinct rolls for the primary cleo
tions for that year, and no man who
is not enrolled on said books shall
be entitled to vote in the primaries
of that party. The duplicates of said
books shall be kept on fine in the
clerks Office as record, and with
them the poll lists coming from the
respective voting precincts shall be
filed Immediately after the official
count for each precinct is made by
the county committee. No vote shall
be counted from any precinct unless
the return shall be accompanied by
a poll list of all the voters, certified
to by the managers, or by majority
of them, of said precinct.
"Sec. 8. The precinct registration
books shall be kept open to the in
spection of the public at all times,
and any names placed on said list
may be challenged up to the 10Th
day of August Of each election year,
and if the challenge is sustained by
the board the name challenged shall
be stricken off the books, and the
board shall have access to and have
authority over the books to that ex-
tent up to the delivery of the dupli-
cate to the county chairman, which
shall be done on the 18th of August
of each election year. From the
boards ruling on sucn challenge
either party may appeal in the man.
ner provided in section of this act
and the circuit judge shall hear all
appeals provided for in this act, but
on the evidence before the board GER
titled up, and determine the issues,
as such cases are decided, and his
decision shall be final, and retain the
name on the list or strike it off as
the case may be, until the same is
reversed by the supreme court.
Penalty for Violation.
Sec. 10. Any person violating the
provisions of this act other than
swearing falsely shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and fined not over five
hundred ($500) dollars, or imprison-
ed not over six months, or both at
the discretion Of the court. Any per-
son swearing falsely in any of the
matters pertaining to primary cleo
ton shall be guilty of perjury and
punished as now provided by law for
perjury. The board of primary reg
istration an dmanagers and members
of State and county executive COM
mlttees of parties registering under
this act are hereby authorized to
administer oaths in all matters relat-
ing to such primary elections, and
to swear falsely before any of them
touching such matters shall be per-
jury. The said managers shall be
sworn to conduct the election fairly
and legally, and each voter shall be
sworn as to his right to vote, and that
he has not voted before at said cleo
ton.
"Sec. II. The majority of said
board shall be competent to act, but
one member of said board may regis
ter voters and enter their names on
the book an dsign the name "board of
primary registration, by -"
to the certificate, but whenever the
right to register is questioned or
challenge is made the issue shall be
heard and determined by the entire
board. or majority thereof, and they
shall meet at the court house at least
every first Monday during the period,
March 1st to August 18th, of each
election year to hear such contests,
and at such other time and nlaces