The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-05-27

statement shall be placed in the bal
lot box b ythe managers and return
ed with the poll lists to the county
chairman. The managers of election
shall keep a separate list of the names
of all negro voters.
8. (a) In cities Of over 10000 in
habitants, one or more clubs shall be
organized in each of the wards. Each
ward shall be a club district.
BIN cities or TOYS of less than
10000 inhabitants the county commit
tee may authorize the consolidation
of two or more wards to form a club
district and where townships are en-
braced in whole or in part in such
cities or towns the county committee
may permit the voters residing in such
townships to belong to a club located
in such town or city and to vote in
such cit yor town in the club nearest
to their respective residences, calcu-
lated by the nearest practicable route:
Provided, No person shall be enrolled
or vote out of the county in which he
resides. In cities or towns which are
,;not divided into wards the county
committee may designate the extent Of
|, the club district. Each territory so des
|~ignated for a club shall be it's club dis
trict.
i. c-In all other cases the voter
must enroll in the club nearest his
place of residence, calculated by the
nearest practicable route and a vote
!, only at the voting place Of such club
and the territory included by this
test shall be considered the club dis
trict of such club.
d-No person shall be enrolled in
any club or take part in any club
meeting or vote in any primary or be
elected a delegate to the county con-
vention, except in the club district in
which he resides.
: e-There shall be in no case more
1 than one voting place for each club.
No club shall have less than rs mem
bers: Provided, however, That any
county committee may permit the or
g~anization of a club of less than 25
member at inaccessible points where
there are less than rs voters.
9. No person shall vote, except
1 at the voting place authorized by
> teh county committee for the clut
! to which he belongs: Provided, That
i; he remove from a club district
! within 60. days prior to the first pri'
mary he may vote Tin the year In
) which he removed) in the club district
in which he previously resided: Pro
2 yided, further, That he must have en-.
) rolled before the closing Of the club
list.
10. State and county officers tempo
rarily residing at or nea the capital
or the county seat may retain theil
membership and voting rights in their
former home clubs if they so desire.
In case of the mobilization Of the
National Guard Of this State, the
State committee shall provide for
the enrolment and voting Of all mem
hers of the National Guard qualified
to vote under this constitution and
rules.
II. Books of enrolment for vot-
ing in primary elections shall be open
ed by the secretary Of each club, or
by the enrolment committee as here
matter provided, on or before the Sec
ond Tuesday in June in each cleo
ton year. Notice thereof shall be
given by the county chairman show
ing the names of the clubs, the boun-
diaries Of the club district when the
clubs are in cities or towns or ada
cent thereto, the names of the secre-
~taries, the names of the enrolment
committee, such other information as
the county chairman may desire 10
give. and where tho books are to be
opened. Thereafter no new clubs
shall be organized in that election
year. Each applicant for enrolment
shall in person write upon the club
roll his full name and Immediately
thereafter his .ge, occupation and
p~ostofice address, and if in a city or
town shall write the nam of the
street and the number of the house in
which he resides if such designa-
tons exist in said city or town. If
the name be illegible the secretary
shall write the name beneath the sig
nature of the applicant. In the event
of the inability of the applicant to
write he may make ihs mark upon the