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bership in democratic club, or Of
lering o vote in i primary, must
I produce a written statement of ten
reputable white men, who shall
swear that they know Of their own
knowledge that he applicant or
vote voted for Gen Hampton in
1876, and has voted he democratic
ticket continuously since The said
statement shall be placed in the bal
lot box by tae managers and return
ed with tae poll lists 10 the county
chairman The managers of election
shall keep a separate lisl of the names
OF all negro voters
8. (a) In cities of over 10000 in
nabitants one or more clubs shall be
J organized in each of the wards. Each
ward shall be club district
Cb) In cities or towns of less than
10000 inhabitan 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 1r owns, 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
sucn city Of town in the club nearest
to their respective residence, calcu-
lated by the nearest practicable route:
Provided, No person shall be enrolled
CT 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 club shall be its club dis
trict.
(c) In all o;her cases the voter
must enroll in the club nearest his
place or residence, calculated by the
nearest practicable route, and can vote
only at the vo.ing place Gf such club
and the territory ilcluded by this
test shall be considered the club dis
! trict Of such club.
I'd No person shall be enrolled in
any club or AXE part in any club
meeting or vote in any primary or be
elected delegate to the county con-
vention, except in the club district in
which ne resides.
(e) There shall be il no case more
an me voting place for each club.
No club shall nave less than % men,
hers: Provided. however, That any
cou aty committee may permit the or
sanitation of club Of less than 25
members at inaccessible points where
there are less than % voters.
g.. No person shall woe except
at the voting place authorized by
\ he county commit ee for the club
to which he belongs: Provided, Tat
if he remove from a club district
withil 60 days prior to the first prf-
mary he may vote lin the year in
1 which he renloved) in the club dis riot
in which :ae previously resided: Pro-
vided further, That he must have en-
rolled bsfore the closing OF the club
list.
10. State and county officers tempo
rarily residing at or near the capfal or
the county seat may retain their mem
bersnip and voting rights in their for
mer home clubs if they so desire.
In case Of the mobilization of the
National Guard of this Sta.e, the
State committee shall provide Tor
the enrolment and voting Of all men,
bers of the National Guard qualified
to vote under this constitution and
rules.
II. Books of enrolment for voting
in primary elections shall be open
ed by the secretary of each club, or
by the enrolment committee as here
matter provided, en- or before the sec
ond Tuesday in June in each elec-
ton year. No ice thereof Shall be
given by the county chairman show
ing the names of the clubs, the boun-
daries of the club district when the
; clubs are in ciies 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 to
give, and where the books are 10 be
opened. Thereafter no new clubs
shall be organized in that election
wear. Each applicant for enrolment