The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-02-26
PRIMARY REFORM BILL.
The Miley Bill Passes Third Reading
in the House.

At one time it seemed that there
would be no change in the primary
laws at this session of the legislature,
as the bill offered by the house
judiciary committee was defeated
But Representative B. w. Miley, of
this CITY. had a bill which he offered
and it has passed the house. The
senate has not acted on IL finally
vet. and we understand the COVER
nor has said he would veto it. So if
the bill finally becomes law it will
have to be passed over the veto. We
publish the full text of the bill be-
low, in order that our people may see
Just exactly what it is:
Section l.. That Chapter XIII of
the Code of Laws of South Carolina
be, and the same be amended by ad-
ding thereto, after Section 2S2, the
following sections: 2S2a. Every
male citizen of this State and the
United States of the age of 81 years
and upwards, who shall have been a
resident of the State for one year and
of the county for a period of sixty
days shall be entitled to vote in the
said primary election upon comply
ing with the primary election laws
and the laws and the constitution
of the political party, organization or
association to which he may belong:
Provided, that any person otherwise
qualified shall be entitled to vote if
he shall be of the age Of Il years at
the time of the general election.
2S2b. No person shall be allowed to
vote in the said primary election
unless he shall have registered as
therein required. 2S2c. That the
county convention of each political
party, organization or association
shall designate a suitable and compe-
tent person to act as supervisor OF
registration of the said county in so
far as it embraces the political faith
of said organization and that the
compensation for such service shall
be fixed by the executive committee
of such political party, organization
or association. 2S2d. That such
political party, organization or asso-
citation shall furnish to the said sup
ervisor of registration suitable regis
tration books in duplicate for each
voting precinct in the county and
registration certificates with stubs
for the purpose of registering the
voters thereof as hereinafter provid-
ed. 2S2e. That upon the organiza-
ton of the political party, organlza-
ton or association in any county in
the State and the designation Of the
supervisor of registration, the books
of registration shall be Immediately
opened for registration of voters un-
der the law. 2S2f. That the said
supervisor of registration shall have
his office in the court house in said
county and shall be open every day
for registration within the prescrib-
ed time. 2S2g. That any and all
persons applying for registration
shall be compelled to state to what
political party. organization o. as
sociation he belongs, and no super
visor of registration shall be allow
ed to register any person belonging
to a different political party, organi-
zation or association than to the one
of which he is member. 2S2h. That
the said supervisor of registration
shall require each applicant for reg
istration to take the following oath:
That l am q years old, Or will be
before the next general election, and
that l subscribe to the principle and
rules of the party organization Of
which l am seeking to become a
member, and that l will abide by
the rules and regulations thereof,
and the said applicant be required to
state whether he has heretofore
registered and at what precinct.
282i. That upon the applicant
qualifying for registration it shall be
the duty of the said Supervisor of
registration to duly register the said
applicant and give him certificate
thereof and keep a record thereof,
and he shall forthwith transmit the
name of the said register to the
registration books, and the said per-
son shall be duly registered. 2S2j.
That the said registration books
shall remain open until ten days
before the said primary election
when the same shall be certified
to by the said supervisor Of registra-
tion in duplicate and that one set of
the said registration books be filed
with the clerk of the court of the
county to remain with him until