The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-31
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nULC0 UHHUIURIEJ
WILL HAVE TO OBEY
IN APPROACHING MUNICIPAL
ELECTION HERE
THE REGULATIONS
Strict Requirements For Candid
dates For Offices of Alderman
and Mayor Of Anderson

Much interest is being manifested
In Anderson over tho approaching mu-
niCipal election and both candidates
and voters arc much exercised over
the close approach Of juno l6. The
election ie 10 be held on that day and
after that time there will be several
now faceg socn at the city hall and
on the city'B- various boards.
In order that prospective candl-
| dates may refresh their memories on
the requirements for qualification.
section seven of the rules adopted by
the committee is here presented:
"All candidates for any of said of
| fees chall. on or before IL o'clock.
noon. ON Tuesday, June 2, 1914. file
written pledge with the chairman
of 9aid executive committee to the ef-
feet that he will abide by the results
of said election and also pay his as
lo3cmont as fixed by said committee;
and only such persoAs ae comply here
| with ahali be permitted to be candi-
dates IL said primary. Provided, that
after the tine for fling said pledges
and before the close OF either OF such
| elections, should any candidate die,
it chall be the duty oftbe city ex-
ecutive committee To afford opportun-
| ity for the entry OF other candidates
Tor the Office involved, and should
death occur more than ten days before
primary election, then said commit
tee shall make dates entering the
race, but il said death occur after ten
days, then the balloting for said Of
fee shall not be at the succeeding
primary election. but ae such time
may be fixed by said committee, and
said committee shalI provide for the
filing of pledges"
| Voters Must Qualify.
In order to be able to vote in the
primary elections It Is necessary that
the would-bo voter have his name en-
rolled on the club rolf of his ward
at least five days before the day Of
| the primary. The voter must be q
resident OF South Carolina for at
least two years and of the city of An
| derson for at least four months before
the date OF the municipal general ell
eetion, which will be held sometime In
July. The city council has lot set a
date for the general election.
| Section eight of the rsles Is here
with presented as information to the
voters so that they might qualify:
"No person shall he allowed to vote
| at snid primary elections who Is not
q member of said Democratic club of
the Swnrd In which he resides. and
whose name has not been enrolled on
said club five days before the first ell
ection and who has not been n res
ident OF South Carolina two years
and the city OF Anderson four months
immediately preceding the next E5n-
| oral municipal election. The various
| lists of the clubs shall be closet five
/ uayS before inc first oT said election,
and after being inspected ant certi-
ded to by the president and secretary
OF each club, shall be delivered to tho
chairman OF the city executive COM
mittee. where they shall remain open
To public inspection until the first ell
ection; and 1t shall be tho duty OF
said committee to inspect said lists
before the first election, to erase
therefrom the name or names OF any
| person or persons not entitled to vote
therein, and said lists, as corrected by
the committee and certified TO by the
chairman and secretary thereof, shall
i be turned over to the managers Of
elections of the respective wards be-
fore the opening of the polls at the
hrst election and shalt constitute the
polling lists for said elections; provid-
ed. that no person shall bn allowed to
vote at said eleetiana. even Though
his name appears on ono oi the club
lists, unless silch person he otherwise
qualified under the law and fheRe
rules. The managers of elections
shall require the following nath be-
fore permitting any TO vote. namely,
81 do solemnly swear that / have
been a resident of this state for two
years and of the city OF Anderson for
four months and am otherwise quali-
Ted to vote at this election, and pledge
myself to support the nominee OF the
primary"
Persons desiring to get their names
on the club rails should zee the sec
retary OF the club OF their ward. The
secretaFys Of the six wards are as
follows:
Ward i-4C. Eugene TrIbble.
Ward a.E'oster Fant.
Ward 3.--J. s.. Acker.
Ward %s--D. o. Browne.