The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-01-28

tlons or such party, organization on.
association upon presenting htmself
at the precinct or club at which he ia
enrolled and taking the oath and COM
plying with the rules Of such party,
organization or association.
| Section 2S2-f. All existing club rolls
are hereby declared null and void, and
before any act may be done each club
shall be reorganized and chairman
and secretary elected. The county ex-
ecutiVe committee and the officers of
the club as at present constituted in
| the various counties shall have au-
thority to act in order to carry out
any OF the provisions OF this enact
ment, pending the appointment or
election OF their successors. The sec
rotary OF each club shall open a book
for the purpose of enrolling voters five
months before the first primary cleo
ton. Notice shall be given by the COM
mittcc of the names OF the secretaries
and where the books will be opened
Section 2S2-g. That an executive
y,
organization or association shall be
provided by such political party, or
ganization or association for each
county OF the State, to be composed
of one member of each club or pre-
cinct, and a chairman to be selected
under the constitution and rules OF
such party, organization or associa-
ton; and it shall be the duty Of the
executive committee to meet at the
Court House in the respective counties
thirty days before the first primary in
each election year. And the said COM
mittcc shall have access to the club
rolls filed in the office OF the clerk of
court and shall have power to hear
objections on the part Of any citizen
to any of said club rolls, and if there
shall be found on said club rolls the
names of any persons not entitled to
vote in any of the precincts, and if 1t
persons entitled to vote have been
omitted, the said committee shall have
the power to correct the club rolls,
and to striko from or add to them all
such names after giving the persons
and officers Of clubs affected five days
notice to show cnLSe why\ the same
should not be done: Provided the com
mittec shall notify the persons affect
cd and the officers Of any club or pre-
cinct Of any change made in the club
roll, within five days thereafter, and
the persons stricken from said club
rolls or the officers Of such club shall
have the same right and method Of
appeal from the action of the execu-
tive committee as Is provided in Sec
ton 2S2-d Of this Act.
Section 2S2-h. Any person violating
the provisions Of this Act other than
swearing falsely shall be guilty Of a
misdcmcanor and fined not over five
hundred ($500) dollars, or imprison-
cd not over six CO. months, or both, at
the discretion Of the court. Any per-
son swearing falsely in any OF the mat
tcrs, pertaining to primary elections
shall be guilty Of perjury, and punish
ed as now provided by law for per-
jury. The officers and managers Of
all clubs, and members Of the State
and county executive committees Of
political parties, organizations or as
sociations, are hereby authorized to
administer Oaths in all matters rclat-
ing to such primary elections, and to
swear falsely before any Of them touch
ing such matters shall lhc perjury The
said managers shall be sworn to con
duct 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 election.
Section 2S2-i. This Act Is not in
tended and shall not be construed to
prevent any political party, organiza-
ton or association from prescribing
and requiring any additional require
ments and safeguards for the conduct
OF its primary elections. and shall not
be deemed or construed to repeal or
affect the provisions of Section 283,
2Si ano 2S5 Of Chapter XIII, Of Vol
ume !. Of Code OF Laws, of South Caro-
lima, 1912, or any other Act not in
consistent with the terms hereof.