The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27
new DEMOCRATIC PARTY RULES
Adopted In Columbia, May Fl, 1915

1914, the following rules are ordained
and established In place OF the consti-
tuition and rules heretofore in force
which are hereby declared null and
void.
q The words and phrases used in
these rules shall, unless the same be
plainly Inconsistent with the context.
be construed as follows:
Cd County committees means the
county executive committee.
W County chairman" means the
chairman OF the county executive
committee
go State committee" means the
state executive committee.
cd state chairman" means the
chairman of the State executive COM
mittee.
% Primary" means the primary
election of the party.
t6) General election" means the
general election. whether for United
States or State or county Offices.
I'd Club district means the ter
ritory set apart for each Democratic
club, whether it be ward or town
snip or subdivision thereof
(S) THE party" means the Demo
cratic party Of South Carolina.
~ Rules" means this constitution
and rules Except in section 1 where
the term means the constitution and
rules formerly in effect).
GO Inhabitants means the number
of inhabitants according to the federal
census last taken.
3. One or more clubs shall be or
ganized In each township or ward, en-
cept as hereinafter provided, each OF
which clubs shall have a distinct title,
The --------- Democratic club" and
sha'i elect a president and one or
more vice presidents, secretary and
treasurer, and may have the follow
ing working committees, Of not Less
than three members each, viz: A COM
mittee OH registration, al executive
committee and such other committees
as to each club may seem expedient.
In the absence Of the secretary or
IN case of his inability to act, un-
less 1t Is otherwise provided in these
rules, he shall designate another mem
her of the club to perform his duties
I. The president or five members
shall have power to call all special
meetings of the club Except for re-
organization, provided for in the sue
,ceeding sectioM. and at all special
meetings one-tenth Of the members
shall be necessary to constitute
quorum for the transaction of bust
ness, Of which meeting at least rs
hours public notice shall be given.
.. The clubs shall meet on the
fourth Saturday in April OF each cleo
ton year for reorganization: Provid-
ed, That the county committee may
name any other day within the same
week for such club meeting by giving
at least two weeks notice by advcr-
tisement IN one or more county pa
pers. In case any existing club shall
fail to reorganize on the day fixed,
the county committee may fix day
for such club to meet for reorganiza-
tion by giving two weeks notice, as
provided In this section
6. The qualifications for member
ship in any club OF the party in this
State, and for voting at primary
shall be as follows, viz: The appli-
cant for membership, or voter, shall be
81 years Of age, or shall become so
before the succeeding general election,
and be white Democrat. He shall
be citizen Of the United States and
OF this State. No person shall belong
to any club or vote in any primary
unless he has resided in the State two
years and In the county six months
prior to the succeeding general cleo
tion and in the club district GO days
prior to the first primary following
his offer to enroll: Provided, That
public school teachers and ministers
OF the gospel In charge OF regular
organized church shall be exempt
from the provisions OF this section as
to residence, If otherwise qualified.
Z. Dvery negro applying for mem
Dership In a Democratic club, or Of
fering to vote In primary, must
nrn1upa mr cto
reputable white men, who shall
swear that they know of their own
knowledge that the applicant or vot-
er voted for Gen. Hampton in 1876,
and has voted the Democratic ticket
continuously since. The said state
ment shall be placed in the ballot box
by the managers, and returned with
the poll lists to the county chairman
The managers Of election shall keep
separate list Of the names OF all ne
gro voters.
s. (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
Cd In cities or towns Of less than
10000 inhabitants the county commit
tee may authorize the consolidation
OF two or more wards to form club
district, and where townships are en-
Draced 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 city or town in the club nearest
to their respective residences, calcu-
lated by the nearest practicable route:
Provided, No person shall II" enrolled
or vote out Of the county |. which he
resides. In cities or towns which are