The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-06-05

eu. Ihut tlC counLy committee OF any
county shall be at libcrty to order
q primary election for masters and
magistrates. but not for members of
the county board OF control of the
dispensaries. nor for county dispcn-
sors.
30. The managers at each voting
place shall arrange the table. desk or
other pale uron which the ballot
boxes shall be placed so that there
shall he no crowding or confusion
Immediately around the boxes. and
suitable means shlll BIZ provided t.
enable each voter to approach the
boxes and deposit his ballot without
Interference or hindrancc. and tho
right OF each person regularly en-
rolled to vote and the secrecy or the
ballot shall fc preserved at all times.
~. The managers shall open the
polls Mt o'clock a. M, and shall close
them at O'Clock p. NJ: Provided.
That In the cities of Charleston aid
Columbia the polls shall open. at. 8
O'Clock a. M, and close at 6 o'clock D.
m. The managers shall then proceed
publicity to coun the votes After tan
ulating the result the managers shall
certify the same and forward the bal :.
lot box. containing the ballots. poll
list and all other papers, axcent th..
club roll. relating to such election, by
one OF their number of the chairman
or the county committee within Sc
hours after the close of the polls.
~. Each county committee shall
furnish tlle managers at each voting
precinct two ballot boxes, one for
State officers, and United States
senator and one for county officers,
congressman and solicitors. The man
ayers before opening the polls shall
take and sign the following oath: I'VE
do sOlemnly swear that we will con-
duct this election according to law an1
the rules of the party and will allow
no person to vote whose name is not
regularly enrolled in this club and we
Will not assist any voter to prepare
his ballot and will not advise any
voter as to how he should vote at this
election" The managers shall di-
rect each voter. II requested, to The
proper box for his ticket. but the boz
cs In all cases shall be marked in
suitable manner so as to designate In
which tox the respective tickets shall
be placed.
38. The managers at each box at
the primary shall require every voter
to pledge himself to abide the results
OF the primary. and to support the
nominees OF the party, and to take the
following cath and pledge. viz: II dc
solemniy swear that l am q resident
OF this club district and am duly
qualified to vote at this election ac>
cording to the rules OF the Democratic
party, and that / have not voted be-
fore at this election, and pledge my
self to- support the nominees of the
party, State and national"
80. Each voter shall deposit In tn ap-
propriate box ballot on which shall
be printed the names OF the candidat-
es for The Offices to be filled with the
titles OF the respective Offices. The
tickets shall be furnished by the State
committee for all except county off,
GERS. congressman and solicitors for
which the county committee shall fur
nlsh the tickets. Each ticket shall
contain the names of oil candidates fosi
the respective Offices and no other
tickets shall be used. One ticket SHAH
contain the names of all persons runs
ming for State offices and United States
senator. The ether ticket shall con-
tain the names of nll persons running
for members of the general ASSEMBLY,
county offices, congressman and solic.-
tors. No voter or the house OF rep
resentati:es nor for county commits
siOnerS shall be counted unless 1t con-
ta1ns as many names as the county is
entitled to representatives and to coun.
ty commissioners respectively
Any ballot deposited In the wrong
box shall not be counted
That In case the managers find more
ballots In the ballot box thanrnames ON
the poll list the managers shall draw
out the excess ballots and destroy
them. .
40. At any election when the right
OF person to vote Is challenged, the
managers shall place the. vote 80 cha,>
lenged In an envelope and indors,.
thereon the name OF the voter and that
OF the challenger, and the person so
challenged votes shall be kept separ-
ate and apart and not counted, but
turned over to the county committee
who shall at It's first meeting thefeaf-
ter hear all objection to such votes,
and where no person appears to suss
tain an objection made at the polls the
ballot shall be removed from the en-
velope and mingled with the regular
ballot and counted. but whore the chal-
iengers appear. or produce witnesses
in support Of the challenge the COM
mittge shall proceed to. hear and deter
mine the question, and IN all instance,
the voter shall have the right Of mp,
pealing to the. State committee.
- Canvass.
Al. The county committees shall as
sembe at their respective court house
on the morning OF the. second day. af-
| ter the election on or before ~ o'clock
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