The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27
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each voter shall be recorded opposite
the name OF the applicant on the club
roll
ii. The secretary of each ward
club shall within as hours Of the re-
ccipt OF an application in the above
form, enter the name of said appli-
cant upon the club roll, provided he
Is satisfied that the application is bona
flde and his signature is genuine If
he is not satisfied Of this he shall
at once, not later than 4S hours after
its receipt, transmit the application
to the secretary of the county COM
mittec.
10. The county committee shall
nave all the names Of the applicants
whose applications have been thus
transmitted to 1t, together with the
name Of the witness to each applica-
ton published. 1t 1t shall also call
upon each of said applicants to appear
at fixed time and place to show why
his name should be enrolled. All
names which the county committee
or any subcommittee thereof appointed
Tor this purpose, decide are entitled
respective secretaries and by them en-
tered upon the respective club rolls
| l6. The county committee Shall
give ample opportunity within the 60
days during which the club rolls are
! iiled with the county auditor for fling
and hearing complaints Of the enroll
ment OF those not entitled to vote In
the approaching primary. The name
complained Of the witness to the ap-
plication and the party complaining,
| together with the time fixed for the
hearing, which shall not be within
three days OF the publication, shall all
be published in the daily newspapers
of that city.
II. The county committee, through
n subcommittee appointed for that
purpose shall after giving oppor-
tunity for answering all com
| plants. make up challenge list" Of
those In its Judgment not entitled to
vote IN the approaching primary. and
shall file with the managers Of each
! polling precinct so many of g lid names
as shall appear on the rolls constitut-
ing tho register list or lists at sail poll-
ing precincts. One OF the managers,
to be designated by the chairman Of
| the county committee, shall chal-
lcngc any one offering to vote in any
OF said names and shall place the bal
lot IN an envelope, endorsing there
on the name of the voter and of him
self and the ballot shall be kept sep
!
over the county committee as here
matter provided in section 40
is. The chairman OF the subcom-
mittec above referred to shall appear
before the county committee at its
| hearing on the subject of challenged
votes, and state the objections which
have been made with reference to each
name in which Il challenged vote on
the challenge list" has been cast.
H. The clubs shall meet in the
fourth week in April Of each election
year for reorganization on such day
and at such hour as the county com
mittce shall determine. due advertise
mcnt thereof being given at least rs
hours previous to the meeting by the
president OF each club. Upon the fail
urc OF any club president to publish
said notice, then the place Shall be
named and published by the chairman
OF the county committee
ia. The county committee of cOun-
ties containing such cities may re.
quire the use Of the Australian ballot
system in whole or In part within the
said city limit.
20 Every general election year
county conventions shall be called by
the county committee to meet on the
first Monday in May at the county
seat. The convention shall be com
posed OF delegates elected from the
clubs I'm the county. one delegate for
every % members. and one delegate
for majority fraction thereof, based
upon the number of votes pollcd in
the first primary Of the preceding
election year. The lists Of delegates
certified to by the president and sec
retary Of each club shall constitute the
temporary roll of the convention. The
number OF delegates for new clubs
shall be based upon their enrolment
at the time OF the club meeting.
2l. Each county convention shall
be called to order by the county
chairman and the convention shall
proceed to elect temporary president
a temporary secretary and a committee
on credentials for the purpose of or
aanizing. When organized 1t Shall
elect permanent president sec
rotary and treasurer. It shall also
elect the county chairman and as many
delegates to the state convention as
double the number Of members the
county in which the convention
is held has In the general assembly
The secretary Of the convention shall
tkeep record Of it's proceedings in the
minute book.
22 In the event that the county
committee has refused to permit the
formation OF new club In any ward
| or township such refusal may be ap-
| pealed from to the county convention,
| which may permit the formation OF
the new club desired, but no such club
shall be allowed any representation
In the convention In that calendar
| year.
% The state cOmmittea shall bo