The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-04-21

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be made from the second Tuesday in
April to the Saturday next following
in April both inclusive in the year
1906 and every two years thereafter.
2. Every white Democrat resident
within the corporate limits of the City
of Union and being of legal age or
who will be of legal age at the time of
the city general election next ensuing,
and having resided, or will have at the
time of the city general election next.
ensuing, resided in the State of South
Carolina for two years, in the city of
Union for one year and in the ward in
which he offers to enroll, for thirty
days next preceding the general city
election, and producing and exhibiting
his State and County registration GER
ti'ficate and his receipts for payment
of City taxes last due, shall be entitled
to enroll and to vote in the City DEM
ocratic Primary Election. Provided,
when an applicant for enrolment has
lost his State and County registration
certificate, he may be enrolled on
filing with the Board of Enrolment in
his ward the following oath, signed by
minister the same:
'"I --- do hereby solemnly
swear that l am a qualified voter in
the Democratic Primary Election for
the City of Union, South Carolina;
that l have resided, or will have re-
sided by the time of the next ensuing
general City election on the first Tues
day in June next, in the State of
South Carolina for two years, in the
City of Union for one year and in
Ward -- for thirty days; that
l have paid all State, County and City
taxes due by me for one year past;
and that l am a qualified and regis
tered voter in the State and County
general elections, and that registra-
tion certificate has been issued to me
as such qualified voter by the Board
of Registration for Union County,
South Carolina.
3. The City Democratic Executive
Committee shall, on or before the 1st
day Of April in every City general
election year, appoint board of three
reliable citizens from and for each
ward, who shall be qualified voters
under these Rules and shall conduct
the enrolment of Democratic voters
in each ward, and the members of said
Ward Board of Enrolment shall also
be appointed managers of the City
Democratic Primary election or cleo
tions in their respective wards. Be-
fore assuming his duties as such, each
member of the Board of Enrolment
shall make oath before the Secretary
of the City Democratic Executive
Committee that he will faithfully OBJ
serve the rules herein established and
admit to enrolment no person dis
qualified by the same.
d. The Executive Committee shall
designate some central and conven-
lent place in each Ward respectively
where enrolment of voters shall be
conducted, and upon the presentation
of each voter and his making oath
that he is qualified voter under the
rules and regulations herein pre-
scribed, and fulfilling all the require
ments herein prescribed, the Board of
Enrolment shall enter his full name
upon the roll of voters, and such voter
shall state his occupation and place
of residence.
5. There shall be provided by the
Secretary of the City Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee a suitable and in
dexed book for each Ward Board of
Enrolment, in which book such Board
shall enroll alphabetically the names
and occupations and residences of the
persons entitled to enrolment as pro-
vided in the foregoing sections. Upon
the conclusion of the period of enroll
ment these books shall be certified to
by the Secretary of the City Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, and shall
be by him subsequently delivered, af-
ter revision as hereinafter provided,
to the several boards of managers for
the primary elections, and in such
election they shall be taken as prima
facie evidence of the right to vote of
the persons whose names appear
thereon; and no persons not enrolled
as herein prescribed shall be allowed
to vote. At the conclusion of the
elections these books shall be deliv-
cred to the Secretary of the City
Democratic Executive Committee to
be thereafter retained in his posses
sion for the uses herein prescribed
and shall be at all times open for pub
lie inspection in the presence of the
ssid Secretary.
6. The enrolment of white Demo-
cratic voters shall be held after due
public announcement at the places to
be designated by the City Democratic
Executive Committee, and shall be
conducted from the second Tuesday in
April, 1906, to the Saturday next fol-
lowing, both inclusive, and during the
said days every two years thereafter
at the places designated, between the
hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and o'clock
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