The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-17
The Constitution and Rules
OF The Democratic Party

habitantS, one or more clubs shall be
organized in each of the wards. Each
ward shall be club district.
(b) In cities or towns of less than
10000 inhabitants the county commit
tee may authorize the consolidation of
two or more wards to form a club dis
trict and where townships are en-
braced in whole or in part in such cite
or towns, the county committee may
permit the rioters 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, caIcu-
lated by the nearest practicable route
Provided, No person shall be enrolled
or vote out o. the county in which he
resides. In cities or towns which arc
not divided into wards the county com
mittee may designate the extent Of the
club district Each territory so desig-
mated for a club shall be its club dis
trict.
(c) In all other cases the voter must
enroll in the club nearest his place of
residence, calculated by the nearest
practicable route, and can vote only
at the voting place of such club, and
the territory included by this test shall
be considered the club district of such
club.
(d) No person shall be enrolled in
any club or take part in any club
meeting or vote in any primary or be
elected a delegate to the county con-
Vention, except in the club district in
which he resides
(e) There shall be in no case more
than one voting place for each club.
No club shall have less than 25 mem
bers: Provided, however, That any
county committee may permit the Or
ganization of a club O, less than 25
members at inaccessible points where
there are less than 25 voters.
9. No person shall vote except at
the voting place authorized by the
county committee for the club to which
he belongs: Provided, That if he re-
move from club district within 60
days prior to the first primary he may
vote lin the year in which he remor-
ed in the club district in which he
previously resided: Provided, further,
That he must have enrolled before the
closing of the club list
10. State and county officers tenn
porarily residing at or near the CAPT.
tai or the county seat may retain their
membership and voting rights in their
ormer home clubs if they so desire
In case of the mobilization of the
National Guard Of this State, the State
committee shall provide for the en-
rollment and voting of all members of
the National Guard qualified to vote
lnder this constitution and rules,
II. Books of enrolment .or voting
in primary elections shall be opened
by the secretary of each club. or by
the enrolment committee as hereinaf-
ter provided, on or before the second
Tuesday in june in eacl, election wear.
Notice thereof shall be given by the
county chairman showing the names OF
the club district when the clubs are
IN cities or towns or adjacent thereto,
the names Of the secretaries, the names
Of the enrolment committee, such oth-
er information as the county chairman
nay desire to give, and where the book
are 10 be opened. thereafter no new
clubs shall be organized in that elec-
ton year. Each applicant for enroll
ment shall in person write upon the
club roll his full name and immediate
ly thereafter his age occupation and
postoffice address, and if III a city or
town shall write the name of the
street and the number o. the house in
which he resides if such designations
exist in said city or town. If the name
he illegible the secretary shall write
the name beneath the signature of the
applicant. In the event Of the inabil-
ity Of the applicant to write he may
make his mark upon the roll which
shall be witnessed by the secretary, or
other person then having the custody
thereof, and the secretary shall fill in