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


18th. 21s2, 1914
/. At the convention of the Demo !
cratic party of the State Of South Car
olina begun and holden at Columbia
on the 10th day O. May in the year 1914 ;
the following rules are ordained and !
established in place o. the constitution
and rules heretofore in force which are
hereby declared null and void.
MEANING OF WORDS.
,. The words and phrases used in
tnese rules shall, unless the same be
:rlainly inconsistent with the context,
te construed as follows:
q County committee" means the
county executives committee.
(2) County chairman means the
chairman OF the county executive COM
enittee.
(3) State committee means the
State executive committee
(N State chairman" means the
chairman of the State executive COM
,aittee.
CO. Primary means the primary
election of the party.
CO. General election" means the
general election, whether for United
States or State or county offices.
(O Club district" means the terri
tory set apart Tor each Democratic
club whether it be ward or township
Of a subdivision thereof.
(S} The party" means the Demo
cratic party OF South Carolina.
(9) Rules means this constitution
and rules Except in section 1 where
the term means the constitution and
rules formerly in effect)
QO) Inhabitants means the num-
Der Of inhabitants according to the
federal census last taken.
CLUBS.
). One or more clubs Shall be or
ganized in each township or ward. ex-
cept as hereinafter provided, each of
~. h clubs shall have a distinct title,
Democratic club" and
shall elect president and one or more
vice presidents, secretary and treas.
urer, and may have the Following
working committees, of not less than
three members each, viz: A commit
Tee on registration, an executive COM
mittee and such other committees as
10 each Cub may seem expedient
In the absence Of the secretary or
in case Of his inability to act. unless it
is otherwise provided in these rules.
he shall designate another member of
the cub to perform his duties.
4. uhe president or fi.e members
shall have power to call all special
meetings of the club except for re-
organization, provided OF in the sue
ceeding section), and at all special
meetings one-tenth of the members l
shall be necessary 20 constitute quo
rum for the transaction of business, Of
which meeting at least As hours pub
lic notice shall be given.
5. The clubs shall meet on the
fourth Saturday in April of each cleo
ton year for the reorganization: Pro- |
'ided, That the county committee may
name any other day within the same
week or such club meeting by giving
at least Two weeks notice by adver-
tisement in one or more county pa 4
pers. In case any existing club shall
fail to reorganize on the day fixed, the
county committee may fix a day for
such club to meet for reorganization
by giving two weeks notice, as pro
Yided in this section.
s. 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 applicant ror
membership, or voter, shall be twen-
~ one years of age, or shall become
so before the succeeding general cleo
ton, and be a white Democrat. He
shall be citizen Of the United States
and Of this State No person shall be-
long to any club or vote in any pri-
mary unless he. has resided in the State
Two years and in the county six months
prior to the succeeding general election
and in the club district 60 days prior to
the first primary following his offer
to enroll: Provided, That public school
teachers and ministers of the gospel