The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-06-20

Ing 10 vote IN primary, must pro-
duce written statement of ten repu-
table white men, who shall swear that
they know of their own knowledge
that the applicant or voter voted for
Gen. Hampton in 1876, and has voted
the Democratic ticket continuously
since. The said statement shall be
placed in the ballot box by the man
ayers, and returned with the poll
lists to the county chairman. The
managers of election shall keep a
separate list of the names of all ne
gro voters
8. (d) No person shall be enroll
ed in any club or take part in any
club meeting or vote in any primary
or be elected delegate to the county
convention, except in the club dis
trict in which he resides
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
60 days prior to the first primary he
may vote lin the year in which he
removed) in the club district in
which he previously resided: Pro-
vided further, That he must have en-
rolled before the closing of the club
list.
II. -. Each applicant for enroll
ment shall in person write upon the
club roll his full name and immedi-
ately thereafter his age, occupation
and postotfice address. and if in a
city or town shall write the name
, of the street and the number of the
house in which he resides if such
designations exist in said city or
town. If the same be illegible the
secretary shall write the name be-
meath the signature of the applicant.
In the event of the Inability 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 there
of, and the secretary shall fill in the
other requirements. ........The enroll
ment books shall be kept in the Gus
tody Of the secretary or at such place
as shall be designated by the enroll
ment committee. The club roll shall
be open to inspection by any member
or the party.
y. On the last Tuesday in July
, in each election year, which shall be
the last day of enrolment the club
books shall close; and within three
days thereafter each secretary shall
transmit the original roll to the cQun-
ty chairman, who shall forthwith
cause to be made and shall certify
a 4 !,
the clerk. of the court for public in
spection at all times. At least ten
days before the first primary the
county committee shall meet after
three days published notice in a
: newspaper of general circulation in
the county, Of time and place OF
meeting and examine the rolls. Any
person may complain of errors there
in and the county committee, after
hearing complaints, shall in a fair
and impartial manner correct and
purge the rolls, striking off the
names of all persons not residing in
the club district for which each roll
was made up or otherwise improper
ly omitted: Provided, No name shall
be stricken from any club roll with
out three days notice by mail to the
address appearing on the club roll
to the person whose name is pro-
posed to be dropped from the roll to
show cause why said name should
not be dropped.
When said rolls have beenarevised
and corrected by the said county
committee they shall be certified to
and returned to the respective Sec
retaries of each club and shall there
upon become the official club rolls
and no names shall be added there
after except by the order of a judge
of competent Jurisdiction.
Upon the completion of said re-
vision the county chairman shall i'm
mediately file in the office of the clerk
of court list duly certified by him
of all names, added or dropped from
said roll, with age, place Of residence,
and occupation, which list shall be
preserved by the clerk along with
the duplicate roll on file in his office
and any person may there inspect
said roll and list of corrections at
all times.
The original roll shall be return e.
to the secretary of each club and by
him delivered to the managers of the
primary election before the hour of
opening the polls; and no person
shall be allowed to vote at said elec-
tion whose name does not appear on
said original roll as herein required.
THE managers of election shall return
said rolls to the secretary of the club
Immediately after the counting of
the votes and the declaration of the
result, or as soon thereafter as prac-
ticable: Provided, If the original roll
be lost or m{scarried a copy of the
duplicate, as corrected by the coun-
ty committee and filed in the clerk S
office, such copy to be certified to by
him, shall be used in place of the
ORIGINAL j. F. CARTER,