Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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-If 6 New Rules are Ad< g Full Text of Constitution and By Carolina Convention After Tvi tion?Provisions Are Inch Colonizing, Repeating, I Voting of Dead Men, I and Other Abu Following is the full text of the low in constitution and rules of the Demo- That emtio part/ o' the Stat" of South isters Carolina adopt* < at ?!? State Con- regul: volition in Columbia. May 'Jo and 21. exomi 1014: ijprtlo 1. At the oonvontlon o. tin, Doino- qualii cratio party of the Sl-e. v#oi Sooth 7. Carolina begun and InjHfeu at Co- bersh lumbia on the 20tli dav of M v in tna ferinf year 10 14. the following rules are or- produ dai ied and established in place of tlie reput constitution and rules heretofore in swear force which are hereby declared null know and void. voter MEANING OF WORDS. 187 0. 2. The words and phrases used in ticket ^thesc rules shall, unless the same be stater plainly inconsistent with the context, lot be be construed as follows: ed wi (1 ("County committee" means the chain county executive committee. shall (2 ("County chairman" means the of all chairman of the county executive 8. committee. habits (3 )"State committee' means the organ State executive committee. ward (testate chairman" means the (til chairman of the State executive com- any c niittee. moeti (5)"Primary'' means the primary electe election of the party. ventic (6 ("General election" means the w hich general election, whether for Cnited (c? States or State or county otflces. must (7)"Club district" means the ter- place ritory set apart for each Democratic neare club, whether it be a ward or town- vote i ship or a subdivision thereof. club (8)"The party" moans tin* Demo- this t cratic party of South Carolina. distri (' i "Utiles" moans this constitu- (h tion and rulos texcept in si^eton 1. Moo.ti whore the term means the^-onstitu mitte tion and rules formerly it} effect, t J tion < < 1" ?I nh: hit an t means the number , In l? i of inhabitants recording to the fed mhr oral census last taken. . ities Cljl'IiS. may One or more dub; hall he or- such ganizcd in each township or w: rd n\- locati cept as hereinafter provided, each of [ vote . hich clubs shall have a distinct tic., riean "the ? Democratic club." and calcu shall elect a president and one or rout< more vice presidents, a secretary and enrol a treasurer, and may have the follow- whicl lng working committers, of not less whicl than three members each, viz: A com coun mitteo on registration an executive j ex ten committee and such other committees ritor; as to each club may seem expedient. ( he it In the absence of the secretary or I , In case of his lnhabllity to act. un- than less it is otherwise provided in these rj rulos, he shall designate another nie-'j)0rs. mber of the club to perform his dut- roun ies. Iganis 4.The president or five members mpm shall have power to rail all special fherr meetings of the club (except for re-. ,, organization, provided for in the sur- l;it t| reeding section), and at all special t|,(. ( meetings one-tenth of the member |(( shall he necessary to constitute a j, ([uorum for tiic transaction of busi- j111, ness, of which meeting at least 18 I1);irN hours' public notice shall he given. whic f.. Tin* clubs shall meet on the trjr( fourth Saturdnv hi \uril nf each elec. .. ' : i'ro\ lion year lor morganization. I'rovided That tin- county committee may ' ( name any other day within the same week for such club nun-ting by giving at least two weeks' notice by adver- bom tisement in one or more county pa- 1 pers. In case any existing club shall "" ir fall to reorganize on the day fixed,)'" V' the county committee may fix a day for such club to meet for reorganization by giving two week's notice, as provided In this section. ' ' 6. The qualifications for member- ^ ^ ' ship in any club of the party In this State, and for voting at a primary shall be as follows, viz.: The appll- r" * cant for membership, or voter shall l 1 be 'J1 years of age or shall become so '"K before the succeeding general elec- ' tlon, and be a white Democrat. He j ' >' t shall be a citizen of the United States and of this State. No person shall he- ?nd long to any club or vote in any pri- l'on mary unless he has resided in the Kivr Rtate two years and In the county six ,n* months prior to the succeeding gen- darl eral election and In the club district r'u^ fiO days prior to the first primary fol- rPn< tarl com Indl)tMt1fiu? Can't Kat? No Ap- .. petite? ,,on A troatment of Klectrlc Hitters In- ir'' creases your appetite; stops indigos- lo tlon; you can eat everything. A real s,i;i spring tonic for liver, kidney and v'a stomach troubles. Cleanses your s*1'1 whole system and you feel fine; Klec- r,>" trie Bitters did more for Mr. T. D. *hei Peeble's stomach troubles than any pos' medicine he ever tried. Get a bottle tow today. ROc and $1.00 at your drug- st gist. Rucklen's Arnica Salve for Eczema. A ttok- emtm __ T1IE LANC I tions exist ill Sail t,u! namo shall write the nui I |-v , mture of the app \uara rrimaru " ?>??? ' *-* write he may ma the roll, which sh -Laws passed by South the secretary, or -r-v tx i-i having the custoil r0 Days of Dellbera- secretary shall til ided to Prevent ti?. shall furnish to t mpersonation, able "books forenn . he uniform throup discounting LSes. which shall be sail committee; l'rovi ill this section o g his offer to enroll: Provide,!. bl. coustruod as in public school teachers and min piws ?f tb#. state of the pospel in charge of a ,c'tl(MIh> Aml pro ,r organized church shall be t| . t.ounty con|n ?t from the provisions of this (irst viondav in .lu n as to residence, if otherwise t|M.roaft(ip us po " *' each club an enrol I'very negro applying for mem- three which may ip in a Democratic club, or of rotary and c? : to vote in a primary, must mall lroln tb,, Sai ce a written statement of ten member to be desi able white men, who shall ty committee, by that they know of their owii ment sliall be con ledge that the applicant or n,ent book shall I voted for tlen. Hampton in tody of the secreti and has voted the Democratic as shall be design continuously since. The said n,ont committee, nent Sliall be placed in the bnl- be open to Inspe, i.\ by the managers, and return 'her of the party, th the poll lists to the county 12. On the la nan. The managers of election in each election y keep a separate list of the name tb(. last day of et negro voters. books sliall close (a) In cities of over lO.Onrt in days thereafter e mts, one or more clubs shall he transmit the oripi ized In each of the wards. Kach ty chairman. w >1 shall be a club district. cause to he made No person sliall he enrolled in ,<opy thereof and lull or take part in any club the clerk or the < up or vote in any primary or lie spection at all tit (1 a delegate to the county con- ,|nvs before the >11. except in the club district in county committee 1 he resides. ,l,n>e days' puhlis I11 all other eases the voter newspaper of gei enroll in the dub nearest his the county ol tiim ot residence c; leulatnd l?y the jn^ a 11 ?1 examine st practicable route and can son may eomplaii tnlv at the vot ng place of such mid the county on and the terrf'ory included by itlK complaints. est shall be considered the club impartial manner ot of such club. the rolls, strikim t In cities or towns of less than all per on not r si inhabitants the countx com di trot for which e may authorize the consolida up or otherwise i if two or more wards to form a and adding an\ 1 district and where town hip are ? iptuitted: I'rovii aced in whole or in part in such I"' stricken from or towns, the county committee out three days' n< permit the voters residing in addn appearing townships to beiong to a (dub 'in iter on who nd in such town or ( ity and to to be dropped fr< in such city or town in the club cause why said i st to their respective residences, dropped When t hited bv the nearest practicable revised and eorr? : Provided. No person shall he county committee led or vote out of the county in titled to and retu It he resides. In cities or towns tive secretaries of h are not divided into wards the thereupon becom ty committee may designate the rolls and no nut it of the club district. Each ter- thereafter except y so designated for a club shall of competent jur s club district. completion of sai i There shall be in no case more ^ chairman shall one voting place for each club. ?^('e of the i lub shall have less than 25 mem- 'luly certified by Provided however. That any ad(,.ed or dropped ty committee may permit the or- aKe?? P'uce ol re '.ation of a club of less than 2.f> "on w'hlch list hers at inaccessible points where 'be clerk along are less than 25 voters. rn" b'** bis No person shall vote except so" ",a> there :i le voting place authorized l>y ''st of correction ounty committee for the club original roll slial iiifii no neiongs: rrovidod. rnai >?> ? >> > romovo from ;i club district to manaf in ?!o days prior to the next pri '"lection before t ' lie may vote (in the year in P?lls- :,n<l in h ne removed I in the club dis- 'owed to vote at in which he previously resided: "amo does not a| ided, further. That he must have r?" 's herein lied before the closing of the of election list. rolls to the secre In. State and county officer tern " ' ''''1 1 rily residing at or near the cjtpi "" >r the county seat may retain "" "r ' s?on membership and voting rights (' 10^hi' d ieir former home clubs if they so Io~' "r niis, ;' .f> duplicate as cort case of the mobilization of the onal Guard of this State. the Ml< h ">p> i? committee shall provide for llim' "V'UI" ,K* nrollment and voting of all ment ur'K'"a' of the National Guard qualified ^i'Kt'lAL IMtOV ote under this constitution and LI: s. IT Provided, I. Hooks of enrollment for vot- "'< city limit: in primary elections shall be open 4 0,000 inhabitar >y the secretary of each club, or visions shall obt he enrollment committee as here- A new enrolli ter provided, on or before the sec every election y< Tuesday In June in each elec- third Thursday year. Notice thereof shall be an(l closing 60 n by the county cbaTrman show- mary. the names of the clubs, the boun- j No name shal es of the club district when the ro" unless the is are in cities or towns or adja- hied with the s* ; thereto, the names of the secre- club at least 60 es, the names of the enrollment mary an appllca mittee, and such other Informs- form, properly f as the county chairman may deto Rive, and where the hooka are I. e opened. Thereafter no new clubs I ?tn a native (i II he organized in that election the United Stati r. Kach applicant for enrollment vesldent of the II In person write upon the club Una since his full name and Immediately vlous to date ol reafter hia age, occupation and a citizen of the tofflce address, and if in a city or year next preci n ahall write the name of the or I shall have >et and the number of the house in of said State ich he resides if such designs-, intention of ii i ii mil > je.MKi.. . . -mm A ST Kit NEWS, MAY" 2(i. .1i)14. I city or town. If t?f said State; that I am a resident PI gible the secretary of ?, living at Xo. , <<-Nrnti Pi me beneath the slg- street, in said city; that I am?years OH-Jr I licunt. In the event of age, feet, ? inches in height. f the aplicaut to and I hereby apply ror enrollment in > i ,,i . . Lrtiaranteed ,ke his mark upon Club , Ward? These tires all be witnessed by known mileage other person then Applicant. sold at a price Iv thereof, and the, Witness: dinary guarnnl ' . ,. covers punctur I in the other re- . . ~ . erai wear, uui county committee (Name.) miles service i he secretaries suit- . cept abuse. T ollment,which shai. (Residence.) ^"orders^ave :hout the State (e\- The residence, age and height of tiH>so tires for and the form of each voter shall he recorded opposite States Govern ( tinned bv the state the name of the applicant on the club As ? Special ded. That nothing roll. J*1" th< , ,, . the next ten < I" those rules shall 14. The secretary of each ward TIRE consistent with any dub shall, within 4 8 Hours of the reregulating primary eeipt of an application in the above 28x3 vided further. That form, enter th?? name of said appll- 3ox1' littee shall on the cant upon the club roll, provided lie 32x3 V> lie, 1 hi4, or as soon is satisfied that the application is :,.4x:>, ssible, appoint for bona fhle and his signature is genu- 2,1x4 lineiit committee of inc. If lie is not satisfied of this, lie '?'nN ! 3 3x4 consist of the sec- shall at once, not later than 4S hour.- 34x4 >unty committee- after its receipt, transmit the appli 33x4 d club, and u third cation to the secretary or the county 3(5x4 igliutcd by the couii committee. '"'x! !/ 3 0x4 whom said enroll- ir?. The county comrt;v.:< c hull 37x4 Vfe ducted. The enroll- have all of the names of applicant. 37>:3 Lie kept in the cus- whose applications have been tliu: All rther si try or at such place transmitted to it. together with tli >?b:t extra. r. p . .... ,, .. mcut in full i lilted by tn? enroll- name ot the witness to each applicu <. . 0 so The club roll shall ation published, it shall also call up h: rgrs will b tion by any mem- on each of said applicants in s: id pub "n 1-r> per con lication to appear at a fixed time and " I,Pl,l.'s . , , 11 , , . early ordering st Tuesday in July place to show why his name should purclia ear. which shall be )<c enrolled. All names which th >11 middlemen irollnient, the club ounty eoiumlttee, or any subconi- SIROXGTR . and within three niittee tliereof appon.ted for this pur acli secretary shall nose, decide are entitled to enroll v. nal roll to the ooun nicnt shall bo sent bock to the re Notice is li o shall forthwith sportive secretaries nnd by them en- mouth from tli nnd '-hat; certify a tercel upon the respective club roll:. ' 1H14, I wl 111e the same with 16. The eountv committee shall "lisf,"or.v as :I or.tate of J no. ourt for public in- ojve ample opportunity within the MAI nes. At least teu ,javs during which the club rolls are May 1. 101 first primary the med with the county auditor for fllshall meet ii/ter inland hearing complaints of the on- "* * *" h*'d notice in a roUinont of tho-o not. entitled to vote* *?? | leral circulation in n,,, approaching primary. The A Ol* 1 and place of meet- name complained of the witness to the rolls. Any per- the application and the party compla n o> e rrors therein jllinpi together with the tim?* fixed nuniitee. alter hear for n,,, hearing, which shall not he ',il" ' ' ''' within three clays of the publication, . e cu r? c f and puree v:111 al he published in the daily V " 1 now tpapcr of that e;|ty J c" ielins in the* club j- The county eommitteo, Md made tliroiiRli n ubeommittee appointed Ifj[ "i"1' '> nroileei. )nr tjiat purpose-. hall, atte-r ( '' 'i""1 opportunity for answering IK 11 all ci>m]>laint. make up a "e-hal q > ' ,l1' r,'n ui,h lc-nge li t ' of tlio <- in it- judg ' ' ' " 111 nt not 111 it! -e 1 id \ e11 ( in tile ap j ; ,h ' ' ,uh r'"1 1 1 proac hiiiR primary, and shall file W) ' nam" ' itli the managers ol ? i. li polllnj mi the tod to show p roc I net so many of said names as amR Hhoul<l not bo shall appear on the rolls constituting y h.- rolls have- been t|?. r,.Ktsterocl list or lists at said poll Mtcil hv the* said . < Continued on I'age Seven.) they shall he eorirneel to the rexpec- c eac h c lub and shall to ^..rc a Cold in One Day i ? ? i i i> iek* i.AXATIvj* nKcV.tO?ciin!ne. itiitopath* otlic l.il club , ,ri? works off tli* Cold nes shall be added * < ' to cur* by order of a judge l" * v -Isdictlon. Upon tho el revision the coun- CONSTIPATION SAJT5LY I immediately file in AND JKASILY OyER^ME clerk of court a list / / him of all names Aoocl/fo Itisk UnpUmxidnt. Ol^en from said roll, with l)iy>(f(>rciiK-t'aleiiiic4<^-l)vilVeii'/ sielence and occuna- rfver Tonct Takes It.x^ppice/ Iiull !> preserved by Yl'" ,an nm/profit if *?y vjfh by .... .. - ., the experU-ie- of miinvlp<oi>lA--who with the (iuplleate haye easy. pie/affrTmody ottiee and any per- to taka the place of cat^ind /or con- / ispe- t aid roll and stipation. sluggish liv?^ et . > s at all times The Oodson's Liver ToiU" is best to take , . , V . instead of calomel and has brought f ie n uimed to the the brightness of health into many J club and be deliver- households. it has none of the dis;er of the primary ncreeable and often dangerous afterhe hour of nine ' V'* ,s ?J calomel. ( \The Standard Drug Company and > pei on shall be al- the*^yioaster pharmacy, both reputaiil election whose able local druggists. positively guar- m >pcar on said origin nntee to refund purchase price (50c) . required The mana of I-lvor T?Haln ca e you J are not entirely ati lieiPyfter using _ ia return said jt an,| nH they will recommend thi I tary of the < Inb iin remedy as a strictly vegetable liquid, the counting of the containing nothing harmful, you run 'duration of the re- no r,sks nf ki"<l in ,r>'ng it now. Dodson's Liver Tone never leaves heiea11ei as practi- after-effects, hut works easily It the original roll and naturally, without pain or gripe rried a eopy of the an<' without interfering at all with e, ted by the county your r,,K"'ar habits, diet or oceupa, . tlon. filed in the clerk's to be certified to by ?mI in place of the (J* FOR YOUR DEN III Leant if ill College Pennants ^ ISIONS FOlt CHAR ST<)N' Vale and Harvard, each O in. x 24 in., Princeton, Cornell, Michigan . h.woyor Th?t with- ^ , a, .? .(KI r All best quality felt^ith felt head- ! in.- .o.iuw.ng pro- ,nRt 8trenmor8t letters And mascot exa'": ecuted In proper color*. This splendid ment shall be made assortment sent postpaid for 50 cents ar, beginning on the antl r> stamps to pay Lostago. Send in May of said year. h?o\V\RD SPECIALITY COMPANY days before the pri- j Dayton. Ohio. I he entered on a club Lancaster & Chester Ry. Co. ||| applicant shAll have j . Schedule In Effect Nor. 9th, 191*.. >cretary of the proper Eastern Time. days before the orl-' WESTBOUND. i?f r ore Lt. Lancaster /...6:00a?3:lip tlon on the following Lr Fort Lawn.../.... 6:30a?S:66p dgned and witnessed: Lt. Bascomvllle.S:47a?4:16p it Lt. Rlchburg. . /. . . J. 8: 68a?4:30p hereby certify that Ar' CheB%A8TO?falI>* latuarlized) citizen of Lt cheater.'. 9.30a^-6:4lp ?h; that I have been * Lt. Rlchburg. 10:20a?7:17p State of South Caro- L,t. Ba'ComTUle/. .. 110:31a?7:8fcp (one year pre- Tort ^Wn /\): JJa?J: . ? A ? . Ar. Lancaster /. 11:30a?8:26p primary); that I am Connections?Cheater, with Southsaid State at least one ern, Peab^ard and Carolina & Northeding the primary, western Railways.. been a resident Fort Lawn- w,th 8?ftt?0*rd Air Line Railway. with the bona fide I^ancaeter, with Southern Railway. Laev becoming a citizen A. P. McLURE, Snpt. .1 J." : iT '.rillMMM I .1 .rn-rf W t iu - I ~ J -- - -mtj tEMIER incture" Auto JoTmU. Service I0UIlg 1^68 i bear the greatest e guarantee, yet are i less than tires of or- 1 Lee. This guarantee ready for the tomato es, blow-outs and gene . . ,, . _ irantee covers 7.600 club that Lancaster county against everything ex- ... . . J , 'hese tlr^s are Inten- Will hae be/ore long. Rprvnrn /iptyIpp been/received for We will fc^ve to arrive in use iii the United _ . meryt Service. Lancaster on Tuesday, the Introductory offer, wo | ; fcn|owlng prices for1 21st of April# 10,000 lays. x I J 'S?tudks. \ ! Tomato Plants, /rost proof Tiro Tube / $ ?.?.2o $ l. )0 and all kinds/ Send in 10.25 *.30 f i3.r?o li.8o your orders efxrly. Have 14.05 Is. oo 15.25 13."0 now on hand PO.OOO early 17.01) [3.23 I ls.oo 3.3) Wakefield Cabbage Plants. 10.50 3.40 \ 20.40 3.r,o ! Send in your orders for 21.00 3.80 22.00 3.oo Potato Plants at once if 2G.00 5.00 27.00 5.io you want your order filled. 27.50 5.15 32.go 5 40 Will have Nancy ' Halls to zcs. Non-Skids 20 per cr cent discount if pay arrive about the 25th of iccompanics order and ordered, shipping .. 3 e paid by us. C. O. D. t of amount of order. .. _ , limited, so we suggest ' ours for business, . We sell direct only, ser, the advantage of 's prollts. K.\l> ItUHHKR CO. vton, Ohio. m -m 119 Final Discharge. ^d.HCjK.01*Cll S ereby given that one lis date, Saturday, May I v 1*#W*A 1*"\7 il apply for letters dis- V#J. j idminlstrator of the une burner or tour?low lame or high?a slow fire :>r a hot one. The New yprfficffon Oil Cook-stove means better cooking at less cost. No coal, no soot, no ashes. In 1, 2, 3 and 4 burner sizes. Also a new 1914 model?4 burner cabinet oil range with fireless cooking oven. A marvel of convenience and efficiency. At dealers everywhere, or write direct for catalogue. STANDARD OIL COMPANY WukbgtM, 0. C. (New Jersey) ClerUMc. N. C. NarMk, V*. BALTIMORE *, W. Va. BkkaMA Va. Cfcaricstae. L C. 'TIE I.. PHI EI,IP8. 4. M-22 Results Try a News Want Ad, KITCHEN ECONOMY 1 f 1 I : iHjjH I I * ? *