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NEW RI Published In Full ! of Anderson Cow and Study Them 1. Al tin* convention o' th-: Demo rrallc pari) ?>l tin- :tt*ii?; of South Car blina begun illili . i M I ' ii * . J ai Colnititdi on tho 20Ci flay of .May in tho ya IDH, thc following rul'M ur? onlitlnoi and established In pla''- of til?- const! tntion ami rub M heretofore In form which arc hereby declared nail am void. Meaning of Ward* 2. Tbc words and phrases used ii these rules shall, unless the same lu plainly Inconsistent with tho context be construed us follows. (1) "County Committee" means th? county executive committee. (2) "County chairman" IIICUIIH tin chairman of thc county executive committee. (Hj "State committee" means in? state executive committee. (4) State chairman" means th?, chairman of thu stutc oxecutivo cou: mlttee. (,r>) "Hrlmury" means tho primar) election of the party. (fl) "(Jenerul election" means th? general election, whet lier for I'nltec Stales or state or county oftlces. (7) "Club district" moans tho terri tory net apart for each democratic club whether lt he a ward or townshlt or a subdivision thereof. (8) "Thu party" monnH tl c demo eratic party of South Carolina. ID) "Kailes" means thin constitution mid rtfllia except in section 1 when the term means thc constitution and rules formorly in effect. (10) Inhabitants means the nuinbet nf inhabitants according to tho federal census lust taken. Club?. 3. Ono or moro clubs Khali bc or ganised in euch township or ward, ex cept UH hereinafter provided, each ol which chiba shall bavo a distinct title "Tho --r democratic club." and phnll olect a president and ono or more vico presidents, a secretary ami treasurer and may have- the following working committees of not less than three members each, viz.: A com mittee on registration, an executive committee and auch other committees as to each club may Boom oxpedlont. In tho absence of tho secretary or jn caso of his inability to act, unless it ia otherwise provided In those rules, ho shall designate another member bf the club-tb perform bia duties. . 4. Tho president or five momhorB .thu!! hove power to call all special meetings of the club (except for re? organization, provided for In the suc ceeding section), and at all special mee?Inga one-tenth of the member* shs! I bc ?lc-i.'v5 :*Ty to constitute a quorum for thc transact ion of business or which meeting at least 48 hours' public notice shall be given. 5. Tho clubs ahail meet on tht fourth Saturday In April of each electloa year for the reorganization: Provided, That the county committee may name any other day within tho same wee'.t for such club meeting by giving ut laast two weeks' notlco by advertisement in one- or moro count) papers. In case any existing club ?hall fall to reorganize on the day Axed,'tho county committee may fix a day for.such club to meet for leorgan lzntlon aa provided in this section. 0. Tho qualifications for member ship In uny club of the party in this ?tate and- for voting at a primary Shall bo as follow H. viz.: The appli cant for membership or voter, shall bt> 21 years of agc, or shall become no beforo tho succeeding general elec tion, and be a white democrat. He ahull bo a citizen of the United States and of this state. No person shall be long to any club or vote In any prim ary unless he has resided tn the Btatc two years and In tho county su months prior to the succeeding gener al election and In the club district 60 days prior to the first primary follow ing hia of for to enrol): Provided, Thal public. Behool touchers and ministers af the gospel in charge of a regular organized church shall bo exempt from tho provisions of thiB aoctlon aa to res idence if otherwise ??ualtt'.ed. 7. Every negro applying for mem bership In a democratic club, or of fering to voto In a primary, must produce a written statement of ten reputable white mon, who shall swear that they Know of their own knowi > edgo that tho applicant or voter voted for Gon. Hampton In 1876, and has voted tho democratic ticket continu ously since. Tho said statement shall bei placed In the ballot box by the managers and returned with the poll lists to tho. county chairman. The munagora of election shall keep a sep arate Hst of the names ot all negro voters. 8. <a) In cities of over iO.ooo In habitants, ono On more clubs shall be organized In each of the wards. Eacb wa ?-?I shall bo u club district. . (b) In cities or towna of less than IO.ooo inhabitants the county commit tee may authorize the consolidation of two or more warda to form a club dla? trlct abd- whore townships are em? - . braced in whole of in part In such cities or towns, the county committee may permit tho voters residing in such townships to belong to a club located ^k'i|n such town or city and to vote in . ouch city or town In the club nearest ., to their respective residences, calco - -lated by tho nearest practicable router Provldod. No person shall be enrolled - or vote out of tho county in which he resides. In cities or towns which are & $ tot dlvjdod into wards the county oom mittee may" designate the extent or jg^Pif t?nt aletrl?t. Each: territory so 3o That thc Voters rc ty May Read Them for Their selves. Inslgnatcd for a I'liili shall lc Its elim list I iel. iel In nil nthcr caaes the voter mist enroll in the flub nearest bis dare o 'residence, calculated by the icarest |>ractlcable route, and can vote >lily ut thc voting place of such club ind the territory included by this test hall bc considered thc club district >f filch club. ld) No person shall be enrolled in my club or take part In any (duli Hooting or vote In any primary or !>? .looted a delegate to the county con ,'untioil except in the club distrl t lt; .vblob bo resides. (c) There aimil be in no casi; more hun one voting place to each Hun. N'o club shall have less than 2fi niein icrs: Provided, however, That nov lounty committee may permit thc or xanizatlon of a club of loss than 2."i numbera at Inaccessible points where here are los? than '-'> voter?. No person shall vote exce pt at ho voting place authorized by tho county committee for thu club to which hu belongs: Provided. That if HI remove from a club district within .JD days prior to the first primary he nay vote (In the year In which he re moved) In thc club district in which he iroviously resided: Provided, further, that he must have enrolled before the dosing of thc club list. 10. State and county officers tempo rarily residing at or near the capital ->r the county seat may retain their membership und voting rights in their (armor home clubs if they so desire. In case of thu mobilization of the National Cn a rd of this state. Ibu state committee shall provide for the enrollment of voting of all members of the National duart! qualified to vote under this constitution and rules. 11. nooks of enrollment for voling In primary elections shall be opened by tho secretary of each club or by thc enrollment committee as hereinaf ter provided, on or before the second Tuesday lo June In euch election year. Notice thereof shall bc given by the county chairman showing the names of the clubs, the boundaries of the club district when the clubs aro tn cities or towns, or adjacent thereto, tho names of tho secretaries, the names of the en roll mont committee, such other In formation aa the county chairman may desire to give and where the booka are to bo opened. Thereafter no new clubs shall be organized in that election year. Bach applicant for enrollment shall in person wrlto upon thc club roll his full name and immediately j thereafter hi? age. occupation and, postof?co address, and If in a city or town shall write thc name of the street and the number of the house In which he r- 'ides if such d?signation:? exist In said city or town. If tho name be Illegible the secretary shall WT Ito the name beneath the signature of the applicant. In the event of tho Inability of the applicant to write be may make his ?nark upon the roll. I which shall bo witnessed.by the sec retary or other person then having tho custody thcroof, and the secretary shall flit In tho other requirements. The county committee shall furnish to1 tho secretaries suitable bcoks for cn-1 rollment .which shall bo uniform throughout the state (except Charles ton) and the form of which shall ba sanctioned by the state committee: Provided. That nothing In this section I or those rules shall be construed aa inconsistent with any laws of the state regulating primary elections: Anu : provided, further. That tho county committee shall on tho first Monday in June, lilli, or as soon thereafter a-? possible, appoint for each club an en rollment committee of thrco which may consist of the secretary and coun ty committeeman from the sold club, and a third member to be designated said enrollment shall be conducted, by the county commltteo, hy whom Thc enrollment book sh.ill bc kept in tho custody of thc secretary or at auca pince as shall be designated by the en rollment committee. The club ro.l I shall bo open to Inspection by any momber of the party. 12. On the last Tuesday in July in each election year, which shall bc the last day of enrollment, the club books shall close; and within three days thereafter each secretary shall transmit the original roil to the coun ty chairman, who sholl ct rt if y a copy thereof and file,the same with the clerk of court for public inspection at all times. At least ten days before thu first primary the county committee shall meet after three days'- published notice in a newspaper ot g?n?ral cir culation In tho county ot limo and place of meeting and oxamlno the roth. Any person may complain ot errors therein and the county committee after hearing complaints, shall in a fair and Impartial manner correct and purge the rolls, striking off the nr.iuea of all persons not residing In the dub district for which each roll waa made up or otherwise improperly enrolled, and adding any names > improperly omitted; Provided, No name shall be stricken from any club roll without three days' notice by mail to the ad dress appearing on the club roll to tho person whoso name ia proposed to be dropped from the roll lo show cause why said name should not bo dropped. .. When aald rolls have been revised and corrected by toe said county committee they shall be certified to and returned to.,the roepoctSye.secre taries of each club and shall thereupon become the official club rolls and no namea shall bo added thereafter ex THE OCR AT IC cepl l?y iii?- order of a judge ot" toni-1 potent jurisdiction, I'pon Hie completion ot said revision lin- co?tit> chairman shall Immediately tile in the oilicu of Hie clork ul' coa rt a list duly certified hy him of lill names added or dropped from said roll, willi agc. piuco ol' r?sidence and occupation, which list ...hall lu- preserver) by tl?*? ?derk ulonij willi tlx- duplicate coll on tile in his lillico and ?my person may there In sped sahl roll and list ot corrections at all times. . I Tho original roll shavi hi' ru i turned to til?' secretary ot each club and hy him delivered to the managers ! of the primary election before the I hour of opening the polls; am! no per son shall lie allowe?) to v -tv :.. sahl election whoso name docs not appear on sahl original roll as herein requir ed. The managers of election shah rei urn said rolls to th?' secretary of the duh Immediately after th?: conn ling of tho votes and tin* declaration ot the result, or as soon thereafter aa practii . Provided. If the original roil ho ii...i or miscarried a copy or the J duplicate as corrected hy the count) , committee ami filed lu thc derk's of ' lice such copy to ho cert Hied to by ! hil.i .ahull ho used lu place ot th?' tirig. Illili. Spcditl Provisions for Charleston. I'l. Provided, however. That willi win tin? ?'Hy limits of ail di lea of over ! 10.000 inhabitants the following pro I visions shall obtain: j A now enrollment shall 1M> made every election year, beginning on thc I third Thursday lu May of said year, and closing ?tn days before the prlmury. ; No name shall be ?Mitered ?m a club j roll unless i!io applicant ?hall have flied with tho secretary of the proper, club ut buist du ?lays before t.'.e prim uty an api.lioatlou on tho followtng foi m properly signed and witnessed: -, ll?-. I.-. hereby certify that I am a native (naturalized) citizen of tlu; l ultcd Slates; thut 1 have boon a resi dent of the slate of .South Carolin;; aill-.'U- tono your previous to dato of primary); that I am a clll ' xe.1 nf the said state or I shall have j been a resident of said .--tate with the I bona tide intention of becoming a citi zen of said state at least ono yuin I next preceding thc primary; that 1 nm I u resident of-, living at No. - . -street, ?n said city; that I ' am - years or age, - feet, - Inches In height, and 1 hereby apply for cn I rollmcnt in Club-, Ward-. Applicant. Witness: (Name) . ' I (Residence) The residence, age nnd height ol each voter shall bc recorded opposite Hie name of the applicant on the dub roll. ?4. The Bccretnry of each Ward dub shall, within 48 hours of tho re ceipt of an application In the above form enter the name of uaid appli cant upon the club roll, provided he is satisfied thut the application is bona tide and his signature is genuine. It he ls. not satisfied of this, be shall at once, not later thun 48 hours after its receipt transmit the application to tho secrotary of the county commit tee. 15. Thc county committee shall have all of tho names of applicants whose application ti ha/e been t';?us tran.-in tl ted to lt. togellier with the nemo of tho witness to each applica tion published. It shall also call upon each of said applicants tn sahl publi cation to apponr at a f..\od time ana pince to show why his name should bc i enrolled. All names which thc conn, ty committee or any subcommittee thereof appointed for this purpose de cide are entitled to enrollment shall be sent back to thc respective secretaries land by them entered upon the r?!3poc tlve club rolls. 16. The county committ?!c shall give ample opportunity within tho *".<? days during which the club rolla nre Hied with tho county auditor for Hiing and hearing complaints of thc enroll ment of thoso not entitled to vote in tho approaching primary. The name complained of, tho witness to tiie ap plication and the party complaining, together with the time Axed for the hearing, which shall not be within throe days of the publication, shall alt bc published in thc daily newspapor ot that city. j 17. Tho county committed, through ? sub-committee appointed for that purpose, shall, arter giving all oppor tunity for answering all complaints, I make up a challenge Hst" of those I in UH judgment not entitled to voto lb I the niipronahlng primary, and shall : 1 j with the managers o feach polling pr erin et so many of said names at, shall appear on the rolls constituting the registered list or lists at said poll ing precincts. One of thc managers to bo designated by the chairman ol tho county committee, ahull challonge any one of faring to vote In any of said nomos and shall place the ballot in an envelope, Indorsing thereon thc namo of the voter and or himself and the ballot shall- be kept separate and not counted but turned over to tho county committee as hereinafter provided In section 40. 18. The chairman of tho subcom mittee above reforred to shall appear before. the county committee at Its hearing on the subject of challengo have been made with reference to each name in which a challenged Vote oh the "challenge lijt" has been cast. 19. The clubs sholl meet tn tho. 4th week tn April of each election year for reorganization on such day and at such hour as tho county committee .hall determine, due advertisement thereof being given at least two wooka in edvancb. The place ot said meet ing shall he published at toast 48 hours previous to tbs meeting hy the presi dent of each club. Upon the failure of any club president to publish said . i PARTY notice, tIn*ri tlx* place ?hall he named and published by the chairman of tb? county committee. I'.ta. The county committee ul couti tics containing such cities may re Uulre the HBO cf tho Australian ballin system in whole or In part within th? said city limit. County (out''ni.'.MIK. 20. Every general election your' cornily conventions shall be called I? the county committee io meet on th? I first Monday In May at th? count;, seal. Tho convention shall be com posed of delegates elected from tin clubs In the county, one delegate to: every 2."i members, und one delego!? for II majority fraction thereof, based upon tho number of votes polled in tho lind primary of the preceding elec lion year. The lists of delegates coi tilled to by the president and seen tary of each clubfsball constitute tb? temporary roll of the convention. Th? number of delegates f?ir now ?dubs shall ho based upon tiieir enrollment nt Mn; lime of ino club meeting. 21. Kaidi county convention shall be called ic order by thc count) chairman and the convention shah proceed to elect a tuni|Kirary presi dent, a temporary Hcerotnry and . i committee on credentials for the pur? [ pose of organizing. When organizer ?t shall elect a permain nt president, J secretary and a tr'vt ure:. lt ?hali ! also elect the county Chairman and a* many delegates to thc state unven lion as double th? number ?>f mem bers the county In winch thc con vention is held has in the pe?era 1 as sembly. The secretary of thc conven lion shall keep a record of Its pro ceedings In the in in ut? book. 22. Iii the event mat the county committee bus refused to permit tho formation of a new club in any ware or township such refusal may ba ap pralcd from to the county convention, which may permit the formation of tho new club desired, but un Bush club shall bo allowed any represent, tl -ii in tho convention In that calendar year. Slate Committee* 2:5. The btate committee ?hall bc cnmptised of one member from o::-:?? county, lo bo elected by tho county conventions and the state chairman ?o bo elected by the state convention' Provided, That in case thc oliice ol chairman of the state committee shall become vacant by death, resignation or otherwise, tho state committee shall have power to fill thc vacancy b> electing a chairman to serve until tin organization of the next riigular stuU convention. The state commute? shall choose Its othef olliccrs, not nec essarily members thereof: Provideo, the chairman shall, vote only in case .of-a tie. , The a tate, committee sha.ll meet at the call of,the chatrNTOan^ot any live members and. a* such time ana place aa he or "they may apopint; Th . mouther of the national democratl. executivo committee, from South Caro lina shall bo elected by the May state convention ?n 1916. and every fou: yeanj thereafter, and when elected he ohal: be ex-o???c?? a 'member of thc state committee. Vacancies oi? said state committee;by death, resigna, tlon or otherwise shall bo lilied by the respective county coinmltteos. Tho state committee ls charged with thc execution and direction of the polio: of tho party of this state* subject te those rules, thc principles declared It: the f latform of principles and such in struction, by resolution or otherwise, ns u state convention mav from tim to timo adopt, not Inconsistent with these ruloB and ahnll continue in office two years from the time cf election oy until their successors have been elect ed. The committee shall nom?nalo presidential electors, and If any va-' vancy occur in thc state ticket of oler. tors or of the national executive com mlltee', hy. death, resignation or otbei cause, thc committee shall have thc power tn fill the vacancy; all by ma jority of the whoV i committee, st?te Convention. 24. -The Btate convention shall bo culled by tho state committee to meei year on tho third Wednesday In May. The convention shall be componed oi delegates elected by" thc county con ventions, each county;'to be entltlctfto as many delegates as'double the num ber ot ita members In the general ut> sombly. When thd state convention assembles lt shall be called to ordor by tho chairman of tho 'state -om.iilt. tee. A temporary" president, shall he nominated and elected by tho con vontion and ofter Its organization the convention shall proceed Immediate ly to thc election of permanent o?noera and to tho transaction ot business. When the business bar, concluded lt shall adjourn sine die. 25. -The officers ?f' tho sta?e con vention shall be a president, vl?or district, two secretaries and a troas presldo/tt from each3^ 'congrcssVmnl 26. -?adi county delegation to ii slate convention shall have power to fill any vacancy 'therein. 27. -'Any county failing or refusing to organize under "th?' provisions of those rules shall ndt"bave representa tion in tho state- democratic conven tion. , ri ?? Campaign Meetings. 28. Boforo the election tn )5>14, an? each election thereafter, -"xcopt as herein provided, Mio state committoo shall appoint'and arrange, for .tjx campaign meetings. In ca<*tf county.' to be held not less than two wooka apart, ono of which meetings shall be ar> di -?sed only by candidates for etat?? ?nices and the other only by candidato tor United States-senator : Provided. That If In an election year there,shall be but one candidate for tho o in ce pf United States senu'or or no opposition for state offices, the Bald coPmiltteo may. In its discretion ,arranger Ap point only ono meeting in each coun ty. In addition to such - campaign meetings the county chairmen ;'oTOtye counties compeairrg' the reenej^hrg congressional 'districts and Judt?jal circuits shall, wh?niiber? ls.moro than ono candidate for either of suki olli '.es. irrangfc for nod appoint separat' meeting for their respective district. 01 judidal circuits. Hie tinto und th? place ?i!' -vliicli shall bo |.ublislio?l li uc!i county and at which ony tin can tilda' - i for Mid office?1 shall bo fnvite 1 to address tho people. 29.- lt shall bo tho duty of ead county committee to appoint moot ?nus in their respectivo counties to bi addressed hy the candidates for tin general assembly and fur thc diff?re county ulHccs. Count) fommitfec. :i !. Tito clubs in euch'county sha! be leid together and opera tc und'*r tin control ol a county commit lc ". whirl shu ll enn-.i.-t of one m em tier Ironi encl club, ti> bo elected by thc rcspeetivi clubs. Tin- committee wlien elected shall appoint its own o thee rs ?exeep the chairman, who shall bo duded li; tho county convention.) who shall no necessarily bo members of said tom ni it tee hui a vacan y in the member ship of the committee shall bc filled b; the club, through the loss of vvlios? member by death, r?signation or oih orwlse tho vacancy occurs: Provideo That In case the office of chairman o the county committee shall ?"comr vacant by death, resignation or other wiso, th? committee shall huvo powe to lill tho vacancy by chiding a chair man to servo until the organisation o tho next regular county convention Vinl, provided, further. That any o'.? cor so elected he is not a member o' rho committee shall not bo entitled l> vote on any question except thc chair vote. The tenure of office ot liie com .nan. and then only in ense of a lU III Itt ee shall be until tho first Monda In May in each ele-.-tion year. 31.-The county committee sha) arnot on or before the first Monday ii August of each election year and des ignate a polling | lace for each du in i own club district und uppoin tho .i.inaKers for the primarios. Thrct managers and a cler.k shall be ap pointed for each voling place am' heir names published in one or more county napers at least two weeks be fore the election. * Pledges. .'12.-Candidates for the general a? sombly and for county od?eos shall lil? with (he chairman of the county com mittee a pledge in writing to abide tin the nominees thereof. Candidates fa: results of the primary and suppor other offices shall file such pledg' with tho chairman of tho state com mltteo: Provided, That tito pledge o such candidate shall bc flied on or be fore 12 o'clock meridian, of th? da> ! receding thc day fixed by tho emit: ty committee or the state commute for tho first campaign meeting of tin county or state, respectively. Ni vote for any candidate who has no paid his osic:sment nor compile* with this rule shall be counted. Th' following ls the form of the oath. "Ai candidate for tho ofPce of in the democratic primary election, ti bc held on the last Tuesday in August 191-, I hereby pledge myself to abidi thc results of such primary and sup port, the nominees nt the-party,-' stai.? and national, and I. declare that I an a democrat and that, I am not. nor 'wil I become thc candidate of any faction either privately or publicly suggestcc other than tho regular democrats nomination." If the candidate, ?s run nlng for the United States senate, o for ihn Pubed Stutes hou&G of repre sentatives, this additional pledge sbal bo required: "I will support the rolitl cul principles and policies of the dom ocratic party during the lorin of offl . for which 1 may be elected, and worl in accord with ray democratic aseo cintos in congress on all party ques lions." This the.-day o -. 191-." Provided, That after the time fo Illing sum pledges and before thc dos of the election, should any candidat die or become physically incapacitate or withdraw, it shall Lo thc duty o tho state or county committee (as th ase may bo) to afford opi.urtunit tor entry of other candidates for th ofilco Involved and should such' vacan cy occur ofter si'jld 2U days, then th balloting for said o ?lice shall not bc a the succeeding primary, but at sue other times ai maybe fixed by pat committee, and that they shall provld for the filing of pledges. 33. AU candidates must suhscrlb to the following pledge, as required b thc' act of the general assembly an fie the same with the clerk ot th court In which be is a candidate, ur less ho should bc a candidate In mor than one county, in which case ii shall Hie the samo with the secretar of state, before he shall enter upo his cair.oalgn. to wit I thc undersigned-; of the county or-?-, on State of South Carolina, candidate fe tho office of --7---r-, her? by pledge that I will not give nc spend money, or use Intoxicating lu uors for the purpose of obtalng or ii fluencing voters, and that I shall i the conclusion c. the campaign and bi for tho primary Mcction, render to til dork ot court or .(secretary of state ? hereinbefore provided), under oath, a Itemized statement, ot all money spot or provided by me during the can paign purposes up to that time, and further pledge that I wi!! immediate after tho primary election or electtoi that 1 am candidate ia (render a itemized statement, under oath, sho\ lng all further monoys ' spent or pr* vided by me in 'said election.' First Primary. 34. For the purpose Of nominaux candidates tot 'governor, lieutena; governor; and all other State, ofllcet including solicitera in tho respectl' circuits. United States senator. ai Vbngrossmon in respective diatr'.jc j and all county officers, except master I magistrats and supervisor? of registr tlon, a direct primary election shall I held on the last Tuesday In August each election year, and a. second si third primary each two weeks succc slvely thereafter If necessary: Prov! cd. That tLs county committee bf .ai county, ?hali be ai liberty to ord a primary election -for masters ai magistral**, hut not for members the county board of control .or t die pen sari cs, nor for county di spe r^e3?; Thc ' maskgers at each voUi .larc s?mil arrange the table, desk or ?thor palee upon which thc ballot loxes shall be placed so that Ibero diall be no crowding or confusion inmediately around the boxes, and uiitablc means shall he provided to i -niable each voter to approach thc loxes and deposit bi* ballot without nterference or hindrance, and tho, Ight of each person regularly en- j oiled to vote and tho secrecy of the .allot shall ly? preserved at all times, j :h!. The managers shall open the lolls at 8 o'clock a. in., and shall close1 hem at 1 o'clock p. m.: Provided, j That in the cities of Charelston and | 'oluinbia the polls shall open at Si .'clock a. m., and close at li o'clock pj n. The managers shall then proceed I utbllcity to conn the votos. After toxi? llating the result, the managers shall .ort if y tho same and forward thc bal ot box, containing thc ballots, poll .?at and all other pupers, except th*} club roll, relating to such election, by mo of their number of the cuairuiuu if the county committee within .'JG lours after the close of tho polls. 37. Kaoh county committee shall urnlsh the managers at each voling >rocinct two ballot boxes, one for ;tate otflcers, and United Statt?.-? enator and ont for county officers, ongreajsmen and solicitors. Tho man urers before opening the polls shall uko and sign the following oath: "We lo solemnly ?wear that we will con luct this electfon according to law ann he rules of the party and will allow io person to vote whose name Is nor regularly enrolled in this club and wo .viii not assist any voter to preparo Tis ballot and wiil hot advise any oter as to how ho should vote at this dection." The managers shall fli ted each voter. If requested, to thc oroper box for his ticket, but thc box 's In all cases shall be marked In a suitable manner so as to designate in vbich box thc respective tickets shall bo placed. 38. The managers at encli box at he primary shall require every voter "o pledge himself to abide the resulta nf the orlniary, and to support thc lominees of the party, and to take th<: lollcwing oath and pledge, viz: "I di; olemnly swear that I am a resident >f this club district und um dui) luull?od to vote at this election ac :ordlng to the rules of thc Democratic 'arty, and that I have not voted bc "ore at this election, and rlcrlge my iclf to support tho nominees of thc party, State and national." 3D. Each voter shall deposit in th ap iropriate box a ballot on which shal io printed 'the names of the candidat *s for the offices to bo f.llcd with tin '.itles of the respective offices. Tin ickets shall be furnished by the Stat' committee for all excopt county ofn :crs, congressmen and solicitors fo which the county committee shall fur nish the tickets. Kach ticket shal .ontaln the names of all -candidatos fo the respective offices and no othc tickets shall he used. One ticket shol contain the names of all persons run ntng for State offices and United State senator. 'The other ticket shall eon tain the names of all persons runninl br members of the general asambl] county offices, congressmen and solle; 'ors. No voter or the house of rep rcsentati 'e^ nor for county -commis donors shall be counted unless it con .nins as many names' as thc county i entitled to representatives and to cour I ty commissioners respectively. Any ballot deposited in the wron box shall not be counted. That In case tho mn nagen? find mor ballots in the ballot box than naines o the poll list the managers shall dra* out the excess ballots and destro them. 40. At any election when thc rlgl of a person to vote ls challenge:!, til managers shall place the vote so chu longed in an envelope and indor: thereon the name of thc votor and th! of the challenger, and thc_. person f challenged votes shall bo kept sepa: ate and apart and not counted, bi turned over to thc courtv commitb who shall at Its first meeting theron ter hear all objection to such vote and whore no person appears tossu tain an objection made St thc polls tl ballot shall be removed from tho ?i velopc and mingled with tho f?gub ballot and counted, but where tho cha longera appear, or produce witnessi 'n support of the challenge tho cor mittce shall proceed tb hear and defc ni Ino the question, and in all Instant tho voter shall have tho right of a pealing to the Stato committee. Cantan*. 41. Tho county Committees shall o combe at their respective court' bon on tho mornjng of thc second day t ter the election on' or before 12 o'clo noon to tabulate the returns'and d clare the results, Of the primary, far as the samo relates to membeis tho general assembly and county ( fleers, and shall forward Immediate to the chairman bf the State coinmitt Of Columbia. S.- C.1;: the result of t election In their respective count! for United States Senator, State 01 eera, congressmen and solcltors. T State committee-shall proceed to-ca vasa the vote and declare the reaul 42. -The protests and contests I .county officers abd members'7ot t general assembly shall be filed witt two daya after tho dav of the di laratlon by tho county committee the result of the election ??ltlv't chairman of th.o county committ and Bald county committee shall lie and determine the 'Same at Its fl meeting thereafter. The State ob mlttoo slpill meet on thc Tuesday ter each primary or at such ott time as may be designated by I chairman, to hear, and decide prote and contests as to United States sei tors, State officers, congressmen a solicitors: Provided, That no merni of tba county'.committee shall act any contest wherein his candidacy acted on: And provided further, .Tl nonmembers-of-tbs State commit shall act In any ebbtest wherein candidacy ls acted on. The prote and contesta for all officers exe county.-.officers and members of general assembly shalt bo flied wit five days after the election with chairman of the State committee. ; -43, ThcBt?te committee-shall a rt view, on appeal, the decision Ot bounty committee aa to county* pfflc - ' ; '. . ' -.- . .f\'-'V'' ?*> ??-'J . M vom? jr ITS ui mugi lilllie 17* tZ71*t Why we want Small Accounts Do you realize that a nundroo1 Email accounts make a bank stronger than a dozen l.-rge ones even ir they aggregate the sama total of deposits? That's why we are constant ly 'seeking new customers. We want ns wide a circle of friends and customers as possible. Of course, largo accounts are welcome, too, for it is our pur pose to serve ALL people. Dut we want men and womon of limited means to know that this bank is willing to accept their deposits and give them the advantage of our advice and ev ery facility of tho institution. If you arc not a bank deposi tor at all come In and get ac r,n.dnled with us. Wo will be r. .ad to talk things over with ou. Citizens National Bank and members of the general assembly and its action shall be final. 44. Xo candidate shall be declaren nominated in a primary election un less he receives a majority of the vote* east for thc office for which he was h candidate, nor unless his pledges were filed as required by these rules. Second Primary. 4D. A second primary, when neces sary, shall be held two weeks after the first and shall he subject to the rules governing thc first primary. At said second primary the two highest candidates alone shall run fer any one office, but if there are I "o or more vacancies for any particular office, then the number of candidates shall bc double the number of thc vacancies to bc filled. Third Primary. 46. In thc event of a tie between two candidates In the uocond primary, the county chairman, if it ?B a county office, and thc State chairman, if it is for United States senator. State offi cors, congressmen or solicitors, shall order the third primary. Other primaries, ir necessary, shall le ordered by thc county chairman, if it is a county office, and thc State chairman, if it is for United States senator, State officers, congressmen or solicitors. .General. 47. The riuestlon of a majority vote shalt bo determined by tho number or votes cast,for. any particular office, and not by the!whola number of votc3 cast In thb primary. . 48. The right to levy campaign atv. sessmcnts on candidates for United States senate, congress. States officer* and circuit solicitors shall bo vested exclusively in tho State committee. On other candidates the assessments shall be levied h.- tho county commit tee. Amendnttnts. 49. : These rules may he amended or altered at the regular May convention of the State or any State convention called ' specifically for that purpose, the call for which shall specify the changes to be made. Special Provision (or 191-.'. GO. The officers af all. clubs, , the . county chairmen, county committees, and State -committee shall remain as nt present constituted until 191P. Dut all existing club rolls are hereby declared null and void end before aay act may done by any club or any mem ber thereof may vote, its roll shall be revised as provided In these rules: Provided, If any officer of any club be found to reside outside of th? club district for which Bald club ts author ised the county committee sha'l ap point a member of such club to fi.'l the office. In the year 11)14 each couuty committee shall meet at the county Court house on the'first, Monday In June, at the call ot the respective county chairmen, and proceed to lay out and designate each' club district and its boundaries as provided In these rules, and at that'time may form any new clubs which- they may deem advis able: If any new clubs are formed they shall organise within ton days as provided In section 3: Provided, fur ther. That lt any club be found to. now exist Inconsistent with these rul es said club, shall be abolished. 51.-The State committee may make any ru1?s or. regulations for the pur pose df enforcing - these rules not In consistent therewith. JNO. OAKY EVANS. Chairman State Committee. . ., w. c. MCGOWAN, ' . Socretary Stato Committee. HOITIIKRN CHAMPIONSHIP . t . ? ?? -o.' i Thc Atlanta Kid Wat? Not In Good Form Hntnrday. Memphis, Tenn., Juno 6.-Nelson P. Whitney of the Audubon Country cl nb of Now Orleans, today for the fourth, time won the amateur championship in golf - of -the South, defeating. the youthful Perry Adair ot Atlanta. 14 up and IS to play, in the tournament fi nals of. the Southern .Golf associ ation. Playing tho same steady game that won. him the. championship in 1907 and 1908, and agatn in 1918. Whitney waa master ot tho situation at al! stages of today's play, while the fifteen year old Georgian, whose play In the pre liminary matches had: been the -sen sation of the tournament, was nervous and-.unstrung from the start.* In tho fi mt i o holes, only oae went to Adair and : at. . the, end of the" morning , he ljfW;i*:4?*nt Of &?'five holes play ed In tho afternoon Whitney took two said three were ftsved. - ^ . y Jt.^was in tho tong g me &at Whit ney was beat today.'' '^'\AT't''