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I N~V( DMOCRAJI1 Adopted In Colum 1. A' the convention of -the Demo cratic party of the State of South Carolina begun and holden at 'Colum bia on the 20th day of May in the year 1914, the following rules are ordained and established in place of the consti tution and rules heretofore in force which are hereby declared null and void. 2. The words and phrases used in these rules shall, unless the sime be plainly inconsistent with the context. be construed as follows: , (1) "County committee'f means the county executive committee. 1 (2) "County chairman" means the chairman of the county executive committee. (3) "State committee" means the SEtate executive committee. (4) "State chrairman" means the chairman of the State excecutive com inittee. (5) 'Primary" means the primary election of the party. (6) "General election" means the general election, whether for United States or State or county olices. (7) "Club distiict means the ter ritory set apart for each Democratic club, whether it be a ward or town ship or a subdivision thereof. (8) "The party" means the Demo cratic party of South Carolina. (9) "Rules" nicans this constitution and rules (except in section 1 where the term means the constitution and rules formerly in effect). (10) Inhabitants means the number, of inhabitants according to the federal census last taken. 3. One or more clubs shall be or ganized in each township or ward, ex cept as hereinafter provided, each of which clubs shall have a distinct title, "The - .Democratic club," and shl" elect a president and one or nore vice presidents, a secretary and a treasurer, and may have the follow 'ng working committees, of not less than three members each, viz: A com mittee on registration, an executive committee and such other committees as to each club may seem expedient. In the absence of the secretary or in case of his inability to act, un less it is otherwise pt'ovided in these rules, he shall designate another mem bet' of the club to perform his duties. 4. The president or five members shall have power to call all special meetings of the club (except for re organization, provided for in the sue .ceeding section). and at all special meetings one-tenth of the members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi ness, of which meeting at least -48 hours' )ublc notice shall be given. 5. The clubs shall meet on the fourth Saturday in April of each elec tion year for reorganization: Provid ed, That the county committee may name any other day within the same week for such club meeting by giving at least two weeks' notice by adver tisement in one or more county pa pers. In case any existing club 'shall fail to reorganize on the day fixed, the county committee may fix a (lay for such club to meet for reorganiza tion by giving two weeks' notice, as provided in this section. 6. The qualiflcations for member ship in any club of the party in this State, and for voting at a primary shall be as follows, viz: The appli cant for membership, or voter, shall be 2t years of age, or shall become so before the succeeding general election, and be a white Democrat. He shall be a citizen of the United States and of this State. No person shall belong to any club or v'ote in any primary unless lhe has resided in the State two year's and in the county six mtonths prtior' to the succeedling general elec tion and in the clubi dlistrict 60 (lays piot' to the first primary following his offer to enroll: 'lrtovidled, That ptublic school teachers and ministers of the gospel in charge of a regular1 organtized churceh shialIlibe exemplt from the pr'ovisions of this section as to residence, if otherwise qualified. 7. 10Jvery negro applying for' mem-I ber'ship in a Decmocr'atic club, or of fering to vote in a prtimar'y, must p~rodluce a written statement of teni r'eputable wvhite meni, who shall< swear' that they knowv of their own knowledge that the applicant or vot or voted for Geni. Hampton in 1876. and has voted the Democratic ticket< continuously since. The saidl state ment shall be placed in the ballot box by the managers, and returned with< the poll lists to the county ,chairman.| The managers of election shall keep a sepaatie list of the namties of ail ne gr'o v'oters. 8. (a) In cities of over 10t,000O int-1 habitants. one or more clubs shall be organtized in each of the wards. Itachi ward shall be0 a club (district. Ib) in cities or' towns of less thani 10,000 inhabitants the coumnty commit-1 tee maty autthor'izo~ the cons~olidaition i of two or more wvard(s to forum a club (district, and where townships are em bracedl in wvhole or in part itn such cities or towns, the county committeei may permit the voters residing in sutch townships to belong to a club located in such towni or city and~ to vote intt such city or towni in the club neamrest to their respective residences, calcut lated by the nearest practicable r'outte: Provided, No per'son shall I"' enrolled or' vote out of the county I. which lie resides. in cities or towns wvhich are not dividedl into war'ds the counity committee may designate the extnt of the club district. Each terr'itor'y so (des ignated fot' a clubi shall be its clumb dis trict. (c) In all other cases the voter must enroll in the club nearest his ptlace of residence, calculated by the nearest priacticable route, and can vote only at the votinig place of such club and the territory included by this test shall be considlered the club dis triet of such clumb. (d) No person shall be enrolled in any club or take part in aniy club meeting or vote in any pimary or' be elected a delegate to the county con vention, except in the club dlistrict in which he resides. (e)i 'Ihr shall be in no ease more than one voting lplace fot' each club. No chub shall have less thtan 25 memi bers: Provided, however, That any county committee rhay permit the or granization of a lubh ofaes taa han 2n gPARTY RULES. Ia, May 21, 1914 inembers at inaccessible points wvhere there are less than 25 voters. 9. No person shall vote except at the voting place authorized by Lhe county committee for the club Lo which he belongs: Provided, That If he removes from a club district within 60 (lays prior to the first ii'i inary lie may vote (in the year in which lie removed) In the club district in which lie previously resided: Irjo vided further, That he must have en rolled before the closing of the club list. 10. State and county officers tempo rarIly residing at or near the capital r the county seat may retain their mnembership and voting rights in their fornier home clubs If they so desire. In case of tile mobilization or the National Guard of this State, the 'tate committee shall provide for th( mnrollment and voting of all memkboro oLf the National Guard qualilled to vote under this constitution and rules. II. looks of enrollment for vot Ing in primary elections shall be openl Ad by the secretary of each club. or 1y the enrollment coinmittee as I('re Inafter provided, on or before the sec n)lId Tuesday inl .11une in each elec tion year. Notice thereof shall be glveni by the couity chairman show Ing the imilies of the clIbs, the boun laes of the club district wlien c'ie iulbs are in cities or towns or adja ient. thereto, the names of the secre Laries, the names of the enrolileinit lomimittee, such other information Ias the county chairman may desire to give, anld where the books are to he 3pened. - 'llereaft er no new clubs diall be organized in that election yea r. Itach applicant for enrollmilent ihall in person write upon tle cib roll hiis full Imi1e and Immediately thereafter his age, ocenupation and postolice address, and if in a city or Lown shl41 Write the nie of the tlreet anld tle n umnber of the house inl which lie resides If such designa Lions exist in said city or town. If he name ie Illeaible the secretary 411a11 write the n1amle belienlth thle sig '1ture of the appilcant. In fhe ev'-na f the unibili'y of the applicant to Irte he may make his mark upon the 'oil, which shall be witnessed by thle c retary, or other person then having le eli:ody thereof, and the secreta-y s1hl111 fill in the other req uirements. I'he couanty comitteIIIe shall filr 'ish to the secretaries suitable books 'or' enrollient, which shall be uni orml throughout the State except larlestoi) anld form of Which shall w0 sanctioned by the State commit ee: Provided, That nothing in this sctioni or. these rules shall be con trued as inconsistent with any laws >f the State regulat.ing prnimary elee tions. And, provided, further, Tatl I lie county coitilttee slhall on the irst Monday inl .111ie. 191-1, o1 as soon 'hereafter as possible. appoint for mcl club an enrm'ol I ilient connniaittee of bree which m11'ay 'olsist of the See 'etary aInd County coimillitteeiani 0rom1 the said club, and a thi11rd memp111 er to be designated by the Couity m0111malittee, by whoi said enrm'oll 1men t dhall be coiducted. Tlle enri'olli ment look shall be kept in tle cus1tody of lie secretary o1 tit such place as shall )c designated by file enrollment com iiittee. The club roll shall be open to Iispectioni by 1an3y mem111ber of the par y. 12. On the last Tuesday in July in mlch election year, which Shall ibe tihe ast (aly of enrollment, the club books hll cose8, aind within t rI I'ee d1yVs hier'eafter each secretary shiall trani ms nIt. the origil r11 ollI to the coun ity haIiman , who shiall forth11with causo o lie made(1 and1( shaill cer'ltify3 a copy13 hiei'eof and1( file 111e samle with thie 'lerkl of cour it for 11 )1h ubic ispectlin at til times, At least tenl dalys befor'e theo Irst piar in th3le couin ty comm1 iittce 11hal1 meet a fter thr 1ee day13s' liiub lihed iotien ini a newspa per of gener'al clir uiat on in the( ('0un1ty of' time anid >lace of1 me(etliig and1( examinle the r'oll.. hein'0 and th11 le ('Oiunlty 3'ommt111tee, at' er' heainlg comiiplaintils, shll i n a fanir mr ige thle r'olis, stikinig oft' (lie namies >f aill 11ersons not res51iding ini the clubi listrict for' which eacih roll w~as miadle up or othieri'~se improperi'ly'3 enr olled(, Old addin lg a ny nai mn 1111ropceriy >mi11ttedl: Providedi, No namlie shll11 be gir'ekeii fr'omi anyv c'lubi iol without biroe d1ays' notlee 1by mnal Ito the ad Irmess aipea'ing oin the club roll to lie per'son whiose namie is pr'oposed o be dr Iopphed f'roml tlahe roil to show 'aulse why3 ilh aid nm shiould not he1 i Irohiped. Whenj Ithe rolls have been '(vised and c'orrIee 'd by thle sa Id counity comilt tee t hey shall lbe cei' I tied to and rIet urmned to the respectivye uecrietariies tofeIh chithI anid shiallI hei'eupon become the olielal clb 'oils and~ n10 nam1e1 shall b~e alddedl hier'eafter' except by3 order' of a jiudge >f c'Ompietent purilisdictlon. 1io the1 lii y chaliman i shall 11mm1ed1iate('13 file in hle office of (lie clerk of courmt a li1st luiy certifIed by himii of all natues added 01' dropped fr'omi said rolI with ige, pilace of' residence! and1( occulpa ion, whi chi list shmalli be lpr0eervedl by lie cler'k along withi the dulidIcate rollI ni file In hiIs ofilcc anid any per'son1 nay ther'e inspect saId r'oll and list of correct Ions at all times, 'rho oiginal 'oil shialIlibe reCturn'led to the se('retaryl >f each cluib and~ by him i delIvered o the maniagers of (lie prima iry elec .lon before thie hoiur of' openhig the >olls; and n10 per'son shall b)e allowed 0 vote at said( electioni whose name111 loes not app~ear' on said( orilginai rol s herein requIred. The 'managers of siection shall r'eturn said rollIs to the aecretary of the club immiedilately ar -or tihe'counting of (lie votes and the ieclar'ation of the iresult, or1 ian soon hierpafter as practicable: Praovldedl, if lie oriinal roil be lost oi' maiscarried u copy (of thie dup jlicate as corrected >y theo county commIttee and filed in lie cler'k's offiee. such copy to lie coertl led to by hhuim, siha11li e usned in place >f tile oiginal. 13. Proevlded, howeover', That wvithi n tile city limits of all cities of over 10,000 inhabitants the followving lpro risions shall obtain: A new enrollmenit shall be made cv iry election yeair, beginninig oin the :hird Thursday In May of aid year. otherwise, the state comwmittee sha)I have power to'fill the vacancq by elet tng it chairman to serve until th4 or ganization of the next regurir state convention. The state committes shall chooso its other officers not necessari ly members thereof: Provided, That the chairman shall vote only in case of a tie. The state committee shall meet at the call of the chairman or any five members, and at such time and place as he or they may appoint. The member of the national Demo cratic executive committee from South Carolina shall be elected by the May state convention in 1916, and ev ery four years thereafter, and when elected shall be ex-officio a mcmbbr of the state committee. Vacancies oi said state committee by death, resig nation or otherwise shall be filled by the respective county committees. The state commniittee is charged with the execution and direction of the poi icy of the party of this state, subject to these rules, the principles declared in the platform of principles anld such instruction, by resolution or otherwise, as a state convention may from time to time adopt, not incon sistant with these rules. and shall con tinue in oflc two years from the time of election or until their successors hlave been elected. . The committee shall nominate presidential electors, and If any vacancy occur in the state ticket of electors, or of the national executive commit tee by death, resig nation or other cause, the committee shall have the power to fill the vacan cy; all by majority of the whole com mittee. 2-1. The State convention shall he, Called by the State comn)Ittee to meet. at Columbia every general election. year on the third Wednesday in May. ,l'ie convention shall be composed or delegates elected by the county con ventions, each county to be entitled to as many delegates as double the number of its members in the general assembly. When the State conven tion assembles it shall be called to or (er by the chairman of the State com mittee. A temporary president shall. be nominated and elected by the con vention and after its organization the convention shall proceed immediately to the election of permnanent ofilcers andl the transaction of business. When the business has concluded it shall adjourn sine die. 25. The officers of the State con veitioi shall be a president, vice pres ident from each congressional district,. two secretaries and a treasurer. 26. Idach county delegation to a State convention shall have power to 1111 any 'vacancy therein. 27. Any county falling or refusing to organize under the provisions of these rules shall not have represen tation in the S'tate Democratic con venition. 28. lefore the election in 1914, and each election thereafter, except as herein provided, the State committee shall appoint and arrange for two campaign meetings in each county, to be hold not less than two weeks apart,. one of which meetings shall be ad dressed Only by canidlates for, State olices amid the other only by candidates for United States senator: Provided, That if 'any election year there shall be but one candidate for the oflice or United States senator, or no opposition for State offices, the said committee may In its discretion, arrange or ap point only one meeting in each coun ty. In addition to such campaign neetings the county chairman of the counties composing the respective con gressional districts and Judicial cir cults shall, when there is more than one candidlate for either of said ofices, arrange for and appoint separate meet ings for their respective districts or judicial circuits, the time and the lace of which shall be published in e'achm comuty, andl at wvhich only the c'andiudates for said( ofllces shall be in vitedc to addrl ess the people, 29. It shall be the duty of each coutnty committee to appoint meetings in t heIr respective counties to be ad dretssed by the candidates for thle gen eral assembly)13 aind for the dlifferent. county otices. 30i. Tihe cliubs in each county' shalt lie held t ogethter'm und ople rate un mder thie 'onitrol of a county committee wvhich shall consist of one umemb er' froim each club, to he elected by' the1 respective clubs. The committee, when elected, shall apploint its own officers (except the chaIrman, w'ho shnll be electedl by the county convention) , who shall not necessarily be memblersu of said committee, but a 'vacancy in tihe membersip of the coammittee shall be fililed by the club, through the loss of whose member' by death, resignation or otherwise the vacancy' occurs: Provided, 'That in case the of lice of chairman of tihe county com miittee shall become vacant biy death, resignation or otherwise. the commit tee shall hiave power to till the va cancy' 1)3 electing a chairman to seive until the organization of the next reg ular counity conventioni: And, Pro vided, further, That any officer so elected who is not a member of tihe committee shall niot be enutitledl to vote On 1 ainuestioni except the chairman. anud theni only ini case of a tie vote. Tlhe tenure of office of the committee shall he until the first Alonday' in Mlay in each election year'. 31. The county committee shalt 'meet on or' before the first Mlonday in August of each election year and dlesignate a polling place for each clubi ini its own clubi) distr'ict andc apploint the mna igers for' the primar'ies. Three mamngers and a clerk shall be apipointed for each voting place andiu their nameis pubillished ini one or nmre county lpalmers at least two weeks be fore tihe electioni. 32. Candidates for the general as-. semblly andl foir counity ollices shaull file wvithi the chairman of the county com nilttee a leduge in wvriting to abide the results of the priimary and( supl port the nominees therieof. Candi dates for other offices shall file such pledges with the chair'man of the State committeo: Proivided, 'l'hat the pledge of such candidate shall lie filed on or' before 12 o'clock meridian, of the (lay pr'cedinig the (lay fixed by the county committee or the State com mittee foir the first campaign meeting of the county or State, respectively. No vote for any candidate whio has not paid his assessment nor complied with this rule shall be counted. Th0li following is the form of the oath: "As candidate for the office of ,in the Demnocrt~tic primary election, to be hold on the last Tuesday in August, 191--,- 1 here and 9louing 60 days before the primary. No name shall be entered on'a' club roll- unless- the applicant shall' have filed'with the 'seofetary of the proper club at least 66 days before 'the pri miary an application on the following form, properly signed and witnessed: -, 19-. I, , hereby certify that I am a native (naturalized) citizen of the United States; that I have been a resident of the State of South Caro lina since (one year pre viouts to date of primary); that I am a citizen of the said State at least one year next preceding the primary, or I shall have been a iesident of said State with the bona fide intention of becom ing a citizen of said S'tate; that I am a resident of , living at No. street, in said city; that I am - years of age. - feet, - Inches in height. and I herebv apply for enroll ment in Club , Ward -. \Vitness: Applicant. (Name.) (lesidence.) The residence, age and height of eaih voter shall be recorded opposite the name of the aiplicant on the club roll. 14. The secretary of each ward club shall within 48 hours of the re ceipt of an application in the above formi, enter the namle of said appli cant upon the cluib roll, provided he is satisfied that the alplication is bona tide and his signature Is genuine. If he is not satisfied of this , he shall at once, not later tlhan i8 hours after its receipt, triansmit the application to the secretary of tile county com mittee. U5. The county committee shall have all the names of the applicants Whose applications have been thus transmitted to It, together with the name of the witness to each a)ppica tionl published. It It shall also call up1on each of said apiplicants to apiear at a fixed tile and place to show why his iinme should be enrolled. All 11.1110s which the county committee or any%, subcommitll thereof aPpointed for this pllrpose, decide ar'e entitled to enrollment shall be sent back to tile respective secretaries and by them en tered upon the respective club rolls. 11. The county committee shall give ample) opportunity within the 630 days (huriing wicll tie club 101ls are tiled with the counity auditor for filing and hearing omplainits of the enrolI ment of those not entitled to vote in the approaching primary. The name cmiilained of, the witness to the ap illcation and the party complaining, together with the time fixed for the hear1ing. Which shall not be within three dtays of the publication, shall all be published iII the daly newspapers of that city. 17. 'TIle county committee, throuigh at subcommllitteo appoinited for that puripome shal after giving opporl tti1ity for answering all1 Coim plahints. make up a. "chiallenge list" of those In its judgment n1ot entitled to vote iln tile approaching pri'imary. and shall ilie witi the im agers or each polling precinct '0 mII-aly of P kid 11m1110s s shall ap1pear oil the rolls colstitit Ing the iegister list. or1 lisi ts at sail poll ing prieilts. Oline of the Illallagers, to be designatled by the chi ,1rmn11 of tile couity (o mmO1l1itee, shall chal lenge any.%' one offering to vote in any of shaid names and shall place the bal lot In an Cen1velope, endilorst ing there oil the name of the v'oteri and of him self, and the ballot shall be kept set) 1r1te and not Coulted hut turned Ovei' the county Committee ats hei'e inafter' provided iI section -10. 18. THe Clhiii rmal of the. subilcom mittee above i'efered to shaill apilr befole the counly committee at its hear1Oig Onl the subject0 (If chlleIn god votes, and( stalte the objectIons wh'ichi have been)01 made(1 wih refer'ence tii ch(I 1name1 ini wich~ a chllenOIgedI v'oe on0 the "'challIIenge list''' has been onast. S19. Thell ('lubs sihali lmeet inl the I'ourth week inl Aptril of' each election year1 for' reorgaiziatn 111 n(1 suhi(1 day1 and1 atutsucht hour11 as tile coun11ty coim m1141t., there'oif beling givenl at least -I8 hour~ls pr'vious5 to the m1eet1ing byv the 1r0 iof any cilub pres0idlent to tulliishi said1 noticO, th10n the pla1ce shall1 be named1C( and( publ)ished6 by tile chaIllirma of the county comittee. i!)a. 'The (011unty comiIttee of co11n ties conltaninig suich citIes may r'e quire tile use0 of the Austr'aliani ballot systeml in wholiile or' in parit within11 tile said( city limit. 20). I'~v.ery genleral e(lectionl y'ear county conlventlonls shall1 be calld by the cotyt3 commliittee to1 mehet oil tile first .\onday in May at the counity seat. Th'le coI'nenion shll 1)e com11 Iloed oIt idel egates elocted fr'oml tihe Clubsh in the 4'oun11ty, (111 del egate f'or ('very'3 2.5 m101ebers andl~ 01n delegate fori ai maj~lor'i1'tyractloll theoI'O, baseid upon01 thle 1numiber' of votes pol11led inl the fi rst primary113 of tihe prlecedin1g elect Ion year. 'The lists (If dlelegates cer'tilled( to by~ thle prIesident and11( see rotary of each11 lubi shall ('ons1 tot tIhe temp~orary 13roll of tile convetIon101. The number)01 of delegaites for' new clubs at thle time1 of' the cilub1 meet ing. lbe Called to order1 bly tihe coun1ty' ip'oce'ed to elect a tempiorar'y prleslient a temporary secr'etar y and1( ai COmm~ittee oni Credenlltfil foi' the purp'lose of oi' jaiiniig. When01 organlxie It shiall 010et ai IpermIame~t pre'sidIenit, ai 00 retar and' a1( treasu11rer. It shall1 als80 elect tile counity chiairmnanl and( as many delegates to tihe state conv'.entionl as doule the( numlber' of mlemb~ers tile counlty in wichd tile coniventionl is iheldl ha0 iln the genleral assembly. Thie secr'etalry of tile Conlvention shalt 1(e01 a r'ecor'd of Its pr'oceedings in tile mllinuiite boo(k. 22, lin the event that1 tile county' comilltteC 110s reOfused( to perimit tile formation of a ne0w Clb In any13 'Wvard 01' townishlip such refosol maly be nap jiealed from t~o tile counlty conlventionl, wiciIh may lpermi1t the formatin of thie new club (10s1red, hut no suelchlb shall be0 allowed any r'epresentationl Inl th19 conventioni ill tha0t ca~lndar year'. 23, (le state commllitteei shall be complosedl of one memoober from each counity, to lbe elected by the county conlventions andl tile stat~e chirimanl to be eleeced by tile state conventIon. Provided, That in case the office of tile state , committee shlall become vacant. by death, rnaignanionn m.' by pledge myself to abide the results of such Irimary and support tpe iWn inces of the party, State and national, and I declare that I am a Demoorat and tHiat I am not, nor will I become the cctndidate of any faction, either pri vately or publicly suggested, other than the regular Dmocratic nomina tion." If the candidate is running the for the United Statm senate. or for the United States house of representa Fives this additional pledge shall be required: "I will support the political principles and policies of the Demo cratic party during the term of ofilee for which I may be elected, -and work in accord with my Democratic asso clates in congress on all party ques tions." This the ---- day of -- . 191-. 'Provided, That after the time for filing such pledges, and before the close of the election, should any cal didate die or become physically in capacitated or withdraw, it shall be the duty of the State or county committee (as the case may be) to af ford Opportunity for the entry of oth er candidates for the -ollice involved, and should such vacancy occur more than 20 (lays before the first primary, then said committee shall make pro vision for other additional candidates entering the race; but if said vacancy occur after said 20 days, then the bal loting for sald office shall not be at the succeeding primary; but at such other times as may be fixed by said committee, and t.hat they shall provide for the filing of pledges. 33. All candidates must subscribe to the following pledge, as required by the -.et of the general assembly and file the same with the clerk of court, of coinmon pleas for the coun ty in which he is a candidate, unless he should be a candidate In more than one county, in which case he shall file the same with the secretary or state. before he shall enter upon his cam paign. to wit: 1. the unders-gnod - of the county of , and State of South Carolina. candidate for the office of - here by pledge that I will not give nor spend monleyl 0, or use intoxicating liquor for the ipurpose of obtaining or In fluencing voters, and that I shall at the conclusion of the canipaign and before the prImary election, render to the clerk of court, or (secretary of state as hereinbefore provided) under oath, an itemized statement of all money spent or provided by ie during the campaign for campaign purposes u1P to that time, and I furt.her pledge that I will immediate after the primary election or electIons that I am candi (late in, renider ait Itemized statement, under oath, showing all further mnon cys spent or provIded by 1 inll said election. 3.1. For the purpose of nominating candidates for govern, HIeutenant gov ernor. and alil other State officers, including solicitors In the respective circuits, U3nited States senator and congressman in their respective dis tricts and all county officers, ex cept masters, magistrates and super visors of registration, a direct pri mary election shall be held on the last Tuesday in August of each election year and a second and third primary each two weeks successively thereaf ter' if necessary: Provided, That the count' 7ommillittee of any county shall be at liberty to order a primary elec tiol for masters an( magistrates, but noat for members of the county board of. control of the dispensa ries, 1101' for county dispensers. 35. The managers at each voting place siall arrange the table, desk or oth' place upon which the ballot box(s shall ie placed so that there sliall be no crowding or con fusion im mediately aromid it hheboxes and suita bl e means shall be providedc to enable each voter to approach the boxes and dlelosit 'aballot without interference or hin rance, and the righ t of each person regularly enrolled to vote and the secrecy of the ballot shall be pre served at all times. 3ti. The managers shall open the polls5 at 8 o'clock a. at. and shall close them at 4I p. mn., Provided, That in the cities of Chairleston and Colu mbia the polls shall open at 8 o'clock, a. m. andl close ait ti o'clock p. m. The mtanager's shall then prlo'eedl publlic'ly to) counit the votes. After tabtulatig the r'esul t, the managers shall certi1fy the same andl forward the ballot box, containing the ballots, 1)oll lIst and all other pa pcers, except the chlb roll, relating to such election, by one of' their number te time chairman of the cotunty commit tee withIn 36ti ous after' the close of the polls5. 37i. 10achi county committee shall furnish the managers at each voting precinct two ballot boxes, one for State ofihcirs, and( foir United States senaltor' anmd oine for coilnty3 offlcers, conigreCssmn~ ando Soliltltos. TPhe man11 agers. before Openinag the polls, shall take and sign the fol lowing oath: "We do solemnily swear' that wc wvill con duict t his election according to law and the rules of the party, andto will allow no lpersoni to vote whose name is not recgtularmly enrolled in this cliub, and we will noct asist ainy voter' to pr'epar'e his ballot and wtill not atdvise any vot er' as to how lhe should Vote at this electloln." The manager's shall direct each voter', if requestcd, to the Proper box for his ticket, but the boxes in tall cases shatll be marked in a suitable manner so as to dlesignate in which box the resplective t-Ickets shall be placed. :18. Trhe managers at each box it the primary shall i'equirie every voter' to pledge himself to abide the results or the pirimary', andl to suippor't the nominees of the party, andl to take the fol lowting oath antd pledge, viz: "I do solemnly swvear that I am a resident of this cliub (listict andl am (lily quail fied to vote at this election according to thle i'ules of the Democratic piarty, andl that I have not voted beforec at this electioen, andl pledlge myself to sup por't the nominees fpf the par'ty, State and1( natIonal.'' 39. N~ach voter' al - d1eposit ini the appr~iopriate biox a ballot on whIch shall tie linlted the niames of the cani dlidates foi' the otllces to be illed with the tItles of the respective of flees. Thle tickets shall be0 furnished by the State conitee for all except county oflicer's, congressmen andl so Ilicitor's for' wthich the couinty commit ten shall furn'iish the tickets, Each tIcket shall contalin the names of all candidates foir the respe~ctive offices and~ no other tickets shahli e used. One ticket shall contain the ntames of all lpitoirn runniiing foi' State offiesn nd for .Unitqd' $tqs seh4tr. Thq 'Q'Ux ticket hAll costa t. nae '0.31 persons running for embers of tl4, general assembly, county officers, co& gresamen and solicitors. No v,0tea fpat the house of represeotatives nor o 4 county commissioners shalL be count' ed unless it contains ta teeny ant as the county is entitled to wepresentaS' tives and to county commissioners re spectively. Any ballot .deposited in the wrong box shall not be counted. That in case the managers -find more ballots in the ballot box than names on the poll list the 'managers shall draw out the excess ballots and destroy them. 40. At any election when the right of a person to vote Is challenged, the managers shall place the vote so cial- 'F lenged in an envelope and indor thereon the name of the voter that of the challenger, and the per., so challenged shall 4ie allowed to vu and the callenged votes shall be kei separate and apart and not counte' but turned over to the county conmit. tee who shall at its first mneetink thereafter hear all objections to suci': votes, and where no person appears ~t sustain an objection made at the poils the -ballot shall be removed from tke envelope and mingled with the regulgr ballot and counted, but where the chai lengers appear or produce witaessao in su)port of the challenge the conp mittee shall proceed to hear and de, termine the questi i, and In all i stances the voter s 11 have the rjgh.t of apIaling to thel .ate commnittee. 41. The.couny amittees ishal) Af semble at their re 4 ctive court houises on the morning di the secolu day af ter the election on or before 12 o'clock noon to tabulate the returns and declare the result of the primary, so fat' its the same relates to members of the general assembly and county offlcers. and shall forward imtediate 1y to the chairmiian of the State coni mittee at Columbia, S, C., the irsult or the election in their respective coun ties for United States senator, State oilicers, congressmen and solicitors. The State committee shall proceed to canvass the vote and declare the re sult. 42. The protests and contests for county officers and members of the general assembly shall be filed within two days after the day of the declara tion by the county committee of the result of the election with the ohair, man of the county committee, and ald county committee shall hear and de termine the same at Its first neeting thereafter. The State coumittee shalt meet on the Tuesday after ech pri mary or at such other time as nay -ne designated by the chairman, to hear and decide protests and contests as ,to United States senators, State ofileers, congressmen and solicitors: Provided, That no mneinbet' of the county commit tee shall act in any contest wherein his candidacy is acted on, and provided further that no memiber of the State committee shall act in any contest wherein hIs candidacy is acted on, The protests and contests for all of fleers except county officers and mem bers of the general assembly shall be fIled within flve days after the elec tion with the chairman of the S.tatse comlilttee. 43. The State committee shall also review, on al)eal, the decision of the county comtnittee as to county offl cers and tmembers of the general as sembly and its action shall be final. 44, No candidate shall be declared nominated in a primary election uan 1'ess he receives a majority of the vv.es cast for tle oillhe for which he was a, candidate. n6r unless his ledges were filed a., required by these rules. . A second primary, wieni ne'3es sary. shatl be held two weeks afte" the first and shall be subject to the rules gov'ernilng thte fit'st prtimtary. A*t stdA se'ondc primary the two highest. camitUldatecs alone shall r'un for any one ofilee, but if there are twvo or more va canciles for any particular offIce, then the number of candidates shall be dou ble the nutmber' of the vacancies to b.e filled. 46. In the event of a tie -between two candidates in the second primnary, the county chairman, if it is a county otfc'e, and the State chairman, if Jt is for United States setnator, Sitate ofIl cci's, congt'essmen or solicitors, shall ot'der he third priary. Other primaries, if necessary, shall be ordered by the county chairman, if it is a county otfiec, atnd the State chairman, If it is fot' United States senator, State oficer's, congressmen or solIcitors. 4'7. The question of a major'ity vote shall be determined by the number o~f votes cast for any particulatr office, not by the whole number of votes eaast in the primary. -i8. The r'ightt to levy campa'ign as sessments ott c'andidaites for' United States senate, congrtess, State ofileers and1( cit'ctit solicitors shall be vested exclusively in thte Slate comnmitte.. Ott other' candIdates the assessments shall be levied by the counity commit tee. 49.Trhese rules may be 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 chang es to be made. Speelal Prov ision for 1914. 50. The offcers of all clubs, tihe countty chairmetn, county committees, aind State committee shall remain as ait pre'senlt constitutedl until 1916, but aill existing club rolls are hereby de clared null and void and before any act may b~e (lone by any clubh or any membet' thereof may vote, Its roll shall be revised as prtovidled in these rules: Pr'ovided, If any offcer of any club be found to reside outtside of the club disttrict for wvhich said club is authorized the county conmmiittee shall ppoint a membet' of sutch club to fill the offce. In the yeut' 1914 each coun ty committee shtall meet at the counity court house on the first Monday in June, at thte call of the respective coun ty chairmen, and prtoceeid to aly out [and designate each club district and Its boundaries as pr'ovided in those rules, and at that tIme 'may for'm any new clubs which they muay deem ad visable. If any new clubs at'e fot'med they shall organize within ten days as pr'ovided in sectIon 3; Provided, futr ther', That if any' club be found to now exist inconsistent with these rules, said club shall be abolished. 51. The State comlmittee may make any rules eor t'egulations fot' the pur pose of enforcing these r'ules not in consistennt thenrnwith.