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RULES AND REGULATIONS For the Conduct of the Enrollment of Democratic Voters and of the Primary Election of Mayor, Alderman and Other Officers of the City of Union, S. C-, as Adopted by the City Democratic Executive Committee on the 20th Day of March, 1916. 1. There shall be an enrollment of white Democratic voters for the municipal primaries, such enrollment to be made from the second Tuesday in April to the Saturday next following in April both inclusive in the year 1906 and every two years thereafter. 2. Every white Democrat resident within the corporate limits of the City of Union and being of legal age or who will be of legal age at the time of the city general election next ensuing, and having resided, or will have at the time of the city general election next ensuing, resided in the State of South Carolina for two years, in the city of Union for one year and in the ward in which he offers to enroll, for thirty days next preceding the general city election, and producing and exhibiting his State and County registration certificate and his receipts for payment of City taxes last due, shall be entitled to enroll and to vote in the City Democratic Primary Election. Provided, when an applicant for enrollment has lost his State and County registration certificate, he may be enrolled on filing with the Board of Enrollment in his ward the following oath, signed by him before an officer authorized to administer the same: "I do hereby solemnly swear that I am a qualified voter in the Democratic Primary Election for the City of |Union, South Carolina; that I have resided, or will have resided by the time of the next ensuing general City election on the first Tuesday in June next, in the State of "South Carolina for two years, in the City of Union for one year and in Ward for thirty days; that I have paid all State, County and City taxes due by me for one year past; and that I am a qualified and registered voter in the State and County general elections, and that a registra tion certificate has been issued to me as such qualified voter by the Board of Registration for Union County, South Carolina. 3. The City Democratic Executive Committee shall, on or before the 1st day of April in every City general election year, appoint a board of three reliable citizens from and for each ward, who shall be qualified voters under these Rules and shall conduct the enrollment of Democratic voteri in each ward, and the members of said Ward Board of Enrollment shall alsc be appointed managers of the City Democratic Primary election or elections in their respective wards. Before assuming his duties as such, each member of the Board of Enrollment shall make oath before the Secretary of the Ci'ty Democratic Executive Committee that he will faithfully observe the rules herein established ane admit to enrollment no person disqualified by the same. 4. The Executive Committee sluil designate some central and convenient place in each Ward respectively where enrollment of voters shall be conducted, and upon the presentatior of each voter and his making oati that he is a qualified voter under the rules and regulations herein prescribed. anel fulfilling all the requirempntfi hpvpin nvnenri f Via Paai.,1 wtti f/i v>iv i iuv/U) inc uvmiu ui Enrollment shall enter his full nam* upon the roll of voters, and such votei shall state his occupation and plact of residence. 5. There shall be provided by tht Secretary of the City Democratic Executive Committee a suitable and indexed book for each Ward Board ol Enrollment, in which book such Boarc shall enroll alphabetically the names and occupations and residences of th< persons entitled to enrollment as provided in the foregoing sections. Upor the conclusion of the period of enrollment these books shall be certified tc by the Secretary of the City Democratic Executive Committee, and shall be by him subsequently delivered, after revision as hereinafter provided to the several boards of managers foi the primary elections, and in such election they shall be taken as prime facie evidence of the right to vote oi the persons whose names appeal thereon; and no persons not enroller as herein prescribed shall be allowec to vote. At the conclusion of th< elections these books shall be deliv ered to the Secretary of the Citj Democratic Executive Committee t< be thereafter retained in his posses si'on for the uses herein prescribed and shall be at all times open for pub lie inspection in the presence of th< UUtfl Spcrptfimr 6. The enrollment of white Demo cratic voters shall be held after du< public announcement at the places t< be designated by the City Democrati< Executive Committee, and shall b< conducted from the second Tuesday it April, 190(>, to the Saturday next fol lowing, both inclusive, and during th< said days every two years thereafter at the places designated, between th< hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 7 o'clocl p. m. daily, and at such times and ii such places designated in each Ward the voters of the respective Wardi must present themselves in order t< be enrolled. 7. On the third Tuesday night ii April and on as many nights thereaf ter following, as may be necessary, a 8 o'clock p. to. in each city electiw year, the City Democratic Eaecuth* ? Committee shall meet in the County K h i, m&-... lofefii Worth Cart Do you read the 1 your baking powder of tartar or, on the c or phosphate ? Royal Baking F cream of tartar, der adds to the food onl Other baking po\ phosphate, both of used as substitutes because of their che Never sacrifice i ness for low price. ROYAL BAKI1N Nev Court House or at some other convenient place and act as a Board of Re vision, whose duty it shall be to examine and compare the several enrollment books, with a view to the discovery and correction of any errors or duplications which may have occurred in the enrollment; and during this time the books shall be open to public inspection. The Board of' Revision shall, during the period of its sittings, receive and act upon applications for enrollment, which may be made in person by citizens entitled to vote in the primary, but who were prevented by absence, illness or other causes from enrolling in their Ward during the period heretofore prescribed. 8. Immediately upon the] completion of the revision of the books of enrollment, as hereinabove provided and prescribed the Executive Committee as a board of revision shall make a certificate in writing on each of said books, showing the correctness of the enrollment and the number of voters enrolled in each Ward, and shall inscribe on the line next below the last name on each page of each , enrollment book the number (in letters) of names enrolled on said page; and the Secretary of the City Demo, cratic Executive Committee shall ther take charge of such books, i 9. The City Democratic Executive ; Committee shall meet on the last Frii day preceding the first Tuesday ir I MflV nf pitv (ronoro 1 Alopfir\r? vooi , ?v-vj jvM* i at 12 o'clock noon to consider the re ' turns of the enrollment and to tak< such measures as may be necessarj . to perfect the arrangements for tht i primary election to be held the fol , lowing Tuesday. 10. The polls shall be opened ai ; some convenient and published plac< in the respective Wards on the firsl 1 Tuesday in May of each city genera election year at 8 o'clock a. m. am shall be kept open without intermis 1 sion until 4 o'clock p. ni? for the pur pose of nominating by a primary elec r tion candidates for Mayor of the Citj j of Union, an Alderman from eacl i Ward respectively and a Commission i er of Public Works. ? 11. Each candidate shall before noor on the third Tuesday in April of ever} - City general election year file i ' pledge with the Secretary of the Ex i ecutive Committee to abide th, re suit of the Primary, and no vote foi ? any person who has not filed such i pledge shall be counted. ? 12. The voting shall be by ballot ir one box at the polling place in eacl Ward for which the candidates are be ' ing voted. I 13. The Manairers shall keen n nnl rr r ^ r'~ 5 list, and for this purpose shall appoint ? a Clerk. 14. The City Democratic Executiv< i Committee shall furnish tickets foi - the Municipal Primary Election ir > each Ward, which ticket shall b< printed and must contain the names [ of all the candidates for Mayor, of al . candidates for Commissioner of Pub , lie Works, and of all the candidates * for Alderman in the respectiv* i Wards; and the voter shall scratch 01 i mark out the names of all candidates ! for each office except the one he inr tends to vote for; and if there b< 1 names of more than one candidate or 1 the ticket for any one office and mor? ? than one name be left not scratched oi . marked out, then the vote for thai r particular office shall not be counted > 15. No person shall vote whos? name* does not appear on the enroll? ment book of his Ward. The man agers shall be the sole judges in iden 5 t ifvinc thf1 U i*vtn/vD J ?n ?v?i pi^nviitnif; ii? mnn l to vote as being the one whose nam* ? appears on the enrollment hook. 3 1(>. Before depositing his ballot ir > the ballot box, the voter shall place ; his ballot in an envelope to be fur ? nished by the managers, seal the same i and deposit it in the ballot box. Im mediately upon closing the polls, the 3 managers shall count the poll list , then open the ballot box and counl 3 the envelopes and if there be more t envelopes enclosing votes than names i on the poll list,, then one of the man, agers or the clerk shall draw out one s envelope at a time until all the surj plus number of envelopes over an<3 above the number shown by the poll i list shall have been withdrawn. The - managers shall #hen open the envelt opes and count the votes. If any one ? envelope is found to contain more thar, b one ballet, then atl hartWts in aakl ir envelope shall be destroyed and nol iill , = ll s iful Thought 8 label to know whether * is made from cream u ther hand, from alum J A 'owder is made from J' ived from grapes, and i y wholesome qualities. vders contain alum or * mineral origin, and e for cream of tartar jj apness. fc u quality and healthfuls t [G POWDER CO. r York counted. 17. When the ballots shall have been counted, tne managers shall make out t returns showing the number of ballots cast for each candidate voted for, ' and the total number of ballots cast; " and shall deposit said returns in the 1 ballot boxes with the ballots, then <' thoroughly seal said boxes and deliver ? them forthwith to the Secretary of s the City Democratic Executive Committee. The returns shall be signed t by all or a majority of the managers, 1 who shall likewise certify to the cor- s rectness thereof. t 18. The City Democratic Executive 1 Committee shall meet in the County ' Court House or at some other convenient and centrally located place at 12 ( o'clock noon on the day following the 1 Primary Election on the first Tuesday in May of each City general election ' i year, and the Secretary, having, in its 1 ? presence, opened the boxes and tabu? lated the returns, shall publish the s ' same in the presence of the Commit- 1 1 tee in open session. ' 19. The candidate for Mayor, who i shall have received a majority of the votes cast in the four Wards of the I i City, shall be declared the nominee of the Democratic party. 1 20. The candidate for Alderman in ' each Ward, who shall have received 1 a maioritv of the votes rsst in tho I i Ward in which he is a candidate for ? Alderman, shall be declared the nomi- , [" nee of the Democratic party. ' 21. The candidate for Commission- 1 5 er of Public Works, who shall hfcye ?( 7 received a majority of the votes ca>tT ^ ; in the four Wards of the City, shall J ' be declared the nominee of the Democratic party. ^ 22. On a failure to elect at any ' ; election, by a majority of the whole ' I vote cast at such election, then the 1 ' Executive Committee shall order anII other election for the purpose of vot* j ing for that particular office, said other election to be held one week "I from the first or preceding election, to 7 wit, on the following Tuesday. 1 2.1. At the second and all subsequent elections, all candidates shall be dropped, except double the number 1 yet to be elected to each office, who at * f the next preceding primary election 1 1 shall have received the highest number of votes for each office, (except ' in case of a tie on second highest r vote, when all candidates tying on 1 second highest vote shall be entitled to run in the following primary) and 1 ballots cast for any other person shall 1 not be counted. 24. The Managers of the election shall require each person seeking to ' vote to make oath that he is a Democrat and a qualified voter according to the rules governing the City Demo- 1 i cratie Primary; that he has not voted 1 I ueiore at tne primary election that E day in progress; and that he has or 4 will have by the time of the next ensuing City general election resided ( in the State of South Carolina for two * years, in the City of Union for one year and in h;s Ward for thirty days, and will abi'de the result of the said . primary election and support the nominee at the general election. 25. Not less than thirty days before the City general election for a City Clerk and Treasurer ,the City Democratic Executive Committee shall meet c and provide and arrange for the hold- ^ ing of a primary election for the pur- r pose of nominating a candidate for the j said office, said primary to be conducted under the general rules and regulations herein set forth and prescribed. 26. That the mass meeting of the City Democratic Election be and the same is called for the first Monday of March at 8:30 p. m. o'clock in 1918, at the Court House and the same time every two years thereafter for the ? purpose of electing a Chairman. Sec retary and Treasurer and an Execu- ^ ? tive Committee composed of two mem. bers from each Ward elected at the , p meeting by those Democrats present , i from each Ward, the term of office i shall be for two years; and vacancies ^ occurring in any office shall be filled f ? by the Executive Committee. . R. P. HARRY, -1 1 Chrm. City Democratic Ex. Com. . 1 W. W. COLTON, i Secretary. | Tta QM* ft* im Nil MM T1? Mm4 t J look lor tbo il|Mlan 3 U. W. OKOVK. ttc. | Shakespeare was shrewd. < *o?t Wm an Excellent Buainaaa Man, but Fond of Litigation. One reason may be given for Shake- ^ peare not publishing his plays, and 4 re have reason to think it was of a ^ lnd to appeal to him. There was o copyright, and to publish the plays 4 ras to lessen their financial value to 4 is company. This "gentle Will." this ? sweetest Shakespeare." this "Swan of Lvon," was an admirable innn of buslless. If we had only the records of * he law courts, in fact, we might not 4 e able to think so very well of him. ^ Ie had a keenness for litigation which le seems to liave inherited from his fa- ^ her. As a taxpayer he was slow, if 4 lot positively evasive. He was appar- ^ ntly negligent of a debt contracted by lis wife. Like many men of property, 4 ie evaded the restrictions against 4 rowing malt liquor for his private 4 ise. being in his way a moonshiner. Liberal in giving aid and lending noney to his friends in need, lie was 4 trict in collecting debts. At about the 4 ime he wrote the final version of 4 Hamlet" he sued the village apotheary at Stratford to recover a small 4 nan. and while he was at work on the < rorld tragedy of "Antony and Cleopa 4 ra" he engaged in litigation that rought him in conflict with the viltige blacksmith, a state of affairs that 1 Imerson relates with something akin ?. 0 horror. He conspired with his fa 1 t 'i? >-- ? " - I1I-I IU Bl-cuic I mill 1 HIT 1.1111 II ^ II1K rtt'l Ids' college n shady coat of arms and lie right to subscribe himself "gent." lid. while apparently not actively ailing an attempt to inclose Strntford ommon lands in defiance of the rights if the people, he at best remained a trlctly neutral toward the project. ? Careless ns he seems to have been as | o his fame ns a dramatist, lie was in lusiness by no means above current tandards of cqnduct. One gathers hat the chief interest of his later years vas to live nt ease as a gentleman and trovide well for his family. It is rented on pretty good authority that lie lied of "a feavour" after "a merry lieeting" nt Strntford with his old riend Ren Jonson and the poet Drayon. Rut it is not unlikely that the rue cause of his fever was not drink. ?ut the Insanitary condition of the itreet iu which he lived.?John Corbln n New York Times. ? LOST BY LACK OF NERVE. Louia Philippe Waa Wanting When the Criaie Came. Raroness Ronde wrote in her diary 3 he following account of the abdicaion of I.ouis Philippe of France on the lay of that remarkable occurrence: "An aid-de-camp of tlie minister of ??i ?iiu was in rue Kings caotnei .vhen he abdicated gave nie a detailed iccount of this most signal piece of cowardice. lie had reviewed the ] xoops in the Carrousel on horseback. | lighly rouged, when a cry was raised, J y.)ici les faubourgs!* No one had iny orders; 110 one gave anC. The mob rushed forward, shouting. 'Vive la J garde lintlniiale?vlvcnt les troupes!' i ind shook hands with the outposts. "The king retreated precipitately i _ tvitii his sons, and a sublieutenant of the national guard rushed into the pal- , ice asking to see him. lie was admit- j :ed and in the greatest agitation Raid: i Ti "'Your majesty must abdicate.' "'Very well.' says the king. 'In fa \ ror of my grandson.' "'No. unconditionally.' says the roung and self elected mouthpiece of | lublic opinion. "Would you believe it? Of all who j tvere congregated around the royal St Jerson Piscatory alone said: 'Godown lie ind head your troops. Fight for your tv\ rown and your dynasty.* He was m iverruled. and they all marched out w< if the palace except the Duchesse ar I'Orleans, her children and the Due de he Nemours." al al: "Being Musical." Ki What is called "being musical" can- I't lot bo pnssed on to some one else or th O somethintr else. You cunnof lu? mn. or ileal vicariously?through another per- | ha ion, through so many thousand dollars. ti< hrougli civic pride, through any other I>i )f the many means we employ. Being in nuslcal does not necessarily He in per'ormlng music. It Is rather a state of sy, >eing which every individual who can ]), lear la entitled by nature to a^aln to ^ n a greater or less degree.?Atlantic. p, NOTICE. T< Ti I will sell to the highest bidder on Tj lalesday in May next my lot fronting wl >n Pinkney street, 6f> feet and run- pr ling back to Southern railroad. This Q' s my front lot. One-third cash, bal- ^fl ince one and two years. I will sell r irivately on same terms. S. S. Cudd. April 12, 191(5. 15-3-pd HOW'S THIS? op We offer One Hundred Dollars Re- V vard for any case of Catarrh that annot be cured by Hall's Catarrh vc 3ure. ar l. / < U..? 1 1-1 ?r iaoii n \ ami hi vuii- nan utrcn tahun y catarrh sufferers for the past th hirty-five years, and has become :nown as the most reliable remedy 9or Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure acts hrough the Blood on the Mucous sur- f aces, expelling the Poison from the V. Mood and healing the diseased porlons. After you have taken Hall's Caarrh Cure for a shore time you will ee a great improvement in your gen- a ral health. Start taking Hall's Caarrh Cure at once and get rid of g, atarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. Cheney A Ce., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Draggicte, 76c. a" *1: < v 1 SHX v. TV \ vi: ^k I WHICH IS THE B f & To indulge yourself in ev * NOW, and then when old age ' begin to lop off one by one the JC OR To go a little slow on the lu: ^ that you may have ALL THE ( f declining years when you mos ! THINK IT OVER and star ? at this Bank. | Citizens Natio k R. P. MORGAN I r* ' ^resident \ State. County and City ^ A^A 4^4 4^4 A^A 4^4 A^A A^A A^A Atv ATA A^4 J ^ ^ ^ "y "y 4F < in ailing stock so that farm work Bell Telephone Service on t o get the veterinary quickly. It also keeps you in touch - rour neighbors. If there is no telephone on lay for our Free Booklet. Address;Farmers' Line Depa SOUTHERN BELL TELE] AND TELEGRAM COS KESn.TS TEI.I. Wh( UTr Can llv No Doulil Alio lit t Ho Results in Union. Results tell the tale. I All doubt is removed. j The testimony of a Union citizen , Can be easily investigated. . What better proof can be had? I Mrs. I). E. Reeves. 'Jl X. Tinkney Union, says: "I had weak kid-1 , >ys and when I was sweeping, sharp I , dnges darted through the small of , y back, so I could hardly finish my ark. I felt nervous and irritable , id my kidneys acted too freely. My | iad was often in a whirl, so that 1 I most fell. After I had suffered out three months, I read of Doan's HAILE idney Tills and got a box from the llmetto Drug Co. 1 felt relief from ft|ajn ^ e first and by the time I had used le box, all signs of kidney trouble id left. Since then, when I have no:ed a slight attack, due to a cold, United aan's" Kidney Pills have fixed nie up yVestei good shape." ?In Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't mply ask for a kidney remedy?get jn the tmn's Kidney Pills?the same that I,awrer rs. Reeves had. Foster-Milburn Co., rupt. rops., Buffalo, N. Y. ?In > Drive Out Malaria Notit And Build Up The System 22nd da tke the Old Standard GROVE'S i VSTKL1SSS chill TONIC. 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