The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-04-10
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Home for Invalid Clergymen, and by
that name may sue and be sned, plead
and be impleaded,, in all Courts Of Law
and Equity in this State. have common
seal, and the same. to alter at pleasure,
and may have and enjoy every right and
privilege incident to corporations, ac-
cording. to the laws of South Carolina.
The business Of said corporation shall be
the constructing. keeping and maintain
ing Home for Invalid Clergymen of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, and others.
III the town of Aiken, or in such other
location in the State of South Carolina
as they may select, and to do generally
all such business as said corporation may
deem necessary and requisite in conduct
ing Home for Invalid Clergymen and
others; and that the said corporation
shall have po1er Iud capacity to take,
purchase. hold and convey property, real
and personal, not exceeding in value ono
hundred thousand dollars
SEQ. 2. The members of said corpora
tion, for the time being, or majority of
them, shall have power to fill any va
cancy which may happen by death, resig-
nation or otherwise, to appoint Secre-
tary and Treasurer, and such other Off
GERS as may be necessary; and may re-
quire the Treasurer and other officers to
give bonds for the faithful discharge of
their trusts and duty as said corporators
may deem proper; and also to make and
establish such bylaws, rules and regula-
tions as they shall deem expedient for
the management of the affairs of said
corporation, and the same to alter and
repeal; ProOided, The same be not in
consistent with the laws of this State and
the United States.
SEQ =. The books of said corporation,
containing their accounts, shall at ali
reasonable times be open for the inspec-
ton OF any of the Bishops of the Pro
testant Episcopal Church, or any persons
appointed by them or any one Of them
for that purpose.
SEQ. 4. This Act shall continue and be
IN force. for the term of ninety-nine
years.
Approved March 1. 1870.
AN ACT TO ENFORCE UNIFORM SYSTEM OF
ASSESSMENT AND TAXATION BY MUNICIPAL,
BODIES.
Whereas, it is provided by Section 1,
Article Tx, of the Constitution, that the
General Assembly shall provide by law
Tor an uniform and equal rate of assess
ment and taxation. and shall prescribe
such regulations as shall secure lust
valuation for taxation of all property,
real, personal and possessory, except
mines and mining claims, tho proceeds
OF which alone shall be taxed, and also
excepting such property as may be ex-
empted by law for municipal, education
al, literary, scientific, religious or chari
table purposes; and
Whereas, it is provided by Section 8,
OF the same Article. that the corporate
authorities of Counties, townships.
school districts, cities, towns and villages
may be vested with power to assess and
collect taxes for corporate purposes: such
taxes to he uniform, in respect to per-
sons and property, within the iurisdic-
ton OF the body imposing the same.
And the General Assembly shall require
that all the property, except that hereto
lore exempted with the limits of munich
pal corporations, shall be taxed for the
payments of debts contracted under all
thority Of law; and
:, Whereas, it IS further provided by
Section 2. Article XII, of the Constitn
tion, that the property of corporations
now existing or hereafter created, shall
be subject to taxation, except in cases
otherwise provided for in this Constitu-
ton; therefore,
SECTION l. Be IL enacted bv tho Senate
and House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same, That all munich
pal corporations created under or by the
l"ws of this State, and vested with power
to lay and collect taxes, are hereby au-
thorized and required to assess all pro-
perty, real and personal, within their
corporate limits, at its actual vulue, and
lay all taxes thereon ut q uniform and
eqnal rate; Prooided. That all property,
and no other, exempted from taxation
by the third Section of the Act entitled
IAN Act to provide for the assessment
and taxation of property" ratified the
10Th day of September, A. D. 1868, shall
be exempted from taxation by municipal
corporations.
SEC. 2. That all Acts or parts of Acts
inconsistent with this Act be, and are
hereby, repealed.
Approved March 1, 1870.
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