The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-07-10

J. a. Bowley. R. q. Gleaves, W.
81. Jones, Jr., and their successors
| in Office, be, and they are hereby
incorporated by the name Of "The
Most Worshipfnl Grand Lodge OF
| Free and Accepted Ancient York
Masons, Of the State Of South
Carolina," and by that name shall
have capacity to sue and be sued,
plead and be impleaded, in any
| and all of the Courts of this State,
| to contract and be contracted with,
to have o common sesl, and to al
ter the same at pleasure. And the
said Grand Lodge, through its four
principal officers, shall have per-
petusl succession, aud may grant
dispensations and charters to su.
bordinate Lodges, to be subject to
| and under it's Masonic jurisdiction,
and make, ordain and establish its
| constitution, bylaws, rules and
| regulations, not inconsistent with
the Constitution or laws of this
State, or of the United States; and
may acquire, hold enjoy so much
zeal estate as may be necessary
for the erection Of proper buildings
and Offices, not to exceed ten acres,
for carrying on and conducting it's
| business and in the erection Of
it's Lodge room, may erect store
| rooms or Offices in the lower sto-
| ries thereof, and rent out the same
| and collect the rent, and hold or
| loan the same out, as the Grand
Lodges may desire, subject to the
regnlstions hereinafter prescribed.
| SEC. 2. That the said Grand
Lodge shall have pow or to collect
it's revenue and to apply the same,
according to the ancient custom
OF the Order, or may loan out the
same for the purpose Of aiding in
benevolent enterprises, or for the
purposes ofaccumulation: Prou'ded,
| That the funds in money, or chooses
in action, shall not exceed in avail
able assets the sum of fifty thou
sand dollars at any one time, and
shall not be loaned upon usurious
interest, nor shall the funds or
accretions thereof be used other
! wise than for the payment of the
lexpsnses Of the said Grand Lodge,
Fand for charitable purposes; and
! being thus set apart, the same shall
not be liable to taxation.
/ SEC. 3. That all contracts made,
or obligations assumed heretofore,
which are not inconsistent with
the laws ofthe land, by said Grand
Lodge, be and the same are here
! by made valid and binding upon
4esaid Grand Lodge, as organized
lunder this charter; and the accep-
tance. Of this charter by a resolu'
| tion of said Grand Lodge shall be
! all that is required to complete its
/ torganization under the same.
SEC. I. That the three principal
| officers Of each subordinate Lodge,
Funder the jurisdiction Of this
Grand Lodge, and their successors
1 in Office, be, and the same are
thereby, created a body polite and
corporate, so far as to enable them
for each Of their respective lodges,
to receive, hold and enjoy, possess
and retain property, both real
and personal, not exceeding in
value the sum oftwenty-hve thou
sand dollars, and to sell, alien OF
lease the same in any manres
deemed advisable by said subordi:
} nate Lodges, and which said
subordinate Lodges shall be, ano
are hereby, incorporated by the
J name specified in the charter OF
! dlspensation granted by the sale
Grand Lodge to each Of them
; respectively, which said charters
or dispensations, whether granted
! heretofore or hereafter by sale
Grand Lodge, shall be evidence o
the fact Of incorporation under
this Act, in any Court of thi'
, State, without further proof; ane
I by such name said subordinate
Lodges may sue and be sued, pleae
: and be implicated, and do all thing
0 enioined By the said Grand Lodge
: not inconsistent with the Consti
S tuition or laws OF the land, am
within the scope and purview 0
the powers hereby conferred upol
}, said Grand Lodge; and the sal
subordinate Lodges, respectively
: shall retain their said corporal
> powers so long as the said Gran
: Lodge shall continue their respec
? tive charters or dispensations, bu
: shall cease to possess any corpe
= rate existence when the charte
Il or dispensation shall have been re
q voked or taken away BY sal
l. Grand Lodge; and all the effect
of such subordinate Lodge as ma
. forfeit its charter or dispensssiol
. shall belong to the said Gran
d Lodge; and each subordinate Lodg
Il shall have the same powers, wit
J respect to its assets, as are COZ
ferred by the Second Section
this Act upon the Grand Lodge.
T SEC. 5. That the said Gran
= Lodge, and such subordinat
- I,odne nndar its Jurisdiction. sha