Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-04-18

Joseph All3Q SGepp, anu InaG Gue uaiue VI
the said Joseph Allen Stepp shall be
changed to Joseph Allen Mccullough.
Sec. 2. That should the said James Nc
Cullough die intestate, the said Joseph
Allen Mccullough shall inherit, in COM
mon with the other lawful heirs Of the said
James Mccullough, his estates, both per-
sonal and real.
Approved March 9, 1872.
An Act to Incorporate ihe Grand Lof7ge Of
Free anil Accepted Ancient York Masons
Of the State Of South Carolina, and the
Subordinate Lodges under ats J"rtsdic-
tiOn.
Section |. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
ofsSouth Carolina, now met and sitting III
General Assembly, and by the authority
of the same:
That George f. Johnson. VIM II. Biz
ney. T..B. Maxwell VIM. B. Nash, B. A.
B isemon, Jr., II. J. Maxwell, II. +.
Hayne, VIM. Ingless, Jr.. VIM. G; Young,
II. l.. Bell, r. B. Elliott, r. E. Dereef,
j. A. Bowley. R. II. Gleav,s, w. IL.
Jones, Jr., and their successors in office,
be, and they are hereby incorporated by
The name Of The Most WOrshipful
Grand Lodge IF Free and Accepted An
cient Xork Masous, Of the State Of South
| Clr0lina," and by that Lame shall have
capacity to sue and be sued, plead and be
! i'm, .lead.d in any aud all of the courts OF
this State, to contract and be contracted
with, TO have a common seal, and to alter
the same at pleasure. Aud the said
Grand Lodge, through its four principal
{, fiji ers, shall have perpetual succession,
AMI may grant d sDt nsltions and charters
! tu subordinate Lodges, to be subject to
and under lis Mas mic jurisdiction, and
make. @ordain and establish its COILS llu-
ton, by laws, rales AID regulations not
| Inconsistent with the constitution or Laws
of this Slate. or of the United States ::
and may acquire, hold and eni' y so much
real estate as may he necessary for the
erection Of pr. pr buildings aud 'tiic.s,
not to exec, ten arr,s, for clrryin5 on
and conducting the BIS ness; and in the
erection Of lis LYdgn room, may elecl
ore rooms or Offices in the lower stories
lhel eof, and mt out the 'me and collect
tn rent. aud hold tr Loan the same out;
as the Grand Lodge may sire, subject
| TO the re- u dLlOnS Iic plhdl CT pV oNilpCu
Sec. ,. That ths saia Grand Eodge shall
have power TO c. IL ct lA revSnDe-and to
apply the same, According to the ancient
,st"m Of the .. der, or may loan out the
,me for :he pu p Sc Of aiding in b'nevo-
lent ent, rpri. es or for the purpose of ac-
emulation; provided, that The tuuds IN
money. or chcses in action, shall not eX
ceed, In avaiia BILE ass-ts, the sum OF fifty
thousand dollars at any 'ne time, and
| shall not be loaned up"n usurIous interest,
nor shall the funds or accretiCns there OF
he used otherwise than for the payment
of the expenses of the said Grand l. dge,
and fer charitable purposes; and being
thus set apart, the same shall not be
| liable to taxation.
Sec. 3. That all contracts made, or
ob.iyations assumed heretofore, which are
not incon sistent with the laws OF the land,
by said Grand Lodge, be, and the same
are hereby. made valid and binding upon
said Grand Lodge, as organized under
this charter; and the acceptance OF this
charter by resolution OF. said Grand
Lrdge shall be all that is required to COM
plete its organization under the same.
Sec, 4. That the three principal office rs
Of each subordinate Lodge, under the
jurisdiction of this Grand Lodge, and
| their succe ssors in office, be, and the same
are here by, created a body polite and
corporate, 30 far as to enatle them, for
each of their respective Lodges. to receive,
hold and enjoy, possess and retain pro
ptrty, bDth real and personal, not exec ed
| inc in value the sum Of twenty-five thru
sand dollars, and to sell, alien, or lease
the same in any manner deemed advisable
by said subordinate Lodges, and which
said subordinate Lodges shall be, and are
hereby. incorporated by the name specified
in the charter or dspepsation granted by
the slid Grand Lodge to each OF them re-
speclively, which said charters or disptn-
sations. whether granted heretofore or
hereafter by said Grand Lodge, shall be
! evidence of the fact of incorporation un-
der this Act. in any court of this State,
without further proof; ard by such name
said subordinate Lodges may sue and be
sued. plead and be impleaded, and do all
things enjoined By the said Grand Lodge,
not inCons stent with the Constitution or
laws of the land and within the scope
and purvlew of the powers hereby con-
ferred upon said Grand Lodge and the
said subordinate Lodges, respectively,
shall retain their said corporate powers so
long as the said Grand Lodge shall con-
Time their respective charters or dispense
ton shall have been revoked or taken
away BY said Grand Lodge; and all the
effects of such subordinate Lodge as may
forfeit it's charter or diSpensatlon, shall
belong to the said Grand Lodge; and each
subordinate Lodge shall have the same