The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-13
internal improvements, ratified b
1858.
Approved March u, 1872.

Free and Accepted Ancient York Masons Of
the State Of South Carolina, and the Subor'
dinate Lodges under it's Jurisdiction.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House OF Representatives Of the State Of South
CaroIin., now met and sitting in General As
sembly, and by the authority Of the same:
That George E. johnson, VIM. b. Birney, L.
B. Maxwell, VIM. B. Nash, B. A. Bosemon, Jr.,
II. J. Maxwell, q. E. Hsyne, VIM. Ingfiss, Jr.,
VIM. @. Young, B.. L. Bel, B. B. Elliott, b.. E.
Dereef, J. A. BoWley, B. b. Gleaves. W.. d.
Jones, Jr., and their successors in ohce, be,
and they are hereby, incorporated by the name
Of 'sThe Most Worshipful Grand Lodge oil
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 implicated in any and au Oh the
courts Of this State, to contract and be con-
tracted with, to have q common seal, and TO
alter the same at pleasure. And the said
| Grand Lodge, through it's four principal Off
GERS, shall have perpetual succession, and may
| grant dispenaations and charters to subordln-
| ate Lodges, to be subject to and under its
| Masonic jurisdiction, and make, oraain and
| establish it's constitution, bylaws, rules and
regulations, not inconsistent with the coustitu-
| ton or laws CT this State, or OF the United
| States; AMI may acquire, hold and enjoy 80
much real estate as may be necessary Tor the
erection OF proper buildings and offices, not 70
| exceed ten acres. for carrying on and conduct
ing it's business; and, in the erection OF lib
| Lodge-room, may. erect store-rooms OF omceS
| in the lower stories thereof, and rent out the
| game and collect the rent, and hold or loan the
same out, as the Grand Lodge may desire,
subiect to the regulations hereinafter pre-
scribed.
SEQ. q. That said Grand Lodge shall have
power 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 pur-
pose of aiding in benevolent enterprises, or
for the purposes of accumulation: Provided,
That the funds in money. or chooses in action,
shall not exceed, in available assets, the sum
OF fifty thousand dollars at any one time, and
shall not be loaned upon usurious interest, nor
shall the funds or accretioas thereof be Used
otherwise than for the payment OF the ex-
penses OF the Grand Lodge, and for charitable
purposes, and being thus set apart, the same
shall not be liable to taxation.
SEC. 8. That all contracts made, or obliss-
lions assumed heretofore, which are not incon-
sistsnt with the laws Of the land. BY said Grand
Lodge, be, and the sam are hereby, made
valid and binding upon said Grand Lodge, as
organized under this charter; and the accept
auce OF this charter by q resolution OF said
Grand Lodge shall be all that Is required to
complete its organization under the same.
SEC. 4. That the three principal officers Of
each subordinate Lodge under the Jurisdiction
OF this Grand Lodge, and their successors in
Office, be, and the same are hereby, created q
body polite and corporate, so far as to enable
them, Tor each Of their respective Lodges, to
receive, hold and enjoy, possess and retain
property, both resl and personal, not exceed
ing in value the gum Of twenty-five thousand
dollars, and to sell. alien or lease the same In
any manner deemed advisable by said subordin-
ate Lodges, and which said subordinate
Lodges shall be, and are hereby, incorporated
by the name specified in the charter or dis
pensation granted by the said Grand Lodge to
each of them respectively, which said charters
or dispensations, whether granted heretofore
or hereafter by said Grand Lodge, shall be
evidence Of the fset Of incorporation under
this act, in any court Of this State, without
further proof; and by such name said sabor-
dinate Lodges may sue and be sued, plead
and be implicated, and do all things eDjoined
by the said Grand Lodge, not inconsistent with
the constitution or laws Of the land, and with
in the scope aud purview OF the powers here
BY conferred upon said Grand Lodge; and the
said subordinate Lodges, respectively, shall
retain their said corporate powers 80 long as
the said Grand Lodge shall continue their re-
spective charters or dispensations, but shall
cease to possess any corporate existence when
the charter or dispensation shall have been re-
voked or taken away by said Grand Lodge;
and all the effects OF such subordinate Lodge
as may forfeit its charter or dispensation,
shall belong to the said Grand Lodge; and
each subordinate Lodge shall have the same
powers, with respect to its'assets, as are con-
ferred by the Second Section OF this act upon
the Grand LODGE.
SEC. 8. That the said Grand Lodge, and such
subordinate Lodge under it's jurisdiction, shall
have, respectively, power to receive By gift,
grant, contract, devise or donation by will,
subscription or otherwise, any personal or real
estate, not exceeding in value the sum herein
above mentioned % the maximum OF their as
sets, respectively, and shsll have power to sell,
alien or dispose of the same; and no such gift,
grant, contract or devise, or donation by will,
subscription or otherwise, shall fail by reason
Of any misdescripti IN in the name Of such cor
porstion, and all contracts or agreements
which may have been lawfully entered into by
said subordinate Lodges, under their orgaui-
cation heretofore, shall be binding upon them
in their several corporate capacities under this
act; and the same may be enforced by them
respectively, and the property and effects
owned by them, being dedicated to charitable
purposes only, shall be exempt from taxa.
ton.
SEQ. 6. That this act shall be deemed and
taken as a public acs, and notice thereof shall
be taken in all the courts of justice and else
where in this State, and shall be given in evil
dence on any trial Of any issue or cause, with
out specially pleading.
Approved March 9, 1872.