Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-04-11

and be iulpleaded in any and all OF
the courts of this. State, to- contract
and bs,lcontracted with, to. haye a
common seal, and to alter the same
at pleasure. And the <said Grand q
Lodge, through lis four principal
officers. shall. have perpetual success
sion, and may grant dispsnsations
and cbarters,,to subordinate Lodges,
to be subject to aud under its Masonic
Jurisdiction, and make, ordaln, and
establish it's constitution. bylaws,
rules and regulations; not inconsistent
with the constitution or laws of this
State. .or of tha United States; and
may acquire, hold and enjoy so much
real estate as may be necessary for
the erection of proper buildings and
Offices, not to exceed ten acres. for
carrying on and conducting the busi-
ness; and In tho, erection OF its Lodge
room, may erect store rooms or offices
in the;lower stories thereof, and rent:
out the same, and collect the rent,
and hold or loan. the same out, as the
Grand Lodge may desire, subject to
the regulations hereinafter prescribed.
SEC 2. That the said Grand Lodge
shall have power to collect its reve-
nue. aud 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 enter
prises, or for the purpose Of accumu-
fation; 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 accretions thereof be used other
wise than for the payment of the e1-
penses Of the said Grand Lodge, and
for charitable purposes; and being
thus set apart, the same shall not be
liable o'taxatlOn.
SEC. 3. That all contracts made, or
obligations assumed heretofore, which
are not inconsistent with the laws of
the land, by said Grand. Lodge, be,
and the same are hereby, made valid
and binding upon said Grand. Lodge.
az organized under thi, charter and
the acceptance of this charter by a
resolution OF said Grand Lodge shall
be all that is required to complete its
under the sane.
SEC. 4. That the three principal
officers of each subordinate Louge,
under the jurisdiction of this Grand
Lo. tge, and their successors in office,
be, and the same are hereby, created
a body polite and corporate, SO iar as
to enable them, for each Of t:.4cie re-
spective Lodges. 10 receive hold and
enjoy, possess and retain property,
both real and personal, not exceeding
in value the sum Of twenty FIVE thou
sand dollars, and to sell, alien, or
lease the same in any manner deemed
by said subordinate Lodges,
and which said subordinate Lodges
shall be, and are Hereby, Incorporated
by the name specified in the chartel
OF d.spensation granted by the said
Grand Lodge to each of them respec-
lively, which said charters or dispen-
sations, whether granted hereto ore
or hereafter by said Grand Lodge,
shall be evidence Of the fact Of incor-
poratiou upder this Act, in any c:urt
of this State, without further proof; ;
and by such name said subordinate
Lodges na,' sue and be sued, plead
and be impleaded, and do all things
ejroined by the said Grand Lod ge,
not inconsi,t with the Constitution
or laws of the land, and within the
scope aud purYiew of the powers
hereby. conferred upon said Grand
Lodge; and the said subordinate
Lodges, respectively. shall ret:lin their
said corporate powers so long as the
said Grand Lo'1geshall continne their
respective charters OF dispensations,
but shall cease to possess any corpe-
rate existence when the charter or
.disperIsation shall have been revoked
or taken away by said Grand Lod sc ;
and al the effects of such subordl-
nate Lodge as may forfeit its charter
or dispensa.ion, shall belong to the
said Grand Lodge; and each subor-
dinate Lodge shall have the same
powers, with respect to its assets, as
are conferred by the second section
Of this Act upon the Grand Lodge.
SEC. 5. That the said Grand Lodge,
and snoh subordinate Lodge under its
Jurisdiction, shall lave, respectively,
power to receive by gilt, grant, con-
tract, devise or donation By will, sub
scription or otherwise, any personal
or real estate, not exceeSlng i'll value
he sum hereinabove mentioned al
the maximum Of their assets, resrec-
lively, and shall have power to sell,
alien. or dispose OF the same; and &c
such gift, grant, contract or devise,
or donation Ly. vii, subscription OF
otherwise shall fail by reason.o amy
misdescription in the name Of spch
corporation and all ontracts or agree
ments which may have been lawfully
entered into. by said subordinate
Lodges, under their organization here
tofore, shall be binding upon them i'll
their several corporate capacities pn-
der this Act; and the same may be
enforced. by them respectively and
the property. and effect owned by
them, being dedicated to charitable
purposes, only, shall be exempt from
taxation.
SEC. g.. Be it. further enacted, That
this Act shall be deemed and taken
as a public Act, i.ard notice thereof
ehall: be taken in all. the coarts oi
Justice and elsewhere in this State,
and shall be given in evidence on any
trial of any issue or cause, without
specially pleading.
Approved March 9, 1872.
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