The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-01

that Distrtct.
l6. The State Executive Com mit
tee shall elect it's own officers, and
shall meet at such times and placesa 6
the Chairman, in his own discretion,
or upon the written request Of two
members of tic committee, shall ap.
point. .' :
IL. Tho actual expenses of each
mo mbcr Of tho State Executive Com.
mittee, in attending meetings of the
committee, shall be paid, upon the
order Of the Chairman of tho State
Executive Committee, by the Co unity
Unions of the Congressional District
which ho represents.
l8. The State Executive Commit.
tee shall make such m assessment as
they think necessary, upon the Coun.
ty Unious, which assessment shall be
in proportion to the amount of the
last tax paid for general State and
County purposes in each County. aud
shall not exceed Il per cent. of tho
amount Of such tax and the Exeou-
tive Committees of the several
County Unions, in order to meet
such assessment and defray their
other expenses, shall make and col
lect an assessment, in like proportion,
upon the Subordinate Unions.
l9. All funds received by the
Treasurer Of the State Union shall be
deposited by him, in his name rs
Treasurer, In q ank to he designa.
tod by the President of the State
Union, and no money shall be drawn
except upon the draft Of the Treas.
urer, couutersigned by the Chairman
Of the State Executive Committee,
notice Of which provision shall be
given to tho bank which shall be
designated rs tho place of deposit.
~. The State Executive Commit
tee are authorized to pay the Treas.
urcr, os compensation for his services,
ifthoy shall deem it necessary, oom-
mission not exceeding It per cent.
on all money received by him, and
II per cent. on all money paid out
by him.
81. There shall be prepared, by
each Subordinate Union, d full and
correct roster Of such Union, giving
tho name and residence of each mem
ber, and also record of the names s
Of all the tax payers within tho town
ship, ward or other district in which
the said Union works. One copy of
the roster and record shall be kept
by the Secretary of the Subordinate
Unicn, open for the inspection Of the
members, md duplicate copy of
such roster aud record shall be sent
to the Executive Committee Of the
County Union, who shall prepare
therefrom general roster and record
for the County. A duplicate copy Of
each County roster and record shall
he forwarded by the County Execu-
tive Committee Of the State Union,
the secretary Of which committee
shall prepare thcrefrom general
roster and record for the State.
s2. This constitution may be
amended by the vote Of two-thirds of
the County Unions, subject to the
ratification of the State Union, or by
vote of the State Union, subject to
the ratitic alton of two-thirds of the
County Unions.
JAMES CHESTNUT,
Chairman Executive Committee.
The Executive Com mittee also
unanimously adopted the following
resolutions
Resolvea, That the delegation from
the several Counties to the Tax-pay
ers' Convention of 1874 be requested
to proceed at once to tho organization
of Subordinate anl County Tax
Unio .s, in accordance with the plan
now promulgated by the Executive
Committed or thst convention.
Resolved, That the County Unions
SHALL elect, not later thun the first
Monday in September, the members
Of the State Union, which will meet
at time to be hereafter announced
by the Executive Committee of the
Tax-Payers's Convention.
Resolved, that after the ,organi8a.
ton of the Tax Unions 1t would
be inexpedient, in our opinion, to re
assemble the present convention, and
that if it; be ut any time advisable tr
call the taxpayers of the State into
convention again, new body should
be organized upon motion of the
Union.
Res ,ipc1, That this com mittee, be
fore separating, take great pleasure
in plating upon record their nppre
oia.ion of the. ability, impart ialit,
and dignity with which their Chair.
man, the Hon. JAS Chestnut, has pro
sided over their deliberations. .n..