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Constitution of the Tax Unions Of
South Carolina.

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The following constitution for the
Tax Unions of this State was adopted
" the executive committee, Of the con-
vention at late meeting:
1. The objects of the Tax Unions are
the reduction of Taxation, and the honest
appropriation and expenditure of the
public funds.
3. There shall be in each county as
many subordinate Tax Unions as may
be deemed necessary, but not less than
one such subordinate union for each
township or ward. There shall be one
County Tax Union for each county, and
one State Tax Union for the State:
8. Each subordinate Tax Union shall
have such name or designation as the
members thereof may select, but each
County Union shall be designated by
the name Of the county, and the State
Union shall be styled 'The Tax Union
of the State of South Carolina"
4. All taxpayers in this State are
eligible to membership of any one Sub
ordinate Tax Union in the county in
which they live.
5. Applications for membership must
be made in writing and addressed to
the Tax Union Of coun-
ty. Such applications shall be signed
by the applicant, or by his authority,
and shall give the applicants full name
and address. The applications must be-
submitted to the executive committee OF
| the Subordinate Union to which they
are addressed, which committee may re-
port thereon at any meeting Of the I'm
lion, and majority of the votes Of the
members present shall be sufficient to
elect.
6. The officers of each Subordinate
Union shall be q president, a vice-pres'-
dent, q secretary, a treasurer, and an
executive committee of five members,
Including the president and vice,presII-
dent. who shall be members OF such
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Z. The Subordinate Unions shall hold
regular monthly meetings, and shall
have authority to hold special meetings
as may be necessary.
8. Each member Of a Subordinate
Union shall pay to the treasurer of such
union all initiation fee Of fifty cents
and, also, such uniform percentage, not
exceeding two per cent, Of the last tax
laid upon him for general State and
county purposes, as may be called for
by the executive committee of such Un-
ion, with the approval of the Union ;
and such percentage shall be declared
and collected before the first day Of Sep
tember in each year.
8. The County Unions shall consist
of two delegates from each subordinate
Union, with one delegate additional for
every twenty members beyond twenty
in each Subordinate Union.
10. The County Unions shall meet at
the respective courthouses on the first
Monday in July, October, January and
Aprilin each year, with authority to hold
special meetings upon the call Of the
executive committee of the County I'm
ion.
II. The officers Of the County Unions
shall be a president, a vice-president, a
secretary and treasurer, who shall be
elected at the first meeting, and shall
hold office until the 1st Monday in July
in the ensuing year, and until their suc-
cessors shall be elected and shall quail
fy,
IL. The executive committee of the
County Unions shall consist Of the
chairmen of the executive committees Of
the Subordinate Unions, who shall be
eroAicio members of the County Union,
together with the president of the Coun-
ty Union, which county executive COM
mittee shall have power to elect its own
officers.
13. The State Union shall consist of
three delegates from each County I'm
ion, and shall meet annually in Colum-
bia on the fourth Tuesday in November,
and at such other times and places as
the State Executive Committee may ap-
point: provided that the first meeting
of the State Union shall be held at such
time as may be appointed by the execu-
tive committee Of the Taxpayers Con-
vention.
IA. The officers of the State Union
shall be a president, three vice-presi-
dents, asecretary, treasurer, an execu-
tive committee, and such other officers
as the union may determine to appoint.
Is. The State executive committee
shall consist of two members from each
Congressional district end the president
of the State Union. The members Of
the State Union from the County Un-
ions of the counties composing each
Congressional district shall nominate
the members Of the State Executive
Committee from that district.
Is. The State. Executive Committee
shall elect its own officers, and shall
meet at such times and places as the
chairman, in bis own discretion, or upon
the written request of two members Of
the committee shall appoint
II. The sctual expenses Of each men,
Der of the State Executive Committee,
in attending meetings of the committee,
shall be paid, upon the order of the
chairman of the State Executive Com
mittee, by the County Unions of the
Congressional district which he repre-
sents.
13. The State Executive Committee
shall make such an assessment as they
think necessary, upon the County Un-
ions, which assessment shall be in pro-
portion to the amount Of the last tax
laid for general State and county pur-
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