The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-06-09

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County Unions were recommended by
the Tax. Payers Convention. They
are we'll expressed, pointed and brief.
The plan is an efficient one for fusing
the people together for the protecti on
Of their property and for the detection
and punishment of the plunderers Of
the country. We very much need to
learn the lesson OF cooperation. II
the honest people OF the State were
united and would work together faith
fully. they could very soon produce
salutary change in their condition.
The one thing they stand most in need
OF is faith in right and in themselves.
The immediate duty is to form Unions
where naighbor may meet with neigh
Dor, and common standing ground
be settled upon. There is much to be
done. There is a part for every citi-
zen to perform. Now is the time to
form Unions. and to organize for the
work that is before us:
Whereas. the enormous increase of
taxation, and the misapplication or
embezzlement of the taxes, when col
lected, will reduce both the proprie-
tors and laborers of the State to ruin,
the undersigned do agree to form
lax Union, for the purpose of restor-
ing an honest government and an
economical administration of State
aud County affairs.
10 this end we adopt the following
rules, and earnestly invoke the aid of
all honest citizens, and especially the
active cooperation of the young men:
l. This Union shall be known as the
Tax Union.
2. All taxpayers of this township,
without regard to party or race, are
invited to become members.
3. The officers shall be president,
secretary and treasurer.
4. The Union shall hold segular
monthly meetings.
5. Every Township Union shall ap-
point two delegates to represent them
in the County Union, to meet at the
Court House. on the first Monday in
every month.
g. Each member OF the Township
Union shall be committee Of one,
to use his influence to induce every
honest taxpayer in his township to
become member Of the Union : to re-
port all violations of law by public
officers; extortion; misapplication or
embezzlement of the public moneys;
bribery and irregularities at elections;
with the evidence to support his
charge.
z. The president shall imm ediately
cause such report to be forwarded to
the president of the County Union.
3. The president, or any two mem
bers. may call extra meetings.
COUNTY UNIONS Il. The County
UniCns shall be composed Of two dele.
gates from each Township Uuion, and
shall meet ut the Court House, ON the
first Monday in every month.
2. There shall be elected ut the first
meeting president, secretary and
treasurer.
.. The president Shall cause all per-
SOUS reported for any violation OF law,
extortlou. misapplication or embezzie-
meut Of public moneys in his County
to be presented to the grand Jury,
with the names of the witnesses to
support the charge. He may also en-
ploy counsel to assist the solicitor In
the prosecution, when. in his judg-
ment, the same be necessary.
STATE UNION Il. The State Union
shall be composed of three delegates
from each County Union, to meet in
Columbia on the fourth Tuesday in
November, aud at suoh other times
and places as the executive committee
may appoint.
2. The officers shall be president,
three vlce-presdents, secretary, trea.
surer and executive committee.
3. The executive committee shall be
composed of two from each Congress
sional District and the President of the
State Union. The delegates from the
Counties comprising the Congressional
District to nominate the members of
the committee from that district.
Each delegate to the State Union
shall have his actual expenses paid in
attending the meetings of the Union,
to be paid by the County Union OF
which he Is 4 representative.
S. The executive committee shall
elect it's own chairman, and shall meet
at the call Of the chairman or my two
members, at such times and places as
he or they may appoint. Their actual
expenses shall be paid by the Unions
they represent.
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