Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-04-02

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To Provide for Granting Certain Charters.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the State of South Caro-
lima, now met and sitting in General Assem-
bly,, and by the authority of the same:
Section /. That from and after the passage
of this act, charters for churches, cemeteries,
fire. hook and ladder, and military compa'
MES, Free Masons, Odd Fellows, and knights
of Pythias Lodges, charitable and religious
institutions, or societies, labor, agricultural,
manufacturing, industrial, or other like socle-
ties and companies, shall be granted by the
clerk of the court of the county wherein they
reside, or propose to carry on business or hold
property. Any person desiring to obtain
charter, as provided in this act, shall make
application for the same to the clerk OF the
court and if, within ten days, fifty persons
of the county, who may be affected or interest
ed by the granting of the same, shall, in wrl-
ting, object to the granting Of such charter,
the clerk of the court shall refuse to grant
the same, provided he considers the objections
sufficient grounds for refusal, until the matter
shall have been submitted to the judge Of the
circuit, whose duty it shall be to decide, either
for or against granting the charter, as shall,
in his Judgment, be deemed best, and to rem
der such decision within ten days after the
case shall have been submitted. to him. 1t
the Judge refuses to grant the charter, then
the person desiring such charter, may apply
to the General Assembly for the same. If no
objection, in writing, be made, the clerk of
the court shall grant such charter, in the fol.
lowing manner: Provided that thirty days
public notice be given by the parties applying
for charter under the provisions of this act,
by publishing notice Of the same, in one of
the papers of the county where the same may
be granted And hereafter all associations or
societies named in this act, shall, before ap-
plying to the General Assembly, give ninety
days public notice. in like manner, before
their application can be introduced or consid-
cred.
CLASS l..
Section 2. All labor, agricultural, manufac-
turing, industrial, mining, or other companies,
or associations of like nature, shall be incorpo-
rated as follows: When majority of the
members of any such company or association
shall petition to the clerk of the court of the
county, wherein such association or company
may be located, asking for charter, the clerk
of the court shall grant and issue to such per-
sons the charter asked for, if no objection be
made, as provided for in section l of this act.
The charter shall read as follows:
"Know all men that, in accordance with an
act entitled AN act to provide for granting
of certain charters approved the 10th day OF
February, A. D., 1874, that, on the ---
day of A. D., 1877, majority of the
members, Cor stockholders, as the case may
be) of the -, having, by petition, ap-
piled for charter for the said --; there
fore, know all men by these presents, that
--, citizens of the State of --, to-
gether with such other persons as now are, or
may hereafter be, associated with them, and
their successors be, and they are hereby, made
and created body polite and corporate, un-
der the name and style of the --; and,
by said name, they are hereby made capable
in law to carry on and conduct the business
of --, and to exercise all the powers suit.
able and proper for that purpose, and to hold,
purchase, receive, work, sell, mortgage, lease,
enjoy and retain to them, their successors and
assigns, lands, tenements, goods and chattels,
of whatsoever kind, as may be deemed by
them conducive to the objects and interests of
said corporation. The said corporation, by
its corporate name, may sue and be sued,
plead and be impleaded, in any court of this
State, make and use common seal, and alter
the same at will and pleasure, make, alter
and amend such bylaws and regulations as
shall be deemed proper by them, not repug-
nant to the laws of the land. The capital
stock of ssid--shall not at any time ex-
ceed the sum of-7-dollars, nor less than
--dollars. The stock to be paid for
either in money, real estate, leases or machi-
merry and said stock shall be divided into as
many shares as said corporation may deter.
mine, and may be made assignable and-nego-l
table under such rules as may be prescribed
by the bylaws of said corporation. The
meetings of the stockholders may be regula-
ted by the bylaws of the said corporation,
with the power to elect such officers as may
be deemed necessary for the purpose of con-
ducting the business Of the same"
CLASS 8.
Section 8. When ten or more members of
any church shall petition to the clerk of the
court of the county wherein such church may
be located, or is to be erected, asking to be in.
corporated, the clerk of the court shall grant
and issue the same in the following form:
"Know all men by these presents that in
accordance with an act entitled An act to
provide for granting of certain charters, ap-
proved February 20, A. D., 1874, and on pc
tition asking for charter that -,
and their associates aud successors, members
of the church, are hereby constituted and de-
clared body polite and corporate, under the
name and style of the--Church Of
county," Said corporation shall have power
to purchase and hold real estate or personal
property, not exceeding in value the sum of
---dollars, and to sell and convey or dis
pose of the same in any manner whatever;
and, by its corporate name, to sue and be
sued in any of the courts Of the State, and
to make such rules and bylaws, not repug:.
nant to the laws of the land, as may be deemed
necessary; to make, use and keep common
seal, and the same at will to alter.
CLASS 3.
Section d. Charitable and religious institu
tions and societies, and all other societies Of a
like nature, including Free Masons, Odd Eel
lows and knights of Pythias lodges, and tenn
perance societies and social and debating
clubs shall be incorporated, when majority
of the officers and members Of the same shall
petition the clerk of the court asking for such
charter in the following form:
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