The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-05-20
Misteil;,neous.
ACTS PASSED NJ TIE RE
CENT SESSION 0.' T7g:; GEN
E,isAx. ASSEMBLY.

REX Il Z! .SSSE.N sSEIS.
BILL TO PROVIDE FOR GRANTING CEN
TIN CHARTERS.
Be II cnuctrd by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the
State of South Carolina: row met
and sitting in General Assembly.
and by the authority OF the same:
SECTION l. That from and after
the passage Of this act. charters for
churches, cemeteries. fir.., hook and
ladder. and military companies.
Free Masons. Odd Fellows and
: knights Of PytLi&s Lodges. rharita-
Die and religious Institutions OF So
cietics. labor. agricultural. manu-
featuring, industrial. or other like
societies; and companies: shall be
granted Ly tn e clerk Of the
court of the county wherein
they reside, or propose to carry on
business. OF hold property. Any
person desiring to obtain a 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 interested
by the granting Of the same, shall.
in writing: object to the granting
Of such charters. 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 submit
ted 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 render such
decision within ten days after the
case shall have been submitted to
him. If the Judge refuses to grant
the charter, then the person desir-
ing 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 i'll tie following man.
ner: Provided. That thirty days
public notice be given by the par
ties applying for q charter under
the provisions Of this act. by pub
fishing notice of the same, in one
of the papers Of the county where
the same may be granted. And
hereafter al associations OF socie-
ties named in this act, shall, before
applying to the General Assembly.
give ninety days public notice. in
like manner. before their application
can be introduced OF considered.
Glass l.
! SECTION 2. al labor, agricultural,
manufacturing, industrial. mining.
| or companies. or associations Of like
nature. shall be incorporated as fol-
lows: When a majority of the mem
bers Of any such company OF asso-
! ciation shall petition to the clerk of
; the court of the county: wherein
! such association OF company may
! be located, asking for charter: the
clerk of the court shall grant and
issue to such persons The charter
asked for. if no objectione made,
as provided for il section l of this
act. The charter shall read as fol-
lows:
know all men that, in accord
ance with an act entitled An act to
provide for granting of certain char
ters. approved the goth day of Feb
ruarv. \. D. 1874. that. on the -
day of A. D..
1s7-. a majority Of the members
Tor stockholders, as the case may
be.) of the having. by
petition, applied for a charter for
the said therefore,
know all men by these presents,
that citizens of the
State OF together with
such other persons as now are, Oh
may hereafter be, associated with
them. and their successors be. and