The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-02
Of the Tax Unions.
At special request we repuhlish the
Constellation ofthe Tay Unions

!. lH0 OUJSSe VI "ue loA y uioHo CA y
the reduction of taxation and the hon
est appropriation and expenditure OF
the public funds.
0. There shall be in each County as
many Subordinate Tax Unions as may
De deemed necessary, but not less than
ore such Subordinate Union for each
township or ward. There shall be one
County Tax Union for each County
End one State Tax Union for the
State.
8. Each Subordinate Tax Union
shall have such name on designation as
the members thereof may select, but
each County Union shall be designated
5y the name of the County, and the
State Union shall be styled THE Tax
Union Of the State of South Caroline" "
4. AL taxpayers in this State are
eligible to membership of any one
Subordinate Tax Union in the County
in which they live.
5. Applications for membership
must be made in writing and addressed
70 the-Tax Union of-County.
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
nay report thereon at any meeting Of
the Union, and a majority of the votes
Of the members present shall be snfi-
Gent to elect. -.
6. The officers of each Subordinate
;rnion shall be President, Vice
President, a Secretary, a Treasurer,
and an Executive Committee of five
members, including the President, and
Yice-President, who shall be members
Of such committee er o6icao.
I. The Subordinate Unions shall
hold regular monthly meetings, and
shall have authority to hold special
meetings as may be necessary.
s. Each mem Der of Subordinate
Union shall pay to the Treasurer Of
such Union an initiation fee Of fifty
cents, and also such uniform per cent
age, 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 Com
5.ittee of such Union, with the ap-
proyal of the Union; and such per-
centage shall be declared and collected
before the first day of September in
each year.
8. The County Unions shall consist
of two delegates from each Subordi-
nate Union, with one delegate addi-
tional for every twenty members be-
yond twenty in each Subordinate
Union.
10. The County Unions shall meet
at the respective Court Houses, on the
first Monday in July, October, January
and April, in each year, with authority
to hold special meetings, upon the
call of the Executive Committee Of
the County Union.
II. The officers Of the County
Unions shall be President, Vice
President, Secretary and a Treasu-
rer. who shall be elected at the first
meeting, and shall hold Office until the
first Monday in July in the ensuing
year, and until their successors shall
be elected apd shall qualify.
Il. The Executive Committee ofthe
County Unions shall consist of the
Chai- IAN =. the Executive Commit
tees of the Subordinate Unions, who
shall be er ofcio members Of the
County Union, together with the Pre-
sident of the County Union, which
County Executive Committee shall
have power to elect its own officers.
Is. The State Union shall consist
Of three delegates from each County
Union, and shall meet annu lily in Co.
lumbia, on the fourth Tuesday In No.
yeInber, and at such other times and
places as the State Executive Commit
tee may appoint: Prorided, That the
Grst meeting of the State Union shall
be held at snch time as may be ap-
pointed by the Executive Committee
cf the Tax-Payers' Convention.
II. The officers of the State Union
chall be President, three Ficc-P -PreSi-
,Icuts, Secretary, a Treasurer, an Ex-
.cutivc Committee and such other Of
GERS as the Union may determine to
appoint.
Is. The State Executive Committee
,!.all consist Of two members from
each Congressional District, and the
President Of the State Union. The
members of the State Union from the
County Unions of the Counties CON-
rcsing each Congressional District
Shall nominate the members Of the
State Executive Committee from that
District.
l6. The State Executive Committee
shall elect its own officers, and shall
n:cct at such times and places as the
Chairman, in his own discretion, or
upon the written request Of two men,
bers of the committee, shall appoint.
II. The actual expenses of each
member Of the State Executive Com
luittee, in attending meetings Of the
committee, shall be paid, upon the
order of the Chairman Of the State
Executive Committee, by the County
Unions of the Congressional District
which he represents.
Is. The State Executive Committee
shall make such an assessment as they
think necessary, upon the County
Unions, which assessment shall be In
proportion TO the amount of the last
tax laid for general State and County
purposes in each County, and shall not
exceed II per ceut.. Of the amount of
such tax; and the Executive Commit
tees of the several County Unions, in
order to meet such assessment and de-
fray their other expenses, shall make
and collect an assessment, ID like pro-
portion. upon the Subordinate Unions.