Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-06-18
THE TAX UNION.

THE TAX UNION.
The following are the regulations for the
Tax Unions, recommended to be organized by
the Tax Payers Convention:
Whereas, the enormous increase OF taxa
ton, and the misapplication or embezzlement
of the taxes, when collected, will reduce both
the proprietors and laborers Of the State to
ruin:
That the undersigned do agree to form a
tax union, for the purpose Of restoring an
honest government ard all economical admin
istration of State and county affairs.
To this end we adopt the following rules,
and earnestly invoke the aid of all honest CIT
liens, and especially the active cooperation
of the young men:
/. This union shall be known as the --
tax union.
2 All taxi payers of this township, without
regard to party or race, are invited to become
members.
3. The officers shall be president, secreta'
ry and treasurer.
4. The union shall hold regular monthly
meetings.
5. Each member shall pay to the secretary,
who will receipt for the same, percentage
Of per cent, on his general tax.
6. The secretary shall pay over to the treas
urer the assessment so received, and take his
receipt for the same.
7. After deducting the necessary expenses
of the township union, the treasurer shall pay
over the balance to the treasurer OF the coun-
ty union, and take his receipt for the same.
Every township union shall appoint two
delegates to represent them in the county un'
ion. to be assembled at the courthouse, on the
first Monday in January, April, July and
October.
9. Each member of the township union,
shall be committee of one, to use his lnt1u'
ence to induce every honest taxpayer IN his
township to become member of the union
to report all violations of law by public of.
fcers; extortion, misapplication or embezzle,
ment of the public moneys; bribery and lrreg'
ularties at elections, with the evidence to sup
port his charge.
10. The president shall Immediately cause
such report to be forwarded to the president
of the county union.
II. The president, or any two members
may call extra meetings.
COUNTY UNIONS.
/. The county unions shall be composed Of
two delegates from each township union, and
shall meet at the courthouse, on the hrst Mon
days in January, April, July and October.
2. There shall be elected at the first meet
ing president, secretary and treasurer.
8 The treasurer shall receive from, and re-
ceipt to, the treasurers of the township unions
for their respective assessments, and report the
same to the secretary, who shall enter the
amount received in his minutes, under the su-
pervision of the president.
4. The president shall cause all persons
reported for any violation Of law, extortlon,
misapplication or embezzlement OF public
moneys in his county to be presented to the
grand jury, with the names OF the witnesses
to support charge. He may also employ coun'
sci to assist the solicitor in the prosecution
when, in his judgment, the same may be
necessary.
s. After defraying the necessary expense
of the county union, the president shall remit
the balance of the assessments received from
the township unions to the treasurer OF the
State union, and report the amount to the
president of the same.
STATE UNION.
The State Union shall be composed OF
three delegates from each county union, to
meet in Columbia on the fourth Tuesday in
November, and at such other times and places
as the executive committee may appoint.
2. The officers shall be a president, three
vice presidents, secretary, treasurer and execu-
tive committee.
8. The executive committee shall be compos-
ed of two from each Congressional district, and
the President of the State Union. The dele
gates from the counties comprising the Con-
eressional district to nominate the members
of the committee from that district.
4. Each delegate to the State Union
shall have his actual expenses paid in attend
ing the meetings O. the Union, to be paid by
county Union of which he is representative.
5. The executive committee shall elect its
own chairman, and shall meet at the call OF
the chairman, or any two members, ut such
times and places as he or they may ap;
point Their actual expenses shall be paid
by the Unions they represent.
6. The executive committee shall have
power to cause all State officers accused ofany
violation of law to be diligently prosecuted,
and may retain counsel for that purpose.
7. The treasurer shall desposit all moneys
received from the county Unions in some
bank to be selected by the President, and re-
port the amount so deposited to the executive
committee.
s. All moneys expended by order of the
State Union or the executive committee
shall be paid by check drawn by the chair
man of the executive committee, and the
treasurer shall report to the State Union, at
each meeting, an exact and particular account
of such expenditures.
9. The treasurer shall receive compensa
ton Of FIVE per cent on all moneys thus ex
pended.
TWO ELECTIONS THIS FALL!