The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-06-03

ed to be organized by the Tax Payers
Convention:
WHEREAS, the enormous increase
Of taxation, and the .nisapplicatioa 0.
embezzlement .of the taxes. when col
lected, will reduce both the propric
tors and laborers Of the STATE t. ruin !:
The undersigned DO agree to form
a tax union, for the purpose Of restor.
ing a:& honest ovcrnmeus and ali
economical administration Of State
and county affairs.
To this end We adopt the following
rules, and earnestly invoke the aid o!
all honest citizens, and especially the
active cooperation Of the young men ::
TOWNSHIP UNIONS.
I. This union shall be known as
Tie tax union.
2. All taxpayers of this township.
without regard to party or race: are
invited to become members.
3. The officers shall be q president.
secretary and treasurer.
e Tic unions Shalll E5ltf essTrtaT
monthly: meetings.
y. Each member shall pay t. the
secretary, who will receipt for the
same, per centage of--per cent.
on his general tax.
6. The secretary shall pay over to
the treasurer the assessment so recely-
I'd. and take his receipt for the same.
I. After deducting the necessary
expenses Of the township union, the
treasurer shall pay over the balance to
the treasurer Of the county union: and
take his receipt for the same.
s. Every township union shall ap-
point two delegates to represent them
in the county union, to be assembled
at the court house, on the first Monday
in January, April: July and October.
Q. Each member of the township
union shal! be = committee Of one, to
use his influence to induce every hon
est taxpayer in his township to become
a member Ct the union to report all
violations of law by public officers;
extortion; misapplication or embezz!e-
ment Of the public moneys; bribery
and irregularities at elections; with
the evidence to support his charge.
10. The President shall Immediate
ly cause such report to be forwarded
to the president Of the county union
II. The president. or any two mca,-
bcsS, may call extra meetings.
COUNTY UNIONS.
!. The county unions shall be COM
posed Of two delegates from each
township union. and shall meet at The
court house gu the first Monday i'll
January, April, July and October.
,. There shal! be elected at the first
mecting president; secretary AID
treasurer.
5. The treasurer Shal! receive from
and recei pit to, the treasurers Of the
township unions their respective as
Sesswcnts, and report the same to the
secretary, who shall enter the amount
received in his minutes, under the
supervision Of the president.
:. The president shall cause ali
pe:sons reported for any violation &C
law, extorsion: m;sappiicatioo or cm-
hczzle'uent Of public moneys in his
cognty to be presented TO The grand
jary, with the names Of the witnesses
10 support the charge. He may also
en.i,loy counsel to assist the solicitor
in ;he prosecution: when il his juig-
,nt,iit the same may be necessary.
5. After defraying the necessary
expenses Of the county union, the
president shall remit tie balance Of
the assessments received from the
township unions to the treasurer Of
the State union, and report the amount
to the president os the same.
STATE UNION.
J. The State uuicn shall be com-
posed Of three delegates from each
ronaty uuiua, to meet ii Columbia v,'
the four:h Tuesday in November and
at such 3'hcr lines and places as the
Executive committee may aDpoint.
.. The ofiflce:s shall be pseS;4ani,
three viee-prcsidents: secretary, treas
nrer and executive committee.
a. The executive committee shall
be composed Of two from caca con-
@resx;on"; district, and the president
nf the State union. The delegates
from the couHtics comprising the
,r:nercssional district to nom,nai& The
,,.eH.!ors Of tic committee from that
district
(. Each delegate to the State union
>l:aIi have his actual exptnsos paid in
attending the meetings Of the an;on.
TO bc paid by the county union Of
which he Is . representative.
). The executive committee shall
elect It's own chairman and shall .Gcct
1T the eli Of the chairman; or any
:wo members. at such times :ud
places as he or they may appoint.
Their actual expenses shall be paid
BY the unions they represent.
t.. The executive committee stlal;
have power to cause all State officers
accuscd Of aaY violation Of law to be
diligently prosecuted, and may retain
roRnscl for that purpose.
:. The treasurer shall depor:t I'll
moneys received from the county
unio:.S' in <nlnc bank to be selected
hy the president. and report The
aucunt so deposited to the executive
committee.
:. AlI moneys expended by ordrr
Of the State union or rhe executive
committee shall be paid by q check
drawn Gy TIE chairman CT ,:'a exec"
tive committce, ana the Treasurer
s!,ai: report 10 the State urion. 1t
each meeting. aa exact and particular
account Of such expenditures.
9. The treasurer Sha!; receive 4
cpnp>Gs;::;on Of FIVE per cent, on 81!
moneys thus expended.