Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-01-10
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ORDINANCE OF CITIZENSHIP.
The following Ordinance after having
received various importantamendments, was
adopted by the Convention:
We, the People Of the State Of S. Car
olina, in Convention assembled, do declare
and ordain, and 1t IS hereby declared and
ordained, as toUoaos:
l. Every person, who, at the date of the
Ordinance of Secession, was residing iu
this State, aud was then, by birth, residence
or naturalization, citizen of this State,
shall continue citizen of this State, unless
foreign residence shall be established by
such person with the intention of expatria-
ton.
2. So, also, shall continue every free
white person, who, after the date aforesaid,
may be born within the territory of this
State, or may be born outside of that terri
tory, of father who was then citizen of
this State.
8. So, also, every person, a citizen of any
one of the States now confederated under
the name of the United States of America,
who, within twelve months after the date of
the Ordinance of Secession, shall come to
reside in this State, with the intention Of
remaining, upon such persons taking the
oath of allegiance to this State, below pro-
vided.
4. So, also, every free white person who
shall be engaged in the actual service, mil
itary or naval, of the State, and shall take
an oath of his intention to continue in such
service for at least three months, unless
sooner discharged honorably, aud also the
oath Of allegiance below prescribed. In
this case the oaths shall be administered by
some commissioned officer of the service, in
which the applicant for citizenship may be
engaged, superior in rank to the applicant,
and thereupon a certificate of citizenship
of the applicant shall be signed by the off
Ger and delivered to the applicant.
5. So, also, every free white person not
citizen of any of the States above mention
ed, who at the date of the Ordinance of
Secession was residing in this State, or,
who, within one year from that date, shall
come to reside in this State, with the inten-
ton of remaining, upon such persons ap-
pearing before the Court of Common Please
for any of the Districts of this State, estab-
fishing by his or her own oath the residence
and intention here required, and taking the
oath of allegiance and abjuration below pre-
scribed.
6. So, also, every person, not citizen of
any of the States above mentioned, at the
date aforesaid, who may come to reside in
this State, with the intention of remaining,
and may be naturalized according to the
naturalization laws of this State. Until
they may be altered or repealed, the natu.
rallzation laws of the United States, accom-
modated to the special condition of the State,
are hereby made the laws of this State, ex-
cept that instead of the oaths required by
those laws in the final Act, the oath of alle-
glance to this State, and of abjuration be-
low provided, shall be taken.
7. 10 all cases, the citizenship of man
shall extend to his wife, present or future,
whenever she shall have residence in the
State, and shall extend also to each of his
children, that under the age of eighteen
years, may have a residence in the State
In like manner, the citizenship Of a woman
shall extend to each Of her children, that
under the age of eighteen years, may have
residence in the State Provided, That
in no case shall citizenship extend to any
person who is not a free white person.
8. The oath of allegiance to this State
shall be in the following form, to wit: ~
do swear Cor affirm that l will be faithful
and true allegiance bear to the State of
South Carolina, as long as I may continue
citizen thereof"
9. The oath of abjuration shall he in the
following form, to wit: 81 do swear Cor
affirm that do renounce, and forever ab-
jure, all allegiance and fidelity to every
Prince, Potentate, State or Sovereignty
whatsoever, except the State Of South Ca
rolina."
Done at Charleston the first day of Janu-
ary, in the year of Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty one.
(Attest)
D. F. JAMISON, President.
B. F ARTHUR, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE TO DEFINE AND PUNISH
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