The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-01-10

dained, as follows:
1. Every person, who, at the date OF
the Ordinance of Secession, was residing
in this State, and was then, by birth, resi-
dence or naturalization, a citizen of this
State, shall continue citizen of this State,
unless foreign residence shall be estab-
ed by such persons with the intention of
expiration.
2. So, also, shall continue every free
white person, who, after the date afore-
said may be born within the territory of
this State, or may be born outside Of that
territory, of father who was then citi-
zen of this State. -.
3. So, also, every person, q ciSaen of
any one of the States now confederated
under the name Of the United States of
America, who, within twelve months after
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,
military 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, and
also the oath of allegiance below prcscrib-
ed. In this case the oaths shall be adj
ministered by some commissioned officer
of the service, in which the applicant for
citizenship may be engaged, superior in
rank to the applicant, and thercupon a
certificate of citizenship of the applicant
shall be signed by the officer and deliver
ed to the applicant.
s. So, also, every free white personnel
u citizen of any of the States above mon
toned, who at the date of the Ordinance
of Secession was residing in this State, OF
who, within one year from that date, shall
come to reside in this State, with the in
tention of remaining, upon such persons
appearing before the Court of Common
Pleas for any of the Districts of this State
establishing by his or her own oath the
residence and intention here required, ,and
taking the oath of allegiance a#a-abjura
ton below prescribed.
g. So, also, every person, not Il citizen
of any of the States above mentioned, al
the date aforesaid, who may come to re
side in this State, with the intention ot
remaining, and be naturaizcd according
to the naturalization laws of this State
Until they may be altered OF repealed
the naturalization laws of the United
States, accommodated to the special con
dition of the State, are hereby made the
laws of this State, except that instead o.
the oaths required by those laws in the
final Act, the oath of allegiance to this
State, and of abjugation below provided
shall be taken.
7. In all cases, the citizenship of a mar
shall extend to his wife, present or future
whenever she shall have u residence IL
the State, and shall extend also to each O
his children, that under the age of eigh
teen years, may have residence in tho
State. In like manner, the citizenship o
u woman shall extend to each Of hel
children, that under the age Of cightccr
years, may have q residence in the State
Provided, That in no case shall citizen
ship extend to any person who is not
free white person.
8. The oath of allegiance to this Stat
shall be in the following form, to wit: e
do swear Cor affirm) that 1 will be faith
full and true allegiance bear to the State o
South Carolina, as long as 1 may continue
q citizen thereof"
6. The oath Of abjugation shall be il
the following form, to wit: II do swea1
(or affirm) that I do renounce, and forev
or abure, all allegiance and fidelity tt
ever Prince, Potentatc, State of Sovereign
ty whatsoever, except the State Of Soutl
Carolina"
Done at Charleston the first day of Janu
ary, in the year of our lord, one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-one.
(AttcsD D. f. JAMISoN, Prcs't.
B. F. ARTHUR, Clerk
An Ordinance to Define and Punish Trea
son.
We, the people of the State Of soutl
Carolina, in Convention assembled, do dc
clare and ordain, and it is hereby declared