The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-01-23
Ordinances Adopted and Ratified in
Convention.
ORDINANCE OF CITIZENSHIP.

ordinances Adopted and Ratified in
Convention.
oRDINANCE OF CITIZENSHIP.
The following Ordinance, after having
received various important amendments.
was adopted by tho Convention
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
At Convention of The People Of the
State of South Carolina, begun and
holden at Columbia, on the seven ieenth
day Of December. in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty, and thence continued by adjourn
ment 10 Charleston, and there by 6i
vers aGjou nments to the first dav of
January, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty.one.
Az ORDINANCE CONCERNING CITIZENSHIP.
We, the People Of the State Of South
Carolina, an Convention asscn.6ie,t do dc.
clare and ordojm, and II as hereby declar-
ed and ordained as totlows
l. Every person, who, at the date of
The Ordinance of Secession, WAS residing
IN this State, and was then by birth, res
State, shall continue citizen Of this State.
unless a foreign residence shall be es,ab
I'shed by such person with the intention
of expatriation.
2. So, also, shall continue every free
white perCn, who, after ihe date afore
sad, may be born within the territory Of
this State, or may be born outside Of that
al I..II, rl,,,
lzen Of this State.
8. 30, also, every person, a citizen e.
any one Of tue States now cuufederated
under the uarne Of the United States of
America, who, within twelve months af
ter the date OF the Ordinance OF Secess
ION, shall come to reside in this State.
with the intention Of remaining, upon
'uch persons taking Ihe "a b of alleg;-
ance TO this State, below provided.
4. So, also, every free white person
who shall "e engaged in the actual ser
vice, military or naval, Of the Stale, and
shall take all oath of his intention to con,
tinue III such service for at least tin ee
months, unless sooner discharged honor
a5ly, aud also the oath of allegiance be
low prescribed. In this case, the oaths
shall he administered by some commits
slonei officer OF The service. in which the
applicant for ciIizensEip may he engaged.
superior in rank TO the applicant, and
theIeupon certificate of The citlzen.hp of
the appicar sha! be signed by the of.
iicer aud delivered to tie applicant.
8. SO, also, every free white person, no,
n ,.r 81, G,
toned, "ho at the date Of the Ordinance
ot Secession WAS residing in this State, or
who, within one year from that date,
shall come TO reside in this State. with
the inten'io" Of remaining, upon such
persons appearing lefore the Court Of
Common Pleas for any Of the Dic,ric,s
OF this State, establishing by hi. or her
own oath the residence and intention here
required, and taking the oath Of allepi.
ance and a'jura,ion below prescribed.
q. so, also, every person, not a citizen
OF any Of the States above mentioned, at
the date aforesaid, who may como to re
SIDE in this State, with the in,er,ion Of
remaining, and may be na,uralized &C.
cording to tie naturalization laws of this
State, until they may be altered or re.
pealed, the naturalization laws of the
Uniied States, accommodated 10 the spe
cial condition Of the State, are hereby
made The laws Of this State, except that
'nse,d'of the oa,hs required bv those
Avs of the final Act, the oath Of alIep;
"nce 10 this State, and Of atjuration be.
low provided, shall be taken.
T. In all cases, the citizenship Of a
man shall extend to his wife, presen. or
future, whenever she shall have a rssi
dence in the State, and shall extend also
To each Of his children, that under the
age Of eighteen years, may have a resi-
dence in The Stale. In like manner. the
citizenship Of 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 free white person.
8. The oath of allegiance to ths State
shall be in the following form, to wit: 81
do swear Tor atiirm) that will be faith
fnl and true allegiance bear TO the State
of South Carolina, as long as | may con.
tinue a citizen thereof
o. The oath Of sbjuration shal. be in
tho following form, TO wit III do swear
Tor sffiIm) that do renounce, and for
ever stjore, all allegiance and fidelity to
every Prince, Potentate, State or Sover
eighty whatsoever, except the State Of
South Carolina"
Done at Charleston the first day Of Jan
uary, in the year of our Lord, ono
thousand eight hundred aud sixty one.
lAttesD ID. F.JAMlSON, Presid't.
b. +. ARTHUR, Clerk.