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

At Convention of the people of
South Carolina, begun and holden at Co.
lumbia, on the seventeenth day of Decem-
bcr in the year of our Lord 1860, and
thence continued by adjournment to
Charleston, and there by divers adjourn
nents to the 26th day of December, in the
same year.
An Ordinance to make Provisional arrange
mentS for the continuance OF Commercial
Facilities in South Carolina.
Whereas, it is due to our late confeder-
ates in the political Union known as the
United States of America, as also to the
citizens of South Carolina, engaged in
commerce, that no abrupt or sudden change
be made in the rate of duties uponimports
into this State; and whereas it is not de-
sired by this State to secure any advant-
age in trade to her ownports, above those
of any of the slaveholding States, her late
confederates in the said Union; and, where
as, this Ordinance, for the considerations
indicated, is designed to be provisional
merely. Therefore, we, the people of
South Carolina, in Convention assembled,
dc declare and ordain, and it is hereby
declared and ordained
1st. That all citizens of this State, who,
at the date of the Ordinance Of Secession,
were holding office connected with the
Customs under the General Government
of the United States within the limits Of
South Carolina, be, and they are hereby,
appointed to hold, under the Government
of this Statc-cXclusivc of any further
connection whatever with the Federal
Government of the United States-the
same offices they now fill, until otherwise
directed, and to receive the same pay and
emoluments for their services. That un-
til this Convention, or the General Assem-
bly,, shall otherwise provide, the Governor
shall appoint to all vacancies which may
occur in such Offices.
Sd. That until otherwise provided by
this Convention, or the General Assembly,
the revenue, collection and navigation
laws of the United States so far as they
may be applicable, be, and they arc here
by, adopted and made the laws Of this
State, saving that no duties shall be col
lcctcd upon imports from the States form
ing the late Federal Union, known us the
United States Of America, nor upon the
tonnage of vessels owned in whole or in
part by the citizens of the said States !;
and saving and excepting the Act of Con-
grcss, adopted the third day of March,
1857, entitled can Act authorizing the
deposit of papers of foreign vessels with
the Consuls Of their respective nations"
which said Act is hereby declared to be
of no force with the limits of this State.
4th. That all vessels built in South Car
olina, or elsewhere, and owned to the
amount of one-third by citizen or citi-
zcns of South Carolina, or of any of the
Slavcholding Commonwealths of North
America, and commanded by citizen
thereof, and no other shall be registered
as vessels of South Carolina, under the
authority of the Collector and naval Off
Ger.
5th. That all the official acts of the Off
GERS aforesaid, in which it is usual and
proper to set forth the authority under
which they act, or the style of documents
issued by them, or any of them, shall be
in the name of the State of South Carroll
M.
9th. Thatall moneys hereafter collected
by any of the officers aforesaid shall, after
dcducting the sums necessary for the COM
pansat.on Of officers and ether expenses,
be paid into the Treasury Of the State of
South Carolina, for the use of the said
State, subject to the order of this Conven-
ton, or the General Assembly
7th. That the officers aforesaid shall re-
tain in their hands all the property Of the
United States in their possession, custody
or control, subject to the disposal of this
State, who will account for the same up
on q final settlement with the Government
of the United States.
Done at Charleston, the 10th day of Dc
ccmbcr, in the year of our Lord, 1860.
d. F. JAMISON, President.
Attest-B. F. ARTHUR, Clerk.
An Ordinance Concerning Pomers lately vest-
ed in the Congress Of the United States.
We, the people of the State of