Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-01-03

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IMPORTANT ORDINANCE
The following Ordinance was adopted by !
the Convention, on Wednesday, 2eth ult., |.
during their secret session: ~. ~
THE STATE OF SOUTH oARoLINA.;s
At Convention of The people of the
State of South Carolina, begun and holden
at Columbia, On the seventeenth day of De-
cember, in the year Of our Lord 1881 J and
thence continued by adjournment ID Charles Z
ton, and there by divers adiournments to
the 26th day Of December, il the same
year. ~
An Ordinance: 10 make Provisional Ar !
rangeneents tor. the Continuance ~ fCom-
sercia1 Facilities iiss Soutb CWoziaa.
Whereas, It is due To- our late sconfsdsrz
ates in the political Union known as the
United States Of Americas as also to The. :,
citizens of South Carolina, engaged ii CON:
merce, that no abrupt or sudden change be !
made in the rate Of duties upon imports ia.
to this State to secure any advantage IN /,
trade to her own ports, above those ofany
Of the slaveholding States, her late confed-st
crates in the said Union ;and whereas this
Ordinance, for the considerations indicated,
is designed TO, be provisional merely-
Therefore, we, the people of South 4Cafolis
ma, in Convention assembled, do declare
and ordain, and it is hereby declared and
ordained: 49,. ssls ~,
| lst Thatall citizens Of this State, sho;.
at the date of the Ordinance of Secession
were holding Office connected with the Gus
toms under the General Governmentof the
United States within the limits of South.
Carolina, be, aud tbeyare herebys appoint
ed to hold; under the Government Of, this
State exclusive Of any fnrther connection
whatever with the Federal Governmental
the United States-the same offices they
now Ell, until otherwise directed, apdsto
receive the same pay and emeluments for
their services. That until this G Convention,
or the General Assembly, shall otherxise
provide, the Governor shall appoint 10 all
vacancies which may occur in such oficessa
8. That, untilotherwise provided by thiss
Convention, or the General Assembly the
revenue, collection and navigation laws of /.
the United States, so faras they may be ap;
plicable, be, and they are hereby, adopted
and made the lawsof this State, saving that
no duties shall be collected upon imports
from the States forming the late Federal
Union known as the United States Of A.
merica, nor upon the tonnage Of vessels
owned in whole or in part BY The citizens
of the said States and savingand excepting
the Act of Congress, adopted the thirdday i,
Of March, 1857, entitled an Act, author
izing the deposit Of papers Of foreign yes.
sells with the Consuis of theirrespectiye ma
tions, which said Act is hereby declared to
be of no force within the, limits of This
State. ~
4tb. That all vessels built In South Gas;
rolina, Or elsewhere, and owned TO tRe. ..
mount of one e.third by as scitizen Of South
Carolina, or of any of the Slave holding
Commonwealth of North America, and
commanded by q, citizen thereof, and no,
other shall be registered as vessels of
South Carolina under the authority Of :thes
Collector and naval officer - , ssas
5th. That all the official acts of thesof-
ficers aforesaid in which sit is usual and
proper to set forth Tie authority under
which they act, or the style of documeptsg
issued by, them, or any ofssthem, shall be
in the name of the State Of South Carolina.
9th. That all moneys hereafter collected
by any of the officers aforesaid shalla after
deducting the sums necessary for the COM
pensation of officers and other expenses,
be paid into the Treasury Of the State.of
South Carolina, for the use of thesaid
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 properly Of the
United States in their possession, custody
or control subjects the disposal Of this
State, who will account for thessame upon
a final settlement with the Government Of
the United States.
Done at Charleston, the 26th day of De-
oember, 1.-THE year Of our Lord, $780,
D. F. JAMESON, President.