Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-01-19
Ordinance of Citizenship.

The following Ordinance was adopted by
|the Convention
n = We, Mc People of de State of ISouM Car
II oma, an Conventioa assembled do declare
II ana ordaia, dnR IL as hereby declared and
! ordained, as foltotcs:
= L. Every person, who, at the date of tho
ordinance of Secession, was residing in this
state, and was tlfen, by birth, residence or
I naturalization, citizen of this State, shall
S'ntlnue citizen of this State, unless n
foreign residence shall be established by such
y person with the intention of expatriaton.
u y $50, also, shall continue every free white
4 person, who, after the date aforesaid may be
\ born within the territory of this State, or may
1 be born outside of that territory, of father
i~who was then citizen of this State
3. So, also, every person, citizen of any
one of the States now confcdcrated 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 allcgi-
ance to this State, below provided.
4. So, also, every free white person who
shall be engaged in the actual 7crvice, military
or navalof the State, and s. l take an oath
ot his intention to continue in such service
for ut least three months, unless sooner dis
charged honorably, and also the oath of allie
glance below prescribed. In this case the
oaths shall be administered by some comnis-
stoned oIhcer of the service, in which the ap-
pIlcant for citizenship may be engaged, supc-
rlor in rank to the applicant, and thcreupon n
certificate of citizenship of tire applicant
shall be signed by the officer and delivered to
the applicant.
S. So, also, every free white person not IA
citizen of any of the States above mentioned,
who at the date of the Ordinance of Secession
was residing in this State, or, who, within one
year from that date, shall como to reside in
this State, with the inteption of remaining,
upon such PERSONS appearing before the Court
OF Common Plens 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 and abjura.
ton below prescribed.
o. SO, also, every person, } It 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 naturalizcd according to tho nat
uralization laws of this State. Until they
may be altered or repealed, the naturalization
laws of the United States, accommodated to
Che special condition of the State are hereby
''"NN eho h'MS Va WIS k)kdtc, CNccpJ bnHJ IN
stead of the oaths required By those laws in
the final Act, tho oath of allegiance to this
State, and of ubjuraton below provided, shall
be taken.
7, In all cases, the citizenship of man
shall extend to his wife, present or future,
whenever she shall have n residence in the
State, and shall extend also to each of his
children. that under the age of eighteen
years, may have . residence in the State. In
like manncr, the citizenship of woman shall
extend to each of her childrcn that under
the age of eighteen years, may have residence
IN tho State; Provided, That in no case
Shall citizenship extend to any person who is
not a free white person.
g. The oath of allegiance to this State
shall be in the following form, to wit: az
do swear Cor afirm) that will be faithful
and true allegiance beT to the State of South
Carolina, as long as may continue citizen
thereof"
o. The oath of abjuraton shall be in the
following form, to wit: 81 do swear Cor af
firm) that do rcnouncc, and forever abiure,
all allegiance and fidelity to every Prince,
Potcntatc, State or Sovereignty whatsoever,
except the State of South Carolina"