The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-01-23

OF december, IN the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
(AttesD ID. F. JAMISON, President.
B f. ARTHUR, Clerk.
Commercial Relations of South Carroll
na-The Ordinance Passed.
AT the secret session of the Convention
yesterday evening, the following Ordi.
naLce was passed and ratified:
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
AT Convention Of the people of the
State OF South Carolina, begun and hold
en- at Columbia, on the 17tL day of De.
cember, in the year Of our Lord one thou.
| sand eight hundred and sixty, and thence
continued by adjournment to Charleston.
and there by divers adjournments TO the
26,h day rfDecembsr, in the same wear:
AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE PROVISIONAL AR,
RANGEMENTs FOR THE CONTINUANCE OF
COMMERCIAL FACILITIES IN SOUTH CAR.
oL,NA.
whereas, it is due to our late confed.
crates IN the political Union known as
the United STATES Of America. rs also 20
the c'tlzens Of South Carolina engaged in
commerce, that no abrupt or sudden
change he made in the rate of duties upoo
imports into this State and whereas, i, is
not desired by this State 10 secure any
advantage in trade 10 her own DORIS.
above those cf any of the slaveholoing
States, her late coniederates in the said
Union; and whereas this Ordinance. for
the considerations indicated, is designed
TO be provisional merely. Therefore,
We, the people of South Carolina, in
Contention assembled, do declare and or.
dam, and ii is hereby declared and or.
dd'ned: lH. That all citizens Of this State,
wLo, at the date OF the Ordinance of Sc
cesslon, were holding office connected
with the Customs under the General Gov
eminent OF the United States, within the
limits OF South Carolina, be, and they are
hereby appointed to hold under the Gov
ernment Of this State, exclusive Of any
further connection whatever with the
Federal Government Of the United States. |
the same Offices they now fill, until 9th
erwlse directed, and to receive the same
pay and smoluments for their services.
I'd. That until this Convention, or the
General Assembly, shall otherwise pro
vide, the Governor shall appoint to all
vacancies which may occur in such ofli
ces 3. That until otherwise provid, d 5y |
this Convention, or the General Assem-,
bly,, the Revenue, Collection and Naviga
ton Laws Of the United States, SO far az
they may be applicable, be, and they are
hereby adopted, and made the laws of
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 America, nor up'
on the tonnage Of vessels owned in whole |
or in part by the citizens Of the said STATES,
and saving and excepting h, Ac, of Con
grsss, adopted the Sd day ofMarch, 1857,
entitled "An Act authorizing the deposit
Of papers OF foreign vessels with the Con
suls OF their respective nations" which |
said Aat is hereby declared to be of no
force withia the limits Of this State. 4,b.
That all vessels built in South Carolina
or elsewhere, and owned TO the amount
of one',bird by citizen or citizens of
South Carolins or ofany OF the slaveho!d
iLg Common wealths Of Nor,h America,
and commanded by citizen thereof, aud
no other, shall be registered as vessels of
South Carolina under the authority OF
the Collector and Naval officer. 9Th.
Tina, all the official acts Of the officers
sfors'sid, in which il 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 he in the
name Of the State Of South Carolina. 9Th.
That all moneys hereafter collected by |
any o. the officers aforesaid, shall, after |
deducting the sums necessary for the
compensation Of officers and other ex
penses, be paid into the Treasury Of the
State Of South Carolina, for tie use of |
the said State, subject to the order of this
Convention, or the Genera Assembly.
7:h. That the Officers aforesaid shall re-
tain in their hands al 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 final settlement with the Govern
ment Of the United States.
Done at Charleston the twenty sixth day
OF December, in the year Of our Lord |
one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
ID. F.JAMlSON. President.
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