Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-01-05

the Company are requested to DC Punctual IN
the attcuduucc
j. w. LIVINGSTON, Chairman.
j. Il. II,aooD. Secretary.
Commercial Relations of South Carolina--
The Ordinance Passed.
~ the secret session of the Convention
yesterday evening, tic following Ordinance
was passed and ratified
TIE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Alta Convention of the people of the Stote
of South Carolina, begun and holden at Co.
lun'bia, on the 18th day of Dccomber, in the
year Uf our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty, and thence continued by adjourn
nlcnt to Charleston, and there by divers hd-
journmcnts to the 2Gth day of December, in
the same year:
AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE PROVISIONAL AR
nhNGEMENrs FOR TIE CoNTINUANcE OF
COMMERCIAL FACILITIES IN SOUTH CARO-
LIMA.
Hhcr IS, it is due to our late conrcdcr,tcs
III the political Union known MS 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 upon imports into this State ;and
whereas, it is not desired BY this State to Sc
cure amy advantage in trade to her own ports,
above those of any of the slavcholding Stutcs,
whereas this Ordinance for the considerations
Indicated is designed to be provisional merely.
Therefore,
We, Mc pcopic IF .SauM GroNna in Con-
ocn'irn assembled, do odcciotrc anil o,qiain, ant
a IS Aercby dcclurcd and orduincd: Ist.-
That all citizens of this State, who, at the
date OF the Ordinance of Secession, were
holding Office connected with the Customs un-
der the General Government of the United
States, within the limits of South Carolina.
be, aud they are hereby appointed to hold un-
der the Government of this State, exclusive of
any further connection Whatever with the Fcl-
eral Government of the United States. the
same Offices they now ill, until otherwise ,i
rectcd, and to receive the same p,y and emol
uncnts for their services. ID That until
tins Convention, or the General Assembly,
shall otherwise provide, the Governor shall an
point to all vacancies which may occur in
such Offices. Sd. That until otherwise pro-
vldeu by this Convention, or .he General AS
scmbly, the Revenue, Collection aud Navipa-
tlon Laws of the United States, so far as thew
may be applicable, be, and they are hereby n
doptcd, and made the laws of this State, saw
ing that no duties shall be collected upon i'm
ports from the States forming the late federal
Union, known as the United States of Amer
ic"' 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
Congress, adopted the 3d day of March, 1857,
entitled An Act authorsing 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 within the
limits of this State. 4th. That all vessels
built in South Carolina or elsewhere. and
owned to the amount of one-third hv n o;t;,,,
or citizens of South Carolina or of any Of the
slavcholding commonwcalths of North Amer.
lea, and commanded by a citizen thereof. and
no other, shall be registered MS vessels of
South Carolina under the authority of the
Collector and Naval officer 5th That all
. the official acts of the officers aforesaid. in
{ which it is usual and proper TO set forth the
} authority under which they act, or the style o.
documents issued by them or any of then
, Shall be in the nnnio of the State Of Soutl
Carolina. 9th. That all moneys hereafter
collected by any of the officers aforesaid, shall
after deducting the sums necessary for The
/, compensation Of officers and other expenses
be paid into the Treasury of the State o
South Carolina, for the use Of the said State
subject to the order of this Conventions ol
the General Assembly. 7th. That the OH
ccis aforesaid shall retain in their HANDS n
, property of the United States in their posses
sion, custody or control, subject to the dspo
: sal of this State, who will account for th
same upon final settlement with the Govern
ment af the United Statcs
: Done at Charleston the twenty. sixth ciay O
December, IN the year of our Lord ON
thousand eight hundred ard sixty.
ID. Il. JAMESON, President.
Attest: II. T. ARTHUR, Clerk