The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-08-08

will entitle the State to the guarantee of the
United States therefor, and its people to
protection by the United States against in
vasion, insurrection and domestic violence /:
Now, therefore, in obedience to the pro-
clamation of His Excelency, Andrew John
son, President of the United States, l, BEN
JAMIN +. PERRY, Provisional Governor of
the State Of South Carolina. for the purpose
of organizing a Provisional Government in
South Carolina, restoring civil authority in
said State, under the Constitution and laws
Of the United States, do hereby proclaim
and declare that oil civil officers in South
Carolina, who were in Office when the Civil
Government of the State was suspended, in
May last, Except those arrested or under
prosecution for treason shall, ON taking
the oath of allegiance prescribed in the
Presidents Amnesty Proclamation Of the
10Th day of May, 1865, resume the duties of
their Offices and continue to discharge them
under the Provisional Government till fur
ther appointments are made.
And do further proclaim, declare and
make known, that it is the duty of all loyal
citizens of the State of South Carolina to
promptly 60 forward and take Tho oath OF
allegiance to the United States, before some
magistrate or military officer Of the Federal
Government, who may bo qualified for adj
ministering oaths; and such are hereby au-
thorized to give certified copies thereof to
the persons respectively by whom they
were made. And such magistrates or Off
GERS are hereby required to transmit the
originals of such oaths, at as early day as
may be convenient, to The Department of
State, in the city of Washington, d. c.
And do further proclaim, declare and
make known, that the Managers of Elec-
tions throughout the State of South Caro-.
lima will hold an election for members Of
State Convention, at their respective pre-
cincis, on the FIRST MONDAY IN SEP
TENDER NEXT, according to the laws of
South Carolina in force before the secession
of the State, and that each Election District
in the State shall elect as many members
of the Convention as the said District has
members of the House Of Representatives
the basis of representation being population
| and taxation. This will give one hundred
and twenty-four members to the Convention
"a number sufficiently large to represent
every portion of the State most fully.
Every loyal citizen who had taken the
Amnesty oath, and not within the excepted
classes in the Presidents proclamation,
will be entitled to vote, provided he was
| legal voter under the Constitution as it stood
prior to the secession of South Carolina.
And all who are within the excepted classes
must take the oath and apply for pardon,
in order to cntitle them to vote or become
members of the Convention. -s
/ The members of the Convention thus
elected on the first Monday in September
next, are hereby required to convene in the
| city of Columbia, ON WEDNESDAY, the
18th day of September, 1865, for the pur-
pose of altering and amending the present
| Constitution of South Carolina, or remodel
| ing and makinga new one, 1Aich will con-
form to the great changes which have taken
place in the State, and be more in accord
ancewith Republican principles and equality
of representation.
And / do further proclaim and make
known. that tho Constitution and all laws
Of force in South Carolina prior to the
secession of the State, are hereby made Of
force under the Provisional Government
except wherein they may conflict with the
provisions Of this proclamation, Aud the
Judges and Chancclors of The State are
hereby required to, exercise all the powers
and perform oil the duties which appeltain
to their respective o}i6Ss GHd especially in
criminal cases. 1t wiz kpected Of the
Federal military authofii new in South
Carolina, to lend their adShof u I'd the civil
officers of the Provisional Goscfnspent for
tho purpose of enforcing the laws and
preserving the peace and goodsofder of the
l State. f y y.r-f& p -'
And do further commaHd, and eujoin all
good and lawful citizens OF the State TO
! unite in enforcing the lava and bringngito
justice all disorderly persons, all plunderers
| robbers and marauders,s all vagrants and
idle persons who are wandering about with.
out employment or any visible means Of
| supporting themselves.
1t is also expected that all former own
ers Of freed persons will be kind to thems
and not turn off the children or aged to
perish; and the freed men and women are
earnestly enjoined to mako contracts. just
and fair, for remaining with their former
owners. 49,"
In order to facilitate as much as possi-
Bile the application for pardons under tho
excepted sections Of the Presidents AM
nesty Proclamaion, it is stated for infor-
nation that all applications nustibe by pe-
| tition, stating the exception, and accom-
paniedwith the oath prescribed This pc
tition must be first approved by the Proyis-
ional Governor, and then forwarded to the
President. The headquarters of the Pro-
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