The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-07-28

those arrested or under prosecution for
treason,) shall. on taking the oath of alls'
glance prescribed in.rhs Presidents Am.
nesty Proclamation of the a9th day Of
May, 1865. resume the duties of their
Offices and continue to discharge them
under the Provisional Government till
further appointments are made
And do further proclaim, dec!ars and
make known. that it js the duty of all
loyal citizens Of the State of South Caro-
Ina to promptly go forward aud take :he
oath OF allegiance to the United States,
before eome magistrate or military othcer
OF the Federal Government. ho may be
qualified for administering oaths; and such
are hereby authorized. to give certified :.
copies thereof to the PERSONS respectivelyt
by whom! they we're Made. And such
magistrates or officers are hereby required
to transmit The originals Of such oa;hs at
es early day as may be convenient, to
the Departtpen: of State, in the city of
Washington. d. G.
And l do further proclaim, declare and
make known. that the Managers of Elec- 4
tions throughout the State of South Caro-.
lima will hold al election for members of
Il State Convention. at their respective
precincts. on the FIRST MONDAY IN
5 EPTEMBER NEAT according to the
laws Of South Carolina in force before the
secession Of the State; and .ltSt each Elec.
tion District in the State shall elect as
many members Of the Convention as the
said District has members OF the House Of
Eepresentatlvts-tle basis Of representa-
ton being population and taxati This
will give one hundred ahN twenty four
members to the Conventional number
sufficiently large to4represent every ror
ton of the State most fully.
Every loyal citizen who has taken the
Amnesty oath and not within the excepted
classes in the Presidents Proclamation,
will be entitled 10 vote, provided ho was
a 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, m order to entitle
them to vote or become members of the
! Convention.
The members of the Convention thus
elected OF, the first Monday in September
! next. are hereby required to convene in
the city Of Columbia, on WEDN ESDAY,
the 18th dnv of September, 1868, for the
purpose of altering and amending the
present Constitution Of Sonth Carolina, or
remodelling and making new one, which
will conform 10 the great changes which
huvc taken H!ace in the State and be
more in accordance with kepubrcan prin.
c'Ples and equality of rePresen; alton.
and ! do further proclaim Snd make
known. that the Constitution and 'all laws
"l force i'll South Caroli:n prior to the
sece sioa cf thA State are hereby mud. OF
force under the Provisional Government.
except " herein they may ccbf:ct I'LL the
provisions Of this proclamation And the
judges and Chancel!ors of the State arc
hereby required to exercise al! The powers
and perform all the duties cl.ic!, apper-
tain to their respective offices, and lspe-
cia.ly in criminal cases. it will be
expected Of the Fedora! military au'l,ori.
ties now in South Carolina, to lend their
authority 10 the civil officers of the Pro-
vIsional Government. Cor the purpose of
enforcing the laws and preserving the
peace and good order Of the State
And do further command AID .iioin
all good and lawful citizens Of the State
to unite in enforcing the Laws and bring.
ing to .jnstce all di<ordcrly persons, all
Plun3erers, robbers and maraulcrs all
vagrants and lille persons who arc wan
dering about without employment or any
visible means of supporting themselves.
1t is also expected that all former own.
ers of freed persons will be kind to them.
and not turn of the children or aged to
perish: and the freed men and women are
earnestly cnioincd to make contracts, lust
and fair for remaining with their former
owner".
In order .c facilitate as nnch as posi-
ble the application for pardors under the
excepted sections of the Presidents Am
nestry Proclamation, il is stated for nfor-
nation thst all applications must be by
petition, stating the exception and accom-
panied with the oath prescribed. This
petition must be first approved by the
Provisional Governor and then forwarded
TO the President. The headquarters of
the Provisional Governor WILDE at Green.
vile, where all communications to him