The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-31
ny inc FrovIssoEaI Governor Of tne
State Of South Carolinx.
A Pr 0C LA N ALTON

tios., appointing me iBenjalnin t. Pcr-y>
| Provisional Governor i'll and f.: til Sat. o.
south Carolina, with power to prescribe
such rules and regulations as may be neccs-
sary and proper for converting 4 Convention
of the State, composed Of delegates to be
chosen by that portion of the people cf said
| State who are loyal to the United States,
| for the purpose of altering or amending The
| Constitution thereof; a9ld witt, authority to
exercise within the limits Of The State all
the powers necessary and proper to enablu
| such loyal people to restore said state 10 its
constitutional relations to the Federal Gov
? crliin"ilt. aEI to present such I Republican
FORM OF St:s ;GCvcrnment as will entiti: the.
STATE [" TIE guarantee Of the United States
t:"rr1u, and It's people to protection by the
n'tc'' Sta =; ;.:sainat invasion. iusurrectien
an'' ti'''i.: .Ir ..,lf.'e.
Now. y. :.-.'or,', - obedience to the pro-
claNra;irli 81: l..i t."eilcncv Andrew John
son, i'i'>...,.l.. C.; the u!ted States, I,
HENjA.,-s L. pf.EI:I, Provisional Cover
| ipr ot ..e Stat Of South Carolina, for the
I"r.os OF organizing u Provisional Gov
elil:nca. III south Carolina, reforming the
STATE Cons ;.iu,i"n and restoring civil au-
tt"r!ty III said State under the Cons;i tuition
ana laws Of tn. United States, do hereby
pr'".ai!n and declare that All civil officers in
south Carolina, WHO were in office when the
Civil government Of the State WIS suspend
td IN May last, except those arrested or
| under prosecution for treason,) shall, on
taking the oath of allegiance prescribed in
"a" trt'Sldc!tS Amnesty Proclamation OF
the 2Jth day OF May, lSt;5, resume the
duties oi tirlr Offices and continue to tis-
charge them under the Provisional Govcln-
mont III tur' Ter appointments are made.
And l do further procla I'M, declare and
hl:k Known, that it is the. duty of all cyal
citizens vi The State ot Scu,h Carolina to
promptly 80 Forward and take the oath of
alic:,ia'i'r TO the United States, before some
magistrate Or military officer Of tie Federal
Il 4 IN H. 4 ft,rr H.
hl;ilstrru'S oat!is; aud suci, hereby
authorized t" give certified copies thereof
to the irran"a respectively by wliorn ,:lcv
Wrr" !:ia". And such magistrates or
! Ulcers 'fr .irrcI', required i" transu:' tn.
":i"'i,a''' OF S., "aisS al us ca!l day a.s
'n;:' hc rt'iNcl,.;-it,, 10 u" department vi
S'ait n ne ii, Of Washington, ~. G.
And 'io f!!itli"r pv":l,.m declare aud
! make !.!'o"i,. t;at The Managers, ut I.lcc-
i.r;i:, iir"u;!.",i. III" ~:at" ut Sinmti tarul-
i:. w'i Noel IN election tor nicin of ~
'>s';" Con- ."i,. al t:,ir respective PFC
, y!m~ ~. th" FIRST NGNnAl IN nl.i'-
tf.NErE NENE, according 10 ic laws Of
:; i;ih tll".'i:: III i.irr h for" ;l'c Sccl>s.@:,
"t t"'; Si"it: aud mat rarll Eicctiuu DE-
tilr; III ..c stat: sii.N elect IL, many mem
':'s 1T ,hr Convention as TIL, sailfDi>,rct
! mas m';Ib"ls Of the House OF l;cprcSrll,-
'N''s :'r basis of representation bcnl:;
population and taxation. This Will give
"'tf i:'';i'u"d aln. twclitE-fnHr mcInh.y. tc
=: present every p"4i',l ct tllc STAT, unst
..1ry loyal citizen v&o l:,y t:.!,cl, .ly:,
-tincsiE oath and l!ni Within the e.Nc,;::,l
r!a;,~ts III the f1csiH H!' prorl;.,natu4
":l hr e:;!;tlvtl To vu,.', ,,.uvi.:d l,c was :,
legal v~tcr ,inirr the tons:i :itutinu n, il
stood prior to ~. .+rceS.;un nt s;uu;i, CARO-
lima. Anda who are within TIC. cxccrI,i
classes must taxi: ia" oath ana Yrr!y f,ir !.
pardon, III order t" rnti:lc them t., vote ca
become members OF the Convention.
/ The nea,hcrs uf the Convention tl,u.;
elected on the first Monday in Scrtuml,cr
""Nl are hereby required to converts. in the.
cay OF Columbia. on WEDNESDAY, the 1871,
G:'E OF S"pt.:nbrr, 1860, ior the purpose. uI.
altering and amending the present Co4sti-
i-iHtlpl Of South C:lrolina. or r,.r.ol,lir,
'!.'i l:!a:ii& a il.'v one, which viii conform
| ( M Ercat changes wl.ch have taken
!i..r II the STATE, and BE- r,or,. il, accord
:..'r ".iii Republican principles and c,lnal
/. u represent atlul,-
i"d d" further proclaim and make
kli""i., that II" Constitution. and all laws nf
fore III sS"uti' Carolina pr.ov to ,..c Srrcs-
SION "f the state, ar hereby made Of force
'lndir the Provisional Government. except.
wherein they may conflict With tie rrn;i.
Sl"1's m "' ''hS Hfoci"n'at'"n. And tho Jt,G.crs
and Chanr'l"rs Of the State ar. hereby
rrrG'lirct t" exercise all thc powers and Der:
form all the duties which apin rt:,iu t., tir if
respective Offices. and especially in cri,ni,;:l
| caSrs II viii b" expected of Tie F.,lrr.I
military authorities new in SuntlI t,or,li,.,
to- Tend their ant .i"viiy to the civil officer,
OF the Provisional Government, for l,,c nur
F"'i' OF enforcing the laws and prcsrrIi..:
the pcacc and good order" of Tie Stat..
ma q" further command and n,.,iu I'll
good and lawful .l;iz.ns Of tho S;ot, t.,
,nitG Y! rnf"r'ilcs t'3c laws and hr,nr;,,e, "a
ll.t''' al di."rderv persons. AL p;,uI. -
- Iohb"r' and L'arsrdcrs all va.la,:.s
ana ldlH persons wl'" arc wan' ri,,; about
"'!i"nt employment O." any visible ,nnau.
OF Hl!",;tn,; themselves.
Il ~ ~" 'Apc.tc'( :i,a; a1 FORMER rv,.,..
: II freed r'' sons VIII be kind to ihrn. and
n.t tMn "'t the children or aged , nnr;',
'',' = t's freed ''rn 'nd n"':'il AZ, c..;l."s,y
:. 49," :" hi''h'' contracts. JUS; and :lr,