The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-11-07
IMPORTANT ORDINANCES.

An Ordinance declaring vacant all the Offices of
the State in existence on the Goth day of
April, 1865:
Whereas, no person elected Or appointed to
any Office under the State can riehtfully claim
any vested interest therein until be shall have
taken the oath to support the Constitution OF
the United States as prescribed in that instru-
ment, and also an oath of Office; and whereas,
those officers who did take such oaths and there
after took an oath. to support the Constitution
of the Confederate States, did thereby incur the
penalty of forfeiting their Offices, and are inca
pablo of resuming the duties thereof TO which
they we're respectively elected or appointed,
without again taking the like oatbs;
And whereas, it is in the power of the Con-
vention to allow or deny to such persons the
privilege of again qualifying themselves anew
by taking such oath; and this Convention deems
it expcdient, after so great popular CONFUSION
as has happened amongst the people of this
State, that all such Offices should be filed new
by persons hereafter chosen or appointed:
BE it ordained by the delegates Of the people
in this Convention assembled, and it is hereby
ordained by authority of the same, That no OF
icer of the State who may have taken an oath
Of Office to support the Constitution of the Con-
federate States shall be capable of holding under
the State any Office or place of trust or profit
which he held when he took such oath to sup
port the Constitution of the Confederate States
until he may be re-appoirted or reelected to the
same and all the Offices lately held by such
persons are hereby declared vacant
GRati6ed in Convention, this 18th day OF
October, in the year Of our Lord 1865
f, G. READE, President.
An Ordinance to organize a temporary force for
the preservation of law aud order
BE it ordained by the delegates of the peo-
pie in Convention assembled, and it is hereby
ordained by the authority of the same, That the
sherifs appointed under the provisional govern
ment, shall, as soon as practicable, summons the
justices of the peace as appointed by the Pro-
visional Governor for their respective counties,
to meet at the court house of their several coun-
ties, on day certain; and majority, or such
number of said justices as shall be assembled,
shall have power, and they are hereby author
companies as auxiliaries to the county police,
as they in their discretion may deem necessary
for the preservation OF law and order, under the
following rules and regulations The said JUS
tees shall enrol all or any portion OF the free
| white male residents between the ages of eish-
teen ard thirty five years, and If necessary ex-
tend the enrolment to forty five years. They
, shall appoint or direct the election of all neces
sary officers. They shall prescribe the duties,
police or otherwise, to be discharged by said
| forces. They shall make such exemptions as
they may deem proper They shall have power
to enforce all their orders, by the infection Of
such pains and penalties as they may consider
just and proper. And in case of any serious
disturbance or outbreak the said force shall be
deemed auxiliary to the county police, and shall
be subject to the same orders. And the said
justices from time to time shall have power, and
they are hereby authorized to adopt all such
measures as they may consider necessary to
render said force efficient for the purposes herein
set forth
Be it further ordaiHed, That this ordinance
shall remain in force until the organization of
the militia, or until modified or repealed by the
General Assembly.
BE it further ordained, That the Clerk of the
Convention transmit copy of this ordinance to
each Sheriff and County Court Clerk within the
State immediately after the ratification of the
same.
GRatifed in Convention this 18th day of o.
tober, in the year of our Lord 1865
EDWIN G. READE, President.
An Ordinance providing for compensation to
Sherfs for holding elections for delegates to
this Convention
BE it ordained by the delegates of the people
of the State Of North Carolina in Convention as
scmbled, That the provisional sheriffs of the
several counties in this State are entitled to and
are hereby allowed the same compensation for
holding the late elections fer delegates to this
Convention as shcrifs are now allowed by law
| for holding elections for members Of the General
Assembly, and the Treasurer is hereby directed
TO allow the Samt tn Such sheriffS in the settle
ment Of their accounts.
Ratified in Convention this 10Th day of Oc-
tober, in the year of our Lord 1865
EDWIN G.. READE, President.
SOUTH CARoIINA.--Hon. j. L. Orr has
| been elected Governor CT South Carolina.
In the Leuisl atnre ON the 9th q messaue