The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-08-03
BY the Provisional Governor of the
State Of South Carolina.

| lWHEtREAs, His Excelldncy, Presi.
| Wv dent johnson, has issued his pro-
clamation, appointing me (Ienjamin #.
Perry Provisional Governor in and for the
State of South Carolina, with power to pre-
scribe such rules and regulations as may DO
! necessary and proper for conyening Con-
| vention Of the State, composed of delegates
to be chosen by that portion of the people of
said State who are loyal to the United
| States, for the purpose Of altering or amend
ing the Constitution thereof and with au-
thority to exercise within the limits of the
State all the powers necessary and proper
| to enable such loyal people TO restore said
State to its constitutional relations to the
Federal Government, and to present such n
Republican form of State Government as
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 Excellency, Andrew John
son, President of the United States, I, BEN
JAMIN T. PERRY, Provisional g overnor of
the State of South Carolina. for the purpose
Of organizing n Provisional Government in
South Carolina, restoring civil authority in
said State, under the Constitution and laws
Va tbo Ohitco DthteS, uO HCreDy proclaim
and declare that all 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, 1866, resume tho duties of
their Offices and continue TO discharge them
under the Provisional Government till fur
ther appointments ore made.
And do further proclaim, declare and
make known, that 1t is the duty of oil loyal
citizens of the State Of South Carolina to
promptly 60 forward and take The oath of
allegiance to the United States, before some
magistrate or military officer of the Federal
Government, who may be qualified for ad-
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 OF Off
GERS are hereby required to transmit the
originals Of such oaths, at as early d day as
may be convenient, to The Department Of
State, in the city of Washington, D. O. 4.
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 n
State Convention. at their respective pre-
cincts, on the FIRST MONDAY IN SEP.
SENDER 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 ofthe 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. a
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 IL stood
prior to the secession Of South Carolina.
And ell who are within the excepted classes
must take the oath and apply for q pardon,
in order to ,entitle them to vote or become
members Oft Convention. y64,
The members of the Convention thus
elected on the FIRST Monday in September
next, are hereby required to convene ia the
city, of Columbie, ION WEDNESDAY, ,,tbe
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, which will con- !
form 20 the great changes which have taken
place in the State, and be more in accord
ancewith Republican principles and equality
OF Representation.
D And i do further proclaim and make
known. that Che Consultation and al laws 4
oftforce in South Carolina prior 10 the
secession of the State, are hereby made Of
force under the Provisional Government,
except wherein thssapa conflict With 4he
provisions Of this Amaton. And the
Judges and Chat 81 the State are
hereby required Ss all the powers
and perform Oh Tho ahich appertain 4
ITO their respective Especially in j
criminal oases. Itwi fcted ofSthe
Federal military author hi South
Cerolina, 10 lend their auth tlis civil
officers OF che, Provisional G6v enf, for
the purpose sof enfereing tlQ ss8gand
preserving the peace and good oder Of the
State ~ Is Y.. q. s,
And I do further command and epjoin oil |
good and lawful eitiz6ns .of Tie State to-
nhite In enforcing the laws and bringingto /
Justice alldisorderly persons, allpluhdeross
,robbers and inarauders,, all yagsants and
idlepersons who are wandering about With
cut employment os any visible neans Of
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