The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-08-18
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Governor Perry,s Proelamation for
ReconstruetiOn..L0y Citizens Urg.
ed 70 Take the Oath OF Allesianee..
Elections to be Held According 70
the Laws OF South carolina.

Elections to be Held According 70
the Laws OF South carolina.
WHEREAS His excellency, President john
son, has issued his proclamation appointing me
(Benjamin +. Perry provisional Governor in
and for the State of South Carolina, with full
power to prescribe such rules and regulations
as may be necessary and proper for converting
convention of the State, composed of dele
gates to be chosen by that portion of the peo-
Pc OF said State who are loyal to the United
the constitution thereof, and with authority 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 consti-
tuuonai relations to the Federal government,
ano 70 present such republican form of State
government as will entitle the State to the
guarantee OF the United States therefor, and its
people to the protection of the United States
violence -A -O''-S
NOW, therefore, in obedience to the procla.
maton OF bis excellency, Andrew johnson.
PRESIDENT OF the United States, /, BENJAMIN f.
fery, provisional Governor of the State of
SCUM Carolna. Tor the purpose of organizing
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 Chat All civil
officers in South Carolina, who were in ofiice
when the civil government of that State was
suspended in May last, Except those arrested
or ender prosecution for treason), shall, on
taking the oath of allegiance prescribed in the
Presidents amnesty proclamation of the Doth
day OF May, 1865, resume the duties of their of.
fees. and continue to discharge them under
the provisional government until further an
pontments are made. r ~
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 90
forward and take the oath of allegiance to the
United States, before some magistrate or milf
tary officer of the federal government. who
may be qualified for administering oaths. and
such are hereby authorized to give certified
copies thereof to the persons respectively bv
whom they were made. And such magistrates
or officers are hereby required to transmit the
originals OF such oaths. at as early a day as
may be convenient, to the Department of
State, in the City Of Washington D. G.
And l do further proclaim, declare, and
make known, that the managers of elections
throughout the State of South Carolina will
hold an election for members of State con-
vention, at their respective precincts. on the
first Monday in September 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 mem
bers OF the convention as the said district had
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 conventions
number sufficiently large to represent every
portion of the State most fully.
Every loyal citizen who has taken the an
nesty OATH and not within the excepted classes
in the Presidents proclamation, will be enti-
tied to vote, provided he was legal voter un-
der the Constitution as it stood prior to the
secession of South Carolina All who are
within the excepted classes must take the oath
ana apply for pardon, in order to entitle
them to vote or become members of the con-
vention.
The members of the convention thus elected
on the first Monday in September next are
hereby required } convene in the city of Co
lumbia. on Wednesday, the 18th day of Sep
tember, 1865, for the purpose of altering or
amending the present Constitution of South
Carolina, or remodeling or making new one,
which will conform to the great changes which
have taken place in that State, and be more in
accordance with the republican principles and
equality of representation.
And do further proclaim and make known.
that the constitution and laws in force in South
Carolina, prior to the secession of the State
are hereby made of force under the provisional
government, except wherein they may con-
fict with the provisions of this proclamation.
And the judges and chancellors of the State
are hereby required to exercise all the powers
and perform all the duties which appertain to
their respective Offices and particularly in
criminal cases. 1t will be expected of the fed
eral military authorities now In South Carolina
to lend their authority to the civil officers of
the provisional government, for the purpose of
enforcing the laws and preserving the peace
and good order of the State.
And do further command and enjoin all
good and law-abiding citizens of the State to
unite in enforcing the laws and bringing to
justice all disorderly persons, all plunderers,
robbers and marauders, all Migrants and idle
persons who are wandering about without en-
ployment or any visible means of supporting
themselves.
1t Is also expected that all former owners of
freed persons will be kind to them. and not
turn off the children or aged to perish and
the freedmen and women are earnestly en-.
Joined to make contracts, just and fair, for re-
naming with their former owners.
In order to facilitate as much as possible the
application for pardons under the excepted
sections of the Presidents amnesty proclama-
ton, 1t is stated for information that ell appi.
cations must be by petition, stating the excep.
ton, and accompanied by the oath prescribed.
The petition must be first approved by the
provisional governor. aud then forwarded to
visional governor will be at Greenyille. where
all communications to him must be addressed.
The newspapers OF this State will publish
this proclamation until the election for mem.
bers Of the convention.
In testimony whereof / have hereuuto set
my hand and seal. Done at the town of
GreeDville, this Goth day of July. in the
L. 9. Iyear of our Lord. eighteen hundred and
sixty dve and of the Independence of
the United States the ninetieth.
B. +. PERRY.
BY the Provisional Governor:
WIN. Il: FERRY. Private Secretary.
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