The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-23
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FRIDAY, JUNE %, 1865.
NORTH CAROLINA.
PROCLAMATION OF GOV. HOLD
EN- OF NORTH CAROLINA.


PROCLAMATION OF GOV. HOLD
EN- OF NORTH CAROLINA.
TO THE PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA:
Whereas, by the proclamation of An
drew Johnson, President of the United
States of America, dated May 20, 1865,
] have been appointed Provisional Gov
ernor of the State of North Carolina,
with instructions to prescribe, at the
earliest practicable period, such rules and
regulations as may be necessary and
proper for converting convention, com
posed of delegates to and chosen by that
portion of the people of said State who
are loyal to the United States, and no
others, for the purpose of altering or
amending the constitution thereof; and
with authority to exercise within the
limits of said State all the power neces-
sary and proper to enable such loyal peo-
pie of the State of North Carolina to re-
store said State to its constitutional rela-
tons to the Federal government, and to
present such republican form of State
government as will entitle the State to
the guarantee of the United States there
for, and its people to protection by the
United States against invasion, insur-
rection and domestic violence:o
And whereas, it is proper that the peo-
pie of the State should be informed, as
faras may be at this time, of the measures
that will be necessary to attain this end g,
so that they may be ready TO offer an in
telligent and willing cooperation in the
same;
And whereas, it is also proper that the
purposes of the Federal government in
relation to the people of the State should
be made known, SO that the loyal may
receive assurances of protection and en-
enlargement, and the disloyal, if any
there be, may know that the eye of ALL
thority is upon them, and that they will
not be permitted with impunity to resist
the laws or to disturb thepeace of society
Now, therefore, l, William w. Hold
en-, Provisional Governor as aforesaid,
do proclaim and declared
First-That Convention of the peo-
pie of North Carolina will be held, at rs
early period us practicable, to be COM
posed of the number of members to which
the counties are respectively entitled in
the House of Commons of the State lie
gislature. No person will DC a candidate
for the convention, and no person II!
vote for members to compose il, FAo
shall not previously thereto have taken
and subscribed to the following oath,
prescribed in the proclamation of the
President of the United States, dated
May 20, 1866
81, -, do solemnly swear or affirm,
in presence of Almighty God, that | will
henceforth faithfully support, protect
and defend the Constitution of the United
States, and . Union of the States there
under; and that | will in like manner
abide by and faithfully support all laws
and proclamations which have been
made during the existing rebellion with
reference to the emancipation of slaves.
So help me God"
And no person not well affected to-
wards the Federal government, and not
loyal thereto, will be permitted to take
said oath, or to vote in said election,
Measures will be perfected as early as
practicable for administering the above
oath to such persons as may be entitled
to take it, and for providing them with
certificates Of the same as evidence of
their loyalty. The said oath is regarded
asa part of the benefits of the proclama
ton referred to, and will not be admins
tered to any of the classes excluded by
said proclamation, save on the exhibit
ton by them of a full pardon from the
President of the offence they may have
committed against the United States.
ISecond-The Convention thus to he
called will alter or amend the Constitu-
ton of the State, and will submit said
Constitution thus altered or amended, to
the voters OF the State at the ballot -boX
for their acceptance or rejection. ii.
Mird-The Convention will provide
for the election by the people of a Gov
ernor and members of the Legislature ;
and the Legislature will elect two Sena-
tors to represent the STATEN the Congress
of the United States.
FDurh-An election will also be held
in due time, for members of the House
of Representatives from the State i'll the
Congress Of the United States.
Inasmuch as there are no civil magis-
trates In this State, nor State officers of
any kind, the Provisional Governor, by
virtue of authority in him vested by the
President of the United States, willpro-
coed -
First-To appoint Justices of the
Peace for the various counties, loyal
men, by whom the above oath will be
administered, and who will also conduct
the elections, through subordinates, for
members of convention, in accordance
with instructions from this office, and
agreebly to the laws of this State in
force previously to the Goth day of May,
1861.
iSecond-Superiar Courts of Oyer and
Terminer will be held when necessary,
by judges specially appointed and conn
missioned to dispose of criminal cases.
Ihi,'d-The justices of the peace, APP
pointed as aforesaid, will be authorized
to hold courts for the transaction of all
such business as may not be of the class
of cases triable bya jury. The justices,
by a majority of their whole number,
will also be authorized to appoint their
sheriffs and their clerks for the time be-
ing, and such other officers as may be
indispensable to a proper transaction of
business. And they will also be vigilant
and will exert themselves to maintain
the laws and to promote the peace of
society in their respective counties, and
especially to arrest and commit for trial,
when the courts may be held, all Offend
ers against any law of the State in force
previous to the Goth May, 1861 and to
allow bail where the case is bailable, ac-
eording to the usage of the State.
Fourth - The Provisional Governor
will appoint the State Directors and
State proxies In the various corporations
i'm which the State is interested, as the
exercise of such power by him cannot
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