The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-08-10

will entitle the State to the guarantee of the
United States therefor, and its people to
protection by the United States against in
rasion, insurrection and domestic violence
Now, therefore, in obedience to the pro-
clamation of His Excelleney, Andrew john
son, President Of the United States, |, BEN
JAMlNF PERRY, Provisional Governor of
the State Of South Carolina, for the purpose
OF organizing u 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 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, 1856, resume the duties of
| their offices and continue to discharge them
under the Provisional Government till fur
| ther appointments arc made.
And | do further proclaim, declare and
make known, that it is the duty of all loyal
citizens of the State Of South Carolina TO
proL:ptly go 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 hcreby au-
thorzed to give certified copies thereof to
the persons respectively by whom they
were made. And such magistrates or Off =
GERS are hereby required to transmit the
| originals of such eaths, at as early u day as
State, in the city of Washington, ID. G..
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 q
State Convention, at their respective pre-
cincts, on the FIRST MONDAY IN SEP.
TEEMBER NEXT, according tn the laws of
South Carolina in force before the secession
of the State, and that each Election District
in tho State shall elect as many members
of the Convention as the said District has
members ofthe House of Representatives
he 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.
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 u
legal voter under the Constitution as il stood
| prior to the secession Of South Carolina.
| And all who are within the excepted classes
must take the oath and apply for pardon,
in order to entitle them to vote or become
members ofthe Convention.
The members of the Convention thus
elected on the first Monday in September
next, are hcraby required to convene in the
city of Columbia, on WEDNESDAY, the
18th dny of September, 1866, for the pur-
pose of altering and amending tho present
Constitution Of South Carolina, or remodel
ing and makinga new one, which will con-
form to the great changes which have taken
place in the State, and be more in accord
ancewith Republican principles and equality
Of representation.
And do further proclaim and make
known. that the Constitution and all laws
of force in South Carolina prior to the
secession Of the State, are hereby made Of
force under the Provisional Government,
except wherein they may conflict with the
provisions of this proclamation, And the
Judges and Chancelors' Of the State are
hereby required to exercise all the powers
and perform all the duties which appertain
to their respective Offices, and especially in
criminal onses. 1t will be expected of the
Federal military authorities now in South
Carolina, to lend their authority to the civil
officers of the Provisional Government, for
ING purpose Ol enforcing tHe laws ana
preserving the peace and good order of the
State. a
And. do further command and enjoin all
good and lawful citizens Of the State to
unite in enforcing the laws and bringing to
justice all disorderly persons, all plunderers
robbers and marauders, all vagrahtss and
idle persons who are wandering about Tith-
out employment or any visible means of
supporting themselves.
1t is also expected that all former own
ers of freed persons win be kind to them,
and not turn off the children or aged to
perish; and the freed men and women are
earnestly enjoined 10 make contracts. just
and fair, for remaining with their former
owners.
In order to facilitate as much as possi-
Bile the application for pardons under the
excepted sections Of the Presidents AM
nesty Proclamation, it is stated for infor-
nation that all applications must be by pc
tition, stating the, exception, and accom-
panied with the oath prescribed. This pc
tition must be first approved by the Provis-
ionai Governor, and then forwarded to the
President. The headquarters of the Pro-
yisional Governor win be at Greenville,
Is.,l. III ,too ~