The Abbeville bulletin. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-08-31
AsX tile Provisional Governor Of
the State of South Carolina.
A PROCLAMATION.

o"hheoH huSIiSSucQ MS proclamation.
pointing me, Benjamin +. Perry Provisional
Governor in and for the State of South Caro-
ihn, with power TO prescribe such rules md
regulations. ns may be necessary md proper
Tor consening Convention of tho State. COM
posed OF delegates to be chosen hy that nor
'Ioh %. IN" pG"ri" OF the said State, who arc
loyal to the United States, for the purposc Of
altering or amending the Constitution thorcof.
ahh with authority to exercise within the
limits OF the State. Aall the powers n.cess,r,
aid proper to ennhic such loyal people TO
restore eaid Stnte to its Constitutional rcla
''onsl" tne Fsi"rni G"vc"am"ut. und to pre-
seut such republican form uf State Govern
mcnt as will cnti!le the State to the ruaron-
Tee OF the United States there for and lis noo
pie to protection of the United States a.ains,
INVASION. lnsnrr"ciion and dom.stic violence
- Now, thei e!"re, IN "hc'liencc to the procIa-
nation OF his Exccllcmcy, Andrew johnson
PRESIDENT OF The Cnit"d States T. I;enian,iu F.
lsrry, Prov sionnl Governor, Of the State of
South Carolina for the purpose of organizing
provisional Government in South Carol:nn
reforrplng the State Constitution and RESTORING
civii Authority in sni1 Stale, under the Cons,i-
tuition aud Laws nf the United Sh,iea. do
hereby proclaim and declare that all ciyi, .if-
GERS i'll South Carolina, who we're in office
when the civil Government Of the State was
suspended In May last (except. those arres. cd
or under prosecution for treason) shall, on
taking tho Oath of Allegiance prescribed in
the Presidents Amnesty Proclamation of the
29th dav of May, 1865, resume the duties of
their Offices and continue to discharge them
under the Provisional Government till further
appointments are made.
And do further proclaim, declare and make
Known that it is the duty of nil loyal citizens of
the State of South Carolina, to promptly go for
ward and take the Oath Of Allegiance to tfcUn-
ted States before some Magistrate or Military
Officer ofthe Federal Government who mny be
qualified for administering Oa,i,s: and such
are hereby authorized to give certified comics
thereof to the persons respectively by whom
they were made, and such magistrates or off
GERS are hereby required to transmit the orig
inais of such onths at as early day rs may be
convenient to the Department. of State in the
city Of Washington. D. G.
: Aud do further proclaim, declare and
make known Tint the Managers Of Election for
the State Of South Carolirn will bold an elec-
.ion for Mcmbcrs of State Convention Mt
DAY 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 tile said District hns
Members of the House of Representatives
the basis OF representation being population
and taxation. This ill give one hundred aud
twenty four members TO the Convention. A
nnmGcr sufficiently large to represent every
portion Of the State most fully
Every loyal citizen who has taken the Am
ncsty Oath md not within the eycepted clnsscs
in the Presidents Proclamation, will be cuti-
tied 10 vote, provided hc wns local voter un-
der tho Constitution ms it stood prior TO the
secession Of South Carolina. And all who are
within the excepted classes must take the Oath
aud apply for pnrdo in order to be entitled
to vote or become members of the Convention
Tho Members of the Convention thus elected
on tho first Monday Iii September. next, are
hereby required to convene in the city of CO.
lumbih. on WEDNESDAY, the thirteenth, day
Of September, 1865, for the purpose of altering
and amending the present Constitution Of South
Carolina, or rcmod-ling aud making a new
one. which will conform to the great changes
which have taken place in the State, and be
more in accordance with Republican princi-
Ples and equality of representation.
And do further proclaim and make known,
that the Consultation and all Laws in force in
South Carolina prior to the secession of tile
State, are hereby made of-force under the
Provisional Government, except wherein they
may conflict with tho provisions of-this pro-
cuuiati0r. And the Judges and Chanceilors of
this State are heReby required, to exercise oil
the powers and perform NIL the duties which
appertaih to their respective Offices and espr-
,cialy in criminal cases. II will DO expected
Of the Federal military authorities now in
South Carolina. to- lend their. authority to the
civil officers of the Provisional Government
ioF-tue puF Hoee oi enioTStDB Tue iRWs ana pre-
serving the peace and good order Of the $. ate
/ And do further command and enjoin all
good and lawful citizens of the State to unite
in enforcing the laws and bringing to Justice
oil disorderly persons, all plupderers, robbers
and marauders, all vag,ant and idle persons
WHO are wandering about without. employ
mentor any visible means of supporting them.
selves. @ -
It.is also ey pected tlat all former owners Of
freed persons will be kind to them and not
turn off the children Of aged. to perish and
the freed mep and women are earnestly en-
joined TO makecontraets. iust and far, for re:
naming with their former owner.
/ 4 In order to facilitate MS much as pnssibs(bhe
application forpard,ns under tile excentkd
| sections Of the Presidents Aninestryl PROCLAIM
alton. it is stated for information that app)iaa.
tiops must be hy petition; ling the exeep. ion
and accompanied with the oath prescribed.
This petition must he frat approved by tho Pro-.
yisiopni Governor. and ithon forwarded to the.
President The headquarters Of the Provisional
Governor will Be at Greenville, here all com.
nunioations TO him must he addressed >.-,,sy..s;,
The newspapersEof this State will publish
this proelapatiou till the election for members
of the Convent iou So y ~, -, =, ~:
| In testimony whereof have 'hereunto set
~ my hcnd and seal. .Eons at The town Of
[ t, 8. IGreenvilie,t this 20tn DAY Of July, IN
i. the year Of ,onf Lord 1885. aud Of the
independents of Aha United States tbs
niuetieth. :. '..s -, 4. 5s So 81 8
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