The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-08-05
BY the Provisional Governor of the
State of South Carolina.

w dent Johnson, has issued his pro-
clamation, appointing me benjamin +.
Perry Provisional Governor in and for the
State of South Carolina, with power to pre-
scribe such rules and regulations as may be
necessary and proper for convcning Com
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 ali 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 O
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 Excelency, Andrew John
son, President of the United Suites, |, BEN
JAMlN f. PERRY, Provisional Governor Of
the State of South Carolina. for the purpose
of organizing Provisional Government in
South Carolina, restoring civil authority in
said State, under tho Constitution and laws
of The United States, do hereby proclaim
and declare that all civil officers in South
SuEollnu, WHO were Ill OlnCe when the C1Vll
Government Of the State was suspended. in
May last, (eXcept those arrested or under
pro secution for treason,) shall, on taking
the oath, Of allegiance prescribed in the
Presidents Amnesty Proclamation of the
18th day of May, 1865, resume the duties of
their offices and continue to discharge them
under the Provisional Government till fur
ther appointments are made.
And do further. proclaim, declare and
| make known, that tits the duty of all loyal
citizens of the State Of Snuth Carolina to
promptly go forward and take the oath Of
allegiance to the United States, before some
magistrate or military officer of the Federal
Go, ernment, 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 or Off
GERS are hereby required TO transmit the
originals of such oaths, at as early day as
may be convenient, TO the Department Of
State, in the city of Washington, d. G..
And do further proclaim, declare and
make known, that the Managers Of Elec,>
tions throughout the State of South Caror,
lima will hold an election for members of
State Convention, at'their respective pre-
cincts, on the FIRST MONDAY IN SEP.
TENDER 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 rs 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
IA 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,
win be entitled to vote, provided lie was
legal voter under the Constitution as It stood
prior to the secession of South Carolina.
And all who ore within the excepted classes
must take the oath and apply for a pardon,
in order to entitle them to vote Of become
members ofthe Convention. .gshi
The, members Of the Convention thus
elected on the first Monday in September
next, are hereby required to convene in the
city of Columbia, on WEDNESDAY, the
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 to the great changes which have taken
place in the State, and be more in accord,
ancewith Republican principles and equality
Of representation. -tE.s<b<' @stf}
And I 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 nnder the Professionals government,
except wherein they may SonB5ct with the
provisions Of this proclamation 4 and the
Judges and Chancellors Of akhss ate are
hereby required 10 exefcise the powers
and perform AL the duties " sppertsin
to their respective Offices, a5s5 speof9ily ly in
csiminal cases. IL will be ectek 81 The
Federal military authorities How Houtb
Carolina, to lend their authority itol ~ sivil
officers Of the Provisional Govefnment. for
the purpose Of enforcing the Law and
preserving the peace and good order Of she
State. 81, 1890 80 y fstN Exc Z.
And / do further command and snjoin all
good and lawful citizens of the State 10
mite IN enforcing the laws and bringing to
Justice all disofdorly persons, 81, ,plunderers
robbers aad tiprauders, all Migrants and
idiepsrsoss Who arc Wandering about >ssith
out enspioynent OF any visible mea:as .ses es
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II ID also eypsotod that all former ownlI