The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-08-23
By TIE PRO ViSIONIL GOIERNOR or
TIE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
4 PROCLAMATION.

VETHEREAS HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT John
tBENJAMIN f. PERRY frovisouai Governor in and and
for the State of South Carolina with power prescribe
proper for convening Convention of the State cc1n-
posed OF delegates to be chosen by that portion
for the purpose of altering amending the
thereof and with authority to exercise within limits
such loyal people to restore said State to its conft
tutional relations to the Teczal Government, and
present sch Republican form Of State Government az
will cntitle the State to the guarantee of the United
states therefor ana It's people tn protection 10y the Uni
ted States against invasion, instruction and domestic
violence:
Now, therefore, in obedience to the Proclamation of his
Exccllency Andrew Johnson, President the United
States, BENJAMIN F. PERRY Provisional Governor of
aProyisional Government in South Carolina reforming
the State Constitution and restoring civil authority
ted States, do hereby procin and declare that civil
officers in South Carolina, who in Office when the
last except those arrested under prosecution for
treason). shall, taking the oath of allegiance pre-
10Th day of May 1885, the duties their oces
and continue to discharge them under the Provisional
Government till further appointments made
And do further proclaim, declare and make known,
that it is the duty OF AL loyal citizens Of the State Of
of allegiance TO the United States before Inagis-
mny be aaiic for administering oaths and such are
hereby authorized to give certified copies thereof the
such magistrates officers hereby required to trans
nit the originals of such oaths at early day may
be convenient to tho Department of State in the City Of
And do further proclaim. declare and make known,
TINT the Managers of Elections throughout the OF
South Carolina will hold election for members OF
slase c9nGenSn at their TssPesye prSeinets on the
the laws of South Carolina in force before the
of the State and that each Election District in the State
said District has members of the House Represen-
tstiVes-the basis Of representation being population
and taxation. This Will give hundred and twenty
four members to the Convention-a number sufficiently
large to represent every portion of the State fully
and not within the excepted classes in the Presdents
legal Under the as stood pos to the
secession Of South Carolina And all who within the
excepted classes must take the oath sna apply par
dom In order to ene them to vote or become members
OF the Convention.
first Monday in September next are hereby required to
in the city Of Columbia Wednesday, 18th
amending the present Constitution cf South Carolina,
or remodelling and making new ono. which will
state and be in accordance with Republican prn-
cples and equality of representation.
Constitution and a aws of force in South Carolina prior
to the secession Of the State hereby made of force
may conflict with the provisions of this Proclamation
And the Judges and Chanceors of the State hereby
ss
especially IN criminal cases It viii be expected OF the
lend their authority to the civil officers of the Provisional
for tho s pspose of snoteps IN. the laws and
And do further command and enjoin oil good and
aud bringing to justice all disorderly pereons all plum
derers, robbers and marauders, all yagrants and idle
persons who are wandering about without employment
any visible means OF supporting themselves.
It s also expected that oil former owners Of freed
will be kind to them and not turn of tue children
or aged to perish; and the freed men and women
earnestly eoined to make contracts just aud fair for
remaining with their former owners.
In order to facilitate much possible the eppca
tons for parons under the excepted sections Of the
Presidents Amnesty Proclamation, IL In stated for nfor
nation that all applications must be by petition stating
the exception, and accompanied with the osh preecrib
cd This petition must be first approved by the Pro-
visional Governor and then to the President
The headquarters of the Provisional Governor will be at
Greenvile where all communications to him must DO
addressed.
The newspapers of this State will publish this Procla
nation till the election members Of the Convention.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto act my hand
and seal Done at the town of Greenville, this
H. 81 Goth day OF July, in the year of Lord 1866
and Of the Independence Of the United S,atea the
ninetieth. D. F. PERRY.
BY the Provisional Governor:
WILLIAM H. PERRY, Private Secretary.
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