The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1865-09-02


made, And such Magistrates or officers
are hereby required to transmit the origi,
mails of such oaths, at as early a day az
may be convenient, to The Department Of
State, IN the city Of Washington, D. G.
. And Go further proclaim, declare and
make known, that the Managers of II.
ections throughout the State Of soG1fh
Carolina will hold an election Tor mem.
bers OF State Convention, at thor re.
spectiSe precincts, on the FIRST MON
DAY IN SEPTEMBER NEXT, accord.
ing 10 tie LAWS OF South Carolina in force
before the recession of- the State aud
that each Election District in the State
shall elect as many members OF the
Convention as the said District has Nom.
bers Of the House Of Represent atiyes-
the basis Of the 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.
Every1oyal citizen who has taken the
Amnestry oath and not within the excep.
ted ciasses Of the Presidents Proclama.
ton. will be entitled to vote, provided he
was legal voter under the Constitution
as It stood prior to the secession Of South
CafoIioa. And all who are within the
excepted classes must take the oath a nd
apply for pardon, in order to entit,s
them to vote or become members Jf tho
Convention.
The members OF The Convention thus
elected on the first Monday in Septem.
Der next, are hereby required 70 convene
in the city Of Columbia, on WEDNES.
DAY, the 18th day Of September, 1895.
for the purpose Of altering aud amending
the present Constitution OF South Caro-.
lima, or remodelling ard making a new
one, which will conform 10 the great
changes which live taken place in the
State, and be moro in accordance with
Republican principles and equality Of
representation.
And Ido further proclaim and n aka
known, that the Constitution AID all lava
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 aud Chancelles Of The State
arc hereby required to exercise all tho
powers and perform all the duties which
appertsin 10 their respective offices, and
! especially in criminal cases. IL will be
expected Of the Federal military au,hori.
ties now in South Carolina, to lend ,he:.
authority 20 the civil officers OF the Pre-
sisional Government, for the purpose o.
enforcing the laws and preserving The
peace and good order OF the S,atn.
And do further command and erjoiu
all good aud lawfll citizens Of the State
TO unite in enforcing the laws and briug.
lug to justice all disorderly Persons, all
plunderers, robbers and maurauders, all
vagrants and idle persons who are wan. L.
dering abop; without employment or any
visible means Of supporting themselves.
Itis also expected that sll former own.
ers OF freed persons will be kind to them,
and not turn of the children or aged TO
perish and the freed men and women
are earnestly enjoinsd to make contracts,
just and fair, for remaining with their for.
lner owners.
In order TO facilitate a. much o posi-.
bic the application for pardons undsr the
excepted sections Of the Presidents Am. 4.
nestry Proclamation, it 10 stated for in
formation. tba. all applicants must be by
petition. -s:,ting the exception, aud ac'
companied with.t the. oath prescribed
This petition mu: be first approved by
the Provisional Goyernor, aud then for.
warded TO he President. Tie Hesdouaf-
ters OF tue Provisional Governor WI be
at Greenvile. where a. comm uhics,ious
TO him IN dst be- address,.
| ln testimony whereof, lave
| ! l. s. hereunto set my hand and assl:
| -- Done a, Grsenv,lls, this 2o.h
day Of July, in the year Of our Lord one
thonsand eigh. hundred and sixty f,s,
and OF the independence, of the United
States the ninetioLh.
B. F. PERRY.
BY the Provisional Governor: ::
WV II PER.y. Private Secretary.