, 1865-08-08
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA,

Whereas his Excellency, President John
son, has issued his proclamation, app ointing
me Benjamin F. Perry. Provisional Governor
In and for the State Of South Carolina, v ta
full power to prescribe such rules and reruia-
items us maF be Necessary and proper for con-
verinc convention OF the STATE, composed
Of delegates to he chosen By that portion Of
the people Of eafd Safe who are loyal to the
United Safes. for lhe purpose oFaltesIng or
amending the Constitution thereof, anu with
authority to exercise Tfthtn the 1ItuI:s Of the
State all the powers necessary and proper to
enable euch loyal people to rest >re said State
to its coDstitu' Ioual relations to the Federal
Gusesnnent. and to PRESENT such republi-
can form Of State government rs will entitle
the State TO the guarantee Of the United
seates therefor, and Its people 10 The p1o:ec-
tlou Of the United Staten against iuTasisn,
insu1s ectioD, and domestic violence.
Now, therefore, In obedience - the proc
President Of the United States, /, Benjamin
F. Perry, Provisional Governor Of the 3 ave
Of 6euth Carolina, for the purpose Of o.rau-
IL pE provisional government In South Car
ollDa, restoring civil authority in esd Sta.e,
under the Constitution and lava Of the Unit.
that all civil officers in South Carolina who
we're in Office when the civil Government of
the State WIS suspended In May last Except
tbrse arrested or under prosecutton for
tIesson,} aha!i, On taking the oath Of ale
Esance prescribed IN the Presidents Amnesty
Proclamation Of the 9th day of May. 1865,
resume the duties Of their Offices, and con.
tinue to discharge them under the pro yIsloual
government until further appointments a:e
made.
And do further proclaim, declare AID
make known, that It ia the duty OF
Ill loyal cltiz'ns Of the State Of Sou,h
C~rolfna to promptly 60 forward and take the
n n IN ha T1yf3 nj
fore come magistrate Or military officer OF the
Federal Government. who nsy be qualified
fer administering oaths, and such are herehT
authorized to gave certified copies thereof to
the psrscnx respectively By whom they were
made. And such magistrates or officers arc
hereby required to transmit the originals Of
Euch oaths. at as early day as may he con.
yenient, to The War Department Of Sta.c,
In the city OF Washington, &C,
Aud I do further proclaim, declarc. and
make known. that the managers of elections
throughout the State Of South Carolina viii
hold an election for members of q S>ate Con-
vention, at their respective precincts, on the
first Monday in September next, according to
the laws Of South Carolina tn force before The
secession Of the State. and that "a eh election
district In the State shall elect as many ms1u.
beys Of the Convention IS the said district
had members In the House ofRepresentattvee Of
tho basis of representation being popula-
dnd and twenty-four members to the Con
Ventiou-a number sufficiently large to rep.
resent every portion OF the State most fully.
Every loyal citizen who has taken the am
nesty oath, and ts not within the excepted
classee 10 the Presidents ProrlamA.ioa wIll
be entitled to vote, provided he was legal
voter under 1hs Constitution as it stood
prior to the secession Of South Carolina,
And all who are within the excepted cl1sses
must take the oath and apply for a pardon.
in order TO cntile them to vote or bccome
mcEbers Of the convention.
The members OF the convention thus elect
ed On the first Monday in September pcxt,
Columbia, on Wednesday, the 18th day Of
September, 1856, tor the purpose Of nitcflug
Or amending the present Constitution Of
South Carolina, or remodeling OF making a
new one, which will conform to the great
chapgss which have taken place IN that
State, ind he more In accordance With re-
publican principles and equality ofrep.esen-
+ ,tjt1.
Aud do further proclaim aud mike known
that the Constitution and laws 10 furce In
South Carolina PRIOR to the secession OF the
State are hereby maae Of torce under the
Provisional Government, except wherein
they may conflict with the provisions Of this
And the Judges and Chancel-
1ors OF the State are hereby required to exer-
cike ali the powers and perform all th duties
which appertain to their respective offices,
and espec ally IN criminal caecs. It will be
expects d Of the Fece1al military authorities
row In South Carolina to lend their authority
to the civil officers Of tie Provisional Coy
eminent for the purpose Of. enforcing the
laws and preserving the pesce and good
oeder o. tie st. .tc.
And do further command and en1oIn all
good and lhwfn1 clt1zsns Of the State to untte
IN enforcing the lxwE, and in bringing to JUS
oil r1p At min
robbers and mar2uderB, all vagrants and
idle persons who arc wandering about With
out emplo5mtn' or any Visible means sup
porting themselves.
It il also expected that all former owners
Of freed persons VIII be kind to them, and |
not turn on the children or aged to perish
and the freedmen md women are earnestly
entoined to make contracts, Just and fsyr, for
rrnainfug with the{t former owners.
In order to tacilltatc as much ~ possible
the application for pa1donB under the ex-
centfd eections Of the Presidents Amnesty
ffat all applications must be by peuuon,
efetipg The exception, and accompanied with
the oafh prescribed. The petition must be
:, IT oY7,uo7ed by the Provisional Governor,
nnd tien Forwarded TO the President Tbs
hesi3ouarters Of The Provisional q vernon
ri Be at Greenyi11e, where all commuof:a-
tions must be addressed. u.,,,.x
The newspapers ol tu!s otete "H P1"
this pr clanlation until the eleeton 1'f neta-
b, rs Of the Convention.
In testimony whereof, I have hefeunto ses
nv hand and seal Done at the
town Of Greenvil1e, this Goth day OF
T. 81 July, IN the year Of our Lord 1919
and of the Independence Of the ua:-
ud States the ninetieth.
B. F. PERRY,
Dy the Provisional Governor:
WILLIAM II. PERRY,
P,tyate Secretary.