The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-08-01
BY the Provisional Governor of the
State of South Carolina.
WHEREAS, His Exccllency, Presi.

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| NTHEREAS, His Exccllency, Presi.
wv dent Johnson, has issued his pro-
clamatiou.N appointing me (Benjamn +.
Perry) Provisional Governor in and for the
State of South Carolina, with power to pre-.
scribe such rules and regulations as may DO
necessary and proper for couvcning q Con-
yention of the State, composed of delegates
| 20 be chosen by that portion Of the people of
said State who are loyal TO the United
States, for tho purpose Of altering or amend
| ing the Constitution thereof: and with MI
thority to exercise within the limits of the
! State oil tho 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 n
Republican form Of State Government ms
i will entitle the State 10 the guarantee of the
United States therefor, and its people to
protection by the United States against in
Vaaion, insurrection and domestic violence
| Now, therefore, in obedience to the pro-
clamation of His Exccllency. Andrew johns
son, President Of the United States, I. BEN
JAMIN L. PERRY, Provisional Governor of
tho State of South Carolina. for the purpose
| Of organizing a Provisional Government in
South Carolina, restoring civil authority in
said State, under the Constitution and laws
of tho United States, do hereby proclaim
and declare that all civil officers in South
Carolina, who were in office when the Civil
| Govepnment of the State w0s suspended in
| May last, (cNccpt those arrested or under
prosecution for treason,) shall, on taking
tho oath of allegiance prescribed in the
Presidents Amnesty Proclamation of the
nth day Of Niuy, 1866, 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 it is the duty of all loyal
citizens Of the State of South Carolina to
promptly 60 forward and take the oath of
allegiance to the United States. before some
magistrate or military officer of the Federal
| Government, who may be qualified for ad-
ministeriug oaths; and such are, hereby au-
thorized TO give certified copies Whereof to
| the persons respectively by whom they
were made. And such magistrates or Off
| GERS are hereby required TO transmit tho
koriginals of such oaihs, at rs early day as
may be convenient. TO the Department of
State, in the city of Washington, D. c..
And i do further proclaim, declare and
make known, that the Managers of Elec-
| tions thrOughout the State Of South Caro-
linn will hold an election for members of n
State Convention, at their respective pre-
ciucts, on tho FIRST MONDAY IN SEP.
| SENDER 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 tho Convention as 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
"a number sufficiently large to represent
every portion of the State most fully.
|, Every loyal citizen who had taken tho
Amnesty oath, and not hin tho excepted
classes In the Presidents proclamation,
will be entitled toyote, provided he was n
legal voter under the Constitution as II stood
prior to the secession of South Carolina
And all who are within the excepted classes
must take the oath and apply for a pardon,
in order 10 entitlc them 10 vote or become
members of the Convention. III 10
The members Of the Convention thus
elected ontho first Monday in September
nextyare herabytrequired to ,conyenoin the
city Of Columbia, on WEDNESDAY, the
18th day of September,. 1865, for tile pur-
pose of altering aud amending the present
Constitution of South Ca"olinG, or remodel
ing anti maKinga new Ole, which win con
form TO the great changes which have taken
piuOO III tuS tcthtet 'shu bS 'uOT6 dCCOTu-
ance with Republican principles and equality
of representation. ,.H art,tb., .{,sI
And / do further proclaim and make |
known. that the Constitution and all laws
of force in South Caroliua piior To- the |
secession Of tho State, are hereby made of
force under the Provisional Government,
except Wherein they may conflict with the
PROVISIONS of this proclamation,t Aud the |
Judges and Chancellors Of the State are |
hereby reqaired'to exercise NIL the powers |
and perform all the duties which appeftain
to their reapectiye offices, aud especially in |
criminal cases. 1t will be expected of the |
Federal military authorities now id, South
Carolina, 70 lend their authority to he,ciyil |
officers of the Proyisonal Government, for
I,tho purpose os enforcing the laws aud |
preserving thepeaSe and good ofderof the,
state, H1iAl H}Itsas a 35stl ii,'is y t..;i /
And do further command aud epjoin all
good and 1hwfIl citizens or the State to
unite teinenforcingthela and hringihg to
iasticeall disordcrly persons, GIL pltndefers
robbars sud splarapders, all ya3rants and
idle, ,peysobsi wliofere wandering about Yith,
out 9eJaploynent or any visible means of
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