The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-08
By the Provisional Gov
ernor OF the. State OF
South Carolina.
A Proclamation.

A PsIcI2EGEstom.
JATHEREAS HIS ENCELLENCY
w President, johnson has issued his
proclamation, appointing me (Benja jamin
f. Perry) Provisional Governor in and
for the State of 1Sonth Carolina, with
powcr to prescribe such rules and rcgu-
Iatons IS mar ho necessary and proper
for converting Convention of the Slate,
composed Of delegates to be chosen by
that ocr,inn Of The people of said State
wlo are loyal TO the United States, iuE
the purpose uf altering or amending the
Constitution thereof; and with authority
to exercise within the limits Of tie State
al the pnwers necessary and proper to
"r ,t,c ,stci 'nya! people 10 restore se'h
S:,;. to ia :onsti.aliuna: ,ci.;:oa: 70 the
r.,;arl;; ;33o:erRc,cmt, aid 20 present
sact Il Republican tor,n oEststs Govern
! .lsus ~ w ii rusi.:e the S:atc to the guar
aa:cn @: lie Un;i"l States thc.=inr, and
ia ?ecci.: 20 F.'.:acsion by aaa United
! S:s t.a ;.:-,:yis; ;n..siGA, ;rsliFIce.i ~ sai
! domestic yic!c!lec:
Row, therefore. in obedience to the
proclamation OF bis Excellency Andrew
:; -:,ns on. President Of s,,a United States,
BENJAMIN +. PERRY, Provisional
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risional Government in South Carolina.
reforming the statc Constitution and
restoring civil authority in said State,
under TIC Constitution and laws of the
United States. 60 hereby proclaim and
1e:!arc that all civil officers in South
Carolina, who were in office when the
! Civil Government Of the State was sl,s-
pended, in May last, Except those ar
rested or under prosecution for trcron.
shall, on taking the oath Of allegiance
prcscribcl in the Presidents Amnesty
proc;ama'irn oi ;i!e 29th daY Of May,
! 1865, resume The duties of their Offices
and continue to discharge them under
the Provisional Government Till further
| appointments are lfa';r.
! And ! do further proclaim, declare
and make known, that it is the duty ot
? all loyal citizens Of tic State OF South
C*lo';na TO promptly 60 forward and
ti:c the cath cf a'i*:s;&acc to the Unit, Il
States, b"lt:e. srl.1c magistrate or mill
. ;.rv uAitr:'f t." Federal G'y crnmeuf,
wi!o u:aY he qualified for administering
q. tbs; aus! such are hereby authorized to
! give certified copies Thereof to the per
air< lrspec!iSciv l.y wli'sn; they were
ln;.;'a. And such magistrates or u!tirers
are hereby require! !lo t:ansn;.' 'l'e orig
! inaI< OF sucil r;.;hS, At as cari7 a day as
may hn Convenient. to the Eera",:' est
! 8: State, !" ths city "f Nash'"G' On,
! y. &.
! A"d !! ~ farther pFo";si;a, d"":aEe
and make Sn0"n' That TIE &a1IaH"TS q
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he was a iegal 'olef u"ue, 'ne eo"s''-
tntion as II stooa prior 10 'ne Scesslo
"f South Carolina; ana al ~'o are
within me excepted claSsss mus 'sS inc
oath and apply 'oF par1on' III oaer 10
eailile themto :o:e or Docone mnAoers