The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-07-29

State Of South Carolina, with power to pre-
scribe such rules and regulations as may 10
necessary and proper for conveping Con
vention of the State, composed of delegates
! to be chosen by that portion Of tile people of
said State who are loyal to the United
States, for the purpose of altering or amend
ing the Constitution thereof; and with au-
thority to exercise within the limits of the
State all the powers necessary aud proper
to enable such loyal people to restore said
State to its constitutional relations to the
Federal Government, and to present such a
Republican form Of State Government as
will entitle the State to the guarantee of the
United States therefor, and its people to
protection by the United States against in
vasion, insurreotion and domestic violence I:
Now, therefore, in obedience to the pro-
| clamatiou of His Excellenoy, Andrew john
son, President of the United States, /, BEN.
| JAMIN +. PERRY, Provisional Governor of
| the State of South Carolina, for the purpose
| of organizing Provisional Government in
South Carolina, restoring civil authority in
| said State, under the Constitution and laws
! of the United States, do hereby proclaim
| and declare that all civil officers in South
Carolina, who were in office when the Civil
Government of the State was suspended, in
May last, Except those arrested or under
prosecution for treason shall, on taking
| the oath of allegiance prescribed in the
Presidents Amnesty Proclamation of the
18th day of May, 1865, resume the duties OF
| their Offices and continue to discharge them
under the Provisional Government till fur
| thcr appointments are made.
AndI do further proclaim, declare and
make known, that it is the duty of all loyal
citizens Of the State Of South Carolina to
| nj lu nd nd tnG tha not sc
| allegiance to the United Ststes, before some
| magistrate or military officer of the Federal
Government, who may be qualified for ad.
nnistering oaths; and such are hereby au-
thorizel to give certified copies thereof to
| the persons respectively by whom they
were made. And such magistrates or Off
GERS are hereby required to transmit the
originals of such oaths, at as early day as
may be convenient, to the Department of
State, in the city Of Washington, D. C.
And do further proclaim, declare and
make known, that the Managers of Elec.
tions throughout the State of South Caro-.
lima will hold an election for members of o
State Conventions. at their respective pro-
.cincts, on the 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 the 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 the
Amnesty oatn, and,not within the excepted
classes in the Presidents proclamation,
will he entitled to vote, provided he was n
legal voter under the Constitution as 1t stood
prior TO the secession of South Carolina.
And all who are within the excepted classes
must take the oath and apply for pardon,
in order to entitle them to vote or become
members ofthe Convention.
The members of tho Convention thus
elected on the first Monday in September
next, are hereby required to convene in the
city of Columbia, on WEDNESDAY,, the
18th day of September, 1865, for the pur-
pose of altering and amending the present
Con stitution of South Caroline, or remodel
ing and makinga new one which will con-
form to the great changes which have taken
place in the Stese, end be nore,in accord
ance with Republican principles and equality
Of representation. 5s Sd
And I do further proclaim and make
known. that the Constitution and ell laws
Of force in South Caroline prior to the
sece ssion 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 and Chancellors Of the State are
hereby required to exercise ali the powers
and perform all the duties which appertain
to their respective Offices, and especially In
criminal osses.l It viii be expected ofthe
Federal military authorities now in South
Caroline, to lend their authority to the civil
officers Of the Provisional Government, for
the purpose Of enforcing the laws and
preserving the peace and good order Of the
State. 81 ,yyi@ 4
And do. further commsnd and enjoin !ali
good and lawful citizens Of the State ito
unite Ia enforcing the laws md bringing to
justice all aisbrderly persons, all pimldefers
robbers and ,marauders, all yagvanta and
idle pSrsons who are wandering abont With !
out ssapleymehc or any visible means Of
Ianppefting themselves. VIZ s'ss 2g
II Is also expected that al formcr,owns