The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-08-24
Rv the Provisional Governor ID
the State of South Carolina
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WHEREAS His Exceuency President Johnson isaS s.
issued his proclamation, appointing me (Benjauiu
F. Perry Provisional. Governor in and for the
State of South Carolina, with power to prescrlfss
such rules and regulations as may DE necessary 1n0
proper for converting Convention OF the stare,
composcd of delegates to he cAosensby that portion
of the people of said State who are loyal 10 the
United States, for the purpose Of altering or
amending the Constitution thereof; and with au--
thority to exercise within the limits OF the State
nil the powers necessary and proper to enable sucis
loyal people to restore said State to lis consitn-
tional relations to the Federal Government; and
to present such Republican form of State Gov
eminent as will entite the State TO the guarantee
of the United States therefor, and Its people TO
protection by the United States against invasion,
insurrccion and domestic violence:
Now, therefore, obedience to tie Proclamaion
of his Excellency Andrew Johnson, Preslae9t Oh
The United States l. BENJAMIN +. PERRY,sR-o-
ysionul Governor of the State of South CaroiirIa,
for the purpose of organizing Provisional Govern
mcnt In South Carolina, reforming the State Ean>2
stuion and 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 officer
when the Civil Government of the State was sus-si
pended in May last, Except those arrested Or un-
der prosecution for treason,) SHALL on taxing the
sooth of allegiance prescribed m the PresiientS
Amnesty Proclamation Of the 29th day of May,
1865. resume the duties of their Offices and continue
10 discharge them under the Provisional Govern
ment till further appointments are made.
And do further proclaim, declare snd make
known. that it is the duty of NIL loyal citizens OF
the State of South Carolina to promptly go forWard
and take the oath of allegiance the United States
before some magistrate or military ofhcer or: the
| Federal Government, who maybe quaiihed Tor ad-
ministcring oaths and such 9re hereby authorized
TO give certified copies thereof TO the persons res
| pcctiyely by whom they were niade And sucn,
magistrates or, officers are hereby required, 10
transmit the originals of such oaths, at as early
lay MS may be convenient, to the Departments 81.
| State. in the city of Washington, D. q.
And / do further proclaim. declare ard make
| known that the Managers of Elections throughout
| Inc State Of SoutlfCarDlina will hold an election
or members of State Convention. ut their respec-
ives 'precincts. on the FIRST MONDAY IN SEP
| TENDER NEXT, according to the laws d soutn
Carolina in force before lhG secession OF tle State
and that each Election District in the Slate shall
leot as many members of the Convention as tho
| said District has members of the House OF Repre-
| ;entatves-the basis representation being popu.
| !ation and taxation This will give one lunarcd
md twenty four members to the Conventions-a
number sufficiently large to represent every por-
lion of the State most fully.
Every loyal citizen who has taken the Amnesty
oath and not within the excepted classes in the
Presidents Proclamation, will be entitled to vote,
provided he was a leG Gil voter under the Gonstitu-
zion as il STOOD rr6r tote secession OF South Car
lima. And all who are within tic excepted chiss-
IS must take the oath and Apply for pardon. in
order to cntiflc them 10 vote become members
nfthc Convention.
The members OF the Convention thus elcciclon
The first Monday in September next, are hereby
feouircd to convene in ilir city OF Columbia. on
WEDNESDAY the 18TH day OF September. 1865;
:or the purpose cf altering and amending The pres
snt Constitution of South C;.IIlina, or rcmodeing
md making n now ono which will conform TO the
;rcat changes WHICH have taken place in r,c Stale,
md be'more in accordance w.ti Republican rrinci-
pies and equality ofrcpresentntion.
!. And lido further procainianl make known, that
the Constitution and all laws force in South Car
DINA prior TO the sece sion of the State are here
w male Of force under the Provisional Govern
memt excep. wherein they ipey conflict wth the
provisions Of this proclamation. Anc the Judges
and Chancefs OF llo State arc hereby required
. exercise u. the powers anil perform nll the du
lies which appcitain to heir respective Offices, anil
lcspccially il t;nir: u caScs Iiw;ll be expected
of the Federal military authorities now in South
Carolina, lcnl their authority TO bc civil officers
4 the Provisional Government, for the purpose Of
enforcing the laws and preserving the peace and
good order of the State:
And do further cunr-aard anil cnioin.all good
and la full citizens of The Satcto unite in chforc
'uS tIe INV 'tuV N'f"isS'
persons, all plnndcrcrs, robbers and mnurauders,
all vngrants andeidlc persons who arc wandering
about without employment or any visible means OF
supporting themselves. ~
1t is also expected that ak former owners OF
freed persons will be k nd to them. and notturn OFF
the children or aged to perish and the freed men
and women are earnestly cnjoined 70 make con-
tracts, just anil fair for emaining with their form
| er owner.
/ In order 10 facilitate as much MS possible the ap-
pication for pardons under the excepted sections
of the Presidents Amnesty Proclamation, il is sta
ted Pr information that all applications must be
by petition, statingthe exception. and accompanied
with the oath prescribed. This pctitionslailst be
approvetlby tile Provisional Governor, and then
| forwarded to the President. The headquarters OF
| the Provisional Governor: will be at Grecnyille,
where all communications to him must be address
ed.
The newspapers of this State will publish this :,
proclamation ill the election fof members of the
| Convention.
In testimony whereof. Il have hercunto set my
hand and seal Done AZ the town of Green
r.. s. vile, this 2lth dny ofJuly, in the year Of
our Lord 1865, and of the independence of
the Uned States the ninetieth.
BY the Provisional Governor:
WILLIAM II. PERRY, Private Secretary
dug. 3, 1865 IS
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