The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-09-02
Headq'rs Dept of South Carolina

1ENEH-iL OHDLRS 40. ..
I Is announced, for the information and
L government OF this command. that BIN
JAAllN L. PERRY, of South Carolina. has
'tch ,'pl"intrd, toy the lrc>dcnt, provi-
Sipl:a' Governor of the State uf South Caro-
ma, WITH authority ami instructions. ..at
tn" earliest practicable period, to rrcscriho
such rules and regulations as MAY lt ,,cccs-
SafH and proper for converting :: Convention.
t"liIl"'sc'i OF delegates TO he chosen hy that
portion OF the people "f said State who are
lnyal to the United States and no others.
t'r thc purpose uf altering or amending the
Constitution thereof; and with authoriiyto
exercise, within the limits of raid State. all
voc lowers necessary and proper to enable
such loyal people Of the State OF south c.
rnlIna t" restore said State to it,, ,yi;Stit,l
'loilal relations to the Federal Government
":'' I" present such Il Republican furiE ,,f
n'ate GoNrl'E.n'nt as VIII cntitIn tnc State
70 'H' %''araWcc "f tho United 81 al. :;tly,n.
tnr, and it's people to protection by tn,
tnite,t States against invasion, Instruction
ana t:om"St!c violence; provided that in
any election that may hereafter be held fu
choosing, delegates to a~lv State Convention
as aforesaid, no person shall be qualified as
an elector. or shall be eligible as a membc..
OF snch Convention, unless he shall have
previously taken and subscribed the oath of
amnesty, as set forth in the Presidents
proclamation of May 90, 4. ID. 1865. and is
@ votcr 1nallhed as prescribed by the Con
Carolina in force Immediately before tha
seventeenth 17th) day of November. A. u
iooo, the date OF the so-callctl Ortlinancc of
Secession; and the said Convention. wh,u
convened, or lhc Legislature that NAV be
thereafter assembled, will prescribe tho
qua LITIGATION of electors. and |thc nIo,l;i;t,, :,
of persons to nol'l office under the GnnSt;
tuition and laws Of the State. power tho
people OF the several States COMPOSING thu
tcdcral Union have riShtrully exercised
rfND1 fI..., r.l
present time '->
1t Is, therefore, ordered that all officers
ana Other =. r'ons III The United STATES
inlht:u! service, within the STATE cf So1ih
Carolina, aud and assist Governor Ferry il,
carving mt" effect the foregoing instruc-
from, in any way, hndcrng, impeding. or
GU 1'Sr"l'raSln9, the loyal people OF the State
from the organization Of IL State (;ovcrn-
mcnt, as hririnahovc authorized and d.
rct.ttt. "
All olN,.rS *nl Instructions now in oncfa.
t!o4 'l!fuu-h"ii: Ills Department, whether
lll$ from tllrsc'lcadqiartcrs, or from
Headquarters Department of the: South.
That are not inconsistent Will. the forryoinr
uiStlhctiy specified provisions OF this order,
VIII c"!tin'l III t'rccas heretofore, through
ont the State OF South Carolina.
Every nccdful facility for taking the am
nrsty oath will be afforded Ivy The military
aut h"ritics, on forms heretofore Supplied
Tor that purpose.
Hereafter Provost Marshas and Assistant
Provost Marshals will constitute the only
military officers entitled to administer the
amnesty oath, a certified copy of which
will, in all cases, be furnished to the indi-
vidual taking it. Tho original oaths will ho
transmitted, semi-montliv, by the nt1,',.
the same, to tho Provost,
Marshal General at these Headquarters by
whom they will be recorded in a bool, L,.n,.
Tor that purpose, and then forwarded to tto
Secretary Of State.
Persons applying for Executive clcmcncv
wAi send their petition Cwitl, a crrtitrd
copy. OF the Amnesty Oath attached, to the
President, through the Provisional Cover
nor at Grecnville, South Carolina.
By command of
nc. Maj Gen: @. A. GILMORE.
Official: W. L. NJ. BURGER, A. A. G.
Aug l6