The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-11
by ahc Provisional Governor of tLe
State OF South Carolina,
PR 0C l A N A TI0N :!

Provisional Governor i'll and for the State of
South Carolina, with power to prescribe
such rules and regulations as may DC neccs
snry and proper for conycning Convention
OF the State, Composed Of delegates to DO
chosen by that portion Of tho people of said
State Who are loyal to the Unitc.l States
tor the purpose OF altering or amending the
Cons ntution thereof; and with authority TO
exercise within the limits of the State as
the powers necessary and proper to enable
such loyal people to restore said State to its
constitutional relations to the Federal Gov
crnncnt, and to present such Republican
form of State Government as will entitir the
State to the guarantee Of the United States
therefor, :,nd it's people to protection by the
United States against inva sion, insurrcction
.nd domestic violence.
Now, therefore, in obedience to the pro-
cla,nation of his Excullcncy Andrew john
son, son, President OF the United .;tates, l,
BENJAMIN J. PERRY, Provisional. Cover
nor OF the State Of South Carolina, FOR the
purpose of organizing Provisional Gov
erninert III South Carolina, reforming the
State Constitution and restoriag civil au-
thority IN said State under the Constitution
and laws Of the United States, do hereby
proclaim and declare that all saril officers in
South Carolina, who were III Office when tho
Civil Government OF the State WAS suspend
CD, in May last. Except those arrested or
under prosecution for treaAOn,) SHALL on
takin" the oath of allegiance prescribed il.
the Presidents Amnesty Proclamation of
the 29th day of May, 1865, RESUME the
duties Of their Offices and continue to dis
charge them under the Provisional Govern
lnent till further appointments are made.
And 1 do furtlIer proclaim, declare and
make known, that it is the duty of I'll lov.l
citizens Of the Stale OF South Carolina to
promptly go forward and take the oath OF
allegiance to tho United States, before some
magistrate or military officer of the Federal
Government who may be qualified for ad-
mil, ,l,,.
authorized to Civ: certified copies in. rc"f
TO tue persons res occtivclv by whom they
were made. And such magistrates or
officers arc hereby rcqsired to transmit In,
originals OF such oaths, at as early y day
may be Convenient, to the Department of
State, in the city Of Washington, u. G.
and do tuither proclaim, declare: and
make known, that the Managers OF Elcc-
tlons throughout the State Of South Carroll
ia will hold an election for members OF i
cincts, on the FIRST MONDAY IN sep
TEMBER NEAT, accol ding to The laws OF
South Carolina i'll force before the sacesSi~,
Of the St;.-c; and that each ! lection Dis
trlct in the State shall elect ;ls many Iueiu-
hers Of the Convention AZ the said District
has members OF tic House Of Eoprcsensa
tivcs the basis OF representation being
population and taxation. This will give
one hundred and tweHts four members to
The Convention 4 number sufficient; large
fully
Every loyal citizen who has taken the
Amno..y oath and rot within the excepted
classes in the Presidents Proclamation,
VIII be entitled to vote, provided he WAS a
legal voter under the Constitution it
stood prior to the secession OF South Caro-
hna. And all who are within the excepted
classes must take the oath Hnd apply 1ur u
pardon. in order to enti.le them to vote or
become members of the Convention.
The members of thc Convention thus
elected on the first Monday in September
next, are hereby required to convene in the
city Of Columbia, OH "WEDNESDAY, the 18th.
day OF September. 1865, iOr the purpose OF
altering and amending the prcscMt Consti-
tuition of South Carolina, or remodclling
and making new one, which viii conform
to the great changes which have taken
place i'll the State, and DC more in accord
ance with Republican principles and cq,,ali-
ty of representation.
And do further proclaim and make
known, THAT the Constitution and al laws g."
sion OF the State, are hereby made of force
under the Provisional Government, except
wherein they may conflict With the provi-
.sions Of this proclamation. And the Jllscs
and Chancellors OF the State arc hereby
required to exercise au the powers and per-
respective offices, and especially in criminal
cases. 1t will be expected of the Federal
military authorities now in South Carolina.
to lend their authority to the civil officers
of the Provisional Government, tor the pur-
pose Of enforcing the laws aid preserving
the peace and good order OF the State.
And do further command and cnjoin all
good and lawful citizens of the State to
unite in enforcing the laws and bringing t"
justice all disorderly persons, all plumber
and idle persons who are wandering about
without employment or any visible means
of supporting Themselves.
1t is also expected that all former owners
of freed persons will be kind to them, and
not turn Off the children or aged to perish;
and the freed men and women arc earnestly
enioincd to make contracts, just and fair,
for remaining with their former owner.
In order to facilitate rs much as possible
the application for pareons under the ex-
ccptcd sections OF the Presidents Amnesty
Proclamation, it is stated for information
th,t all 1DplicatiOns must be by DctitiCn.