The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-08-24

Perry) Provisional Governor in and for the
! State Of South Carolina, with power to pre-.
scribe such rules and regulations as may be
| necessary and proper for converting a Con-
vention of the State, composed of delegates
, to be chosen by that portion of the 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 al the powers necessary and proper
to enable such loyal people to restore said
State to its constitutional relations TO the
Federal Government, and to present such
Republican form of State Government rs
will entitle the State to the guarantee of the
United States therefor, and its people to
protection by the United States against in
vasion, insurrection and domestic violence
Now therefore, in obci iience to the pro-
clamation of His Excellenoy, Andrew John.
son, President of the United States, /, BEN
JAMIN F. PERRY, Provisional Governor of
the State Of South Carolina, for the purpose
of organizing u Provisional Government in
South Carolina, restoring civil authority in
said State, under the Constitution and laws
of tho United States do hereby proclaim
and declare that all civil officers in South
Carolina, who were in off1ce when tho Civil
Government Of the State was suspended, in
May last, (e;lcept those arrested or under
prosecution for treason,) SHALL on taking
the oath of allegiance prescribed in the
Presidents Amnesty Proclamation of the
10Th day of May, 1866 resume the duties of
their Offices nnd continue to discharge them
under the Provisional Government till fur
ther appointments are made.
And I do further proclaim, declare and
make known, that it is the duty of all loyal
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promptly go forward and take TIE oath of
| allegiance to the United States, before some
magistrate or military officer of the Federal
Government, who may be qualified for ad-
minstering oatlIs; and such are hereby a,l-
thorized 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 a
State Convention. at their respective pre-
cincts, on the FIRST MONDAY IN SEP.
TENDER NEXT, according to the laws Of
South Carolina in force before the secession
of the State, and that each Election Distric.
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 oath, and not within the excepted
classes in the Presidents proclamation,
will be entitled to vote, provided he was
legal voterunder the Constitution as it stood
prior to the secession Of South Carolina.
And all who are within the excepted classes
must take the oath and apply fora pardon,
in order to entitle them to vote or become
members of the Convention. 4
The members of the 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, 1866, for the pur-
pose of altering and amending the present
Constitution Of South Caroline, or remodel
ing and makinga new one, which will con-
form to the great changes which have taken
place in the State, and be more in accord
anoewith Republican principles and equality
Of representation.
And ] do further proclaim and make
known. that the Constitution and all laws
Of force in South Caroline prior TO the
secession of the State, are hereby made of
force under the Provisional Government,
except wherein they may conflict with ths
prpyisions Of this proclamation, And the
Judges and Chancellors OF the State are
hereby required to,exeroiso all the powers,
and perform all tho duties which appertain
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