The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-08-29
BYE PROVISIONAL GOVERNOR or
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
A PROCLAIM ALTON.

vTrsEaS HIS EyCEILENCY PRESIDENT JOHN
w )N has issued his proclamation. appointing mo
DENIlN +. PERRY Provisional Governor in and
for th;c Of South Carolina with power to prescribe
such rs and regulations as may he necessary and
proper conrcning Convention OF the State, COM
posed delegates to be chosen by that portion OF the
pcopltsaid State who loyal to the United States
for hdrposo of altering amending the Constitution
thorctmd with authority 10 exercise within the limits
of tho tc al the powers necessary and proper to cna
bio suoya people to restore sId State to its const
tutionreia,ions to the Federal Government. and TO
prosCnch Republican form of State Government M
will olc tho State TO tho guarantee OF inc United
States refor and its people to protection hy the Uni
ted Sta against invasion, instruction and domestic
| violent
Now1crrforc in obedience to the Proclamation of his
Exccll,y Andrew Johnson, President of tho United
States HENJAMINF. PERRY, Provisional Governor of
the StIof South Carolina for the purpose Of organizing
| q Prov3nal Government in South Carolina, reforming
tho Sta Constitution and restoring civil authority IN
said So under the Constitution laws of tho Uni
ted sts do hereby proclaim and declare that all civil
ofcern South Carolina, who wcro in office when tho
Civil Gcnmont Of the state was suspended IN May
last (ecpt those arrested under prosecution for
trcaso, SHALL taking tho oath of allegiance pre-
scriben tho Presidents Amnesty Prociamnton Of the
2th IL May, 1865 resume tho duties of their Offices
aud citinuc to discharge them under thc Provisional
Gore-,nent till further appointments arc madc
And do further proclaim, declare and mnke known,
that is the duty of all loyal citizens Of tho State OF
SoutICaronn to promptly go forward and take tho onth
allegiance to the United States, before some mags-
tratcSr military officer the Federal Government who
mayoe qualified for administering oaths and such arc
ny Sy SSom heS made And
magistrates officers are hereby required to trans
NIT the originals Of such oats, at aa early day as may
convenient to tho Department OF State in tho City Of
And do further proclaim, declare and make known,
that the MANAGERS of Elections throughout the State OF
carolina will hold election for members Of a
State Convention at their respective precincts on tho
the laws of Rouh 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 Of tho House of Reprcsen
tatives-the basis Of representation being population
and taxation This will give one hundred and twenty
four members to the GOnyontOu-a number sufficiently
large to represent every portion of the State most fully
Every loyal citizen who has taken the Amnesty Oath
and not within tho excepted classes in tho President
Proclamation, will be entitled to vote provided ho he
cgal voter under the Constitution It stood pro the
secession Of South Carolina. And oil who wr n par
excepted classes must take the oath and app members
lon, in order to entitlc them to vote or bec'
The members Of tho Convention threby reoured ' ~
irst Monday in September next artdnesday, the 18th
convene in the city of CoumbPurpose of altering and
iay OF September, 1865 for hutton Of South Carolina
mending the prSs"nt p Cog one. which will con.
" @ rsmoaelfeat 6ges which have taken place in the
orm tad be in accordance with Republican prin-
atate and equality Of representation.
And do further proclaim and make known, that the
onsitution and laws force in South Carolina prior
the secession Of the State hereby made of force
nder the Provisional Government except wherein they
nd the judges and Chanceofs of the State are hereby
qrired TO exercise all the powers and perform all the
Itles which arpertain to their respective Offices and
ederal military authorities in South Carolina to
nd their authority to the civil officers Of the Provisional
lOr the purpose OF cnorc1ng the laws and
,eserving the peace and good order OF tho State.
And do further command aad enjoin all good and
wul eizene of the State to unite in enforcing the
Id bringing to justice all disorderly persons all plum
erers robbers and mnrauders, all Vagrants and idle
'rsons who are Wandering about without employment
any visible means Of supporting themselves.
It is also expected that all former OF freed
will be kind to them, and not turn Off the children
aged to perish; and the freed men and women are
nesuy cnjoned to make contracts, just and fair, for
maining with their former owners.
In oyder to facilitate much possible the appca-
tnd
residents Amnesty Proclamation, il s stated for infor
alton that oil applications must be by petition, stating
exception, and accompanied with the oath prcscrib
l. This petition must be first approved b. the Pro-
sional Governor and then forwarded TO the President
he headquarters Of the Provisional Governor will be ut
.eenville where all communications to him must be
ldressed.
The newspapers Of this State viii publish this Procla
nton till the election for members of the Convention
In testimony whereof. have hereunto set my hand
and seal. Done at the town OF GreenSile, this
g. 20th day Of july in the year of our Lord 1866,
and OF the independence of the United States the
ninetieth. B. F. PERRY.
by the Provisional Governors:
WILLIAM II. PERRY, Private Secretary.