The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-09-01
BY the Provisional Gov ernor Of the.
State of South CaroIinn.
A Pr 0C Ia II ALTON

ton, e. Hpointiue; me tBoujalals = PERL
PROVISIONAL Governor in ans Sr T.. State o:'
South C2rCilEa, W..h puYtr 10 ",4t,yii,.
such rules and regulations - r,ay - t.c,cs-
sNry and proper ter ccnve ga Cu,,reutio..
OF the State, composed III [. ..lryatr. to bn
chosen Ivy that portion OF ,i:.- lv.},t. of said
state "iio are ioya! to Tx" Cnltrd states
for tn" purpose OF a.tcr;.t or :.nr,r!i,..- t,,.
Constitution thereof: and VIII. authority 10
exercise within the limits al the .s.a.,. all
tue powers necessary and Proper 10 enable
SuCh loyal people to restore Stltl Stale 10 it's
const1 utiolsal relations 30 the Federal Gov
cAllnclt, ai:C 10 present sic.t Republican,
form of State Government US will sl.titia the
state 80 the guarantee ri tIc Omitted States
t:!eir'"r. amt lis people 20 protcGt ton b.. tho
Iolitu StaLA5 ;:;;ii;> .'.F:l .on, instruction
ant d'.nlr4i! 4. viui.:,c,.
WV, The ~ IL oHc,iencc to the pro-
clalla:.oil oi i.i:, r. ',tIcncy h1n,rcw john
son, i'rrs:e!ent Of tie United States, l.
BENJAMIN i. pE,;lti. Prov ;;o.la, GS4ver-
nor ui the State ~ South Carolina, fol .liG
| purpose of organizing u Provisional Gov
t9'iiilcnt IL s''tltil C@tI'lilG. returning the
stat Cons ;it,lii,,l ai,,i restoring civ! au-
iEority i'll sai' St;,t. ung',. t.le Gp>;it ttio,,
allt. laws of III" t.lited States. do hereby
proclaim and declare that all ciyil officer, il
South Carolina, who were in Office Uinu t.:e
Civ! Government Of ti'.: State ws s;le;,, nd
| cd lii Nay last, (exc,:pt those a.l,stc,. or
under prosecution for tls ;.son,) s;l::l.!. on
taking the oath of aIl,:,i:;l,c. pr.S..'ihc,. in
| the Presidents Amnesty iiOci;lu;:t.il of
the 18th day of day, 1oG5 rvs;l.n,@ the
| duties OF their offices and cun.in!l. 80 hiS-
Charge them Undcr the Provisional, Governs
III, II; tnl further appointments az. ..ia.tr.
And l. Go inrtlicr proclaim, 'i",..,tu AID
! Inlkc known, that i; Is the '.ntT ui III log /!
| >itl"cES OF the State ot :>e:i;l, tlYu!.::,, :.
promptly so Forward *n;i ,ai;c the oal' oi
ai!rs,lancc to the United ;atHS. j., to! SON.,
mas:lstr;.t. or niilitars ui.>,' ui ,!.c i''i..:,
vi 10 t;n.iv .r in.ti r.. : =.
! minis cTilS o:l;h.': ,h,! sue. ar ..>Eln-
authorized; TO .rl:r "urtiilr>t Gone. "a i'.rt
to t;ie persons .csp, ''ivci% - Tii.ia t!l'
wort niuc. .\..G such ~. . -. 'i:t,:S ."
oililer., l:crr!'v re-, s.'cl 90 ,n.>it CO
i4;lla!s ui such oat.> L; ~ r.l:.. : 49, II
MAY be convenient, u TIE tei o.t.,.e..: t.,
| State. III the city OF Washington, -. i.
Aai do further proclaim, d-,'i.r.r al.t
| niah. i.l:cwn, that the Nial2.' g.. i.:r,-
| tionS ;hrougiiou. the Stats, ui >rlHh IA;....-
Ma Will hoId an election for IN. !H!j'::i a.
| Sta,e Convention, i; tlaen respective prs
c!ncts, on tine FIRST MONDAY IN SEP
len SER NEXT, according to the laws ct
South Carolina in force before the secession
OF The state; and that each Election Dis
| i:lct III tlic State Shall elect as many MEM
| hcrs of the Convention as the said District
has members Of the House of I:eprcscnt;,-
tivr:. the basis of representation being
Population and taxation. This will give
one l4.,ntlrcd and twcnty-four members to
| to represent every portion "f the state l:iosG
| fdilv.
Every loyal citizen who has taken the
AMn".IT oath and not within the excepted
Classes i'll the Presidents Proclamation.
| Will be t?titled to vote, provided lie Was u
| !cS,u vrter under the Constitution as it
It sod i-;or to the secession Of South Caro-
| EAa. And all who sarc within the excepted
cl,s.rs must take the oath and apply iur !.
pardon, III order to cntitlc ;hom to vote OF
i"r''ltt members of the Convention.
'ih members of the Conventian th.s
elected on the iirst Monday in September
ir%i, ar: l.ercby rcI;,ir& to convene in tho
ri;I Is Columbia, on WEDNESDAY, the 18th
day oi September, 1865, ior the purpose OF
altering, AID amcn1inS Tic present Consti-
;utom oi South Carolina, or rcmo(l..lliny
ana masking new one, which will conform
/" :!c great changes which have taken
place in thu; State, and be more i'll accord
"nc'' ".'h Hi lican principles and eluaii-
. ~ vi rcir,'s, ,:t:.t!.'n.
Aud d" further proclailn and maic
hn"w", that tii@ I"l%,.i.ution aud XII laws of
! !urcr m South t:r"'I,il rEi"r lo thc sCcr,-
sion OF the state, are iicirny Ina(lc of iuycc
under The Provisional Gov, r1lnrn;, except
w"trvi" t!lcy may conflict Nl;h Tie l,rovi-
a':l Chanc>il"rs Of the state ar> hereby
Required t" exercise al' he i",,y,r:, and per
f"im all the duties WI arr'v.aj.l t. their
rtspcr:N" Offices. aI',. specially a csl!a.;t;;i
cases. 1t viii lie expected Of tllc Federal
| military u:EGrl;lr$ nov IL south Carolina
to lend ihclr au, ,h"rity Ia 'l!c cyii officers
ct the Provisional c., .c!'nmc':t. i.r BE rnr-
posi- q: enforcing the aws; and preserving
the peace and good or,l>i of the E'lat>.
And to further command AMI rio I'll
good a:lI lawful citizens OF the STATE to
unite i'll ,ns"rc!i:,, the law, :ild bringing to
Justice all disor,tliy persons, al 3.lnn.ier-.
"rS. robbers and n"rau,iurs, all Migrants
and IDLE persons who arc wandering al,,I.:t
without employment or any visible means
of.sulportln. themselves.
1t is :.ls" c..ncctcil tina! aif fnrncr owners
Of freed persons viii be Kind 30 !l:,ln, and
not tnrr "n ;'!@ ch,ldr,n cr aged 10 perish;
and thl freed men aid W"ll4cn are earnestly
| cnloliied to n:lkr cui.tIrct,. iiat and !.il,
for r,,li:.iEi!lG with ho.r iullE,r uun"r
In urtcr To facilitate. IL, MJlc! aS prSs .be
III" application FOX par,ions umdcr the cx-
Lnllt I'd Slci nu.. II t!u. kr.sil. :. A,.l,,n