The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1865-08-05
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A PROCLA M ALTON.
WHEREAS His Excellency President
johnson has issued his proclamation, ap-
pointing me BENJAMIN F. Perry Pro-
visional Governor in and for the State of
South Carolina, with power to prescribe
such rules and regulations as may be ne
cessary and proper for converting a Con-
vention of the State, composed. Of dele
gates to be chosen by that portion OF the
people of said State who are loyal to the
United States, for the purpose of alter
ing or amending the Constitution thereof;
and with authority to exercise within the
limits of the State all the powers neces-
sary and proper to enable such loyal peo-
pie to restore said State to its constitu-
tional relations to the Federal Govern
ment, and to present such Republican
form of State Government as will entitle
the State to the guarantee of the United
States therefor, and its people to protec-
ton by the United States against inva-
sion, insurrection and domestic violence ::
Now, therefore, in obedience to the
Proclamation of His Excellency Andrew
johnson, President of the United States,
], BENJAMIN.. PERRY, Provisional
Governor of the State of South Carolina,
for. the purpose of organizing Provis-
ional Government in South Carolina, re-
forming the State Constitution, and re-
: storing civil authority in said State, un-
der the Constitution and laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim and
declare that all civil officers in South
Carolina, who were in Office when the
Civil Government of the gState was sus-
pended, in May last, Except those ar
rested or under prosecution for treason,
shall, on taking the Oath of Allegiance
prescribed in the Presidents Amnesty
Proclamation of the 29th day of May,
1865, resume the duties of their offices
and continue to discharge them under
the Provisional Government till further
appointments are made:
And do further proclaim, declare and
make known, that it is the duty of all
loyal citizens of the State Of South Car
olina TO promptly go forward and take
the Oath of Allegiance to the United
States before some magistrate or military
officer Of the Federal Government, who
may be qualified for administering oaths;
and such are hereby authorized to give
certified copies thereof to- the persons
respectively by whom they were made.
And such magistrates or officers are here
by 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, DC.
And l do further proclaim, declare and
make known, that the Managers of Eec-
tions throughout the State of South Car
olina will hold an election for members
of State Convention, at their respective
precincts, on the FIRST MONDAY IN
SEPTEMBER NEXT, according to the
laws in South 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 the
House Of Representatives-the basis of
representation being population and tax
alton. This will give one hundred and.
twenty -four members to the Convention
"a number sufficiently large to repre-
sent every portion of the State most
fully.