Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-05-29
The Test Oath Bugbear.

As long as the following paragraphs Of Cen
er"l o!ders No. 10. MS 2. 1868. isseed from
the iieadquartsrs of ahis Military .Dis,ric, ars
i" f2rcs. 'hc51St"andstha. c{nd;la,es5 for pisi
'rict olisss@ould ts atle ,sstake ,het.s. oa,i
is without redsoh: :: ?.
o"dcr th" provisions of The or,linouco n,,,r
| Tel ny Tie Convention. the General Ass.r,hl,
meets NJ C"'umh'" on Tuesday, the l2rh .n,
- .'"y' lH'S: and unless olhcrwjs direct a.,
"y law The officers Of The Executive D..,,,,-
hent ot the Siatc, elected under the new c,,-
"i'N'ioh: will qualify and dntcr rrcn I'M. dn,;,
", We einees,le D." hiel they have been, elected
"n The tenth day after. the ,,arrroval Of H.,
C""s'i tuition ''y the Congress of the r,;,at
States, Wlrss that day should c:lL ON S,rl,,.
! and .then "u The next succeeding: ,lnv. lIr1n,
the r'n"'I cncnis Of tho niatl, Section or n,
"w 'H'y g, 1854. ati,enda,ory Of the law
"i March :. 1867, ''tc provide for th. ,u,r.
| efficient government OF the rebel: States" IN,
"lliccfs elect, both Of the Legislative unl *. g.
"''ve '"r'''n'r"''. Will. before entering upon
the ''Schaige Of the duties Of their Offices, take
n'"i subscribe the oath of ,f,iee rr.scr;h.I Lv
the law Of July ,. 1852, "io I.rcscril,, an o,,L
Of office aud for other PURPOSES" rLi. o,,,,
Will he taken in duplicate; one to lie filed !,
The "i'ire Of lhe Secretary of Siu.s for tn.
Stale "t south Caro.ina. nnd the other to b.,
forwarded TO District iIraJ!q uar,crs.
Ii any OF the State officers cl. c,eJ urJ.r ,ho
new constitution are Disqualified Ly tI,. ,!;r,,
section OF the proposed amendment 10 tn. Con
s''t"''"n Of the United S'ntes known us Ar.
t;cIc NV, or are unable to tax. III. oath ,,r,
s"r;hc'l hy Tie law Of July ?, 1852. they will
not be allowed 10 discharge any "tli.al lunc
'"''s. un''l The disability has been removed
hy the C"nsr"'s" of the Unitc.l States, or unl...
The "m'h of oiiic. required by the ninth s,,., ION
"i the above cited law shall hav. previnu Il y
been d''Prnscd with hy Inv, or un.csI the sal,
"'hi! section shall have become iuon.rutiv,
~ Tho fact that The people uf tn, STAT. hay,
been 'ircla'ci l'y law to be entitled to r.rr,.
''"'a'I"n III the C"EgrsS, Of the United States
l'>r":i Officers are Int part Of the Ex.
cnire Department Of the State government
s'i Ms lh"y will not hc allowed to uuulifv un.
III the State hns been admitted into the Union
the ""!y oH'h they need take is;hat prescribed
ny the new Sta." Constitution which is AZ fol
lows: (Ar:iclc H. Section %u)
II d" s"i.mnly swear (nr affirm as the cas-.
n'"y b") that "m duly l"a1.nc,l ,.cc.,I;n"
''" Cons stIuiion of l!.e United States A.. %
th'S Stale 10 exercise the duties OF the office I,
which have been elected (,r arr"inlrL,) nm,
'hal | will faithfully discharge t" the hes, .
my abilities tn: 'lr:ics thereof: that l r.cor
"'ze the fnrrcmn"y Of the t"ns,i,u'i,n an,
laws "i The United STATE, over the Cnn,iitutin:
ami laws of any State; and TIA, I Will SUP
port, prot. ct an.l deirnl the Ccn..i,u,i,n ,
the nrel States and the Constitution q
South car"in", ~ ratified hy tie PEOPLE q,
Ih"--day o.-.-ISGS. So HELP ME Con.
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