The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-04

tion, known as Article Fourteen, is
re-published for the information and
government of those whom it may
concern:
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"SEcT1oN 8. No person shall be a
Senator or Representative in Con-
gress, or Elector of President and
Vice-President, or hold any Office.
civil or military, under the United
States, or under any State, who, hay
ing previously taken an oath as o
member of Congress, or rs an officer
of the United States, or as member
of any State Legislature, or as an
executive or judicial officer of any
State, to support the Constitution of
the United States, shall have engaged
in insurrection or rebellion against
the same, or given aid or comfort to
the enemies thereof. But Congress
may. by vote of two-thirds of each
House, remove such disability"
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Should the disabilities of any of
the officers elect not have been re-
moved, or if they should from any
other cause be unable to qualify, the
fact will be Immediately reported to
the Governor of the State, and the
present incumbents, if they are
charged with any active administra-
tive duties, or with the care of public
records, or with the custody of public
money or public property, will, in
conformity with the law, hold over
until their successors be duly quail
fed.
2. To facilitate the organization of
the new State Government, the fol-
lowing appointments are made:
3. 10 be Governor Of South Caro-
lima, Robert r. Scott, Governor elect,
vice James l.. Orr, removed.
To be Lieutenant-G Governor, Le-
muel Boozer, Lieutenant-Gove
elect, to fill vacancy.
To take effect July 6, 1868, on the
meeting of the General Assembly of
the State of South Carolina.
4. Tha District Courts of South
Carolina having been abolished, the
records of ali such courts will be
transferred to the custody of the
Clerks of the Courts of the respec-
tive Counties, and all unexecuted
processes or other unfinished busi-
ness of the said courts will be return.
ed to the Court of Common Pleas
and General Sessions, at the first
ensuing session held in such County;
and in like manner the records, pa
pers and public property in the Gus
tody of the Clerks of said District
Courts, shall be turned over to the
incoming Clerks of said Superior
Courts and Courts of Common Pleas.
6. For the purpose of organization,
the Comfy Commissioners elect of
each County in the State of South
Carolina, shall, on the day provided
by the Constitution for them to enter
upon their duties, or as soon there
after as practicable, assemble together
at the Court House in each County,
and elect one of their number Chair
man, who shall thereupon request
the retiring Ordinary in each County
to administer the oath of office to
the said Commissioners, severally,
the oath prescribed by said Constitu-
tion; which oath having been by
them then and there taken and sub
scribed, said Board of County Com
missioners shall be deemed duly
qualified and inducted into Office.
Z. Until the General Assembly of
the State of South Carolina shall ex-
pressly prescribe by law the duties
of the Sheriffs, Coroners and Clerks
OF Courts chosen, or authorized to be
chosen at the election held in said
State, on the I'd and Sd of June,
1868, the officers SO elected shall,
after qualification, perform the duties
prescribed for said officers by law un-
der the existing Provisional Govern
ment of the State.
8. Until otherwise provided by
law, the Judges of Probate elected in
South Carolina, shall perform the
duties heretofore performed by Or.
dinaries; and in respect to business
appertaining to minors, and the allot-
ment Of dover, and in cases of idiocy
and lunacy, and persons non COM
pos mentis. shall conduct their pro-
ceedings as far as possible in con.
formity with the rules and regula.
tions governing the practice in like
cases, in the Courts of the Provi-
sional Government now authorized
by law to take jurisdiction of such
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