The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-07-10

Congress may, by a vote Of two-thirds Of
each. House, remove soch disability
Should the disabilities Of any OF the
officers elect not have been removed, or
If they should from any other cause be
unable to qualify, the fact will be immc-
diateIy reported to tho Governor Of the
State. alld the present incumbcnts, ii they
are charged with ANY active adlninistra-
tive duties, or with the care Of public re-
cords or with the custody OF public mon
ey or public property will, in conformity
with the law, hold over until their sue
ccssors be duly qualified
=. TO facilitate the organization of tho
new State Government, the following APP
poin,ments are made:
5. To be Governor of South. Carolina.
Rob rs X. Sc, t, Governor elecll vice
james l.. Orr, removed.
To be Lieutenant-Governor, Lemuel
Boozer, Licutcnant-Go Governor elect, to fill
Il vacancy.
20 take effect July 6, 1868, on the
meeting of the General Assembly Of the
State Of Soutl, Carolina.
4. The District Courts of South Caro-
lima having been abolished, the records Of
all such courts will be transferred to the
custody of the Clerks of the Courts OF
the respective Counties and all uneXecu-
ted processes or other unfinished business
of the said courts will be returned to the
Court Of Common Pleas and General
Sessions, at the first ensuing session held
in such County; and in like manner the
records, papers and public property in
the custody of the Clerks Of said District
Courts, shah be turned over to tue in
coming Clerks Of said Superior Courts
and Courts Of Common Pleas.
6. For the purpose of organization, the
County Commissioners elect of each
Comfy in the State Of South Carolina,
shall, on the day provided by the
Constitution for them to enter upon their
duties. or as soon thereafter as practica-
ble, assemble together ut the Court House
in each County, and elect one of their
number Chairman, who shall thereupon
request the retiring Ordinary in each
County to administer the oath Of office
to the said Commissioners and the said
Chairman Of the retiring County Court
is hereby empowered and required inme-
diatoly to administer to the said Com
nissioners, scverally, the oath prescribed
BY said Constitution which oath having
been by them then and there taken and
subscribed, said Board OF County Com
mssioners shall be deemed duly qualified
and inducted into office
I. Until the General Assembly Of the
State of South Carolina shall expressly
prescribe by law the duties Of the Shor-
IFS, Cor6Ecrs and Clerks Of Courts chosen,
or authorized 10 DC chosen at the election
held in said State. on the I'd and 3i of
June. 1868, the officers SO elected shall,
after qualification, perform the duties pre-
scribcd for said officers by law under the
existing Provisional Government OF the
State.
s. Until otherwise provided by law, the
Judges OF Probate elected in South Caro-
lima, shall perform the duties heretofore
performed by Ordinaries; and in respect
to business appertaning to minors, and
the allotment of dover, and in cases OF
idiocy and lunacy, and persons non COM
pos mentis, shall conduct their proceedings
as far as possible in conformity with the
rules and regulations governing the prac.
tice in like cases, in the Courts of the
Provisional Government now authorized
by law to take jurisdiction of such busI
ness, and records and public property IN
.he hands of Ordinarics, will be trans
,rrred to the Probate Judges.