The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-07
Headquarters Second Military District


Headquarters Second Military District
CHARLESTON. N. c., June so, 1868.
GENERAL ORDERS,
In conformity with the law of the United
states passed June 70 1865, entitled An act to
admit the States of Worth Carolina South Caro-
lima, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama and Florida
to representation in Congress" all officers of the
States OF North Carolina and South Carolina
duly elected aud qualified under The. Constitu,
tlons thereof, and not prohibited from holding
Office in said States by the third section OF the
proposed amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, known as Article Fourteen will
upon the ratification OF the SAID amendment by
the Legislature. be inauGuraied without delay:
taking the oath of office prescribed by the Con
stitutions of the States in which they have cleo
ted, and otherwise Qualifying, in conformity with
the laws OF the said States.
l. Somuch of the provisions of General Orders
No. 70, of May ,, and No. IS, of May IL, 1868,
from these HeadQ uartefs, as designates the time
ton to enter upon their duties, and requires
them to take the oath prescribed by the law of
OF July :, 1862 being superseded by the law
above cited, is hereby revoked.
?. The third section of the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution, known as Article II,
is published for the information ami government
of those whom it may concern:
ARTICLE XIV.
"SEc 3 No person shall he Senator or
Representative in Congress, ar Elcctor of PrcS-
dent and Vice President, ur hold any office, civil
or military, under the Uuitcd States under
any State, who, having previously taken oath
as Il member of Congress, or aS officer of the
e- United States, or lis nlcmhcr at any State Leg
islature or rs an executive OF judicial officer of
any State, to support the Constitution of the
United States, shall have engaged i'll insurrCcton
or rebellion against the same, or given aid or
comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress
may, by vote OF rwo-thir,s OF each House,
move such disability
Should the disabilities any of the officers
elect not have been removed or if they should
from any other cause nc Unable to qualify, thc
fact will be Immediately reported to the Govern
or of the State, and the present incumbents, if
they are charged with any active administrative
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 qualified.
3. To facilitate the organization of the new
State governments, the following appointments
are made:
To be Governor of North Carolina, w. w Hol-
den, Governor elect, 0ice Jonathan Worth, re-
moved.
To be Leutenanant Governor If North-Ca
lima, ToiR. Caldwell, Lieutenant-Go Governor elect,
to fill an original vacancy.
To take effect July l, 1868, the meeting of
the General Assembly of the State of North Car
olina
K. Scott, Governor elect, uice James L. Orr, re-
moved.
To be Lieutenant Governor, Lemuel Boozer,
Lieutenant-Governore elect, to fill vacancy.
To take effect July 6, 1868, on the meeting of
the General Assembly OF the State of South-Car-
lima.
4. The County Courts of North Carolina and
the District Courts OF South Carolina having
been abolished, the records of all sucn courts
will be transferred TO the custody of the Clerks
of the Courts of the respective counties, and all
unexecuted process or other unfinished iI
in IL
Court, and in the latter to the Court of Common
Pleas and General Sessions, at the first ensuing
session held in such County; and in like man
ner the records, papers and public property
in the custody OF the clerks OF said County and
District Courts, as well as in the hands OF Clerks
and Masters in Equity in North Carolina, shall
be turned over to the incoming Clerks of said
Superior Courts and Courts of Common Pleas.
s. Unless or until otherwise directed by the
General Assembly of North Carolina, the duty of
approving the bonds of public officers of Coun-
ties will be devolved upon the County Commits
sioners elected under the new Constitution.
g. For the purpose of organization, the Coun-
ty Commissioners elect of each County in the
State of North Carolina shall, on the day prov-
ded by the Constitution for them to enter upon
their duties, soon thereafter practicable,
assemble together at the court house in each
County, and elect one OF the number chairman
who shall thereupon request the chairman OF the
retiring County Court TO administer the oath OF
office to the said commissioners; and the said
chairman of the retiring county court is hereby
empowered and required immediately to admin
lister to the said commissioners, seyerally, the
oath prescribed by said constitution; which
oath having been by them then and there taken
and subscribed said Board of county commits
sioners shall be deemed duly qualified and Undue
ted into office.
The county commissioners elect in South
Carolina will organize in like manner, the retir-
oath
4 Until the General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina shall.exprcssly prescribe by law
the duties of the Sherifs, Coroners and Clerks of
Courts chosen or authorized to be chosen at the
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June, 1868, the officers so elected shall, after
qualification, perform the duties prescribed TOR
said officers by law under the existing provision
al government of the State.
s. Until otherwise provided by law, the Judges
of Probate elected III South Carolina shall per-
form the duties heretofore performed by Ordina-
ries; and in respect to business aDpertanng to
minors, and the allotment OF dover, and Ill ca
ses of docy and lunacy, and persons non COM
potes mcntis, shall conduct their proceedings as
far az possible in conformity with the rules and
regulations governing the practice in like cases
in the courts of the provisional government now
authorized by law to take jurisdiction OF such
hands of Ordinaries will be transferred to the
Probate Judges.
g. In like manner, until otherwise provided by
law the powers and duties of County Commits
sioners in South Carolina, shall include the pow
ers and duties heretofore pertaining to Commits
sioners of the Poor, commissioner of roads,
bridges, ferries and cuts, commissioners OF pub
lie buildings, and commisserS to approve the
bonds of public officers, and in discharge there
Of said county commissioners will be governed
as far as practicable by the laws and usascs regu
lating the functions of the offices, the powers
and duties of which are hereby conferred upon
them.
TO- 1t shall be the duty of each of the boards
of commissioners in South Carolina, immediate
ly after their organization, to appoint Treasn-
rer to act until otherwise provided by law, who
shall be required, before entering upon his du-
ties, to enter into bond to the Board with sure
tics to be approved by the board. and in amount
to be fixed by the Board, conditioned for the
faithful performance of his duties, which bond
shall be filed with the clerk OF the court for the
county and such Treasurer shall safely keep and
disburse all funds belonging TO the board; and
for his services shall be allowed a commission,
to be fixed by the board, on all sums received
and paid away, but no commission or other lee
shall be allowed on the transfer of funds to the
Treasurer from his predecessor, nor from the
Treasurer to his successor, nor shall the com
mission allowed to the Treasurer exceed the
rate of two per cent. moneys received, and
two per cent on moneys paid away.
IL The circuit Judges, who shall be chosen
by the General Assembly, shall, until otherwise
provided by law, be authorized to exercise in
suits in equity hereafter commenced all the pow
crs heretofore pertaining to chancellors, subject
TO rules of procedure to be fixed by Justices OF