The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-11

No. l20
ITO facilitate the organization of the new State
Government the following appointments are
made: To be Governor of North Carolina w
w. Holden, Governor elect, vice Jonathan Worth
removed To be Lieutenant Governor of North
Carolina Tod Il. Caldwell, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
elect, TO fill an original vacancy, to take effect
July Isl, 1865 on the meeting of the General
Assembly of the State oI North Carolina"
am Sir, very respectfully,
Your obu,lient servant,
Bvt. Lieut.. Col, U. S. A., Mai. 9th Infantry,
Commanding.
.. Headquarters Second Military District.
-. CHARLESTON. N. c., June 30, 1868.
GENERAL ORDERS, !
120.
In conformity with the law of the United
States passed June %, 1868, entitled a." An act
admit the States of North 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 and qualified under the Constitu-
lions thereof, and not prohibited from holding
office in said States by the third section OF the
proposed amendment to the Constitution of the
upon the ratification OF the said amendment by
the Legislature. be inaugurased without delay;
taking the oath of Office prescribed by the Con
situations of the States in which they have cleo
ted, and otherwise qualifying, in conformity with
the laws OF the said States.
I. So much of the provisions of General Orders
No. ~, of May 2, and Ne. rs, of May IL, 1865,
from - aeadquarters designates the timel
: Tor tn elected under the new Constitu-
them to take the oath prescribed by the law of
Of July 2, 1862, being superseded by the law
above cited is hereby revoked.
2. The third section of the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution, known Article Ii,
is published for theinformation ana government
OF those whom it may concern:
.. ARTICLE XIV.
"SEC. 5. No person shall be Senat or or
Representative i'll Congress, or Elector of PreSi
dent and Vice President, or hold any Office, civil
or military, under the United States or under
any State, who, having previously taken an oath
as member OF Congress, or an officer of the
United States, or member OF any State Leg
islature, 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, re-
move such disability"
Should the disabilities any of the officers
elect not have been removed, or if they should
from any other cause be unable to quality, the
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, viii, in conformity with the law, hold
over until their successors be duly qualified.
s. To facilitate the organization of the new
SGdIo governments Tile following appointments
are made:
To be Governor of North Carolina, w W. Hol-
den, Governor elect, yice Jonathan Worth, re-
moved
To be Lieutenanant- Governor of North-Caro-
lima, Tod L. Caldwell, acknowledgements elect,
to fill an original vacancy.
To take effect July /, 1868, on the meeting of
the General Assembly OF the State OF North Car
olina.
2 To be Governor of South-Carolina, Robert
II Sf.ntt EnI rni..f. -I.t1n L
moved.
To be Lieutenant Governor, Lemue Boozer,
Lieutenant-G Governor elect, to fill vacancy.
To take effect July &, 1865, on the meeting of
the General Assembly of the State of South-Car-
lima. F'5:' tz.z
Phc eetnty Courts of -aeFtla5 carolina and
the District Courts o: South Carolina 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
Snexseuted process .;G or other other unfinished
returned in the for State to the Superior
Court, and in the latter to the Court of Common
Pleas and General Sessions, at the first ensuing
session held i'll 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, well rs in the hands of Clerks
and Masters i'll 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 devoved upon the County Commits
sioners elected under the new Constitution.
6. For the purpose of organization, the Coun
ty Commissioners elect OF each County In the
State of North Carolina shall, on the day provi-
dcd by the Constitution for them TO enter upon
their duties, soon thereafter rs practicable,
assemble together at the court house in each
County, and elect one OF the numb chairman,
who shall thcrtupOn request the chairman OF the
retiring County Court TO administer the oath of
off IN the said commissioners; ana Inc SHlQ
chairman of the retiring county court Is hereby
and required immediately 10 admin
lister to the said commissioners, severaly, me-
oath prescribed by said constitution; which,
oath having been ny them then and there taken
and subscribed said Board of county conmis- |
sioncrs shall he deemed duly qualified and inouc-
ted into office
The county commissioners elect in South |
Carolina will organize in like manner the retir-
ing Ordinary in each County ADMINISTERING INC
oath. c.. . |
7. Until the General Assembly of the State OF
South Carolina shall expressly prescribe by law
the duties of the Shertts, C0roners aud clerks Oh
Courts chosen or authorized to be chosen at the
election held i'll said State on the I'd and 50 OF |
June 1868, the officers so elected shaii, aiter
qualifications perform the duties prescribed tor |
said officers by law under the existing provision
al government OF the State
8 Until otherwise provided by law, the Judges |
of Probate elected in South Carolina shall per-
form he duties heretofore performed by ordlna-
ries to business a apperaa nd IN c 10
NJ an td fh.,acy, and persons non com
-, snalI conduct their proceedings as
IN conformity witif-Tne rules and :
sEsrnias the practice in like
D46e coT4ts of the provisional government now
authorized Sy law to take jurisdiction OF such
business: and records and public property in the
hands of Ordinaries will be transferred to the
Probate Judges.
@ In like manner, until otherwise provided by
aw the powers and duties OF County Commits
,ioners in South Carolina, shall include the pow
,rs and duties heretofore pertaining to Commits
,ioners of the Poor, commissioner OF roads,
1rdees ferries and cuts, commissioners OF pub
ic buildings, and commissers to approve the
1onds of public officers, and in discharge there
If said county commissioners VIII be SoVernce
IS far us practicable by the laws and usages regn-
atinp the functions Of the offices, the powers
md duties of which are hereby conferred upon
hem. .., ,ou5
10 1t shall be the duty of each OF the boards
If commissioners in South Carolina, immediate
" after their organization, to appoint Ireasu-
:er to act until otherwise provided by law, VINO
shall be required before entering upon his du-
les to ept er into bond to the Board, with sure
les TO be approved by the board. and in amount
o ne fixed by the Board, conditioned tor the
:lithful performance of his duties, which oond
hall be filed with the clerk OF the court for the
.ounty and such Treasurer shall safely keep ana
iisburse all funds belonging 10 the board ana
or his services shall be allowed a commission,