Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-05-08
Important Military Order.

The following important order, No. 80, from
District Headquarters, was made puGiia yes
terdsy:
l. The Constitution adopted by the Ccnvcn
ticn as" nblrl in this city, under the an; hur-
ityo The law Of The United States of N,rrb
=. lS;T. "to provide for the more efficient
government of the rebel States" TO frame a
Constitution 70: the Stale OF South Caro- ,inn,
having been submitted to the people Of ,I,
said Slate, and having been duly ratified aud
the Convention having. hy an ordinance u,i,pi-
ed on the 10th day Of March, 1868, provided
that the General Assembly, elected under the
provisions Of the eail Constitution. sI,a I, AZ
feInhle in the city Of Columbia, on the 18th
day OF May. 1863; the proper officers of the
prov si"nnl government Of the State W i'll make.
suitable arrangements for the accommodation
OF the said General Assembly. And for the
purpose Of 'iefraying the necessary expenses of
hall rent, furniture and contingencies, until the
General Assembly shall Otherwise provide, the
sun, Of 81. 300 is hereby appropriated from spy
moneys in the Treasury Of South Caroli,la, not
otherwise appropriated.
ii. 10 remove my doubts ms 10 the proper
construction OF SccIious ii, Is. and IG. q,
Paragraph II, (Aprroprations,) Of General
Orders No. l:;a dated December 3, 1857, tie
lrcasur"r Of tie State Of South Carolina is
i,eiety directed not 10 mako my payments
from the Treasury'of the eaid Stale on account
rcn'iercd or FOR any debt otherwise contracted
prior to the %ol, day of June, 1865. unless the
snnie shall hereafter DC authorized by prou.r
legislative authority.
III. uf,on Representations thdt since the Int O
sce'hi.s many. laborers have been discharged
from their employment because they exercised
the right Of vGriiic, or because they did moi
vote ns their employers wished then, to vote,
Commanders Of Posts are directed TO use The
authority conferred uj,on them by the irst mr.
ngruId, @! general Orders No. 53. dated Aiarci,
TO- 1865, to require That when sucli persons
l,eeon,''TroEcr objects Of public charity, tho
commissioners. OF other municipal officers hay.
ing lhe care OF the poor, shall ipnke ths same
provision for them ms for othcr objects of public
charity; and. If necessary TO that end, the
ars are authorized to levy such ad-
o''!onni l'o"r taxis as may lie required.
Ike representations having been made
~ rGSnr'io Planters and other persons who
nave fe:eTVc ADVANCES from the United States
ahaet the provisions Of the circular Of Febrnn
ry y, 1858, the Assistant Commissioner fos
tno .otatc VIII. u on sntisfa tory evidences oil
li,e inct, ct,i%ithholdsn'l further advances to sucl
planters Rnd others who have. been guilty ol
s'e practices. and take mca. .urcs to secure the
IeIhou's Inent OF the money va 'uo of sis el-
yfaese A'te edy .4ade.
Inc olhcsrs and - .eats of the Bureau vii
y ~ sSazsjs; sSS.zjs; gRtbsr sidi procuring srpplot
inent ioF isoorers WHO haye been dfscharcsd
and'to ali stlei' nbls ato7 reifs "a rils And
TO- H2rk theIn r. their oMa lhcsount, Advance,
may he made in reonfo nifty with G,e provis.
ions Of the cireunffof Fsbftaty n 1858. and
General Or4ers No. %. Rf ths same date -