Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-01-16

ganization, unless. the names should ap-
pear on Bovce's list of members Of, the
Senate, as transmitted to the Secretary
of Senate, Charles Merrill; Third, about
one hundred persons whose names are
given who were supposed to be elected to
the House of Representatives of the GEN
eral Assembly, had been declared to. be
were similarly eenjoined from participant
ing i'm the organization OF the House of
Representatives. or from doing any act
or casting any vote, unless their names
were on Bovee's list of members; fourth,
thu clerks of the Senate aud of the House
Of Representatives were saverally en-
joined from placing on any list, or an
nouncing the name of any member, or
from recognizing as member, or dcsig-
mating us amembcr, prior to or during
he organization Of retrospective Houses,
any person whose name was not nlaced
upon Bovec's list; fifth, tho secretary of
the, Board was cnjoincd from receiving
returns of election of State officers, or of
members Of the General Assembly, ex-
cept such as were filed in his Office by
the board composed of Yarmouth, Long
street, Hawkins, Lynch and Bovec;
sixth, the chief of the Metropolitan Po-
lice, and all of its members, numbering
about eight hundred and the board, were
cnjoined from interfering with the organ
i'ation of the General Assembly, and
not to prevent those on Bovee's list from
entering into the hall of the Assembly;
seventh, the persons composing the board
recognized by the Governor, were e,-
ljomet' from acting rs canvassing board-
from declaring and publishing any calcu-
latlon, statement, Or proclamation of the
results, or granting certificates Of, cleo,
ton or statements tending to chow any.
right to Office growing ont of ballots cast
Mt said election. The Marshal. assisted
by detachment from the army, of the
United States, under this order, took
possession Of the State capital, and held
it on December 9th, when the General
Assembly were to come. together; under
the proclamation of the Governor. !, The
egress and ingress OF persons were regu:
lated according to this order. a person
named Pimchbach took possession of the
chair of the Senate and directed lis or
ganization. lie Lad Lcen a Senator Of
term that had expired. While n scna-
tor he had been President of the Senate,
and by virtue of such Presidency, under
the law, he had acted rs Lieutenant
Governor chosen i'll 1868; hut at the time
of these occurrences he was not merely
functus officio as President of the senate,
but was not senator, and had no title
or color Of title to act ay Lieutenant Gov
ernor. or to take any part in the organi-
zation Of the senate. The House of Rep
resentatives was also organized the post
master Of New Orleans being its speaker.
The certificates of Bovee, under the in
junction, were taken as conclusive of
membership. These bodies passed reso-
lutions for the impeachment of the Gov
ernor, aud thus Pinchback felt at liberty
TO assume the title of Governor.
Two District Judgesnips were cstab-
lished, and new court, called the Su.
perior Court, was established, with ex-
traordinary powers, aud among others
exclusive jurisdiction to determine title
TO office; and Mr. Hawkins, one of the
members of the Bovee board, who had
made the election returns, was made
Judge. Steps having been taken by the
Governor, in his local capacity, to SC.
cure o revision by the Supreme Court of
the United States Of The chancery orlers
of the United States Circuit Court these
leaders forthwith adopted a resolution to
dismiss these proceedings, ,t
The militia was placed under the com
nand of General James I4ongstreet an.
other Of Bovcc's board, and the arsenals
were taken possession Of by the aid Of
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