By the Provisional Governor
of the State of South
Carolina.
... L* si Of: i, A 7ftt A TZO.S !
j
. KXOELLEN'Cr PRKSI ;
' - - Ms* !? has issued 'lis proela-'
>u:\i:g rac ^Ik-njamirs F. Perry) |
;.:i! (_I<nen;or in and for the Slate of!
. i-s (Vir. lina, wi'ii power to prescribe such j
.sea and regulations as may be necessary and
; r.ij> r for convent i ?> a CorveU'iori of the Slate,
eosnposed of del* i^atep to be obosun by that
wtion of the p-oplc of said State who are
lovsti to the United States, for the purpose of
' ? i' ".%*?44hntirtn tliovnAf'
altering or ninuiRimm mu * uuv^ntuvu ?nw<w<^
and with authority to cxenise within the liuaits
of the State all the powers necessary and
proper to enable such lofal people to restore
said State to its constitutional relations to .the j
Federal Government, and to prcseut such a I
Republican lorm of State Government as will j
entitle the State to the guarantee of the United
States therefor,, and its people to protection by
the United States against invasion, insurrection
and domestic violence:
Now, therefore, in obedience to the proclamation
of his Excellency Andrew Johnson,
President o[the United'States, 1, BENJAMIN
F. PERKY, Provisional Governor of the State
of South Carolina, for the purpose of organizing
a Provisional Government in South
Carolina, reforming the State Constitution and
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restoring civil authority hi said otate, uuuei
the Constitution ?.nd laws of the United States,
do hereby proclaim and declare that' all civil
officers in South Carolina, who were in office
when the Civil Government of the State was
suspended, in May last, (except those arrested,
or under prosecution for treason,) shall, on talcing
the oath of allegiance prescribed in the
President's Amnesty Proclamation of the 29th
day of May, ]S(>3, rcMiiuc the duties of their
offices and continue to discharge them under
the Provisional Government till further appointments
are made.
And I do further proclaim, declare and
make known, that it is the duty of all loyal
citizens of the State of South Carolina to
promptly go forward and take the oath of allcgianc
to the United States, before some
magistrate or military officer of the Federal
Government, who may be qualified for admin ?i
- *?ai-?:?_,i
istcrinir oaths; ami sucn arc nereuy iiuutum?u
to give certified copies thereof to tlic persons
respectively l?y Tvltcin they were made. And
such Magistrates or officers arc hctebv required
to transmit the originals of such oaths, at as
early a day as may be convenient, to the Department
of Stale, in the city of Washington,
D. C.,
An< I t!<> further proclaim, declare and
make known, that the Managers of Elections j
throughout the State of South Carolina will .
hold an election for members of a State Convention.
at their respective precincts, on the
FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER NEXT,
' according to thehrtvs of South Carolina in
force before the secession of the State; and
that each Election District in the State shall
elect as many members of the Convention as
the said District has members of the House of
Representatives?the basis of the representation
being population and taxation. This will
give one hundred and twenty lour members to
the Convention?a number sufficiently large
to represent every portion of the State most
fully.
lnvnl mtizen who has taken the Am
JU?V/l? IVJ ?.
nesty oath and not within the excepted classcsot'the
President's Proclamation, will be entitled
to vote, provided he was a legal voter under
the Constitution as it stood prior to the
sccessio of South Carolina. And all who arc
within the excepted classes must take the oath
and apply for a pardon, in order to entitle them
to vote or ! jeeiv members of the Convention.
The members olTiu- Convention thus elected
on tli" llrst M y in Sopter her next, arc
'hereby rc juir. d ;< ' hhv.-mu i.j the city of!
C ilivid'ia, on \Y!!!>>. i>'i > \ V, the l.'tlli day j
?f September, '.or the purpose of altering j
and amending the present Constitute" n of j
' South Carolina, uv ivmodeliing arid makii
ji.j itmjgrjgjjtwji?.jflam-^-.r.ttejtts
uow one, which will conform to the great
changes which have taken place in -the State,
and be more in accordance with Republican
principles and equality of representation.
And I do further proclaim and make known,
that the Constitution and all laws of force in
South Carolina prior to the 'secession of the
State up' hereby made of force under - llie
Provisional Government, except wherein they
may conflict with the provisions of this proclamation
And the Judges and Chancellors of
the. State arc hereby required to exercise nil
the ptwers and perform all the duties which
appertain to their respective cfiices, and especially
in criminal cases. It wi.l be expected of
?i "w-j i ._:K< _..a.. e
IUC r CUtfliU LUU1WUJ ail lillui Lies uuw ill iji'mu
Coroliria, to lend their authority to the civil
officers of the Provisional Government, for the
purpose of enforcing'the laws and preserving
the peace and good order of the State.
And I do further command and enjoin sill
good and lawful citizens of the State to unite
in enforcing the laws and bringing to justice all
disorderly persons, all plunderers, robnera and
maurauders, all vagrants and idle persons who
are wandering about without employment of
any visible means of supporting themselves.
It is also expected that all former owners of
freed persons will bo kind to them, and not
turn off the children or aged to perish ; and
the freed men and women are earnestly enjoined
to make contracts, just and fair, for remaining
with their former owners.
In order to facilitate as much as possible
the'application for pardons-under the excepted
sections of the President's Amnesty Prociaina- j
tion, it is stated for information tliat all appn- |
cations must be by petition, stating the execp- j
tioD, and accompanied with the oath prescribe I
ed. This petition must be first- approved by
the Provisional Governor, and then 'orwarded
to the Picsident. The headquarters of the
Provisional Governor will be at Greenville, I
where .all communications to him must be
addressed.
< In testimony whereof, I have here- i
j ) unto set tny hand and seal. iJone
( L- s* [at Greenville, this 20th day of July,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-five, and ol the independence
of the United States the ninetieth.
P>. P. PEPPY.
Py the Provisional Governor:
William II. Perky. Private Secretary.
jB@f*,Tbe newspapers of this State will publish
this proclamation till the election for members
of the Convention.
August 4
Heaaq'rs Mil. uist., m. <u. |
Third 8epekate Diugade, ') !
Darlington, S. C. July 11,1SC5. j
GENERAL ORDER NO. 0. '
TT HAVING COME TO THE KNOWLEDGE
of the General Commanding, that a
large.amount of property, formerly belonging
to the soealled Confederate Government, is
now in possession of Citizens's within this
District, it is hereby ordered,
That all such property, of whatever description,
be immediately reported to the nearest
Marshal in the District, by person 01* person (
having it in possession, that an,exact account
may be taken of tbe same for the future dispo~
sition of the Government.
Assistant Provost Marshals arc directed to
arrest all persons who fail to comply with the
above order, and take them to the Sub-Dis- ,
trict Superior Provost Court for trial.
By command of 1
Brig. Gen. BEAFj. '
C. B. FiLLebrow.y, Lieutenant & A. A.. A.
G. ...
August 4
House, Lot Lli d Furniture
For Sale. !
rTPH|fl SUBSCKIBFll TV ILL SKI.L 7! !' UK>Tx
LKXCK. situ:.:-d oinlie upper p.ir: ..f Ji:,jn
Slroot. Jt contain: sis uprifilit nrul thn.'. . rooms,
wifh eve-- or>nrr!.-/t.ce nti:i<-1icd, s r.l i! -hHJv
furnishcc. ,vi?rifr* n? to be sold tr?.* i .'he.-.-. ' :
A libiT'! :i j'i:.?w?d on r- > < 4 -irity. 1'.
terms app.,-.4 a4 it-- V - \
18- >: SAlt.AlI A. C. LEJ3.
jfcTas. 3d Sub. Dist. E. S. 0.
" SUMTER S. C., July 19th 1865.
(TjEEERAL order.
|T WILL BE NECESSARY FOR PARTIES
shipping Cotton by rail, or otherwise,
from this Sub. Dist., to procure a certificate
from these Ee cad quarters, showing that
the Cotton so shipped is not the property of
jSjqverDment. Unless such certificate is procured,
the cotton will be stopped atFloreuco,
and may subject the shipper to a long delay.
Anv parties discovered receiving or attempting
to ship Cotton belonging to Government.
or that formerly belonged to tlie 0. S. Government,
will be punished to the extent of Military
law.
Storekeepers are directed to beep a record of
the names of parties selling or trading cotton at
their store; aDd said storekeeper, of any person,-'
i^forbidden to bring cotton or receive it, in
small quantities, unless from responsible parties;
and will satisfy themselves, and be able to
satisfy thu Provost Marshall, at all tiinos, that.1
the cotton has net been stolen.
Py order of
Lieut. Col. F. H. WH1TTIER,
Com'dg Sub-District^
Gko. G. Speak, 1st Lieut. & A. A. A. G.
July 28
Eci'qrs. 3d Sub. Dist E. S. C
SUMTER, S. C., July 13, 1865.
GENERAL ORDER NO. 2."
[ '111E SALE OF INTOXICATING LI
0 UOlbS to any enlisted man is prohibited.
Any person disobeying this order, will he arrested
by the Provost Marshall, and severely
-1.1 l a~ !?
jmtJIrrJJru suiu iijl'ii J;WU5 wuiimuiuu^ ?iiju iuc
parlies making the sale, or parties interested
in the sale, will not be allowed to open their J
store again, foi'tlie.sale of" any merchandise
whatever/'
11.t Any parties having property in their j
possession of whatever nature, that lias-formerly
belonged to the V. IS. (jovcrniiieii!, or to
the so-called Confederate Government, will \
immediately notify the Provo.-t Marshal of the
fact. Any parties holding property, either
real or personal estate, belonging to parties
engaged in the late rebellion, and who are now
apse lit, or of parties whose property is subject
to confiscation, will immediately notify the
Provost Marshal. A car. fill search will be
made for such property as named above, and
parties endeavoring to secrete the same, or tail
io give, the proper notice of sai.'l property to
the Provost Marshal, will be punished by the
military law.
]>v command of
Lt. Col. F. II' WIJlTTIEll,
Com dg District.
(J ko. 0. Spkar, 1st Lieut, &. A. A. A. G.
July 28.
Plantation for Sale.
\4 PLANTATION AT GRANNIE'S QUARTER
A CREEK, about 11 miles frma Kirkwood, containing
odO acres.niorc or less, will be sold with the
the growing crop on it, or deliverable ia October when
the crop is taken off. There are 100 acres of prime
hottoni land, the balance in open and woo' I high
land. With tl?e plantation rony be had, if u sired,
i-hoico stock of Cattle and Hogs. Apply at
office.
Juno 28 1 wtf
"notice.
The copartnership heretofore existing
between j. tv. MoCurry .t s. Ham-1
merslough. under the lirro of .YcCurry & Ilamraerglouj'1
j is this day desolved by mutual consent. The
Books, Notes and Accounts of !bo concern are in the
hands of J. "W. McCurry, who will attend to tho settlement
of the concern.
J. W. McCURRY.
S. HAMMERSLOUGF
July 7
Rail Road Mill.
A steam mill for grinding meal and
grits, is now in successful operation at the
old Depot. Grinding done at all hours of the day. A
share of patronage is solicited. . .
J. JONES, Agent
' May "> '
""Dray Notice.
r.> * Tfi flAVI> U HA I'LING TO DO CAN BE
/. ; ..;.!fiila''.,,i I ; ealli:'^ on the snbscril.tr on
ot.-. i- A.NILES.
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Headq'rs Mil. Dist., E. S. '
Third Seperate Brigade, ) ;
Darlington, S. C., July 15, I860, f
(SEVERAL ORDER NO. 8. ' 1
REPEATED COMPLAINTS HAVIN^
been made to these Headquarters that the'
freedraen and women, are frequently driven
from the plantations upon which they have '
been engaged in cultivating the crops 'during i
the present season, therefore it is ordered, ' '
That the freedmen, women-aud children who !
have been engaged in cultivating the lands the\x
present year will riot be driven "away. They !
will be allowed to remain until the' growing t
crops are harvested, unle88(dismissed by mili- V.
tary authority, or a Provost Court^ and will !
he entitled to receive fuir comnensation for t
their labor.
It is therefore required that equitable contracts
in writing, be jnade between tire plnn^
tors and the frcedmen and women, for the
evltivation of the lands the - present, year.? ^
, Payment -in kind will be made, and the allowance
of one half the crop is recommended as
fair compensation for the labor.- The landlords
furnishing subsistenie until the crops are liarf
vested.
Their contracts will be submitted, to the *
nearest military commander for approval.
When the above requirements are complied,
with protection will be granted as far as niilij
tary necessity will allow, but when no con:
tract is made, the crop is liable to be considerj
cd forfeited for the use of the laborers. Should j
the owners refuse to cultivate the lands, or to ;
comply with this order, they will bc^considcred
as endeavoring to embarrass the Government^
and will be treated accordingly. *
By command of .?
' Brig. Gon. BEAL. /
(Signed) C. B. Fillebrown,
Lieut, k A. A. A. GV
r\ m n / ?_. ^ . t *
wn.uiat v/d[iy ; uio. U.. QFJSAR, JLiItm. <S i\A.
A. G. , >
July 2S
Headq'rs Mil. Dist., E. S. 0,4
Third Seperate Brigade, ).
Darlington*, S. C., July 15, 18G5. jf
CIRCULAR NO. 7. ' ' .
CUB-DISTRICT COMMANDERS WILL
^ at once piocecd in their respective Sul? District
to obtain information npsm the following
subjects. viz:
1. The number- of ^Imitations upon whicl*.
contracts have been mode-with the freed men
and women, the present year, and the native a
of each planter with whom the contracts wau j
made. ' I
2. The number of plantations and the I
names of the owners, where ?Outracts have not M
t:co ii made. j
3. The utimber of frccdomi, wbmen amb j
children on each plantation on the 1st day of
January, 1865, and the number n?w present. j
4. Whether or not the nsuai rations and the A
customary medical attention are furnished fcbc W
frcedmcn, women and children. This infor-? J
mation will he forwarded to these Ucudquar* (
ters without delay. ' - j
By order of
4 ; Brig. Gon. BEAL. \
(Signed) C. B. Fillebrown, Lieut.
& A. A. A. G. <
Planters are requested to furnish the inform
mation to this office as soon as possible.
C. W. BURGESS.
Capt. & Provost Marshal
July 28 *
Hd'qrs. Detatch. 30th. MassVet.
Vol. Infantry.
CAMDEN, S. C., July 27th, 186&,
GEVERAL ORDER.
ASA SANITARY MEASURE, IT-SHALL
be deemed a nuisjnee for any Hogs to
run p.'u large within ithe limits of the Town of'
Camden, after the (1) first day of August
all Hogs found running at large, will be sold
or otherwise disposed o^ for the benefit of t?e
poor of said town. _ i
1 !y order of
S. D. SHIPLEY.
Major Com'd/ Detach.
C. W. Burgess, Capt. add Prov^t Marshal.
July 2S .