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A l . - t i V 111 I LI 1I IF I LU THE CONSTITUTION AND r II K LAWS-TUB G V Alt MANS 0 P.VOU U LIBERTY Vol. XLV. II ILLSBOROUGII, N. C, SEPTEMBER 20, 1SC5 . No. 2301. iff A 12" J I -. 1 111 111 . IN M III II - , li t ir-i III ni in ri I r i 1 1 1 1 1 J I ill i i Tie rUUCLAMATlON, , JIV WILLIAM W. HOLDGN, PROVISIONAL COYEKNOK. i 0 T7.V PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA. In pursuance of power waled in me by ANDREW JOHNSON, Pteaidrnt of tbe Jotted cltatea, by hie I'roaianasiwn o May 29th, I ICS. appointing a Pro- iaional Coventor of North Carolina, under tha fourth oriiole of ike Constitution ul iha United SiiUe,which Kuaraiiteee lo aery Slate in the Unbn republican form of governenent; and in order la enable the loj n4 people of eaid Wtate to organize a 9iae leeri;. mailt, hereby joetico nay ba eolablbhed, doniceti tranquility restored, and oel citizen ptotrc'c in all tbeir right of life, liberty and probity and in order, im. that laid Slate nay be re.toicd to iia cooslilu Jiv'ial relatione to ti e t'edvtal government,- by ptei anting auch a republican lorn oi fovcrntr.eot a will nit i tie the State o the guarantee of the United fttatc for, and ite people to protection by ihn United aie against invasion, iuniricvtion, and domestic , tooce, I. William VN, lUknicy. Provisional Cover w..r at efW.aid. do hereby proclaim that an t lection will If held on TLcreday the 81ft day of September, iU6t. ft a Oil vcji t ion, to be competed or one ban dfed arid twenty dejepatea. to be chosen at folio ; The county of AUmaiir will choose two member. 'I ke county of Alexander will ehoe one ow ruber. 1 he rou ni tea f A tie and Alleghany ill rltooee on member. : '" 1 he ceai.iv of A neon will choose la mrrsVra. be couuty of Beaufort ill chouse In o tttentbcre. 'I u count) of 15-, 'tie milt choose two members. "I he county of Uladrn will cboosa one ineii.her. 1 we rouMy ol Brunswick will cbe one tuen.Wr. The county of Baucomhe wilt cboe one member 'J he county of Buile will ckoo one mrojLer. be rv.aty of Cabarma will cboaee one m nWr, The evenly ol CnMwell itLrhaoe one men ' The rouo'y of Cajn.Sen will chooae cne mem' . The coenty r I Car'etct wiU cLooee vne ro ti'..r.- 'be count; of CaaevtU will choge two invtuber.. Tbe cob&ty of Catawba will chooee ne n.rc'ei. The ciuety nf Chathaaa oi.lrbwe thrte mabeia. 'I e counth't of Cheiwkee and Clay iH chuvee one nnfiuber. l ue r o-iiiy vf C'hoin choe one mrr Wt. TUf coetof CleateUfitl will cbwiwe to metn!ert. Tue omnU of Columbut will cbuoe ote mnu cr. The o.itv of f!ravan w:U two mesibei. J'i.e cnuntiee of CuinbrrUnJ 4bd Htmett wuicUouM thee niembe. '! Mf c out; of Curriibrfc will rLe nr.e nmlet. e c uiiiv ul Iailn rbuvee le i m m!et. 1'.,. i-u. 'ijf ul L'aie ml! t.S one roro.r. Tb i--i of Lf i-titi ;!! h-o lari nterhert. ' Ut mi-iie of f;jnn.! r Wilton will r.'.o-Je t 1 Ufft'"tff. T. u ii.'j of ("oritur mi.l h'Ort to tt ,ra ' 1'be tjtU ti rranll it mil choore -ne mmbtr. 1 . ? .oit ol Ua'eton will ? ooe or.e rr- r:.n. 'I . . .ii'y of ( t W.U ch-AMf one nie.V-r 'I be c a;.; f Uranil! mil cho.' J.ire nrm'fr. I Ut f.'irij f tirrene wiH cie . uira.Wr. Tbe cou'itv ei Uuild wi'i thoe lbre utrc Tie c only of llaliftl will cboe tn n.ri'..er. T(.e eatity Maj wid wiH th-we one member. 'I be fouat.ee of !lendiren ai.i Tiii.1.nii nill thuoe one m ber. " . Tbe .unty of Hr.f J wi.'S t to ee ete rnen.Ler . '1 li conu'j i If j Jr will ttwoee one member. Tb cou .tj 4 Ire4-i mil tkoue two ruro.l ert. Tl c cuji'y ; J titort i!I ehvoe oneuKmbtr. h co.nt; t.in wiJ ilioe loo mrmlei. Tbr ij..:y .' u- "-.'.! t?.ooe one inttr. 1 he c A ir v,ill cb 'oee one nember. Tbe r v I :i.itli, wi.l il.cw etc trcmlef. 'I ne coi i. i ' va w-il ili'iir one hie.nt rr. Mi.ec.Jj t M .iib w.,1 1 :,..e nr.r ra4lf. l"be e f .tiL)ew'il nit! ( hoe ot.e rm'et, 'J be Cbur.ty )( MekUakr wt I r!.iHi te a, ..l.-re Tl.e tout.iy f Vloti?(omrv v: iU.ef t meiui-rr c .'.t Mre wtl! rUoe iii .'r. i e ciU'.ty f .Va! will t !, t r J dectijMty cf N.II-tnoer wi-KWie lv .v n.lr'. Tbe cowiity if No'Uamjton w its i .... i t ,f Vr Ttv 1 1 ,4'f '! Oh ah will tho- oi, ,i 'v , Tbe k .uty of ifere will ihoie t f ,,.). lhecty ifl'aijun!. mI efceiee Vie nitr. Vhe toenty ,f Perqa'.mioa,e.Ii h--ie eoe m3 f. Tne reubty nf I'efo wi.'l choe or.e meaaorr. Tbe miity of t'ltl will ckoJt In tcu.lr a. , Tbe oow.ty ol Randolph will ifcovte two Ge&lat. f be county of Rirhaaoad wiil thooie one weblf r. 1 be county of n!eaoaViU ctieoac two !. 't e routly of rockioka !! cUeaa Iteo raeaVen Tbe ceunty f f:.ai wilt ciMH l aw lta. Tie aeuBtie a r.H'.hetferl Ittd Vt'l wUi thM tt tMwkeie, Ttw ceunty of 8arupn will ehooan two member. The county of Manly will choone ou nifijiWr. The county ofSiokea will chooae one nivrul tt. ' . riie county ol Surry will rhoo one number. The county of Tyrrell will cliowe one member. The county of Uuiou will cuo4. one number. The county of WaLe will cbooee three membtrs The county of Warren will cbooM two member. Tbe county of Washington will rboone two memberr The county of Watauga will i iuum one mrmbt r. The county of W)ue will thoo two mentbrra. Tbe county of Wiikeo will chowe two mrtnUre, , The couuty of Yedkta will cbooeo one mtluber. The cuntiet ef Yancey and Mitchell will cbooee one mcmbtr. ,' . - ;-' ' :,.:." The Ctorka and Sberifla of the respective counties will proceed at once to aseembtn ih Just tree ! tbe Peace, a majority of whom wUl xl lra thru nutober nut lea ltn ai tior more ll.u eighteen Justice, ui'tt of intel iencc, iicrtliwii, &in3na, and approved loalty, h.e l wj ii hall be toaJ miniater to those who may be rr.tillrd to rYe ive it. the oath contained in tbe I're.nk ni'a Ainneaty Prttclam lion oi May Siltb, l &. uier eucb msti bctivne aanvay bo prew tioed in this i'roiUoihtu. The Justices ebsll, i lue aacte tiaie,a,i owl Iupettot ol Jbe tlkvtiona at tbe tarioue precibt'a tu their tsj t tie counliee, to arrordanro witk the law in rrlitu n tLeicio, CbJ-tri bt, Kevied Cile ef Nrth t.'ariius. Tbe rlrciiutrf toe menbera el the Convent too sl.ali be rondneted in the eeme manner ae ehcUui.e tut members of t'op. Krree, in aiiirdnie v bb lie piv.uiis of ibipirr 'S. Ikivised I'fhie, ao far as sam tvvssiiiis may ie eppSiexblc; ai d tbe ofrnt is a nir J l bob! said rleetioi.a, and lo rube trloilis ttt trt !. hall le lialb o tbe same enaliia for laiapg to oi for neglrrt f ditty, aa re j'vii.v. n iliSli l', kcvised Cude. o person will te albwid t' voir who ia Im1 n o t r tjoaSiocd as p'rffiited by the trwtitut t-o and laws of the flat in Krre mm. Jit l twf.Ne tlr Uu.h day of My, Hr.rt-ept tl.st li t tatnnto a m H ta ahsll not b riiii. tu roueo eoHir or lue aitoj a no navy oi tae ietet.tied t.oiiledrraie Male, vt of ibit Mate, aid ail polled vtbeera of tbe eirwy at 1 ttaey of the pee teol)4 Coufedt'iate '.a'ts or ol ibis .-Uie. bbdrr aid wr lulling the rsnk ol Colonel, if f lie ortny. and under eeJ iiAiudtng Uc' rank st Li. ufnsnt, if of the navy, will b allovrrd l vote, proofed tbey are not iLcluded in an ol tbe ttinrUrn deluded cUes of tbe l'irtVc.t't :,iiriy Prwrl.rueto. and provide fuf'Ur. 'Ut tby are .it-J.riis vl the Mate in errordaucc with tbe tern. prfscnUd in tLe pre reding parec r h No rerMMi will l-i' allowed to veto bo dwea rot elb.l ii to ibe !i rnrs a e- y of li e) Auioetay Oath, a rvuUir.ed tu tu i'reshbiit l'tocUmvtin o ly :9.b. ItCo, sii eJ l j biui(,ell andiei(ied bt at Uast tw J o.' ne of tbe IV ace. Ilie Hberille of tbe reeiive rouniiee skl fur oiett. as eovHi e pradtrable, rertifU ale U rWr tart to !.e pfrsoii wfce My have receierd tbe hijtbM hum r l eiee hoil eu of l e Convention; and tbe M.Vr C al ali aleo iu iueOia'eU aod lo ibo olSee ! tbe if U j if butt, UjUh' . a Mjm okM t: it e ' ;n Ibri.- respective numns for tbe mrn.bcra s'-i-k!, and a - o al'emsnt vf A vote, eeaWd i j . ,vrd l ibe 1'iesvlrol i4 tlsr CtN.tronon, l(a I. . to be Uid irUn the Cienioh. .'i' i-mi-r f tbe Conventiuii ;bu r Uttn, w.ll aef r' in tl.e fi:y 1 IUb!;hfOi. Mynlay li.e sreohd dtv ol October. Th adrnti m of Juiti r iypnintr.! to adminislsV the A mnes tv Oath, is eeperully directed 14 the fol ttfuing louiVreo cicludvd rtassew of the tuaideM'a Amntaiy Proi laii.n nf Hay S9th, WAi I'irti A II who are. or shall Ka been. retea!rd Civ. I or tiij loo al.c o(T.fer, or oberwie Jou.r.tic or f tirigfi agenta u the prrtsi iliil CokfcJerate g nm nient. Sttand" All whoteit ju lwul atatiftie to'cr tbi I niied Mate to em ice rebellion. Third-" All L''iII have leen militarv or naval iCtert of saJ Coi.ieJrr:e gnrrrt,t, Vje tl rtbk of Cvloi.cl in ibe-aitti) orfLieutriisot in 'I navv. t'vurlk - All w!iwlrA eeats in tbe l ututr,. : i) Cntted Nait s U md the MtbifU. . fifth All wl a teiiMd nriendcnl ir!j i4ii t. r" i h -.e iifii'i.'-i'i. to t!.e arr ;y 'f ti l iir I m i. I mi'm i J. dttiy in f'.i tin irt , 'it S'jIi. A 'I -h i have ei,tfcvd i i ov in tl r trtaUf g o' ..wie tl s't laTrlJt. ) of wn fr'SOl.s fount tl Cl'l.id Mi'ta .iiiir, as llc i tn, wl.J'-'a 'nun, or in otbc' rapacim. v.uii . - ." 'l ' wb t l.tv been or sir ab r I'tt i' tu .ai !,'.. 4 !: isljt tb'(jurpoe i ,t l,t '"ll.O fl L.i ':.'.- M i. i' ari.l nil i-fTcrr u I, r ir fcf't e-iie r !.o wrr' ''tfftfd b' ;fce gov i ftri.l in t'te Mi: -'y Aa't - l Mae, i' ir.t, or Ibe LitiltJ tl4lrs Nat A I'.' At-ile All roi. eo hi tie rrlmJtd olTi.-e rf liovernoK ef rtutr! in W siirtilimi a;nr.at tbe lii.i ?.' HiaUr, Te(kA'l pMH wbo left ihrir homea within the jarbdictK n and fatecliun of the Uniferl Hlalea, nd pawed beyond the Prdr'al military line into the eca!!rd Confederate Htatci fof lb furpt.aa of abJtng tka rebellion. EUtenlk-Ml person t mU haa been engaged in Iha dettructioi of ite cemmerca of Iha United Ktalre, apaa tk high aeaa.and persona who bavt maJrtaidi into lit United Elates Lim CaiiaJa, tr Vtta rhgigrd in dtftro)ing the catrmotce of the I'nitcJ Slate up on the lake and riven that atparate the British pro. iacea from tho United Stale, TwtmhAl peraone who, at lha time whea they teek to oltuin Ilia, bencGia heieof by taking the oath hereift prrcrtld. at in military, uavat or civil con floemenl or custody , or tinder bomta of the civil, mili tary or naval aa hoi itira or agent of tbe United Stale, a priaoner of war, or p. rona detained for otTencca of any kind either befure or after conviction. 'I kirtetnth All persona wbo have voluntarily oar. ticiptted in eaid rebellion, and the estimated value of nb.-se lataUe prej-eriy iaover tcoiy ibourand dol lar. , Ft,uriten!Sft pereona who have taken tba oath of amneaiy aa prrscnbotl to the President's Proclama tion of Uecember eighth, A. I), one thousand eight Hundred and auty-iuiee. or an oath of allegiance to the government of tbe United Stale aioca the date of aaid Proclamation, and ho have qpt hebceforward kept and maintained tbe same inviolate; 'Wtt, TLat ajertil opplbratioh may l e made lo the Prrsi dent for paidna by any pe'soo belonging to tbeei eej'tad clasx-e, and tueh cletnenry will be liberally attended aa nay bo eooaieteat with tha facta of the cae and lie peaco and dig oily of tba United Uutea." " Under tbe first eiceptwn aia icclnJed tU peraont bo b-ve It go civil or dtplouaiic ofSccra or a;eni of de pretended ConfrJrratf govcrnmtnl.eitLer with in or wiititat tbe trtritorial hruita of tie United &ute. ' 1 Under tha seventh eieepib n are Included all effi rers.tgettts, or private cnuena wbo have been absent frutn the U tilted buU tor tUo purpose cd aiding Ibe nbellion. f . Under tie thirteenth exertion are indmVd all wb-( .do'it g lie rebellion. Lave bebl any otTtc or ageor ander ibe fe'tate or pretended Conlrdetate go. vernmenM or have in any way volantatily joined in Ibe it be loot , at for ettn pie, by vlu,isr;ly marching ai.h araied U'ctt b lie to the United tftatee; by sending or fu'ni!.,r1(t motiry, iovtivr., or arms lo pe'aon eitgased ia the tebeln P,tave in case wbrre itHHK or ptovieton waje form! 0 ftom Ibe prvtnfl. isc ot rhanty or hamanity t by artirig with aam blagr of rons, wtetber orgamied m nnorgaoitrd. bnsiile to the United ftuue, or in any other way giving vtdjbtary aid, essieUtce at encouragement to tbe nkellion ; and wbe Usable ptcerty on the 39lh day of May. lf6, etteeded in value Ibe acta of turn ly ihouaaitd dolUie. -..., Tbe other eiiepvieut are so plain at bat to require t ii-lanalion. So certificate i l giai.trd by tha Just nee to ii j irsoai who U included within any of tie fourtea euluJol claase. oi.W on eth2 ilion by Ibe patty ol bi pardon for bis otb ftce from the Preside nt. 1 be Jusviee aiintrd lo administer tbe Amnesty Osb, aiJ lo iurowb levtiftcatea of tbe earoe eLub shtll eviocftre of loj ally, are tapeeully instructed to W vigilant aid faitl fwl W bite a n.il not be their dtr y lo anrntp to pry into tbe la art and mnsriem ea of in, tbey will nevertbek-e c!mnbh nho I hose may If I I lake te oh,lbal it must be Uken ard b H?ud ia god ftith, with ao h4,nei intention on tbrir part to btep it without aecrel purpoor mental reservation tpon any ortaii r or at ary lime to com ml any act in vb'buUi ef said ootb; ai.d tSry .U w n Item thai if ibe said oath ia not lloa taken at.d lie i. tue 4-dn otlrnd irm by the Prev-iJer.t will lv.d, nrd tb.y wiJ ismsia euljeet to Inal under lbs be f'.r pe'"l,T treason. 1'be Justnts Cieik aiJ blierif. nbtie duty it ia la provide ftt adu-.In eru g the oath aud l conduct he eVrtom. are etj'ited lo tse every praclicslhr tt,tua to enable vrry eilrren to take tie neih who miy drsire and be ei, tit led la oo ao. And ibe In tpr lore ae er.joiMl u insprrt and evamine taWlyj and trulj, to decide in every ease in accordance withT the taw. and with the (attraction Ibry have reeeiied fnyn this .,To e : arid la mak prompt and roeretl re tiifns of ibe vote and tor wlr-m cast, at tbrir rcsprc lue pret met. . Done al rnir eiiv of Rabigli, the eiglih daynf An gust, or e fbo'isaml eigbt hundrrd and Nitj-Cve and in the year of tbe independence of Ike Uni lid ttea tbe eiihty-nintb. WILLIAM w imi.DnN, Prevtun,4 titrri.or. IT :bo f,,ri-ioi l.4wi Iltai, Piivto .eeretiry. - oWael ClilClUR NO. lb. A' 'jaifnen:. Bureau of Cefu;. l'redaien and Abtindoued Lands, V..llingnn. D. C.ept. 4, HS. Ciin V I J, f Ju' 2?, I8CJ. from till I'ureao, a hereby r c iti Jl, gtntl the la l ii ruV anil rf zul.ttion arf ailiptfJ 'ii iltc ptHj.o.e nf rl bliahipg a definite ltd tmilorm j.ilif rrlalive tu abndonr il latila ir real tij.niy, and lnil or real property to whirli ihr Coiled Slilrn ahill lnvr scijuiic'l title bv goiiicatinn or tale nf nthe rwie, ulith imw.or tin; hrrtgflrr ruirif under the control of thta liureia by virtat if the ut t Coo&reit pnroved March 3, 186.1, eiuUIUhiny it and bv orJ,er nt tlti rrrailiiit, In witi dfneral llrdrra Nr. 110. War Department. June ?, 18CJ. Tn Abaiitltinfil lamta referred to in the law and reKalalitiBS Kortrftioz tbil lu rrau art defined, ircordiax to lectioo twe of lu act of Congrega, approved Jul 2, 1 g4, aa fullowa, vizt " Property, real or personal, ahall bt rcgatded as abandoned when tha lawful owner thereof iliall be tot-. untaril abeht therefrom and engaged ei ther in arena or otherwise ia aiding or en couragios the rebellion." . , $fcn-Property will not be regarded aa confiscated until after the xleeree of the United States Court for. the district in which the property nay be found has been made, by which the piopertyia condemned as enemy's property und becomes the pro perty oftl.e United States. Third AW abandoned knd or real pro perty,' and all land and real property te which the United Stated shall hge aefjjir ed title by ce ofiscation or sate or otherwitf , that now is or nay hereafter come under the control of the Eorem of Refuffg, Frecdroen and Abandoned Lands ij irBe of said act and order ol the President, ia and shall be set apart for the use of loyal refugees and frcedmen, and so much as ina? be necessary assigned tt them, at provided in section fourth of the act establishing the bureau, til ." To eery male ciljzen. whether rafogee or freedmn, aa aforesaid, there 'ahall be assigned not more than for tr acies of such laml, atvl the person to wl r.ro it ft su assigned tha1 be protected in the use and enjoyment of the land for the term of three yejrs, at art annuj rent not ixreeding 6 per crntntn upon the ?al ae of said land aa it uas'eppni d by the Hint authorities in the yecr ICo, for the purpose of taxaii--n," and in rae no such appraWal can be found, then the n-ata! hall be bated upon the estimntd value of the land in aaitl year, to It .'Hritaincd in such manner as the coatmiticDe ft may by reg ulation prosecute. At the tnd nf aaid tern, or any time during said u rut, the occu pants wf anyfarceU so avned may pur chase the hnd and receive such title there tu as the United SUtes cm enrtvey, upon paying therefor tha value of the land as as certained and fixed for the purpose of de termiaing the annual rent aforenid." Fourth-' AH lan! or other real property within "the several States, vit: Virginia. North Carolina South Carolina. 0uria, Florida. Alabama, MiifYtppi, Tennessee. Kemucky, Mivuri, Maryland, Arkansas, liutian and Iex, t wbtch the United States La a quired or shall acquire title by cnutUratiun r afe, or other abandoned real property in thuae Slates, pratitled, said property, whether confiscated or aban doned, remaining unsold or otherwise dis posed of hatl hue bem property transfer red ta the bureau upon requisition of the ttnnii,ionrr or Assistant Commissioner, alull be cuQaidrred aa under the control ot the Comtnissioaer of Kefusees, Fretdmeu and Abandoned Iands, for the purpose here inbelme set forth and fur the time author ired by, the act establishing the bureau and nn'ptft or parcel of said confiscated or abaadvnrd proper tr shall be rurreoderrd or reatorcii tn the former owneri or other rlatitm.t. except such surrender or resto ration be authorized by said Commissioner. 77A-Atiiant comtnissiunert will a rapitily a povib!e cause accurate descrip tion, of all confiscated and abandoned lands, ami other cot titrated and abandoned scat pi opr fly, that Is tiow or may hereafter cwne under their control, to be made, anJ braidei lee pin a record of such tbemsclt es, will forw ard monthly to the Cmmissiooer of the Mvreau copies of such descriptions, in the manner prescribed, by cirruLr HI, of .futy 11, 1663, from this bureau. They will," with as little delay at possible, select and set apart such confiscated and abandoned lands and property as rosy be deemed necessary for the ironed iate use vf refugees and Ireedtnen, the specific diy'i aion oT which into Iota and the rental or salf thereof, sccordiag to the law estab tithing the bureau, .will bo completed as soon aa practicable and re purled to .'the Commissioner. In the selection and let-. ting apart of such lands and property care will be used to take that about which there is tbe If ut doubt, that this bureau should hae custody and control of Sixth When ant laid, br other real property that thill cotni iDtothopou.es
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 20, 1865, edition 1
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