Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-08-08
AN ACT

To put ia operation the goosTnment a7def he pe'"a
 aeat Consultation of the CoafederGte Sdtes ot
 America.
 SEC. l. The Conqress oftAe Contederate States of America do enact, That election shall be held III the several States of this Confectionery, on the hIsG Wednesday in November, 1861, for members of the House of Representatives in the Congress ot the Confederate States under the permanent constltu- ton, which election shall be conducted Tn all re- spects according to said constitution and the laws of the several States in force for that purpose; anu in States which may not have provided by law iot such electon according to the laws heretofore eX- isting in such States for the election of members of the House of Representatives in the Congress of the United States. And on the same day the several States shall elect or appoint Electors fer President and Vice President of the Confederate States of America, according to said constitution, and in the manner prescribed by the laws of the several States made for that purposes and III States where no such laws may exist, according to the laws heretofore in force in such States for the eec ton appointment of electors for President and Vice President of the U nited States.
 SEC. ? The electors for President and Vice Pre- sident shall meet in their respective States on the first Wednesday in ecember, 1861, and proceed to vote for President and Vice President, and make out sts certify the same, and forward the same to the President of the Senate; all as directed by the said constitution in that behalf.
 SEC. 3. The members of the House of Repre- sentatves so elected, and the Senators who may bs elected by the several States according o the pro- visions of said constitution, shall assemble at the seat of government of the Confederate State on the 18th day of February 1862; and the said luem- bers of the House of Representatives shall proceed to organize by the election of Speaker, and the Senators by the election of President of the Sc. nate for the time being; and the President of the Senate shall, on the 18th day of February, 1862, open all the certificates and the votes for President and Vice President shall then be counted as drec- ted by said constitution.
 SEC 1. The President of the Confederate States shall be inaugurated o1 the 22d day of February, 1862.
 SEC. 5. Be II further enacted That in case the State of Virginia shall adopt and ratify the con stitution for the permanent government of the in this act provided for she shall be entitled to elect sixteen members to the House of Represen- tatives; and the State of North Carolina, in ike case, ten members; the State of Tennessee in ike case, eleven members; and the State of Arkansas, Ill like case, four members; the same being upon the basis of one member for every ninety thousand representative population, and one additional mem- Der for fraction one-half of the ratio afore- said, ln each of said States, under the census of the United States taken in lo60 and being the same basis of representation fixed for the seven original States ill said constitution for permanent government.
 SEC. 6. Be u further enacted, That the same rules and principles shall be observed as to the nun Der of presidential electors in the States aforesaid as in the other seven original States
 Approved May 2l, 1861.