Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-05-31
ARTICLE v.


! |. Upon the demaud Of any three States legally
Assembed in their several conventions the Congress
shall summon a convention Of all the States 20
take iuto consideration such amendments to the
Constitution as the said States all concur in suggest
ing at the time when the said demand is made;
and should any of the proposed amedments to the
Constitution " agreed on by the said convention
voting by States-and the same be ratified by
BY the egisatures twu-hrds Of the several States
or by conventions in two-thiris thereofas the one
or the other mode of ratification may be proposed
hy the General conventOn--they shall thencefor-
ward form part of this Constitution. But no
State shall wilhou, ib consent he deprived Of its
equal representation in the Senate.
ARTICLE VI.
|. The Government established by this Constitu-
ton i. the successor Of the provisional Government
Of the Confederate States of Americs, and all the
laws passed by the latter shall continue in force
til the same shall be repealed or modified; snd all
the officers appointed by the same shall remain in
Office until their successors are appointed and quail
fed, or the Offices abolished.
O. All debts contracted and engagements entered
into before the adoption of this Constitution shall
be as valid against the Confederate States under
this eoustitutoh as under the Provisional Govern
ment
g. This Constitution and the laws Of the Confed-
crate States made in pursuance thereof and al trea-
ity Of the lrsd; and the Judges IN every State
shall he hound thereby, anything in the consttu-
ton laws Of any State to the contrary uotwith-
standing.
T. The Senators and Representatives before mea
TONED and the members Of the several State legs-
latures and all executive and judicial officers both
of the Confederate States and Of the several States
shall Ne bound by oath or affirmation, to support
this Constitution; but no religious test snail ever be
required as a qualification to any Office or public
trust under the Con nfederate States.
! 5. The enumeration, in the Constitution, Of GER
tain rights shall not be construed TO deny or dis
psrage others retsired by the people of the several
States.
| 6. The powers not delegated to the Confederate
States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by il 10
the States by the Constitution are reserved to the
States, respectively, or to the people thereof
ARTICLE VII.
The ratification of the convention of FIVE States
shall be sufficient for the esablishmt Of this Con-
stu,iun between the States so ratfying the same.
q When five States shall have ratified this Con
stitution in the manner before specified, the Con
gress uuder the Provisional Constitution, shall pre-
scribe the time for holding the election OF President
and Vice President; and for the meeting of the Eec
torsl College, and for counting the votes and inaugu
rating the President They shall also prescribe
the time for holding the FIRST election of the members
of Congress under this Constitution, am the time
for assembling the SINE. Until the assembling ol
such Congress. the Congress under the Provisional
Constitution shall continue to exercise the legsla
Tive powers granted them; not exten ling beyond
the time limited by the Constitution Of the Proyis
onal Government.
Adopted, unanimously, March IL, 1881.