Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-05-31


-neh i~erritsry asy slaves. lawfully held By ths1n in am
t5ftee States or Territories e tie Coafederaie States.
a The Conreierals States shah guarantee e ever,
STATE nat nov : OF hersAi,er NAY bee,ne , meaeer q
.hall urolcct each Of them AGAINST invasioni aud or
epliicEton 81 The leeisioture tr o. tbs sSeeutive wher
ne l~esislssare iH nt IN sesaion) aEainss aemestie vio'
AnrIoLE v.
arcTIoE 4
4. Upon ne denaae Of any three states legally as
.e-+tisr IN fbsir sevarrf cnnFeutlous. the Cuugress shall
summed = convention Of al ar states, 70 take into cen-
] siderafion sass arehdments 10 lha Constitution - TIE
said STATS shali caour ~ s~uetesting = me time when
Toe said demaud is na e aud should any OF Ire pro
posed sms1dmeuts % the Gontltutiaa Be agreed on By
iha said cdnrentsa-Faiug b. siGtes-sud me sane b.
mGnea by fhe ,sesiaturrs q tWo-thiided ne several
] sfs-.s nr ~ Conventions III txo-ihIris fheroot-as fhe
zoe or The othet moie q utlAcalon may be proposed By
rae Eenersi couvention-they shall tse~neei9FWafa form
Is r1useut u deprived q IS equal seFaesentatioa IN
The seaats.
1. The Gdrernmrnt estshiished By This Constitution
is ths suase,sor 81 ne Provisional government Of the
Confederate sfses Of America aDa si ihe laws passed
rs ne iatier, ahalr outLnus DC force un}h iha same shall
~ repealed 81 mod g. q; Hnd all the oncers appointed
I By no sane shall remain in ufice until shelf euacfssofs
are appointed and qualified, O. me omces abolished
. fG deth contracted Hnd engsgements entered into
4 before Le aidrinn o. this OGasfii utica fhali b a. valid
/ aEaina ne Confederate States under this Constitution
a. una ths Provisional Government.
. Thia Constitution AM the law, Of ne Confederate
/ siates made M pursuancr hereof and an freatiesma1e,
0r whlch saaii be made under The authority u the Con-
I fedarata States, shall be the supreme law Of The iandi
/ and tho jufr-s In every state shall be bound thereby,
/ anyihlns IN he Caa-utniun or laws of any State to the
contrary notFitasiautng-
T. me Senator's and Representatives before mention
ed. an tho members % toe several state legislatures,
and si executive and 3uiicisl enloers both o. The Coufed-
4 era 6 states, aid Or the several States shall Be bound by
cath or al nation, O. support Tbs Cuutttuuoui but nc
/ religious test shan ever De- required as quaiIncaiion to
arr caea or public trust under the Confederate States.
s. fFhr enuaneralon. IN te con,tiiution, Of certain
ra 6. shall not be C astrued 90 deny crdlsparage others
renamed hy the people Of the several states
6 Toe powers net delegated TO the Confederate states
by the Constitution. ncr p%fohibitcd BY It 70 the StAtea,
are reserved 70 the statss respectively or 70 the peo-
pie thereoil
ARTICLE VIZ
T. TIE Ratification Of the convention o. LhveI States
shalt b. sumcirat fuT the establishment Of this Oonsi-
tbuon between tie States 90 r~atifyins the same.
. LWheu Eve States shzn have -atided thl, C0nEtitu-
tion. 10 tie manner before specified, TIE Cougress undsr
Che Provisional uousti -tioa, shall prescribe mo time
for holding the election % President and Yice-Presi-
deut; auc. Tor the meeting a. the electoral College ;
and. for oouufire the Toles, aud iuaugurattng TIE Pres
ideut- Tiey shall, also prescribe tae time for assemb-
linE the slme. Uutil the as,rnblns % such Congress
the Congress under the Provisional Constitution, shaf
c1ltnue 10 exercise The legislative powers granted
them not e1teudigg beyeud the time h@ited by the
Ccrsiitution o. the Provisional Government.
Adarted. unanimously. March IT, 1851.