Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-02-22
CONSTITUTION FOR THE PROVISIONAL,
GOVERNMENT OF THE CONFEDERArE
STATES OF AMER CA

onrnnvN AAvN IVH idE PROVISIONAL
do'EhNMEHT OF THE CONFEDERATE
STATES OF AMER CA.
we, the Deputies of the Sovereign and
Independent States of South Csrniina, G-or
g'a' Florida, Alabama, Mississippi anil Lou
ls'ana, invoking the fasor Of Almig.y God
do hereby, in behalf Of those States. or,lain
and establish this Cons,i,nr,nn, for III. Pro
v's'onai Government ii til" -an... TO rm
hnue tor one year from the Inauguration o.
the President, or until permanent Con.
st'tution or Confederation i.o.wr..n the said
States shall t,- put IN ",n,:.t.rn. uh;.hs..,
ever shall first occur.
ARTICLE I.-SEc. L. All ,cr;sla,;vo
powers herein delegated, slmIl h.. vested il
this Congress nov assembled. until other.
wise ordained
SEC. 2.-When vaca"."s ',.,p"r it. the.
representation from ANY S:a,-, th -a,,,..
shall be filled in such rl,anu.r a. I'll. pro-
per authorities Of the Sla'e m..v t;,.c,
SEC. 3.-1.-The Congress ..nail h.. ,l,.
Judge of the elections. returns. an,' unsiiti
Gallons Of is members; any uun,, .,f
Deputies from II majority of The. STATES l.p
ing present, shall constitute quorum to 10
business; hut smaller number NAV nd
Journ from day to day, and may hc nu,l.or-
lied 10 compel the attendance. of absent
members; upon all qu-s,ions hrfnre the
Congress, each State elall be entitled to one
vote, and shall be represented by any one
or more OF its Deputies, VIII" may be pre-
sent.
2. The Congress may determine the
rules Of its proceedings, punisl, its men,
bers for disotderly behavior, and, with The
concurrence of two-thirds, expel a men,
Der.
3. The Congress shall keep journal of
'h proceedings, and from time to time pub
I'sh the same, excepting such parts as may
III their judgment require secrecy; and the
yeas and nays of the members ofany ques-
tion, shall, at The desire of one-fifih of those
present, or at the instance of any one State
be entered on the journal.
SEC. 4.-The members of Congress shall
receive compensation for their services, to
bs ascertained by law, and paid out of the
treasury of the Confederacy. They shall
in all cases; except treason, felony, and
breach of the peace, he privileged from, ar
lest during their attendance at the session
OF Congress. and in going t. and return
Ing from the same; and for any speech or
aebate, they shall not be questioned in any
other place.
Sec. s. livery bill which SHALL have
passed the Congress, shall, before it become
law, be presented to the President Of the
Confoderacy; if he approve. lie shall sign
it; but ifynot, be shall return it With his
objections, to the Congress, vino shall eurer
the objections at large on their jonrnsl, and
proceed to reconsider it. If, after such re-
consideration, two thirds OF the Congress
shall agree TO pass the bill. it shall become
alaw. But in: all such cases. the v"te shall
be determined, by yeas ano nays: and the
names ofthe persons voting for and against
the bill shal! be- entered on th. j,"ruaI. If
any bill shall not be returned by the Presi-
dent within ten days Sundays ext*pied)
after it shall have been presented TO him,
the same shall be u Ia~. iu hk., ,nanner IA
If he had signed it. uuIs>s the Congress, ,hy
their adjournment, prt.en ith return u
p. which case il shall not bs law Tire p e.
sident may veto any app opratioan- Or up
propriatiens sind %prTove any other ap
preparation or appropriations, jn;,be sap,e
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.dsd tg bave the force ,aati effect Of n law.
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