Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-13
ARTICLE V,

l. Upon the demand of any three States legally as
sembled in their several conventions the Congress
shall summon aconyentOn of all the States TO take
into consideration such amendments to the Consti-
tuition the sad States all concur in suggesting
the time when the said demand is made; and should
any of the proposed amendments the Constitution
be agreed by the said conyention-yOting by
states-and the same be ratified by the legislatures
of two-thirds of the several States, by conyen-
tions in two-hrds thereOf-as the or the other
mode OF ratification may be proposed by the general
convention-they shall thenceforward form a part
of this Constitution. But shall without its
consent, be deprived of its equal representation in
the Senate.
ARTICLE VI.
/. The Government established by this Constitu.
on Is the successor of the Provisional Government
of the Confederate States of America, and al the
laws passed by the latter shall continue force un-
til the shall be repealed or modified; and all
the officers appointed by the same shall remain in
Office until their successors appointed and qual-
| fed, or the offices abolished.
| 2. All debts contracted and engagements entered
into before adoption of this Constitution shall be
Constitution a under the Provisional Government
g. This Constitution, and the laws Of the Confeer-
States, made in pursuance thereof and all tres-
ties made, which shall be made under the auhori-
ty of the Confederate States shall be supreme law
Of the lands and the judges in every State shall be
bound thereby anything in the constitution or laws
| of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
4. The Senators and Representatives before men,
toned and the members Of the several State legsa
lures, and all executive and judicial officers both of
the confederate States and Of the several States.
shall be bound by oath or affirmation, support
Constitution; but religious test shall ever be re-
quired qualification to any Office or public trust
under the Confederate Ssates.
g. The enumeration, in the Constitution, of GER
tain rights, shall construed 10 deuy or dis
parage Others retained by the people OF the several
| States
6. The powers not delegated to the Confederate
States by the Constitution, prohibited by it 10
the States reserved the States respectively OF
to the people thereof
| ARTICLE VII.
Il The ratification of the conventions Eve States
shall be sufficient for the establishment Of this Con-
sritution between the States ratifyinefthe same
2 When i've States shall have ratified this Consti-
tuten in the manner before specified, the Congress
under the Provisional Constitution, shall prescribe
the time for holding the election of President and
Vice President; and for the meeting of the Electoral
College; and for counting the votes, and hangurat-
| ing the President They shall, also, prescribe the
time for thoding the first election Of members OF
Congress under this Constitution. and the time for
assembling the same. Until the assembling OF such
Congress- the Congress under the Provisional Con-
stitution shall continue 70 exercise the legislative
| powers granted them; not extending beyond the
time limited by the Constitution OF the Provisional
: Govsrnment-