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AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
For the Adoption of the Constitution Of me froO'
sional Government Of the Confederate STATES q
America W.T., ::
We the delegates Of the people Of Virginia, IN
Convention assembled, solemnly impressed by the
nprils which surround the Commonwealth, ana APP
healing to the Searcher of hearts for the recltude OF
our intentions in assuming the grave resPons'oi:y
of this act do, by this Ordinance, adopt ana Td1Dy
the Constitution of the Provisional Government Oh
the Confederate States Of America, ordained ana eS
tablished ut Montgomery Alabama, on the elghth
dov of February. eighteen hundred and sixty-one;
nroyided that this Ordinance shall cease to have any
LEGAL operation or effect if the people oil this CON-
monwealth upon the vote directed TO DE taken on
the Ordinance of Secession passed by this Conven-
ton, on the 18th day Of April, eighteen hundred and
sixty-one, shall reject the same; Al true copy:
JNO. L. EUBANK, Secretary
Contention betioeen the Commonwealth Of Virginia
and the Confederate States Of america.
The Commonwealth of Virginia, looking to speedy
union of said Commonwealth and the other slave
States with the Confederate States of America &C
cordne to the provisions Of the Constitution LOT the
Provisional Government Of said States, enters into
the following temporary convention ana agreement
with said States for the purpose of meeting pressing
exirences affecting the rights, interests and
safety of said Commonwealth and said Coniederacy.
1st Until the union of said Commonwealth with
said Confederacy shall he perfected, and said Com
monyealth shall become member Of said Confed-
eracy according to the Constitutions OF both pow
ers the whole military force and military operations,
offensive and defensive, Of said Commonwealth, IN
the impending conflict with the United States, shall
be under the chief control and direction of the PreSl-
dent of said Confederate States, upon the same prn-
ciples basis and footing as if said Commonwealth
were now, and during the interval, member Of said
Confederacy.
Cd. The Commonwealth of Virginia will, after the
consummation of the Union contemplated in this
Convention, and her adoption OF the Constitution
for permanent Government Of the said Confederate
States, and she shall become member OF said Con-
federacy under said permanent Constitution, II the
same occur turn over to the said Confederate States
all the public property, naval stores and munitions
of war, &c, she may then be in possession OF, &C
ouired from the United States on the same terms
and in like as the other States oil sale con-
federacy have done in like cases.
3d. Whatever expenditures Of money, if any, said
Commonwealth of Virginia shall make before the
Union under the Provisional Government as above
contemplated, shall be consummated shall be met
and provided for by said Confederate States.
This Convention entered into and agreed to- in the
city of Richmond, Virginia, the twenty-fourth
day of April 1861 by Alexander II. Stephens, the
duly authorized Commissioner to act in the matter
for the Confederate States and John Tyler, VIM.
Ballard Preston, Samuel McD. Moore, James P. HOl-
combe James G. Bruce, and Lewis E. Harvie, par
ties duly authorized to act in like manner for said
Commonwealth of Virginia-the whole subject to
the approval and ratification of the proper authori-
ties of both Governments respectively.
In testimony whereof the parties aforesaid have
hereto set their hands and seals, the day and year
aforesaid, and at the place aoresaid-in duplicate
originals.