Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-05
ARTICLE v.
sECrIoN I.

SECTION Is
1 Upon the demand Of any three States legally as.
shall summon convention Of all the States To tsk
into consideration such smendmsnfs 10 the Oonsti-
tuition the SAID States all concur in Suggesting AT
the time when the said demand Is made; and sboud
any of the pr ,osed amendments to the Constifution
be agreed by the said convention--yoripe hx
States-and the same be ratified by the leRissSnrs
of two-thirds of the several States or by CONVEX
mode of ratification may be proposed by the .nsr.
convention-they shall fhenceforward form . parf
of this Constitution. But state shall without in.
consent, be deprived of its equal representation 80
the Senate. -7zTTl-'
ARTICLE VI:
/. The Government established bv this Cansfs,u
ion Is the successor Of she Provisional Gosernmsnt
OF the Confederate States of America, and all the
laws passed by the latter shall continue In force IN
I'll the same shall be repealed modified; and all
the omcers appointed by the same shall remain in
Office until their successors appointed and ousli
ned, or the offices abolished.
z All debts contrafed and engagements entsred
into before the adoption Of this Censtitufion sbs -
q valid against the Confederate States under mi.
Constitution under the Provisional Ceyernnsn,
3 This Constitution and tha ". ~ ~
ate States. made in pursuance thereof and an frss
ties made or which shall be made under the authori
ty Of the Confederate States, shall be the Ia
OF the land; and the Judges in every State shall be
bound Thereby, anything in the Constitution or avs
4hs ssastors sns sDa'rsy sna
TONED and the members Of the several STATE isgisla.
lures AID all executive and Judicial oicsrs both Of
the confederate States and OF ths several States
shau be bound by oath affirmation 90 support this
constitution; but no religious test shah ever be Es-
CURED ss qualification 90 any office OF public trst
under the Confederate ssates.
l 8. The enumeration, In the Constitution. of car
tain rights, shall not be construed to teny or dis
parage others retained by the people Of tne
i States.
g. The powers not delegated to the Confederate
states by the Constitution, prohibited by II 70
this States reserved the States respecfiysy or
| 70 the people thereof = sls - - -
/ ARTICLE VII.
The ratification Of the Conventions Of i've states
shall be sufficient for the establishment Of this Con-
stitutlon between the States ratifyins ths Z
z. When fise States shall have rsfifsd this Cnnsti
tuition in the before sPseihed, she coaErsss
under the Provisional Constitution, shah prsscriss
the time for holding the elscfion Of PreGt1enr and
Vice President; and for the meeting Of the kector.i
College; and for counting the votes and a.sguEsI-
ing the President. They shsli eiso. Prncrass ne
time for holding the frst slsotson o. nsmoss -. =.
Congress under this ConStffuf1ons sua tns u1s Iot
Assem- bling the ssnzs. Until the ss.snbing a such
Congress, the congrsss pnaef ne SSn-
srftntfo, shsu corfnps 20 sxerc1ae sas tegzastss
~ sssssssse - -, rtsi fhsm; not extending beyond the
Ronem ~ = s6s Consfsufiea Of the Psosisioas
sosstasr, xsopsss. ,snsninously. March II. isdl.