Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-06
ARTICLE v.


l. Upon the demand of any three States legally as.
sembled in their several conventions, the Congress
shall summon convention of all the States TO take
into considerat tiOn such amendments the Copsti-
tuition the sad States all concur in suggesting at
the time when the said demand is made; and should
any of the proposed amendments TO the Constitution
be agreed by the said convention-yotine by
Ststes-and the same be ratified by the legislatures
of two-thirds of the several States or by conven
tions twO-thirds thereof-as the one or the other
mode of ratification may be proposed by general
of this Constitution. But noState shall without II.
nsent be deprived of its equal representation in
the Senate.
ARTICLE VI.
/. The Government established by this Cosstttu
ton is the successor of the Provisional overrusn4
of the Confederate States of America and an tha
laws passed by the latter shall continue in force un-
til the same shall be repealed modified; and All
the officers appointed by the same shall remain in
office until their successors appointed quai-
fed, the offices abolished.
2. All debts contrated and eneaeemepts eptsraa
into before the adoption of this Constitution shall he
valid against the Confederate States under this
Constitution under the Provisional f,oNernp,en
3. This Constitution, and the laws Of the Coueder-
ate states made IN pursuance thereof, and all
ties made or which shall be made under the author
y of the Confederate States shall be the h
Of the land; and the judges in every State shall be
bound thereby, anything In the constitution laws
/ OF any State 10 the contrary Notwithstanding.
| 4. The Senators and Representatives before men,
toned and the mem bers of the several STATE .eisIs
lures and all executive and judicial officers both of
the q Moderate States and Of the several States,
shall be bound by oath affirmation, support this
i
quired as qualification TO any office public trust
| under the Confederate Ssates.
o. The enumera ton, in the Constitution, OF cer-
tain rights, shall not be construed deny dis
others retained by the people of the several
| States,
| 6. The powers not delegated to the Confederate
States by the Contribution, prohibited by IL 10
the States reserved TO the States, respectively
TO the peopls thereof.
ARTICLE VII.
l. The ratification of the conventions of ave States
shall sufficient for the establishment of this Con-
stitution between the States ratify ngiths same
2. When fve States shall have ratified this Consts-
tuition in the before specified, the Congrsss
under the Provisional Consultation, shall prescribe
the time for holding the election of President and
Vice President; and for the meeting OF the kector
College; and for counting the votes and A.
ing the President They SHALL also, prescf,pe the
| time for holding the FIRST election OF memos OF
Congress under this Constitution, ana the time for
| asse3, bIino the same. Until the assembling OF such
Coneress the Congress under the Prosisi9fS1 Con-
ssifnfion shall continue TO exercise the Fkfs1atiys
| novers granted them; not extending beyend the
line limited hy the ConEtisutSRtf0A fsevisional
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