Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-05
ARTICLE V.


l. Upon the demand of any three States legally as
sembed in their several conventions, the Congress
shall summon convention of all the States TO take
into consideration such amendments to the COnsti-
tuition the sand States all concur in suggesting at
the time when the said demand is made; and should
any of the Sosed amendments TO the Constitution
be agreed Oh Oy the said conveltion-voting by
Ststes-and the same be ratified by the legislatures
of two-thirds OF the several States, by conveu-
tons in twothirds thereof-as the one OF the other
mode OF ratification may be proposed by the general
conventon-they shall thenceforward form a part
of this Constitution. But no State SHALL without its
consent, be deprived of its equal representation in
the Senate
ARTICLE VI
1. The Government established by this Constitu-
ton is the successor che Provisional Government
of the Confederate States of America, ami all the
I'll the shall be repealed modified; and all
the officers appointed by the shall remain in
Office until their successors appointed and quali-
fed, or the offices abolished.
2. All debts contrated and engagements entered
into before the adoption OF this Constitution shall lie
valid against the Confederate States under this
Constitution as under the Provisional Government
,. This Constitution, and the laws of the ConfeIer-
ate States made IN pursuance thereof and all trea-
tics made or which shall he made under the authori
ty of the Confederate States shall the supreme l
of the land; 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 mem
TONED and the members Of the several State iegsa-
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 this
OohntitutloH, Dut no religious test shall ever be
qulred ratification to any Office public trust
under the Confederate Ssates.
5. The enumeration, in the Constitution, of
tain rights, shall not DC construed deny dis
parage others retained by the people vi the several
States.
q. The powers not delegated TO the Confederate
States by the Constitution, prohibited by il
the States reserved 10 the states respectively,
| to the people thereof
ARTICLE VII.
1. The ratification of the conventions of Eve States
shall be sufficient for the establishment this Con-
stitution between tho States ratifying the
2 When i've States shall have ratified this COnsti
talion in the manner before specified the Congress
under the Provisional Constitution, shall prescribe
the time for holding the election Of President and
Vice PresdeK; and fer the meeting OF the Electoral
College, and for counting the votes, and rnaugurat-
ing the President They shall, also prescribe the
time for holding the first election of members Of
Congress under this Constitution, and the time for
assem- bling the same Until the assembling OF such
Congress- the Congress under the Provisional Con-
stituton shall continue 70 exercise the legislative
powers .ated them; not extending beyond the
time limited by the Constitution Of the Provisions
Government. za
| Adopted, unanimously, March IL, 1851