The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-03-21


States. each State acting in its sovereign
and independent character, in order to
form permanent Federal Government
establish justice, insure domestic tranquil
ity, and secure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and our osterity-invoking the
favor and guidance Of Almighty God-do
ordain and establish this Constitution fol-
the Confederate States of America.
ARTICLE 1.
SECTION AL legislative powers here
in delegated shall be vested in Congress
of the Confederate States, which shall
consist of q Senate and House of Repre-
seniativcs.
SECTION 2.-The House of Represents
tivcs shall bo composed of members cho-
sen every second year by the people ofthe
several States; and the electors in each
State shall be citizens of the Confederate
States, and have tlle qualifications requi-
site for electors of the most numerous
branch of the State Legislature; but no
person of foreign birth. not citizen OF
the Confederate States, shall be allowed
to vote for any officer, civil or political,
State or Federal.
2. No person shall be Representative
who shall not have attained the age OF
twenty-five years. and be citizen of the
Confederate States, and who shall not,
when elected, be an inhabitant of that
State in which he shall be chosen.
8. Representatives and direct taxes
shall be apportiolned among the several
States, which may be included within this
Confederacy, according to their respective
numbers, which shall be determined by
adding to the whole number of free per-
sons, including those bound TO service for
term of years, and excluding Indians
not taxed. three-tifths of all slaves. The
actual enumeration shall be made within
three years after the first meeting of the
Confederate States,and within every sub
sequent terms of ten years, in such man.
ner as they shall, by law, direct. The
number of Representatives shall not ex-
ceed one for every fifty thousand, but
each State shall have at least one Repre-
sentative; and until such enumeration
shall be made tie State of South Carolina
shall be entitled to choose six-the State
of Georgia ten-the State Of Alabama
nine-the State of Florida two-the State
of Mississippi seven-the State of Louisi-
ana six, and tho State of Texas six.
a. When vacancies happen in the rep
resentation from any State, the Executive
authority thereof shall issue writs OF elec-
ton to fill such vacancies.
5. The House of Representatives shall
choose their Speaker and other officers,
and shall have the sole power of impeach-
ment, except that any judicial or other
Federal officer resident and acting solely
within the limits of any State, may be
impeached by q vote OF tWo-thlrds OF DOM
branches of the Legislature thereof
SECTION 3.--The Senate of the Conted-
crate States shall be composed of two Sen
ators from each State, chosen for six years
blythe Legislature thereof, at the regular
session next Immediately preceding the
commencement of the term of service
and each Senator shall have one vote.
2. Immediately after they shall be as
sembled, in consequence of the first elec
tion, they shall be divided as equally as
may be into three classes. The seats Of
the Senators of the first class shall be va
Gated at the expiration of the second
year; of the second class at the expira
ton of the fourth year; and of the third
class at the expiration of the sixth year
and if vacarlcies happen by resignation OF
otherwise, during the recess of the Legis
lature of any State, the Executive there
of may mike temporary appointments
until the next meeting of the Legislature
which shall then fill such vacancies.
8. No person shall be a Senator who
shall not have attained the age OF thirty
wears. and be citizen of the Confederate
States; ard who shall not, when elected
be an inhabitant of the State for which
he shall bo chosen.
4. The 'Vice-President of the Confeder
ate States shall be President of the Senate
but shall have no vote, unless they b.
equally divided.
5. The Senate shall choose their othe
officers; and also President pro temper
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