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

against invasion and. on application Of
Ethe Legislature Cor Of. the Executive when
the Legislature is not in SESSION. against
domestic violence.
~ ARTICLE ".
SECTION Ill. Upon the demand OF
any three States, legally assembled in
their several conventions, the Congress
shall summon convention Of all the
States, to take into consideration such
amendments to the Constitution as the
said States shall concur in suggesting at
| the time when the said demand is made
and should any of the proposed amend
ments to the Constitution be agreed On by
said convcntion-voting by Statos-and
the same be ratified by the Legislature OF
two-thirds of the several States, or by
conventions in two-thirds thereof-as the
one or the other mode ofratifcation may
be proposed BY the general convention
they shall thenceforward from 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
Constitution is the successor Of the Pro
visional Government Of the Confederate
States of America, and al the laws pass
ed by the latter shall continue in force
until the same shall be repealed o. modi-
fed; and ell the officers appointed by the
same shall remain in office until their suc-
cessors are appointed and qualified, OF the
Offices abolished.
2. All debts contracted and engage
ments entered into before the adoption of
this Constitution shall be as valid against
the Confederate States under this Consti-
tuition as under the Provisional Govern
mont.
3. This Constitution, and the laws of
the Confederate States, made in pursu-
ance thereof and all treaties, made, or
which shall be made under the authority
of the Confederate States, shall be the gu
preme law of the land; and the judges in
every State shall be bound thereby, any,
thing in the constitution or laws Of any,
State to the contrary Notwithstanding.
4. The Senators and Representatives
before mentioned and the members Of the
several State Legislatures, and oil cxecu-
tive and judicial officers, both Of the Con-
federate States and Of the several States,
shall be bound by oath or affirmation, to
support this Constitution but no re!i-
gious test shall ever be required as quail
ifcation to any Office or public trust un-
der the Confederate States.
5. The enumeration, in the Constitu-
ton, of certain rights, shall not be con-
strued to deny or disparagc others retain
ed by the people Of the several States.
5. The powers not delegated to the
Confederate States by the Constitution,
nor prohibited by it to the States, are re-
served to the States respectively, OF to
the people thereof.
ARTICLE VII.
1. The notifications of the conventions
of five States shall be sufficient for the es-
tablishment Of this Constitution between
the States SO ratiying the same.
2. When five States shall have ratified
this Constitution, in the manner before
specified, the Congress under the Provis-
ional Constitution, shall prescribe the
time for holding the election Of President
and Yice-President; and for tho meeting
of the Electoral College; and for count
ing the votes, and inaugurating the Pres
idcnt. They shall also prescribc'the time
for holding the first election Of mcmbers
of Congress under this Constitution, and
the time for assembling the same. Until
the assembling of such Congress, the Con
gress under the Provisional Constitution
shall continue to exercise the legislative
powers granted them; not extending be-
yond the time limited by the Constitu-
ton of the Provisional Government.
Adopted, unanimously, March II, 1861.
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