Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-25
; laws or 1he Con1ederaIe States.

To put In operation the Govnmsnt under the permanent Con
stution Of the Confederate States Of Arerics.
SECTION l. The Congress Of the Coafedsrqts States
Of America do enact That an election shall be held
in the several States Of this Confederacy on the
frat Wednesday in November. eighteen hundred
and sixty-one, for members Of House Of Rspresen-
tatiyea IN the Congress Of the Confederate States
under the permanent Constitution, which election
shall be conducted in all respects according to said
Constitution and the laws Of the several States in
force for that purpose; and in States which may
not have provided by law for such election, accord
ing TO the laws heretofore existing in such States
for the election of the members Of the House of
Representatives IN the Congress Of the United
States. And on the same day the several States
shall elect or appoint Electors for President and
Vice President of the Confederate States Of Amer
ica according to said Constitution and in the man
ner prescribed by the laws Of the several States
made for that purpose; and in States where such
laws exist according to the laws heretofore ia force
in such States for the election or appointment of
Electors for President and Vice President OF the
United States. ss-'7-i. SIS -
SECTION q The Electors Of President and Vice
President shall meet in their respective States on
the first Wednesday in December, eighteen hundred
and sixtyone and proceed to vote for President and
Vice President ard make out lists, certify the same
and forward the same to the President Of the Sem
ate; all directed by the said Constitution In that
behalf
SECTION s. That the members of the House Of
Representatives so elected, and the Senators whe
may be elected by the several States according 70
the provisions Of SAID Constitution, shall assemble
at the seat of of the Confederate States
on the eighteenth day of February, eighteen hun
dred and siXty-two; and the said members OF the
House of Representatives shall proceed to organize
By the election Of aspeaker, and the Senators by
the election OF President Of the Senate for the time
being and the President of the Senate shall, or the
nineteenth day of February, eighteen hundred and
sixty two open all the certificates and the votes
for President and Vice President shall then be
counted. as directed by said Constitution.
SECTION 4. The President of the Confederate
States shall be inaugurated On the twenty second
day of February, eighteen hundred snd sixty two.
SECTION g. Be u further ssdcted That in case the
State of Virginia shall adopt and rstfy the Consti
tuition for the permanent government of the Con1ed
crate States of America before the elections in this
act provided for, she shall be entitled to elect six
teen members of the House Of Representatives; and
the State of North Carolina, in ike case ten MEM
bers: the State of Tennessee IN like case, eleven;
and the State of Arkansas, in Ike case, four men,
bers: the same being upon the basis of one member
for every ninety thousand representative populs-
ton and one additional member for fraction over
one-half of the ratio aforesaid, in each Of said
States under the census Of the United States taken
in eighteen hundred anc sixty, and being the same
basis of representation fixed for the seven original
States in said Constitution for permanent govern
ment. .rt
SGc-rIoN 8. Be il further enacted, That the same
rules and principles shall be observed to the nuns
Der of Presidential Electors in States aforesaid Is
in the seven original States.
Approved May q, 1851.