Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-14
ARTICLE V.

I. VOI o StAtes IegsIIV
semhied in their several conventions, the Congress
shall summon convention of all the States, ia he
into consideration such amendments to the Consti-
tuition the sand States all concur in suggesting
the time when the said demand is made aud should
any of the proposed endments the Constitution
be agreed ON by the said conyention-yotiug by
States-and the same be ratified by the legislatures
OF two-thirds OF the several States, by conven-
tons in two-thirds thereof-as the one the other
mode of ratic ton may be proposed by the general
convention-they shall thenceforward form part
of this Constitution But SHALL without it's
consent, be deprived OF its equal representation in
the Senate.
l. The Government established by this Constitu.
ton is the of the Provisional Government
of the Confederate States of America, and al the
laws passed by the latter shall continue force un-
til the shall be repealed modified; and III
the officers appointed by the same shall remain in
office until their successors appointed and quail
fed, the offices abolished.
2. All debts contracted and engagements entered
into before the adoption of this Constitution shall be
valid against the Confederate States under this
Constitution under the Provisional Government II.
B. This Constitution and the laws of the Coufeder-
States, made i'll pursuance thereof, and all
ties made, or which shall he made under the auhori
y of the Confederate States, shall be supreme la
of the land; and the judges in every State shall be
bound thereby, anything in the constitution laws
of any State to the contrary notwiths ia nding.
4. The Senators and Representatives before u
toned and the members of the several State egisla-
lures, and all executive and judicial officers both OF
the Confederate States and of the several States,
shall be bound by oath affirmation, TO support this
quired qualification 10 any office public trust
under the Confederate Ssates.
5. The enumeration, in the Constitution. of GER
tain rights, shall not be construed to deny dis
parage others retained by the people of the several
States.
b. The powers not delegated to the Confedera re
States by the Constitution, prohibited by it TO
tue States reserved the States, respectively
TO the people thereof
ARTICLE VII.
l. The ratification of the conventions of five States
shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Con-
stitution between the States ra tifying the
2. When five States shall have ratified this CoDsti-
tuition in the manner before specified, the Congress
under the Provisional Constitution shall prescribe
the time for holding the election of President and
Vice Presidents and for the meeting of the Electoral
College; and for counting the votes and inaugural
ing the President. They SHALL also, prescribe the
time for kholding the first election of members OF
Congress under this Constitution, and the time for
assembling the Until the assembling of such
Congress, the Congress under the Provisional Con-
stituton shall continue to exercise the Legislative
powers granted them; not extending beyond the
time limited by the Constitution of the Provisional
Government.
Adopted, unanimously, March H. 1861.