The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-19
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Confederate States of America:
u We. the people of the Confederate
States, each State acting in its sovereign
and independent character, in order 10
form q permanent Federal Government.
establish justice, insure domestic tran
quility, and secure the blessings of liber-
ty to ourselves and our posterityA
ing the favor and guidance of Almighty
God--db ortlainf and establish this Con-
stitution for the Confederate States of
America. iuol ia rot inp 5aol n1li |
f'-f ARTICLE I.slL L-.1ies19d
SECTION Il.
All Legislative powers herein delegated
shall be vested in a Congress OF the Con
federate States, which shall consist of n
Senste and House of Representatives. I
3 u1g 800 nf SECTION 1IIoy.i9ar mood
L. The House of Representatives shall
be composed of members chosen every
second year by the people of the several
States; and the electors in each State
shall bescitizens ofthe Confederate States,
and have the qualifications requisite for
electors of the most numerous branch Of
the State Legislature; but no person of
foreign birth, not citizen of the Con.
federate States, shall be allowed TO vote
for any officer, civil or political, State or
Federal lnloa9n off 1lll'r''5 -'1it
2. No person shall be Representative
who shall not have attained the age of
twenty-five years, aud be citizen Of the
Confederate States, and who shall not,
when elected, be an inhabitant of that
State in which he shall be chosen. .lh
3. Representatives and direct taxes
shall be apppftioned among the several
States, which may be Included within
this Confedefacy, according to their re-
spective numbers, which shall be deter
mined, by adding to the whole number
OF free persons. including those hound to
service for q term of years, and exclud-
ing Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all
slaves. The actual enumeration shall be
made within three years after the first
meeting of the Congress Of the Confed-
crate States, and within eyefy subsequent
term Of ten years in such manner as
they shall, by law, direct. The number
of Representatives shall not exceed one
for every fifty thousand, but each State
shall have at least one Representative;
and, until such enumeration shall be
made, the 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 Louisiana
six--and the State of Texas six 9dF /
p 4. When vacancies happen in the rep.
resentation from any State, the Execu.
tive authority thereof shall issue writs of
election to fill such vacancies. nil7' /
n s.. The House Of Representatives shall
choose their Speaker and other officers,
and ahall hava fho , eols srrouor of ;y,,-
peachmant; except that any judicial or
ing solely within the limits OF any State,
thirds OF both branches of the Legisla-
turc thereof. '' =, 5,.r...r, -.-., f.
i, ,--,r,,.., SECTION II, III, :, ,,.ae e,,...
1; me senate OF me confederate states
snaii @ S oe comP3sea Oh two senators from
each State a. CHOSEN a% ior SIX years oy the
Leg,siaturen l, nthereoi' at the regular session
next lmmeoiateiy Preceeaing the com,
mehcement OF ,he term OF service; ana
eaon c Senator snati nan nave h one v0te. bsT I
~; tmmediateiy after they have assem-
PIED N Gonseqnence OF the nrst election,
they shait pc divided divided as equally as may
0e h1o tnIee ciesses. Inc seats OF the
senators OF the nrst class shall De vaca-
TED at the expiration OF the second year:
OF the second Class at the expiration OF
the tourth year, ana OF the third class at
the expiration OF the sixth year; SO that
one-thiro may pc CHOSEN every second
year; and II vacancies happen by resigna-
tion.,,o otherwise, during the recess OF the
Legislature OF any State, the Executive
thereof may make temporary appoint
ments until the next meeting of the. Legis-
lok, hsnI choll 4 tho,, n III lc,, poaanaiaa
3. No person shall be Q Senator who
shall not have attained the age Of thirty
years, and be o citizen OF the Confeder-
ate States; and who shall not, when
elected, be an inhabitant Of the State
for which he shall be chosen. itrru
A The Vice President of the Confed-
crate States shall be President Of the
Senate, but shall have no vote unless
they be equally divided. oIi Lac-.,i
s. The Senate shall choose, their other
oilcers; ana also PRESIDENT pro tenpere
ln , tne absence ol tne vlce-presldent, or
when ne snail ", exercise me once OF fres-
idenI 9i tne Con1ederate states. s, I'll
%. o. Inc senate snati nave the sole pow
ei 81 70 try al inlpeacnpments. H pi !, when SIT
nnk 'or SrsS purpose, purpose, III. sney snali pe on
Cath oI ahrHation. When the Pres!-
uhS .S CH y, thS Y9nleuera.e IN, Spates Is tried,
'ne oniei Cus,ico snaii PRESIDE; ana no
person shaii ce convictea without the
concurrenoe OF two'thirds OF the mem
oe1s present.. go n.2.s. - H.. =, ,i%l, oaq
ouueueht III cases OF impeachment
shan hSs eAeehH 'ufsher man 10 removal
ron oHce, ana aasqualsncanon to hoid
anu ENJOY any once q inonor. u tfuss or
R.on', unue. .ne Srie'ifra.a sI!ha Sta1es, DuS
nI iEyS Sdah a;at me,., .s' pe
1 n,am, anJ I;st m,T;sh mant nanond;nn ~, ia1
W "1 posS srcrtoN NV ".'''Ns y 'a"'
II The times nlaeesI' and manner of
holding elections for Senators and Rem