Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-08
EiCcfiSu Day for President. ViCF-PrcSE-
tcnI and neInbcr- Of CoRErrsa.

In booking over our exchanges, says the Sa-
yannah Republican, We find quitc a discrepancy
with regard to the day on which the Coufrdcr-
ate elections are to be haId. We have, orr
| selves, been mistaken in the matter, not being
able heretofore 90 ly our hands on the act OF
Congress regulating such elections. Through
the courtesy of our z preventative, Hon. Thos.
Forman, We havoit now before us, and for the
information OF our readers copy the fr,r four
sections, which are al that are important to be
known, the remaining sections having reference
TO States not then ia the Conf'dcracy. We sur
,est that it would he veil for orr exchanges
generally. to transfer the act 10 their columns,
even though they may have previously done So.
IN ACT 10 put in operation the Government IN
der the Permanent Constitution Of the Con-
federatc States Of America:
SECTION l.. Tie Congress Of the Confederate
StGtoS Of AmericG do CHact, That an election
shall be held in the several States of this Con-
tednracv. on the first Wednesday in November,
eighteen hundred and sixty-onc, for members Of
the House Of Representatives in the Congress
of the Confederate States under the permanent
Constitution, which election shall be conducted
in oil respects according 10 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 members of the House of
Representative in the Congress OF the United
States. And on the sume day the several States
shall elect or appoint electors for President aud
Nice-president Of the Confederate States of
America, according TO said Constitution, and IN the
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States made for that purpose; and in States
where 10 such law NAV exist. according TO the
laws heretofore in force in such States for the
election or appointment of electors lOr President
and Nice-PIesident OF the United States.
SIC. ,. The electors for President and Vice
President shall meet in their respective States on
the first wednesday il Deccuiber, eighteen hun
drcd aud siyty-onc, and proceed to Vote for Ircsi-
dent and Vice-Ircsident, and make ont lists, Ger
tify the same, and forward the same TO The presi-
dent o THE Senate all Is diTCctcdby the said Con-
stitution in that behalf.
sex. ?. The members Of tb5 House Of Repre-
sentatives go elected, and he Senators who may
he elc.cd by the several States according to the
provisions Of said Constitution, sLali assemble al
the sent Of government OF the Confederate States,
on the eighteenth day Of February, eighteen hun
dred and si~Xty-two; and the said members OF the
House ol Representative shall proceed to organ
lie by the election Of a Speaker, and the Senators |
by The election Of 2 President Of ths S,nate for
The tIme being; and the President of the Seuate
shall, on the nineteenth DAY Of February, eigi-
ieeu hundred and sizty-two, open all tlc ccriih- |
Gates and the votes fr President and Niee-Ples-
ident shan then b. counted, as directed by said
Constitution.
SEC. 4. The President Of THE Confederate
States shall be inangurated on The uyenty-second
DAY Of February, eighteen hundred and sixty
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