Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-06
ARTICLE v.


l. Upon the demand of any three States legally as.
sembled in their several conventions, the Congress
shall summon convention Of all the States, take
into consideration such amendments to the Cousti-
tuition the sad States all concur in suggesting at
the time when the said demand is made; and should
any of the pr sosed amendments to the Constitution
be agreed Dy the said convention-yotine by
ststes-and the same be ratified by the legsIaiures
of two-thirds of the several States or by conyen-
tions in twothirds thereo-as the one or the other
mode of ratification may be proposed by the general
conyention-they shall thenceforward form q part
of this Constitution. But State shall, without is
consent be deprived of its equal representation in
the Senate.
ARTICLE VI:
l. The Government established by this Constitu
ton Is the successor of the Provisional Gosernmenf
of The Confederate States of america, and al the
laws passed by the latter shall continue in force m
til the same sha be repealed or modified; and an
the officers appointed by the same shall remain in
office until their successors are appointed and quail
fed, the Offices abolished.
2. All debts contracted and engagements entered
into before the adoption OF this Constitution shall be
q valid against the Confederate States under thi.
Constitution under the Provisional Government
g. This Constitution, and the laws Of the confeder-
ate States, made in pursuance thereof and ali tres-
ties made, which shall made under the authori
ty of the Confederate States shall be the Ia
Of the land and the Judges in every State shall be
bound thereby, anything in the constitution lava
of any State 70 the contrary notwithstanding.
l. The Senators and Representatives before men
TONED ana the members Of the several State lsgiss
lures and all executive and judicial officers, both
the Confederate States and of the several Ststes
shall be bound by oath affirmation, support this
Constitutions; but no religious test shall ever be rs-
quired qualification to any ONCE public trsf
under the Confederate Ssates. -af
8. The enumeration, in the Constitution, of GER
tain rights. shall not be construed 70 deny dis
parags others retained by the people Of the several
States. = -
| g. The powers not delegated to the conssderais
States by the Constitution prohibited by IL to
the States reserved to the States, respectively,
| To the people thereof
i ARTICLE VII. eal-zala
L. The ratification of the conventions Of i've States
shall be sufficient for the establishment Of this Con-
stitutSon between the States ratifying the same
e. When i've States shall have ratified this Consfi-
tuition in the manner before specified, the Congress
under the Provisional Constitution shaA pfsscr1ss
the time for holding the election Of Prssidsnf ana
Vice President; and for the meeting OF the kseer.
College; and for counting tbs votes, ana -
ing the President They shall, also, Plsrlos -
time for holding the hrst election q msnoes o.
CoDeress under t6is Constellation and the time tor
Assem- bling the same Until ths ss,empnne q ssch
Cangr-ss the Congress under the frcsis1onei ten-
strufion shan continue 70 sxsss,ss ~ "
t;s ,;,itss by the Constitution OF tes Provisions
Go xsopsss. 'apaplnopsiy, March u, 1891.