Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-06-25

The Election OF Congresslnen and
President of tue Confederate States.
The following is the act passed by the
Confederate States Congress on the 2Ist of
May last. to put in operation the government
under the permanent Constitution
SECTION L. Tile Congress of the .Cmfederate
States Of An1sricd, do e7aact, That an election
shall be held in the several States of this
ConfeJeracy, on the first Wednesday in Nov
ember, eighteen hundred and six-one, for
members OF House of Representatives in the
Congress Of the Confederate States under the
permanent constitution, which election shall
be conducted in all respects according to
said Constitution aud the laws of the several
States in force for that purpose; and in States
which may not have provided by law for
such election, according to the laws before
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 Pres
ident of the Confederate Ststes of America,
according to said Constitution, and in the
manner prescribed by the laws of the several
States made for that purpose; and in States
where no such laws may exist, according to
the laws heretofore in force in such States for
the election or appointment of Electors for
President and Vice President of the United
States.
SECTION 2. The Electors for President and
Vice President shall meet in their respective
States on the first Wednesday in December,
eighteen hundred and sixty-one. and proceed
to vote for President and Vice President and
make out lists, certify the same, and forward
the same to the President of the Senate; all
as directed by the said Constitution in that
behalf.
SECTION 8. That the members of the House
of Representatives so elected, and the Sena-
tors who may be elected by the several States
according to the provisions of said COnstitu-
ton, shall assemble at the seat of government
of the Confederate States, on the eighteenth
day of February, eighteen hundred and six
ty-twO; and the said members of the House
of Representatives shall proceed to organize
by the election OF a speaker, and the Seniors
by the election of a President of the Senat
for the time being; and the President of the
Senate shall, on the nineteenth day of Feb
ruary, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, open
all the certificates and the votes for Presi-
dent and Vice President shall then be count
ed, as directed by said Constitution.
SECTION 4. The President of the Coincide
rate States shall be inaugurated on the twen-
ty-secOnd day of February, eighteen hundred
and sixty-two.
SECTION 5. Be Il further enacted, That in
case the State of Virginia shall adopt and
ratlfy the Constitution Tor the permanent
government of the Confederate States of
America before the elections in this act pro-
yided for, she shall be entitled to elect sixteen
members of the House of Representatives;
and the State of North Carolina. in like case,
eleven; and the State of Arkansas, 10 like
case, 1our members; the same being upon the
basis of one member for every ninety thous-
and representative population, and one addi- |
tional 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 and sky, aud being the |
same basis OF representation fixed tor the |
seven original States in said Constitution for |
permanent government.
SECTION 6. Be ii further en1eted, That the |
same rules and principles shall BE- observed |
as to the number of Presidential Electors ia !
States Aforesaid as in the other seven original |
States.
Approved May 81, 1861.