The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-02-21
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PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
OF THE
Confederate States Of North America
GOVERNMENT

independent States OF South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana, invoking the favor Of AL
mighty God, do here, in behalf Of these
States, ordain and establish this Constitu-
ton. for the Provisional Government OF
the same, to continue one year from the
Inauguration of the President, or until a
permanent Constitution or Confederation
between the said States shall be put in
operation, Whatsoever shall first occur
ARTICLE 1.
SECTION |.
All legislative powers herein delegated
shall be vested in this Congress now as
sembled, until otherwise ordained.
SECTION 2.
When vacancies happen in the repre-
sentation from any State, the same shall
be filed in such manner as the proper au-
thorities of the State shall direct.
SECTION 3.
L. The Congress shall be the judge OF
the elections, returns and qualifications OF
its members; any number Of Deputies
from a majority of the States, being pre-
sent, shall constitute a quorum to do bu-
siness out smaller number may adjourn
from day to day, and may be authorized
to compel the attendance of absent mem
bers; upon all questions before the Con-
gress, each State shall be entitled to one
vote, and shall be represented by any one
or more of its Deputies who may be pre-
sent.
?. The Congress may determine the
rules Of its proceedings, punish its mem
bers for disorderly behavior, and, with the
concurrence Of two-thirds, cxpel q mem
ber
8. The Congress shall keep a journal OF
its proceedings, and from time to time
publish the same, excepting such parts as
may in their judgment require secrecy;
and the yeas and nays of the members on
any question shall, at the desire Of one
fifth of those present, or at the instance
of any one State, be entered on the jour
nal
SECTION 4.
The members Of Congress shall receive
compensation for their services, to be as
certaincd by law, and paid out Of the
treasury Of the Confcderacy. They shall
in all cases, except treason, felony, and
breach of the peace, be privileged from
arrest during their attendance at the ses-
sion of the Congress, and in going to and
returning from the same; and for any
speech or debate they shall not be ques-
toned in any other place.
SECTION 5.
/. Every bill which shall have passed
the Congress, shall, before it become a
law, be presented to the President Of the
Confedcracy: if he approve, he shall sign
it, but if not, he shall return it with his
objections to the Congress, who shall cn-
ter the objections at large on their jour
nal, and proceed to reconsider it. If, at
ter such reconsideration, two-thirds Of the
Congress shall agree to pass the bill, it
shall become law. But in all such cases
the vote shall be determined by yeas and
nays; and the names Of the persons vo-
ting for and against the bill! shall be en-
tered on the journal. If any bill shall
not be returned by the President within
ten days Sunday exccpted) after it shall
have been presented to him, the same
shall be law, in like manner as if he had
signed it, unless the Congress, by their
adjournment. prevent its return, in which
case it shall not be a law. The President
may veto any appropriation or appropr-
ations, and approve any other appropria-
ton or appropriationsin in the same bill
2. Every order, resolution or vote, in
tended to have the force and effect of a
law, shall be presented to the President,
and before the same shall take effect,
shall be approved by him, or being disap-
proved by him, shall be repassed by two
thirds of the Congress, according to the
rules and limitations prescribed in the
case of a bill.
8. The Inauguration of the President,
all bills, orders, resolutions and votes
adopted by the Congress, shall be Of full
force without approval by HIM.
SECTION 6.
1. The Congress shall have power to
lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts
and excises,a for the revenue necessary
to pay the debts and carry on the