Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-05-24

such territory any slaves, lawfully he'd By them in Any
Of ne states or Territenes o. the Confederate States.
4. The Confederate ststes shall guarantee 20 evers
state that now is or hereafter may baonme q member Of
this Confaderaes 3 republican form of government, and
shall protect each .; them agaiHsi tnvasioni aud On
application OF the legislature Tor Of ths Executive when
ne legislature is not IN session. sgEinst doneftic VIC
leuce.
ARTICLE v.
SECTION l..
!. Upon the demand of say three siste, legaly &c,
semhlcd in their several conventions, The CpugresAshah
summsn = convention Of al fhn Staiesi 10 take into cen
sideration suoh amendments 70 he CmstIiuaou ~ the
said Stairs shall o0ncur IN snEeesting a. the time when
the SAID demand Is ma p; and Should ABy Of he pro-
posed E~riendmentt to the consfituts1 Be asreed on by
the said conventiou-votinE by states~rtna ne same Ds
ratified b. the legislatures o. tTo-thlias0t tne s-Netai
States, or by conventions Ia tSo-thirds thereoi-ss the
me or the other mole Of Ratification may be proposed by
tao general convention-they shall meueeforWaTd form
! psrt Of uis Consultation. But no State shall, Eithout
~ consent 30 deprived Of is equal representation Ia
the Senate.
l.. rise Government established By this Conftltutlon
il the successor Of the Provisional Gorsrnment OF the
Confederate States Of America, AMI 81 the laws passed
by the latter, shall continue 70 faree until me sane shall
Be repealed or mod aadi and all the eheers appointed
BY the same shall remain il gnsse until theif Successors
are appointed and qualified. o. the omces abolished.
2 All debts contracted snd engsgrmeuts entered into
before the adoption o. this Constitution shall be as valid
AGAINST the Confederate States under this Constitution
a. ind ftha Provisionsl Government.
3. This Constitution api the laws Of the Confederate
States. inside IN pursuaHee thereof, and all treaties maze
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federate States, shall be the supreme law q tho land;
and the ia ges in every stats shEll be bouhd thereby
anything IN The Contribution or laws q any stats 70 the
contrary Notwithstanding.
4 The Senators and Representatives before mention
ed, an the member o. the several State legislature,
and all executive and 5uiieial smoers both q he Oonied-
era e States, ard u the several states. shall Be boundby
oath or an nation, 70 support this Constitution but no
religious test shall ever be required as 8 quatnoation 70
any ofhae OF public trust Hader the Confederate States.
8 1.-THE enumeration, in tne Constitution, Of certain
rights, shall not be construed 70 deny or ~disparage otheTk
retained By the people Of the several States
6 The pawers not delegated 20 tho Confederate states
~ the Constitution. nor prohibited BY i to the States
are reserved 70 the States, respectively, or 70 the peo-
pie lthereof.l
ARTICLE VII.
/. The ratification Of the SER sniion q [dvsl States
shall Be sufficient for the Is tNishment Of this Oonsti-
tuition bstween the States 30 ~ratifying the same.
? lWhen I've States shall have -Atlnea This Constitu-
ten, IN tie manner before specified the Congress under
the Provisional Consultation, shall prescribe the time
for holding the election q President and Yice-Presi-
dent; and, for the meeting Of the Electoral Colleges
and. for c~onnting the votes, aud inaugurtting the Pres
ident. They shall, also prescribe the time for assemb-
ling the same. Until the assembling " such Congress,
the Congress under the Provisional Constitution shall
%coutinua 70 exe.else the legislative powers granted
them not extending beyond the time limited BY the
Constitution u the Provisional Governmant.
Adosted, unanimously. March II, 1861.