The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-03-27

and make all needful rules and regulations concerning
the property of the confederate States including the
lands thereof
3. The confederate States may acquire new ter
rtory and congress shall have power to legisate and
provide government for the inhabitants of all territory
belonging to the confederate States lying without the
limits of the several States; and may permit them at
such times and in such manner it may by law provide
to form States to be admitted into the conederacy In
all such territory the institution of negro slavery as it
exists in the confederate States shall be recognised
and protected by congress and by the territorial govern
ment; and the inhabitants Of the several confederate
States and territories shall have the right take to such
territory any slaves lawfully held by them in anv of the
States or territories of the confederate States.
4. The confederate States shall guarantee 10 every
State that is now may hereafter become a mem
Der of this confederacy, republican form of gov
ernmen and shall protect each of them against nva-
sion and application Of the legislature or of the
executive when the legislature is not in session. against
domestic violence.
ART. V-SEC. IL. Upon the demand of any three
Stateslega assembled in their several conventions the
congress shall summons convention Of all the States
take into consideration such amendments to the consti
tuition the said States shall concur in suggesting at
the time when the said demand is made; and should
any of the proposed amendments to the constitution be
agreed on by the said conyenton-voting by States
and the same be ratified by the legislatures of two
thirds thereoas the one or the other mode of ratf-
cation may be proposed by the general convention
they shall henceforward form part fths constitution
But State shall, without its consent be deprived of
its equal representation in the senate
ART. Vl-SEC. l. The government established by this
constitution is the successor of the provisional govern
ment OF the confederate States of America and all the
laws passed by the latter shall CONTINUE in force until
the shall be repealed or modified and all the off,
appointed by the shall remain in Office until
their successors are appointed and qualified the offices
abolished.
2. All debts contracted and engagements entered
into before The adonti01 of hell
be as valid against the confederate States under this
constitutions under the provisional government.
3. This constitution, and the laws of the con
tedetae States made in pursuance thereof and all the
treaties made, which shall be made under the au-
thorty OF the confederate States shall be the supreme
law OF the and and the judges in every State shall be
bound thereby, anything in the constitution or laws Of
any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
4. The senators aud representatives before meH-
toned and the members of the several State legisa-
lures, and all executive and judicial officers both of
the confederate States and of the several States shall
be bound by oath affirmation support this consti-
tuition, but religious test shall be required
Qualification to any Office public trust under the
tederate States
5. The enumeration in the constitution of GER
tain rights shall not be construed to deny dsparage
others retained by the people of the several States.
6. The powers not delegated to the confederate
States by the constitution prohibited by it to the
States, are reserved to the States, respectively,
the people thereof.
ART, VII-SEc /. The ratification ofthe conventions
Of five States shall be sufficient for the establishment of
this constitution between the States rayng the
2. When FIVE States shall have ratified this CON
stitution in the manner before specified the congress-
under the provisional constitution, shall prescribe the
time for holding the election of president and vice
PRESIDENT and for the meeting of the electoral college,
and for counting the and nauguratng the presi-
dent. They shall also prescribe the time for holding
the first election CT members of congress under this
constitution, and the time for assembling the same
Until the assembling of such congress, the congress
under the provisional constitution shall continue ex-
ercise the legislative powers granted bem extend
ing beyond the time limited by the constitution Of the
provisional government.