Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-19
ARTICLE V.

1. Upon the demand of any three States legally
sembled in their several conventions the Congress
shall summon aconventon Of all the States, = take
into consideration such amendments 10 the Consti-
tuition the sad States all 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 conTention-Soting by
States-and the be ratified by the legislatures
of thirds of the several States, by conven-
tions in two-thirds thereof-as the the other
mode of ratification may be proposed by the general
conyention-they shall thencefOrward form part
of this Constitution. But State SHALL without its
consent be deprived of its equal representation IN
the Senate.
ARTICLE vi.
l. The Government established by this oonstitu-
tion is the successor the Provisional Government
of the Confederate States of America aud al the
laws passed by latter shall continue in force un-
Ill the same sha II be repealed or modined and all
the of5cers appointed BY the same shall remain in
oice until their successors appointed and quail
fed or the offices abolished-
N.Y. An debts contrated and engagements entered
into before the adoption OF this Constitution shall be
as valid against the cenieoerate states under thus
Constitution under the Provisional Government
8 This Constitution, and the laws Of the Confeder
ate states, made in pursuance thereof, and all
ties made, or which shall be made under the auhof
ty of the Confederate States, shall be supreme
Of the land; and the judges in every State shall be
bound thereby anything in the Constitution laws
of any State 20 the contrary Notwithstanding.
4. The Senators and Representatives before men
toned and the members Of the several State legisa
ures, and all executive and judicial officers both Of
the Confederate States and Of the several States,
shall be bound by oath affirmation, support this
Constitution; bur no reglous test snail ever be
quired qualification TO any Office public trust
under the Confederate Ssates-
s. The enumeration, in the Constitution. of GER
tain rights, shall not be construed TO deny dis
parage others retained by the people of the several
States.
G. The powers not delegated to the Confederate
States by the Constitution prohibited by Ii TO
the States reserved TO the States respectively,
~ the people thereof.
ARTICLE VII. @s
l. The ratification of the conventions Of eve
shall be sufficient for the establishments of this Con-
stitnion between the States rstifying the
. When i've States shall have ratified this Sonsti
tuition in the before specified, the Congress
under the Provisional Constitution, shall prescribe
the time for holding the election OF President ana
Vice President; aud for the meeting Of the keetors
College; and for counting the votes, and
ing the President They shall, also, prescree the
time for thoiding the nrsf election OF member OF
Congress under this Constitution, and the time for
assem bling the same, Until the assembling OF such
Congress- the Congress under the Provislonai Con-
st;rnffon shall continue 10 exercise the legislative
nowers granted them; not extending beyond the
inns limited BY the Constitution Of the Provisional
Government