Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-08-23
CONSTITUTION
or the
Con federate States Of America.

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Confederate oJaJeS CT AmefIca.
W.. the people Of the Confederate States, each
sac acting in its sovereign and Independent char
A-tcr N order 10 form permanent fedeal govern
p.sni establish instice insure domestic tranquility
md f~ure the blessings OF liberty 10 ourselves and
orr Notwithstanding the favor and guidance Of
MIGHTY God--do ordain and establish this Consti-
tuition for the Confederate Siaies Of America.
ARTICLE l.
spnioE !.
All legislative powers 'hercip delegated shall be
vc.ted in a Congress Of the Confederate States.
which shall consist Of a Senate aud House Of Re
tyescut.tives
SEXTON e.
The House Of Representatives shall BE- compos
o. VI members chosen every second year by the
Joope Of the several States; and the electors IN each
t'ne shall he citizens Of tlcConfederate Slaiesand
are the qualifications requisite for electors of lhe
f.et numerous branch Of the State Legislature; but
30 person Of foreign birth, moi citizen Of The Con
Tolerate Statrs shall bc allowed to vote for any Of
+ pr, civil or political, State or Federal
2. No person shall be Representative, " ho shall
MT have attained the age Of twenty-five years. and
be- citizen of the Confederate States, and who shall
not when elected, be an inhabitant Of the State in
which he shall be chosen.
g. Representatives and Direct Taxes shall be APP
portioned among the several States which may DC
included within the Confederacy, according TO their
respective numbers, which shall be determined oy
adding the whole number OF free persons, including
those bound to service for term Of years and ex-
Guiding Indians not taxed tnree-nitns OF an slaves,
The actual enumeration shall be made wlthm three
years after the 1rs meeting OF the congress Oh the
Confederate states ana within every SUBSEQUENT
term OF ten years, IN sucn manner as tney snaii "
law, direct. Inc NUMBER Oh hepresen'auVes sh"ii
not exceed one Tor every hity tnousano, put eacn
state shaii gave 81 iefs' one "uu
nntii sucn enuus'"SVn sunl u9 n',ue '1 ~, c., os
south carolina ens,l DE en.tleu 10 SUI VI
Georgia ten-the StaIe OF A,anena n'ne-l1e o.,'e
Of Florida two-the o'a'e OF MISSISSIPPI
STATE OF Louisiana BIZ, anu we a."e leAs
4. When vacancies happen III tue representation
nom any SAFE tne hHecuu' O., au',oriy Iseieoi
snai ISSUE virus OF e'ecuoh 10 M SUN Nao"ne'es
D. Inc fiouseol f,eprcsehat' es smh' eiioose 'e,i
speaker anu o'her oncerS anu siia' na.e .ue soie
power OF lhpeachuleh', SAe.P' I'l "u9 VI
other feneiu olnce's teeue"' ""v "0.'"h 'O''y WIN
IN the lilnls OF any Suite may DC nnpearn1u "
vote OF twothlrus OF DOM branches Vi 'nc Les'S"-
lure tnereo''
SECTION .;
!. Inc senate OF Inc ooIieuerNe Hen'es 'nt.'I oe
composed OF TWO oena'srs IRON, eacn out'e, cnosen
Tor SIX years oy tne legisa'uIe hereo AZ ..'e
lar session next inheui.eS Preoeui"e 'ne .on
mencement oil tne Term Oh serV'ce anu e"on oeii'-
tor shau nave one 'o'e. ,,,
D. Immediately after tney shali oe assen,o,eu y IN
consequence Oh the nis' eleooon, tney sns. O' M
Vded as equally as may oe in'o 'n,ee cissS' Tue
seats OF tne senators Oh tne nrs' cl'sS sn' oc Wv
Gated at the expiration OF tue second year Oh lhe
second class AZ the expiration Oh tue iour,n
OF the thlrd class AT tue ehprration vi 'ne SiA'n
year; so that one-thrd may be CHOSEN every second
year; and II vacancies happen oy Tesignauoh' OF
ether wise, during the recess OF the legislature Oh
any State, the Executive thereof may make tempo
rary appointments until the next meeting OF the Le-
gislature which shall then MI such vacancies
B: No person shall De a senator VINO shaii nothaVe
attained the age Of thrty years anu De citizen OF
the Confederate states; ana VINO snail not wnen
elected, De an lnnhot"h' OF the ota'e lot winch nc
shall be chosen.
a. The Vice President OF the Confederate states
shall be President OF the senate out shai nave no
vote unless they be equally divided.
8. The Senate shall choose their other officers
and also President pro tempore in the absence OF
the Vice President or when he shall exercise the