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An Ordinance for the adoption of the Constitution of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America. 1861 6 (1861.4)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0799 and id is 1 raw text is: ORDINAIWES' OF: THE VIRGINIA CONVENTIOn. No. 3.-An ORDINANCE for the adoption of the Constitution of the Pro. visional Government of the Confederate States of America. Passed April 25,1861. Ratifleatlon of We, tie delegates of the people of Virginia, in convention as-, constitution of Confederate sombled, solemnly impressed with the perils which surround the com- states monwealth, and appealing to the searcher of hearts for the rectitude of our intentions in assuming the grave rebponsibility of this act, do, by this ordinance, adopt ad ratify the constitution of the pro- visional government of the Confederate States of America, ordained and established at Montgomery, Alabama, on the eighth day of Feb- Ordinance to ruary eighteen hundred and sixty-one: provided, that this ordinance oevraon It relo. shall cease to have any legal operation or effect, if the people of this Jested by people commonwealth, upon the vote directed to be taken on the ordinance of secession passed by this convention on the seventeenth day of April eighteen hundred and sixty-one, shall reject the same. No. 4.-An ORDINANCE to authorize the appointment of an Advisory Council. Passed April 20, 1801. How many to Be it ordained, that a council of three be appointed by the con- compose the ouncl v tention, upon the nomination of the governor, to' aid, counsel and advise him in the exercise of his executive authority in the present now long to emergency; the said council to continue in office at the discretion of continue 15tb section, ar. this body: provided, that the fifteenth section of the sixth article of 15leth oten constton not the constitution of this state shall not apply to the office hereby to dpply to this created. office No. 5.-An ORDINANCE defining the duties of the Advisory Council. Passed April 23, 1861 (but subsequently amended and re-enacted). Council not to 1. Be it ordained, that in the appointment of a council of three-by control the ex- ereiso of execu- the convention, upon the nomination of the governor, to aid, counsel tvte governor and advise him in the exercise of his executive authority in the pro- by theovrr sent emergency, it was not the purpose or intention of the conven- tion to confer on the council the power to control the governor in the exercise of his executive functions; but it was their purpose to im- pose upon the governor the obligation to consult the council in regard to all executive acts. Journal of ex- 2. That a regular journal of the executive proceedings and acts ocitliveproceed- lous to okept, should be kept, in which should be recorded all appointments and votes, &C. to be ceinsot recorded proceedings of the executive, and the votes of the several councilors thereupon.

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