The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-10-20

,entatiyes, composed of not less than five or
more than ten members, who shall be elected
by all citizens Of mature ago and OF sound
mind, connected with this organization, and
who shall remain in office for three years, un-
less soooner removed by misconduct inability
or by death. A majority Of such members
shall constitute quorum.
Article w. Executive. The executive
branch Of this organization shall consist OF q
President and Vice President, who shall be
chosen by the citizens or members Of this or
ganisation, and each Of whom shall remain In
his office three years, unless sooner removed
by death, or for inability or misconduct.
Article V.--Judicial. The Judicial branch
shall consist of one chief justice of the su,
preme Court and four associate judges OF said
Court, each constituting Circuit Court.
They shall each be chosen in the same nan
ner as the President, and shall continue in
Office until their places shall have been filed
in the samo manner, by an election of cltizens
Articles XIII. to XIV. provide for the
trial of the President and other officers and
members of Congress, the impeachment Of
Judges, the duties of the President and Vice
President, the punishment Of crimes. army
appointments, salaries, &c., not being OF
special interest, they are omitted.
Article XVI. treats OF peace. Before any
treaty of peace shall take effect, 1t shall be
signed to the President Vice President, Com
maiider- in chief, q majority Of the House OF
Representatives, msjofity Of the Supreme
Court, and a majority Of all the general officers
of the army. 80.
Article XXvII.--Duty of Military It shall
be the duty Of the Commander Chief and all
officers and soldiers of the Army, to offord spe-
cial protection when needed, to Congress or
any member thereof, to the Supreme Court, or
any member thereof, TO the President and Vice
President, Treasurer, and Secretary Of War,
and to afford protection to all civil officers, or
other persons having the right to tho same
Article XXVIII.-7 Property Captured Or
Confscatsd. All property the product Of the
labor Of those belonging to this organization,
and of their families, shall be held as the
| property of the whole equally without distino-
! ton, and may be used for the common beneht,
| or disposed Of for the same object, and any
person., officers or otherwise who shall i'm
properly retain for his secret use, or neadlessly
destroy such property Or property found, cap
tured, or confscated, belonging TO the enemy,
or shall wilfully neglect to render q full and
fair statament Of such property by him 80
| taken or held, shall be deemed guilty Of mis-
| demeanor and on conviction shall be punished
accordingly. .r .'s f..
Article XXIX.---The Safety or Intelligence
| Fund. All money, plate, watches, or jewelry
captured by honorable warfare, found, taken
or confscaled, shall be held sacred, to oonsti-
tute a liberal safety, or intelligence fund, and
any person who shall improperly retain, dis
pose or bide, use or destroy such money or
other articles above named, shall be deemed
guilty Of theft, and on conviction thereof, shall
bo punished accordingly. The Treasurer shall
furnish the Commandar-in. Chief, at all times,
With O full statement Of the condition Of such
funds and its nature. Ly-
Article XXX.-The Commander in Chief
and the Treasurer. The Commander-in Chi OF
shall have power to draw from the Treasury
the money and other property Of the fund.
provided for in article twenty nine, but his or.
der shall be signed; also by the Secretary o.
Wars who shall keep strict account of thu
same, subject to examination by any member
of Congress or general officer.
Article XXXI-Surplus Of tho safety or in
telligence fund. It shall be the duty Of thu
Commander in Chief to advise the President o
any surplus in safety or intelligence fund, VIII
shall have power to draw such surplus, hi
order having been also signed by the Secretar.
of State, to enable him to carry out the pro
visions Of Article %. ... ~
| Article AhAll.--Prlsone1s: mo pers0l
after having surrendered himself or herself q
such to any officer or private connected will
this organization, shall afterwards be put t.
death or be subject to any corporeal punish
ment, without first having had the benefit OF
fair and impartial trial; nor shall aay prisone
be treated with any kind Of cruelty, disrespect
insult, or needless severity; but it shall be tn
duty Of all persons male and female, connected
with this organization, at all times and unde
all circums stances to treat all such prisoner
with every degree of respect and kindness tina
the nature of the circumstances will admit OF
and insist on like course of conduct from al
Others in fear of Almighty God, to whose car
and keeping we commit our cause. (The re-
mainder is in the same style and very volum
| inous-RcDorter,) ..' r.