Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-09-27

the rules Of the common law.
10. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor ex-
cessve fines be imposed, nor cruel and unusual
punishments be inflicted.
20. Every law or resolution having the force Of
law, shall relate 20 but one subject and that shall
be expressed in the title.
SECTION To-
I No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance,
or confederation; grant letters Of marque and re-
prisal make anything but gold and silver coin q
tender, IN payment Of debts; pass any bill OF at
tainder or er post fdcto law or law impairing the
obligation of contracts; or grant any title of nobility.
2. No State SHALL without the consent of the Con
gress lay any imposts or duties on imports or ex-
ports except what may be absolutely necessary for
executing its inspection laws and the net produce
of all duties and imposts, laid by any State on inn
ports or exports shall be for the use Of the treasury
of the Confederate State; and all such laws shall
be subject ~ the revision and control Of Congress.
3. No State shsll, without the consent Of Con
gress, lay any duty Of tonnage except on Sea going
vessels for the improvement of its rivers and bar
bors navigsted by the said vessels but such duties
shall not conflict with any treaties OF the Confede-
rate States with foreign nations; and any surplus
of revenue thus derived shall, after making such
improvement, be paid into the common treasury !;
nor shall any State keep troops or khps of war i'll
time Of peace, enter into any agreement or com
pact with another State or with foreign power,
or engage in war, unless actually invaded or In
such imminent danger as will not admit OF delay.
But when any river divides or COWS through two
or more States they may enter into compacts with
each other to improve the navigation thereof.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION l.
l. The executive power shall be vested in Pres
ident of the Confederate States Of America. He
and the Vice President shall hold their Offices for
the term Of six years; but shall not be re-eghe.
The President and Vice President shall be elected
as follows:
2. Each State shall appoint, in such manner as
the Legislature thereof may direct number OF cleo
tors equal TO the whole number Of Senators and
Representatives to which the State may be entitled
in the Congress bat no Senator or Representative,
or person holding an Office Of trust or profit under
the Confederate States, shall be appointed an cleo
tor
g. The electorsshal meet in their respective States
an6 vote by ballot for President and Vice President,
one Of whom, at least shall not be an inhsbitant OF
the same State with themselves they shall name in
their ballots the person voted for President and
in distinct ballots the person voted for IS Vice
President and they shall make distinct lists Of all
persons voted for as President, and Of all persons
voted for as Vice President, and of the number OF
votes for EACH which list they shall sign and certi-
~, and transmit sealed, to the government Of the
Confederate States directed to the President Of the
Senate; the President of the Senate shall, in the
presence Of the Senate and House Of Representa-
tves, open all the certificates and the votes shall
then be counted the person having the greatest
number Of votes for President shall be the Presi-
dent if such number be q majority Of the whole
number Of electors appointed; and if no person
have such msjority, then, from the persons having
the highest numbers, not exceeding three, on the
list Of those voted for MS President, the House OF
Representatives shall choose Immediately by bal
lot, the President. But in choosing the President
the vote shall be taken by States the representa-
ton from each State shall have one vote quorum
for this purpose shall consist Of member or mem
bers from two-thrds of the States aud majority
of all the States shall be necessary to choice
And if the House of Representatives shall no,
choose President, whenever the right of choice
shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day Of
March next following, then the Vice President skal
act as President, as in Of the death or Other
constitutional disability Of the President.
4. The person having the greatest number o.
votes as Vice President shall be the Vice President
If such number be majority or the whole number
of electors appointed, and if no person have ma
GO.ity, then from the two highest numbers on the
lis; the Senate shall choose the Vice President;
quorum for the purpose shall consist OF two-third
of the whole number Of Senators, and msiority
of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice
| g. But no person constitutionslly ineligible &c
the once OF Iresl0ent snail De euSlDe 70 t1at o
Vice President Of the Confederate States
c. The Congress may determine the time Of choo
sing the electors aud the Gay on which they shall
give their votes; which day shall be the sam,
throughout the Confederate States.
! 7. No person except natural born citizen Of thu
Confederate States, q citizen thereof at the TIM
of the adoption Of this Constitution, or citizel
thereof born in the United States prior to the 30tl
! OF December 1860, shall be eligible 10 the Office o
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that Office who shall not have attained the age o
thrty-fve years, and been fourteen years a residen
within the limits Of the Confederate States the,
may exist at the time Of his election.
| &. In case Of the removal Of the President from
office, Of his death, resignation, or inability t
discharge the powers and duties Of the said Office
the same shall dcvolve on the Vice President; an,
the Congress may, by law, provide for the case o
removal death, resignation, or inability both Of tn
President and Vice President, declaring what Office
shall then act as President and such officer shal
then act accordingly until the disability be remov
ed or a President shall be elected.
9. The President shall at stated times, receiv
Tor his services a compensation which shall neithe
lie increased nor diminished during the period fo
which he shall have been elected; and he shall nc
receive within that period any other emolumeu
from the Confederate States or any of them.
Il 10. Before he enters the execution of his ofic
he shall take the following oath or affirmation:
81 do solemnly swear Tor snirm) that will faith
fully execute the Office of President of the Confed
= crate States, and will, to the best of my ability
preserve protect, and defend the Constitution there
of SECTION Q.
l. The President shall be commander in chief
the army aud navy Of the Confederate States, an
of the MALTA of the several States when called il
TO the actual service of the Confederate States i
may require the opinion, in writing, Of the prime
pal officer in each Of the Executive Department
upon any subject relating to the duties of their It
spective offices; and he shall have power TO graz
repreves and psrdons for offenses against the Cor
sderate States except in cases of impeachment.
?. He shall have power, by and with the sdviC
and consent Of the Senate, to make treaties, prov
ded two-thrds Of the Senators present concur; an
he shall nominate, and by and with the consei
aud advice Of the Senate, shall appoint ambass
doris, other public ministers and consuls, Judges
the Supreme Court and all other officers OF Il
Confederate States, whose appointment are not her
n in otherwise provided for and which shall be e
) lablished by law; but the Congress may, by lay