Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-05
SECTION 2.

SECTION 2
| l. The President shall be commandments chief OF
ne militia OF the several States, WHEN called into
ae actual service of the Confederate Stafes he may
@ in ssn sne ePlnion in writing, Of the principal ON
subject relating 10 the duties of their respective ON
pardons for offences against the Copfed.rafs star
! except in cases OF impeachment
z He sha IL have power, by and with the sdyios
and consent OF the Senate TO make trestis uroyid.
ed two-thrds of the esent conenr snd he
shall nominate and by and with advice and con
sent OF the senate, shall appoint other
public ministers and consuls Judges of the Supreme
Court, and all other officers of the Confedsrr st.es
whose appointments are not herein otherwise pro-
| vided for, and which shall be established BY law;
but the Congress may by law, vest the appointment
OF such inferior officers, they think proper in The
President alone in the of law in the heads
/ of Departments
3. The principal in each of the Executive Depart
ments, and all persons connected with the diplomat
ic service, may be removed from ofice the plea
of the President. All other civil officers Of the
1 Executive Department may be removed 81 any time
by the President, other appointing power, when
their services unnecessary, for dishonesty
and when 50 removed the removal shall be reported
to the Senate together with the thersfor.
4. The President shall have power fill all yacsn-
cies that may happen during the recess of the SEN
ate, by granting commissions which shs expire 81
the end of their next session; but rejected
by the Senate shall be reappointed 60 the samsocs
during their ensuing recess.
SECTION 3.
1. The President shall from time to time give to
the Congress information of the state OF the Consd
eracy, and recommend to their consideration such
measures he shall judge necessary and sxpeient;
he may, ON extraordinary occasions, convene both
Houses, or either OF them; and in Of disagree
ment between them with respect 10 the time Of sd-
journment, he may adjourn them such time he
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
and other public minister's he SHAH take that
the laws be faithfully executed, commits
sion all the officers of the Confederate States.
SECTION 4.
l. The President, Vice President and all civil z.
Gers of the Confederate States shall lie removed frO
ONCE on impeachment for and OIL treason,
bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanoTs.
ARTICLE III.
ssEcrIoS Il
l. The judicial power of the Coufederats State.
shall De vested in Superior Court and in sach
Inferior Courts as the Congress may from time 70
time order and establish. The judges, both Of the
Supreme and Inferior Courts shall hold their of5crs
during good behavior, and shall stated times re-
ceNe Tor their services compensation, which shall
not De diminished during their continuance in Office
SECTION 9.
J. The judicial power shall extend to all cases sri-
sing under this Constitution, the laws OF the Coned
crate States, and treaties made which shall l.
made under their authority; to all cases ahectinsr
ambassadors, other public ministers and cOnsuIs NJ
all cases OF admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction 10
controversies to which the Confederate States shall
be party to controversies between two or more
States; between a State and citizens of another
State where the State Is plaint; between citizens
claiming lands under grants of different States and
between State or the citizens thereof and foreign
States, citizens or SUBJECTS but State shall Is
sued by citizen or subject of any foreign STATE
2 In all cases affecting ambassadors other public
minister's and consuis, and those in which a Stsle
snail be party, the Supreme Court shall have orei
nal jurisdiction. In all the other cases before men
toned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate in,
risdicton, both law and facts with sIch axcsn
tons, and under such regulations, the Congress
shall make.
peachment, shall be by jury, and such trial shall be
held in the State where the said crime shall have
been committed; but when not committed within
any State the trial shall be such pIsce or place.
as the Congress may by law have directed.
SECTION 3.
1. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in levying against them or in sd-
herring to their enemies, giving them aid and COM
fort No person shall be convicted treason unless
on the testimony OF two witnesses to the overt
act, or on confession in open court.
z. The Congress shall have power to declare the
punishment of treason but attainder of trsasen
shall work corruption Of blood, forfeiture except
during the Lille Of the person attainIed.
ARTICLE w.
SECTION /.
1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State to the public acts records and Judicial proessd
ings of every other State. And the Congress NAV
by general laws, prescribe the manner m which
such acts records, and proceedings shall be proved
SECTION 2
L The citizens of each State shall be entitled 10
all the privileges and immunities of citizens in Nh.
several States, and shall have the figbt on
and sojourn in any State of the Confsderacy ,Tiih
their slaves and other property; and the rieht tf
property in said slave shall not be thereby in
paired
z. PeisVn chaFgeu IN any state With treason,
felony other crime against the of such state
a' S.t 80 @ Iss "a .iie AAec9Ihe authority OF ths
. uon ~, ., n S lie ned, pe oenSered up TO be re-
bor i; v st, "a @ Person hela 70 service or la
So. " - az Sao ,S y. .terii.ory oi tne contestants
carried into another, shall in consequence of any
-; S - I - '.,e - nc eisenAIsea from such
of the party to whom such slave bsones or TO sba,
such service OF labor NAV be dine
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L. other states may be admitted into this Confsd.
eracy by vote Of two-thirds of the whole House
Representatives, and two-thirds of the Senate the
Senate voting by States. but State hal h..