Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-27
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| SECTION 2
/ l. The President shall he comma nder-i1f-chief Of
i.e army and navy OF the Confederate States, and
oi the militia Of the several sIate when ca He'd int,
the actual service of the confederate STATES he nav
require The opinion, writing Of the IIinciIai III
Ger i =. eil oI te kNeratiNe Departments, upon
subject relating TO the duties of their respective ON
ces; and he shall have power 10 ant reriryas ana
Iardons ior offences against the Coniesiri te sIAts
| except In csases sf imleaclm lment
| = lie sha IL have power, by and with the advice
and consent Of the Senate, treaties provid
shall IsoInate, aIld ly aud with ssivisr and con
sent OF the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors other
pubic ministers ana coIsHls Judges Oi the supreme
Court, and all other officers of the Confederate stat-
| whose appointments are not herein otherwise pr.
| Nided for, and which shall be established by law:
hni the Congress may, by law vest the appointment
oI such interior officers they think proper, the
PRESIDENT alone, IN the courts of Ian in the head.
| of Departments.
3: The principal in each Of the Executive DeTart-
nents and all persosS connected with Iie diplomat
le sci hce may he removed from Office at the plS
sure OF the President. N other civil officers Oi iis
Executive Department may be removed al any time
/ 10y the President or other appointing power, hen
their services unnecessary OF for dishonesty in
capacity inefcieney misconduct, or neglect of duty;
and when the removal sila IA Ie reported
10 tle Senate, together with the reasons therefor
1. The President shall have power 10 hli ali Nacan-
cies that may happen duting The recess of the SEN
ale bv ..r;tni iIa U,lui,s "A Il -. l x,i,, -
the end Of their session; bui person rejected
by the shall i. re-al.Ioiutr L. the "a me afcs
during their ensuing recess.
sEoTI.sN 3
l. The President shall, time 10 time give 10
the Congress information oi the Conieel-
eracy, and recommend TO their consideration such
measures h- shah judge necessary and exp-denI;
lac may, ON extraordinary occasions, convene boIh
Houses. eitifgr uf them; la case 81 ,iisssrr,
ment between them, with respect the time OF sd-
tournament, he may adjourn them such time as he
shall think PROPER lac shall rr,ei,. sp,a.S.,,,r.
and other public ministers; he shall take ca re that
the laws be faithfully executed, and shall coInnis-
sion all tle officers OF the Confederate States.
SECTION 4.
l. The President Vice President and all civil off,
Lee fr,u
office nIe,c fur, and conviction o treas, a.
bribery, OF other high crimes aid nlise nIelrnors.
ARTICLE Ill
SECTION l.
l. The Judicial power OF the Confederate STATES
shall be vested in one Superior Court, and in such
Inferior Courts a. the Congress may from time 10
time order and establish The judges, both of the
Supreme and Inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices
during good behavior, and SHALL at stated times,
ceiNe ior their serN Ices compensation, which shall
not e diminished during their continuance ia Office
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!. The judicial power shall extend TO all cases ari
sing under tins Constitution, the he Cunfef
eTaIe States, aud ties made which shall lie
made under their authority 10 all affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers coUsJIs 10
ali cases OF admiralty and maritime jurisdiction; TO
controversies 10 which the Confederate States shall
he party; 10 controversies between two OF more
States; between a siaIe and citizens Of an,4hrr
State where The STATE l. paintl1; between citizens
claiming lands under grants different States and
between Stale the citizens thereof, and foreign
States, citizens or subjects; but State shall Ice
sued 10y citizen subject OF any foreign STATE
2 In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public
ministers, and consuIs, and those in which Sr,tr
shall be party, Ihe Supreme Court shall have oriu-
nal jurisdiction In all the other
toned the Supreme Court shall hay,, auu.lIse -
risdiction bOtn law and facts, with such exc,I
tions, and under such regulations, the Congress
shall make.
peachment shall lie 10y jury, and such trial shall be
held in the State where the said crime shall have
been committed; but when committed within
any STATE, The trial shall be such place places
as the Congress may by law have directed.
SECTION ).
l. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only ia leVying against them, OF n ad-
herring 10 their enemies, giving them aid COM
tort No person shall be convicted treason unless
ON the testimony of two witnesses the same overt
act, or on confession in open court.
2. The Congress shall have power 10 declare the
punishment o1 treason, bur attainder Of treason
shall work corruption of blood forfeiture. except
during the life OF the person attained.
ARTICLE ~.
SECTION J.
/. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State To the public acts records and Judicial proceed
ings OF every other Stale. And the Congress NAV
10y general laws, prescribe the which
such acts records, and proceedings shall he proved
SECTION ..
!. The citizens Of each State shall Be entitled TO
all the privileges and immunities OF citizen, iu Ie
several States, and shall have the right of tI,nsi
and soiourn in any State of the Coincidence xI,h
their slaves and other property; and the rsLI OF
property in said slave shall not be thereby i'm.
paired.
,. person charged IN any State with treason
felony, other crime agains the laws OF such state
shall, demand OI the Ike: authority of the
State from which lac fled, be delivered up To be re-
moved the Stale having jurisdiction of the crime
). No slave or other person held To service or la
bor in any Stale Territory OF the Confederate
States, under the laws thereof escaping or lawfully
carried int" another, shall, in consequence of any
law or regulation therein be discharged from such
service labor; but shall he delivered up on ella IN
Of the party 10 whom such slave belongs OF 10 whom
such service or labor may be due.
SECTION
I. Other States may Ice admitted into this Conf-d-
eracy 10y a vote ii twothirlS Of the whole House If
Representative, and two-thiris of the senate the
Senate voting 10y States; but State shall H..
formed a erected within the Jurisdiction of any
tiUn of Two more States, parts of STAIRS, Mh-
ont the consent "i the legislatures Uf Ie
cerned ; well a. of the Congress
The Congress shall have power dispose of and
make all neeiful rules and regulations concerning
the property of the Confederate States, Including the
lands thereof
tory; and Congress shall have power legisate and
provide governments for the inhabitants all terri
tory belonging the Confederate States, lying with
the limits of the several States and may permit
them at such times and in such manner il NAV
by law provide, 10 form States 20 be admitted into
the Confederacy- In all such territory the nsIitu-
tiOn of slavery it exists in the Confe-
crate States, shall be recognized and protected Ly
Congress, and 10y the territorial government; and
the Inhabitants of the several Confederate States
and Territories, shall have the right take to such
territory amy slaves, lawfully held y them in any
of the States Territories of the Confederate
States.
A. The Confederate States shall guaranty 10 every
State that now is or hereafter may become "A
Der of this Coniederacy, republican form gov
ernment and shall protect each of them against
vasion; and appcation OF the legislature Tor of
the ExecutiOe when the legislature is in SESSION.
against domestic violence