The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-03-21

appropriation and disapprovc any other
appropriation in the same bill. In such
case he shall, in signing the bill, designate
the appropriations disapproved; and shall
return copy Of such appropriations with
his objections, to the House in which the
bill shall have originated; and the same
proceedings shall then be had as in case
of other bills disapproved by the Presi-
dent.
3. Every order, resolution or vote, to
which the concurrence of both Houses
may be necessary Except on a question
of adjournment shall be presented to the
President of the Confederate States; and
before the same shall take effect, shall be
approved by him; or being disapproved
by him, may be rcpasscd by two-thirds OF
both Houses according to the rules and
limitations prescribed in case of a bill.
SECTION S.-The Congress shall have
power-1. To lay and collect taxes, du-
ties, imposts, and excises, for revenue ne
cessary to pay the debts, provide for the
common defence, and carry on the Gov
ernment of the Confederate Statcs nor
shall any duties or taxes on importations
from foreign nations he laid to promote
or foster any branch of industry; and all
duties, imposts, and excises shall be uni
form throughout the Confederate States :
2. To borrow money on the credit of
the Confederate States:
3. To regulate commerce with foreign
nations, and among the several States,
and with the Indian tribes; but neither
this, nor any other clause contained in
the Constitution, shall ever be construed
to delegate the power to Congress to ap-
propriate money for any internal improve
ment intended to facilitate commerce, cX-
cept for the purpose of furnishing lights,
beacons and buoys and other aids. to navi-
CATION upon the coasts, and the improve
mcnt of harbors and the removing of OBJ
structions in river navigation, in all which
cases such duties shall be laid on the navi-
CATION facilitated thereby, as to pay the
costs and expenses thereof:
4. To establish uniformlaws Of natural
ization, and uniform laws on the subject
of bankruptcies, throughout the Contcde-
rate States, but no law of Congress shall
discharge any debt contracted before the
passage of the same.
S. To coin money, regulate the value
thereof and of foreign coin, and fix the
standard of weights and measures.
6: To provide for the punishment Of
countcrfciting the securities and current
coin of the Confederate States:
I. To establish post offices and post
routes; but the expenses of the Post OF
flee Department, after the first day OF
March, in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and sixty-thrcc, shall be paid out
of its own revenues:
8. To promote the progress Of science
and useful arts, by securing for limited
times to authors and inventors, the ex-
elusive rights to their respective writings
and discoveries:
8. To constitute tribunals inferior to
the Supreme Court:
10. To define and punish piracies and
felonies committed on the high seas, and
offences against the law of nations:
IL. To declare war, grant letters OF
marque and reprisal, and make rules con-
corning captures on land and water:
II. To raise and support armies; but
no appropriation of money to that use
shall be for longer term than two years:
13. TO provide and maintain navy:
ii. To make rules for government and
regulation of the land and naval forces
Is. To provide for calling for the mill
tia to exctute the laws Of the Confederate
States, suppress instructions, and repel
invasions:
1e. To provide for organizing, arming
and disciplining the militia, and for gov
erning such part of them as may be en-
ployed in the service of the Confederate
States; rcserving to the States, respec-
lively, the appointment of the officers,
and the authority of training the militia
according to the discipline prescribed by
Congress:
II. To exercise exclusive legislation in
all cases whatsoever, over such district
(not exceeding ten miles square, as may,
by cession of one OF more States and the