Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-11
SECTION 2.

of the militia of the several States, when called INTO
the actual service of the Confederate States; he may
require the opinion, in writing, of the principal ON
in each of the Executive Departments, upon any
subject relating 10 the duties of their respective oin
ces; and he shall have power grant reprieyes and
pardons for offences against the Confederate States.
except in cases OF impeachment
2. He shall have power, by and with the advice
and Of the Senate, to make treaties prOyid
ed wothirds of the Senatorspresent concur: and he
shall nominate, and by and with the advice and con-
sent OF the Senate, shall appoint assadors other
public ministers and eonsus Judges of the Supreme
Court other officers of the Confederate States,
whose appointments not herein otherwise pro-
Nlaed Tor, 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 the courts of law the heads
| of Departments.
B. The principal in each of the Executive Depart
ic service, may be removed from office at the plea
OF the President All other officers OF the
Executive Department NAV be removed at any time
by the President, other appointing power, when
their services unnecessary, dishonesty, in
capacity inefciency miscondct or NEGLECT OF duty:
and when removed, the removal shall be reported
to the Senate, together with the therefor.
4. The President shall have power NIL all
cies that may happen during the recess OF the
ate, by granting commissions which sha II expire
the end Of their next session; but person rejected
by the Senate shall be reaPpointed to the ONCE
during their ensuing recess.
3.
L The President shall, time TO time, give to
the Congress information of the Confed-
eracy, and recommend TO their consideration such
measures as he shall judge necessary and expedent;
he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both
Houses either of them; and in case of disagree
ment between them, with respect the time of adj
journment, he may adjourn them to such time he
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
and other public ministers; he shall take care that
the laws be faithfully executed, and shall commits
sion all the officers OF the Confederate States.
SECTION 4.
l. The President, Vice President and all civil off.
of the COnfederate States shall be removed frUm
Office impeachment for, and conviction Of treason,
bribery, or other high crimes and msdemeanOrs.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION l.
l. The judicial power of the Confederate States
shall be vested i'll Superior Court, and in such
Inferior Courts as the Congress may from time
time order and establish. The judges, both of the
Supreme and Inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices
during good behavior, and shall, al stated times
ceiNe ior their services compensation, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance in Office
SECTION >.
1. The judicial power shall to all cases ari-
sing under this Constitution, the laws the Conie
crate States, and treaties made or which shall he
made under their authority; TO all affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls; 10
all OF admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction; 10
controversies TO which the Confederate States shall
| be party; 10 controversies between two or more
| States; between a State and citizens of another
State where the State is plaintiff; between citizens
claiming lands under grants of different States and
between State the citizens thereof and foreign
States, citizens subjects; but State shall Ie
sued by citizen or subject OF any foreign State.
2 In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public
ministers, and consuls, and these in which a Stale
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have orig-
nal jurisdiction. In ali the cases before mem
toned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate in
risdction both as TO law and facts with scb exc,
| shall make.
). The trial of all crimes, except in cases of i'm
peachment, shall be by jury and such trial shall r.
held in the State where the said crime shall have
| been committed; but when not committed within
any State the trial shall be such place or places
| as the congress may by law have directed.
SECTION B.
| 1. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in levying against them OF in ad-
| herring to their enemies giving them aid ana cHy1
| be doffr
on the testimony of two witnesses the same overt
1 act, confession in open court.
| 2. The Congress shall have power to declare the
punishment OF treason, but no attainder Of
shall work corruption of blood, forfeiture except
| during the life OF the person attaint
ARTICLE ".
| SECTION /.
| 1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State TO the public acts, records and judicial proceed
| ings of every other State. And the Congress NAV
| by general laws, prescribe the in which
such acts, records and proceedings shall proved
| and the effect theieOf
! SECTION 2.
l. The citizens of each State shall be entitled TO
all the privileges and immunities OF citizens the
several States and shall have the right OF trausit
and sojourn in any State of the Confederacy, with
their slaves and other property; and the right of
property i'll said slave shall not be thereby i'm
| paired.
| z. person charged in any State with treason
felony, or other crime against the laws of such State
! shall, demand OF the Executive authority of lie
State from which he fed, be delivered up To b.. re-
moved to the State having Jurisdiction of the crime
3. No slave or other person held to service OF la
bor in any State Territory of the Confederate
States, under the laws thereof escaping or lawfully
carried into another, shall, in consequence of any
law or regulation therein be diseharped from 1,cS
service labor; but shall be delivered up on claim
of the party to whom such slave belongs 10 whom
such service or labor may be due.
| SECTION 8.
| l.. Other States may be admitted into this Confad
eracy by a vote of two-thipds of the whole House o
| Representatives. and two-thirds of the Senate the
Senate voting by States but no new State shall Ie
| q he iuriS icfia Of
other State; nor any State be formed by the june
tion of two or more States parts of States with
the of the legislatures of the States con-
| cerned we'll as of the Congress.
= The Congress shall have power dispose of and
make all needful rules and regulations concernins.
the property OF the Confederate States including the
| lands thereof.
tory; and Congress shall have power Iegsate and
provide governments for the inhabitants of all terri
tory belonging the Confederate States, lying with
out the limits of the several States; and may permit
them, at such times, and in such manner it may
by law PROVIDE to form States to be admitted into
the COnfederacy In all such territory the institu-
tion of slavery il exists in the Confed-
crate States, shall be recognized and protected by
| Congress, and by the territorial government; and
the Inhabitants of the several Confederate States
and Territories shall have the right to take to such
of the States or Territories of the Confederate
| States.
4. The Confederate States shall guaranty to every
| State that now is or hereafter may become a men,
ber of this COnfederacy, republican form of gov
ernment and shall protect each OF them against in
vasion and application of the legislature Tor of
the Executioe when the Legislature is in sessionl
| against domestic violence.
| ARTICLE V.
SECTION J..
1. Upon the demand of any three State legally as
sembled in their several conventions, the Congress
shall summon convention of all the States, take
into consideration such amendments the Consti-
tuition the sand States all concur in suggesting
the time when the said demand is made; and should
of the proposed amendments TO the Constitution
, | be agreed by the said oonyention-yoting by
States-and the same be ratified by the legislatures
of tHo-thiris of the several States. bV cnnxen-