Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-03-19
other constltutionsl dl.abiIIiy Of the prs.I


/ whole number OF ei ctors appointed and IL 20
person have a majority, then, from the two
1 highest numbers on the list the Senate shan
choose the Vice-Presidenl a quorum for The
purpose shall consist Of two-tbirds OF The
/ whole number of Senators, and majority oi
he whole number shall Be necessary %
choice.
] S. But no person constilutionally ineligible
| to the Office Of President shall be eligible 70
/ that OF President Of the Confederate
/ States.
9. The Congress may determine the tine Of
I choosing electors, and The day on which thsy
Z shall slye their votes: which day shall Be toe
same throughout the Confederate States.
Z. mo person except a natural born eitizee
o. the Confederate States, or citlzen thereof,
| at toe time Of the adoption OF this Constitu-
! sion, OF citizen thereof oosn In the United
/ states prior to the Goth Of December, 1860
/ shall Be eligible 10 fhe Office Of President
] neither shall any psrson be eligible 70 that
I ofBes who shall not have attained the age Of
I thirty-fve years, and bern fourteen years .
rssident within the limits of the Confederate
Z States, ss they may exist at the time Of bis
election.
from Office, or OF bis death. resignation, or in
( ability to discharge the powers and duties Of
/ the said Office, the same shall devclge on the
] VIcs-President; and the Congress may, by
law, provide for the case OF removal, death.
resignation, or inability both of he President
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall
then act as President, and such officer shall
act accordingly until the disability Be removed
CT President shall be elected.
9. TIE President shall, at stated times, re-
ceiVs for bis services a compensation, which
shall neither be increased or diminished during
the period for which be shall have been elect.
ed and be shall not receive within t5at period
any other emolument from the Confederate
States, or sny OF them.
TO- Before be enters on the execution Of hs
Office, be shall take the following oath or sfir-
nation:
al do soIsmnly swear Cor ofirm) that viii
faithfully execute the ofiee Of President Of the
Confederate States, and viii, to the best Of my
ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Con-
stihti0n thereof"
aEcTIoE 2.
1. The President skall be coumander-in-
chief OF the army and navy OF the Confsderate
States, and OF the militia OF the several States,
when called into the actual servies OF the Con-
federate States; be may require the opinion, In
writing, Of the principal officer in each OF the
executive departments, upon any subject
relating to the duties Of their respective oiieet;
and be shall have power to grant reprleves
and pardons for offenses against the Confede-
rate States except in eases OF impeAchmen'.
2. He shall have power, By and with the ad-
vice and consent Of the Senate, to make
treaties, provided tw0-thirds Of the Senators
present concur; and be shall nominate, and by
and with The advice and consent OF the SEN
ate, shall appoint ambassadors, other public
ministers and consuls, Judges Of the Supreme
Court, and sll other officers Of the Confsdera' e
States, whose appointments are not herein
otherwise provided for, sRd which shall be
established by law; bu. the Congress may, by
law, vest the appointment Of such inferior off,
GERS, as they think proper, in the President
alone, in the courts Of law or in the heads Of
departments.
3. The principal officer in each Of the Exc
eutive Departments, and all persons connected
with the diplomatic service, may be removed
from Office at the pleasure Of the President
All other civil officers Of the executive depart
ment may be removed at any time by 'Ae Pres
ident or other appointing power. when their
services are unnecessary, or for dishonesty, in
capacity, ineffieiency, misconduct, or neglect
Of dsty; and when 80 removed, the removal
shall be reported to the Senate, together with
the reasons therefor.
A. The President shall have power to III all
vacancies that may happen during the recess
Of the Senate, by granting commissions which
shall expire at the end Of their next session !;
lbut no person rejected by the Senate shall be
rssppointed to the same Office during their en-
suing recess
SECTION g.
1. The President shall, Gom tine to time,
give 70 the Congress information Of the state
Of the Confederacy, and recommend TO their
consideration such measures as he shall Judge
necessary and expedient; be may, on extraor-
dinary occasions, convene both Houses, or
either Of them and in case OF disagreement
between them, with respect to the time Of sd-
journment, be may adjourn them to ssch time
as be shall think proper; he shall receive am
bassadors and other public ministers; be shall
take care that the laws be faithfully executed,
and shall commission all the officers Of the
Confederate States.
SECTION Z.
1. The President, Vics-PresideDt, and all
civil officers Of the Confederate States, shall
be removed from Office on inpe sehmsnt for,
and conviction Of, treason, bribery, or other
high crimes and misdemesnors.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION /.
/. Tbs judicial power sf the Confederate
States shall be vested in one Superior Court,
and in such Inferior Courts as the Congress
NAV from time to time ordain and establish.
The iadges Of both the Supreme and Interior
Courts, shall hold their Offices during good
behavior, and shall, al stated times, receive
for their services a compensation, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance in
Office.
SECTION 2
1. The judicial pswer shall extend to all
cases arising under this Constitution the laws
OF the Confederate States, and treaties made
or which shall be made under their authority;
to all cases affecting ambassadors, other pub
lie ministers and consuls; to all cases Of ad-
versies 10 which the Confederate States shall
be a party; 70 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 a State or
the citizens thereof, and foreign States, citi-
zsns or subjects; but no State shall be sued
BY sicitizen or subject Of any foreign State.
2. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other
public ministers and consuls, and those in
which a State shall be party, the Supreme
Court shall have original jurisdiction. In ali
the other cases before mentioned, the Supreme
Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both
as to law and fact, with such exceptions, and
under such regulations, as The Congress shall
make.
3 The trial Of all crimes, except in eases Of
impeachment, shall be BY jury, and such trial
shall be held in the State where the said crimes
snail nave Deen eommiJted5 OUT Wnen not
committed within any State, the trial shall be
at such place or places az the Congress may
by law have directed.
SECTION g.
1. Treason against the Confederate States
shall consist only in levying war against them,
or in adbsring to their enemies, giving them
aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted
OF treason unless on the testimony " two
witnesses to the same overt act or on confess
sion in open court.
2. The Congress shall have power to declare
the punishment Of treason, bur ne attainder Of
treason shall work corruption of blood, or for
feiture, except during the life Of the person
attained