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10. No person shall DO held to answer for CAPT.
tsl or otherwise infamous crime, unless on present
nent or indictment of sgrand jury except in cases
arising in the land or naval forces or in the militia
when in actual SERVICE in time of war or public dan.
ger; nor shall any person be subject for the same
offence to be twice put in jeopardy Of life or limb,
ness against himself be deprived Of life liberty,
or property, without due process Of law nor shall
private property be taken for public use without
just compensation. ief - t2~a r
II. In ell criminal prosecutions the accused shall
enjoy the right to speedy and public trial, by an
impartial Jury Of tho State and district wherein the
crime shall have been committed, which district
shall have been previously ascertsined BY law, and
to be informed Of the nature ard cause Of the accu-
sation; to be confronted with the witnesses against
him to have compulsory process for obtaining wit
nesses in his favot and to have the assistance Of
counsel for his defence
IT, In suits at common law, where the value in
controversy shall exceed twenty dollars the right of
trial by jury shall be preserved and no fact tried
by jury shall be Otherwise re-examined in any
court Of the conederacy than according to the rules
of the common law.
10. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor ex.
cessive fines imposed nor cruel and unusual punish
ments inflicted
10. Eeery lao or resolution haoing tho force of
law shall relate to but ono su6ject and that ahall
be oppressed in the title. ..
l. No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance
confederation; grant letters of marque and repri
sal coin money; make anything but gold and Sill
yer coin tender in payment Of debts pass sny bill
of attander, post Jacto law, or law impairing
the obligation of contracts or grant any title Of no.
bility.
2. No State shall, without the consent of the
Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or
exports, except what may be absolutely necessary
for executing its inspection laws; and the net pro-
duce Of all duties and imposts laid by any State on
imports and exports, shall be for the use Of the
treasury Of the Confederate States; and all such
laws shall lie subject to the revision and control of
Congress.
8. No State shall, without the consent of Con-
gress lay any duty on tonnage, except on seagoing
cesseL, for the improvement Of it, rscers and har.
bors nauigated by the said oessels but such duties
shall not conflict soith any treaties Of tho Conted
crate States NTH foreign nations and any surplus
Of rerenue thus derioed shall, after mailing such
improvement be paid into the common treasury J;
nor shaN any State keep troops or ships Of in
time Of peace, enter into any agreement or compact
Nth another State or Nth foreign power or en-
gage in soar, unless actually inraded in such i'm
minent danger as miu not admit Of delay. But
sehen any rirer diDides or tlows through too or
more States, they may enters into eompaets NTH
each other to improre the navigation thereof
ARTICLE II.
SECTION l.
!. The executive power shall be vested in Presi-
dent of the Confederate States of America He and
the Vice-Presdent shall hold their Offices for the
term Of sic years; but the President shaN not be
reeigibk The President and Vice President shall
be elected as follows:
O. Each State shall appoint in such manner as
the Legislature thereof may direct, q number of
electors equal to the whole number of Senators and
Representatives to which the State may be entitled
in the Congress; but no Senator or Representa-
tive, or person holding Office of trust or profit
under the Confederate States shall be appointed
elector.
8. The electors shall meet in their respective
States, and vote by ballot for President and Vice
President one of whom at least shall NOT be an in
habitant of the same State with themselves; they
shall name in their ballots the person voted for IS
President and in distinct ballots the person voted
for as Vice President and they shall make distinct
lists Of all persons voted for as President and Of all
persons voted for as Vice-President and of the
number of votes for each, which list they shSll
sign and certify, and transmit sealed, to the
government Of the Confederate States, directed
to the President of the Senate; the President
of the Senate shall, in the presence of the
Senate and House Of Representatives, open all the
certificates and the votes shall then be counted !;
the person having the greatest number of votes for
President shall be the President il such number be
q majority of the whole number Of electors appoint
ed and if no person have such majority, them from
the persons having the highest numbers, not ex-
cceding three, the list Of those voted for Pres
Immediately, by ballot, the President But in
choosing the President the votes shall be taken by
States, the representation from each State having
one vote; . quorum for this purpose shall consist
Of member or members from two.thirds of the
States and majority Of all the States shall be ne
cessary to choice. And if the House of Repre-
sentatives shall not choose . President, whenever
the right Of choice shall devolve upon them, be-
fore the 4th day of March next following, then
the V:cePresdcnt shall act rs President as in case
of the death other constitutional disability of the
President f"
4. The person having the greatest number Of
votes Vce-President shall be the Vice President,
if such number be majority of the whole number
Of electors appointed; and if no person have ms
jority, then, from the two highest numbers on the
list shall choose the Vice-President; quorum
for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds Of the
whole number Of Senators, and q majority of the
whole number shall be necessary to choice.
5. But no person constitutionaly ineligible to the
Office Of President shall be eligible to that of Vice
President Of the Confederate States.
6. The Congress may determine the time of choos.
ing the electors, and the day on which they shall
give their votes, which, day shall be the same
throughout the Confederate States
T. No person except a natural born citizen Of the
Confederate States, citizen thereof at the time
Of the adoption Of this Constitution, or citizen
thereof born in the United States prior to the Goth
Of December, 1860, shall be eligible to the Office q
Presidents neither shall any person be eligible to
that office who shall not have attained the age o.
thirty five years. and been fourteen years resident
within the limits Of the Confederate States az thej
nay ezist AZ tas stn6 ey AD stecsf0H q
8. In case Of The removal Of the President from
Office or Of his death resignation or inability odis
charge The powers and duties Of the said Office, the
same shall devolve on the ce-President and thu
Congress may, by law, provide for the case Of reno
val, death, resignation or inability, both Of tn,
President and Vice-P President declaring what Officer
shall then act rs President and such officer shall &C
accordingly until the disability be removed, or
President shall be elected