Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-20
SECTION 2

ces and he sha II have power TO grant reprieyes and
pardons fur offences against the Confederate States,
except in cases Of impeachment.
2 He shall have power, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, TO make treaties, prOyd-
ed two-thrds of the Senatorsplesent and he
shall nominate and by and with the advice and con-
sent Of the Senate, shah appoint other
public ministers and eonsus, Judges Of the Supreme
Court, and all other officers of the ConfdeFase States
4 whose appointments not herein otherwise pro-
pt me congress may, by law, vest the aPposntnent
Of such inferior officers they think proper, in the
PRESIDENT alone in ths courts Of law OF in the heads
| of Departments.
3. The principal in each of the Executive Depart
ments aud all persons connected with the diplomat
ic service, may be removed frUm Office at the plea
sure Of the President All other civil officers Of
Executive Department may be removed at any tine
by the President, or other appointing power, when
their services unnecessary or for dishonesty in
capacity, nefciency, misconduct or neglect Of duty;
and when removed, the removal shall be reported
TO the Senate, together with the reasons therefor
4. The President shall have power to NIL ali ysssn-
oies that may happen during recess of the Sen.
ate, by granting commissions which sha expirs at
the end OF their session. but person rejected
by the Senate shall be reappoinIed 10 the once
durihg their ensuing recess
SECTION s.
The President SHALL from time to time, szre TO
the Congress Information of the the Confe-
efacyS and recommend their srci
measures he shall judge necessary and <peaienf-
he may, on extraordinary occasions convene botie
Houses, either of them; and in case of asagre.
between them, with respect to the tine OF a.
journment, he may adjourn them such time a. hs
shall think proper; he shall receive ambaSssso-s
and other public minister's he shall take care thar
the laws be faithfully executed, shall eOnmis.
sion ali the officers of the Confederate States
SECTION 4.
l. The President, Vice President and all civil off,
Gers of the Confederate States, shall be removed from
Office on impeachment for and conviction Of treason,
bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
ARTICLE III.
ssEcrIoN
1. The judicial power of the Confederate States
shall be vested in one Superior Court, and in such
Inferior Courts the Congress may from time 10
time order and establish. The judges, both of the
Supreme and Inferior Courts shall hold their ofces
during good behavior and shall, stated times re-
ceive for their services a compensation which shall
not be diminished during their continuance in once
SECTION ..
l. The judicial power shall extend to all cases sri-
sing under this Constitution the laws Of the Confs-
crate States, and treaties made which shall be
made under their authority; TO all cases affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers consuls; 10
all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction to
controversies to which the Confederate States shall
be a party; TO controversies between two or more
States; between State and citizens of another
State where the State plaintiff; between citieens
claiming lands under grants of different States and
between State the citizens thereof, and foreign
States, citizens OF subjects; but State shall be
sued by citizen or subject of any foreign State
2. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public
ministers, and consuls, and those in which State
nal jurisdiction In all the other before men.
toned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate ju.
risdiction both to law and facts with such excs
shall make.
of i'm
parchment, shall be by jury, and such trial shall t
held in the State where the said crime shall bsv.
been committed; but when not committed within
as the Congress may by law have directed.
3.
l. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in eVying war against them, in ad-
herring to their enemies, giving them aid ana COM
tort No person shall be convicted of treason unless
on the testimony of two witnesses to the overt
act, or on confession in open court.
2. The Congress shall have power to declare the
punishment of treason, but attainder of treason
shall work corruption Of blood, forfeiture except
during the life Of the person attainted.
ARTICLE ".
SECTION 1.
1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State 10 the public acts, records and Judicial proceed
ings OF every other State: And the Congress may.
by general laws, prescribe the manner in which
such acts records, and proceedings shall be proved
and the effect theieof
SECTION 2.
l. The citizens of each State shall be entitled TO
all the privileges and immunites of citizens in the
several States and shall have the right of transit
and sOjourn in any State of the Confederacy. with
their slaves and other property; and the right of
property in said slave shall not be thereby i'm
paired.
2. person charged in any State with treason,
felony other crime against the laws such State
shall, demand OF the Executive authority Of the
State from which he fled, be delivered up be re-
moved to the State having jurisdiction of the crime
3. No slave or other person held service OF la
bor in any State or Territory OF the Confederate
States, under the thereof escaping or lawfully
carried into another, shall in consequence of snV
law or regulation therein be discharged from sncS
service labor; but shall be delivered up on claim
of the party TO whom such slave belongs or TO whom
such service or labor may be due.
SECTION 3.
l. Other States may be admitted into this Confsd-
eracy by vote of two-thiris of the whole Houss 4
Representatives, and two-thirds of the Senate the
Senate voting by states but no new State shall be
formed erected within the jurisdiction of any
other State; any State be formed by the june
tiOn of two States, parts of States. with
the of the legislatures OF the States
cerned as well OF the Congress
2. The Congress shall have power dispose of and
make all needful rules and regulations concerning
the property of the Confederate States, including the
lands thereof
3. The Confederate States may acquire new terri.
tory; and Congress shall have power TO legslate and
provide governments for the Inhabitants of all
tory belonging TO the Confederate States, lying with
out the limits of the several States; and permit
them, at such times, and in such manner il NAV
by law provide, to form States to be admitted into
the Confederacy. In all such territory, the instu-
ton of negro slavery 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 such
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them in any
| of the States Territories of the Confederate
| States.
/ State that is or hereafter may become mem
Der of this Confederacy, a republican form gov
ernment and shall protect each of them against in
vason; and application of the legislature for of
the Executioe when the Legislature is in session)
| against domestic violence.
| ARTICLE V.
| ].
l. Upon the demand of any three States legally as
sembed in their several conventions, the Congress
shall aeonyention of all the States. take
into consideration such amendments to the Consti-
tuition as the SAID all in suggesting at
the time when the said demand is made; and should
any the proposed amendments to the Constitution
| he agreed on by the said conyention-yoting by
States-and the be ratified by the legislatures
of two-thirds of the several States, by conven-
tons in two-thirds thereof-as the the other
/ ha
| convention-they shall thenceforward form a part
of this Constitution. But State SHALL without its
consent, be deprived of its equal representation in
| the Senate.
| ARTICLE VI:
| /. The Government established by this Constitu-
tion is the OF the Provisional Government
| of the Confederate States OF America, and all the
laws passed by the latter snail continue IN force IN
til the sha II be repealed or modified; and all
| the officers appointed by the same shall remain in
ofcs until their successors appointed and eua-
fed, the Offices abolished.
| 2. All debts contrated and engagements entered
into before the adoption OF this Constitution shall be
valid against the Confederate States under this
| Constitution under the Provisional Government
g. This Constitution, and the laws of the Coufeder
ate States, made IN pursuance thereof, and all trea
ties made, which shall be made under the author
ty of the Confederate States shall be the Ia
Of the land; and the judges in every State shall bs
bound thereby, anything in the constitution la vi
Of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
4. The Senators and Representa- tives before men
toned and the members of the several State egisls
lures, and all executive and Judicial officers, both
| the Confederate states and Of the several States
shall be bound by oath affirmation, support thi
Constitution; bUi religious test shall be re
quired as qualification TO any ONCE or public tras
i under the Confederate Ssates.
4 s. The enumeration, in the Constitution, Of Ger
tain rights, shall not be construed 10 deny dis
parage others retained by the people Of the
/ States, l---a tsaa -
8. The powers not delegated to the Copfederat
States by the Constitntion, nor prohibited by Il Q
the States reserved 10 the States, respectively,
+ To the people thereof.
ARTICLE VII.
l. The ratification of the conventions of i've State
shall be sufficient the establishment of
gtitution between the States ratfy ingfhe same
5 2 When fiye States shall have ratified this Consf
tuition in the before specified, the Congress