The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-02-19

Eob Stote sbal constitute District in which there
shall be court called District Court Wnlcn; untli
otherwise provided by the congress shail nave Tue
d;cfion vested by the laws of the United States far
as applicable in both the District ana Clfent o
the United States for that State tne Juage
shall be appointed by the President oy anu Win tae
ad vice and consent of the Congress- ana snail unti
otherwise provided by the Congress- exercise the power
and authority vested by the laws OF the united states
in the Judges of the District and Circuit Courts OF the
United States for that State. and SHALL appoint the
times and places which the courts SHAH De held.
Appeals may be taken directly from the DISTINCT courts
to the Supreme Court, under similar regulatons 10
,boSa which are proyided in cases of appeal the Su
preme Court United States or under such other
regulations may be provided by the Congress- me
commissions of all the Judges shall expire Win tnls
! Provisional Government.
g. The Supreme Court shall be constituted of all the
District Judges, majority of whom snail De quorum
and shall sit at such times and places as the congress
shall appoint. .
f. The Congress shall have power to make laws for
the transfer of any which were pending IN the
of the United States the courts of the conted
eracv and of the ORDERS DEGREES and
judgments heretofore rendered by the said courts of
the United States and also all laws which may be
requisite protect the parties to all SUCH SUITS ORDERS
judgments, DEGREES, their heirs persoha representa-
Sec I'll The judicial power shall extend to all
of law and equity arising under this Constltu
ton, the laws of the United States and OF this Con-
federacy and treaties made, which shall be made
under its authority to all cases affecting ambassadors
other public ministers and consuls to all cases of
to which the confederacy shall be party; controver-
sizes between two States; between citizens of
different States between citizens of the State
claiming lands under grants of different States.
2. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public
ministers and consus and those in which State shall
be party, the Supreme Court shall have original
Jurisdiction In all the other before mentoned,
the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction,
both as and fact with such exceptions and under
such regulations the Congress shall make
g. The trial of all crimes, except in of impeach-
M ont hal he nv n
the State where the said crimes shall have been COM
mitted but when not committed within any State, the
trial shall be at such place places the Congress
may by law have directed.
Sec al. Treason against this Confederacy shall
consist only in levying against it, or in adhering to
its enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person
shall be convicted of unless the testimony
of two witnesses to the same overt act or on confession
in open court.
2. The Congress shall have power to declare the
punishment of treason; but no attander of treason
shall work corruption of blood forfeiture, except
during the life of the person attanted.
ARTICLE IV.-Sec. III. Full faith and credit shall
judicial proceedings of every other State And the
Congress may by general laws, prescribe the manner
in which such act, records and proceedings shall be
proved and the effect of such proof.
Sec al. The citizens of each State shall be ent-
tied to all privileges and mmunities of citizens in the
several States.
felony, other crime, who shall flee from justice and
be fonnd in another State shall, the demand of the
Executive authority of the State from which he fed, be
delivered up to be removed to the State having juris
diction of the crime
8. slave in one State escaping to another, shall be
delivered up on&laim of the party whom said slave
may belong by the Executive authority of the State in
which such slave shall be found and in of any
abduction forcible rescue, full compensation, in
Guiding the value of the slave and all costs and ex-
penses shall be made to the party, by the State in
which such abduction rescue shall take place.
Sec Al The Contederacy shall guarantee to every
State in this Union Republican form of Government
and shall each of them against invasion
application of the Legislature of the Executive
(when the Legislature cannot be convened,) against
domestic violence.
ARTICLE vi. The Congress, by a vote of two
thirds, may any time, alter amend this Constitu-
ton
ARTICLE VII. This Constitution, and the laws of
the Conftderacy which shall be made in pursuance
thereof, and all treaties made, or which shall be made
under the authority of the Confederacy shall be the
supreme law of the land and the judges in every State
shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution
laws of the State the contrary Notwithstanding.
2. The Government hereby Instituted shall take i'm
mediate steps for the settlement of all matters between
the States forming it, and their other late conederates
Of the United States, in relation the public property
and public debt at the time of their withdrawal from
them these States hereby declaring it to be their wish
and earnest desire to adjust everything pertaining
the common property, common liability, and common
obligations of that union, upon the principles of right
justice equity and good faith.
3. Until otherwise provided by the congress- the city
Of Montgomery, in the State of Alabama, shall be the
seat of Government.
4. The members of the congress and all executive
and judicial officers of the conederacy shall be bound
by oath affirmation to support this constitution; but
religious shall be required as qualification to
any office public trust under this confederacy.
s. The congress shall have the power to admit other
States.