The southern aegis., 1861-09-28
VOL. V.-NO. 80.

shall not be prohibited by the Congress
prior to the year one thousand eight hun
dred and eight; but tax or duty may be
imposed on such importation, not exceed
ing ten dollars for each person.
2. The priui1ege Of the aora of habeas
corpus shall not be suspended, unless, aoten,
IN case Of rebellion or moasion, the public
safety may require 1t.
3. No bill of attainder, or ex post facto
law, shall be passed.
4. No capitation or other direct tax
shall be laid, unless in proportion to the
census or enumeration herein before d.
rected to be taken.
5. No tax or duty shall be laid on arti-
cles exported from any State. No prefer
ence shall be given, by any regulation of
commerce or revenue, to the ports of one
State over those of another; nor shall YES
sells bound to or from one State be obliged
to enter, clear, or pay duties in another.
6. No money shall be drawn from the
treasury, but in consequence of appropria-
tions made by law; and regular state
ment and account of the receipts and ex-
penditures of all public money shall be
published from time to time.
7. No title of nobility shall be granted
by the United States and no person hold
ing any Office of profit or trust under them
shall, without the consent of the Congress,
accept Of any present, emolument, office
or title of any kind whatever, from any
king, prince, or foreign State.
Sec. X.-1. No State shall enter into
any treaty, alliance, OF confederation !;
grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin
money; emit bills of credit; make any
thing but gold and silver coin tender in
payment of debts; pass any bill of attain
der. ex. Dost farto law, or laig impairing
the obligAion of.,ontraots; Of grant any
title of nbbility. -
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 in
spection laws and the net produce of all
duties and imports laid by any State on
imports or exports, shall be for the use Of
the treasury of the United States and all
such laws shall be subject to the revision
and control Of the Congress. No State
shall, without the consent of Congress, lay
any duty on tonnage, keep troops or ships
of war in time of peace, enter into any
agreement or compact with another State
or with foreign power, or engage in war,
unless actually invaded, or in such immi-
mil &c a.
ARTICLE II.
Section. IL. The executive power
shall be vested in President of the Uni
ted States of America He shall hold his
office during the term of four years, and,
together with the President, chosen
for the same term, be elected as follows:
2. [Annulled, and Art. XII of Amend
ments substituted, which provides for the
election ofPresident and Vice. President.
4. The Congress may determine the
time of choosing the electors, and the day
on which they shall give their votes !;
which day shall be the same throughout
the United States.
5. No person except natural born citi-
zen, or citizen of the United States at
the time of the adoption of this constitu-
tion, shall be eligible to the Office of Presi-
dent; neither shall any person be eligible
to that office, who shall not have attained
the age Of thirty-fve years, and been four
teen years resident within the United
States.
6. In case of the removal of the Presi-
dent from Office, or of his death, resigna-
tion or inability to discharge the powers
and duties of said Office, the same shall de-
volve on the Vice-President; and the Con-
gress may by law provide for the case of
removal, death, resignation, or inability,
both Of the President and Vice. President,
declaring what officer shall then act as
President, and such officer shall act accord
ingly, until the disability be removed, or
President shall be elected.
7. The President shall, at stated times,
receive for his services compensation
which shall neither be increased nor dimin-
ished during the period for which he shall
have been elected and he shall not re-
ceive, within that period, any other emolu-
ment from the United States, or any of
them.
8. Before he enter on the execution of
his Office, he shall take the following oath
or affirmation
"I do solemnly swear Cor affirm that I
will faithfully execute the Office Of Presi-
dent Of the United States, and will, to the
best of my ability, PRESERVE, PROTECT,