Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-14


order toform permanent federal government estab-
lsh justice insure domestic tranquility and secure
the blessings OF liberty to ourselves and poster
ty-nvokIng the iavsr and guidance OF Almighty God
do ordain and establish this Constitution for the
Confederate States Of America.
ARTICLE l.
SECTION /.
All legislative powers herein delegated shall be vested
in Congress of the Confederate States, which shall
consist Of a Senate and House of Representatives,.
SECTION 2.
/. The House OF Representatives shall be composed
of members chosen every second year by the people
shall be citizens OF the Confederate States have
the qualifications requisite for electors of the most
person OF foreign birth citizen of the Confederate
States shall be allowed for any officer civil or
political, State Federal.
2 No person shall be a Representative who shall
not have attained the age OF twenty-five years and
citizen of the Confederate states, and who shall
not, when elected, be inhabtant of that State
which he shall be chosen.
3. Representatives and Direct Taxes shall be appor-
TONED among the seyerIi States, which may be in
Guided within this Confederacy according to their
spective numbers which shall be determined by adj
ding TO the whole number Of free persons including
those bound 10 service for a term of years and
elading Indians not taxed three fths Of all slaves
The actual enumeration shall be made within three
years after the first meeting of the Congress OF the
Confederate States, and within every subsequent
Of ten years. in such manner they shall, by law,
direct The number OF Representatives shall ex-
coed for every fifty THOUSAND but each shall
have at least Representatives and until such emu
meraton shall be made the State of South Carolina
shall be entitled to choose six-the State of Geo gia
teu-the State of Alabama nne-tne State of Florida
two-the State of Mississippi seyen-the State of Lou
isiana SIX and the State Of Texas SIX.
l. When vacancies happen in the representation
from State, Executive authority thereof shall
issue writs Of election 10 I'LL such vacancies.
o. The House OF Representatives shall choose their
speaker and other officers; and shall have tue sole
power of Impeachment; except that any Judicial
other federal officers resident and acting solely within
the limits OF any State, may be mpeached by vote
OF tWO-IllEuS both branches OF the Legislature
thereof.
SECTION 3.
l. The Senate of the Confederate States shall be
posed of two senator's from each State chosen for six
years by the legislature thereof the regular
next Immediately preceding the commencement Of
the term Of service and each Senator shall have one
vote
2. Immediately after they shall be assembled in
consequence of first election they shall be divided
equally may be into three classes The seats
the senators of the first class shall be vacated the
expiration Of the second year of the second class at
the expiration Of the fourth and of the third class
at the expiration of the sixth year that onethiTd
may be chosen every second year and if vacancies
happen by resignation, or otherwise, during the
cess Of the legislature of any State, the executive
thereof may make temporary appointments until the
next meeting Of the Legislature which shall then ill
such vacancies.
3. No person shall be Senator who shall not have
attained the age of thirty years and be citizen of the
Confederate States and who shall no when elected
be inhabitant OF the State for which he shall be
chosen.
4 The Vice President of Confederate States shall
less they shall be equally divided.
5. The Senate shall choose their other officers and
also President pro tpOre in the absence of the Vice
President or when he shall exercise the Office of Pres
dent Of the Confederate States.
g. The Senate shall have the sole power TO try all i'm
peachments. When sitting for that purpose they shall
be oath or affirmation. When the President of the
Confederate States tried the Chief Justice shall pre-
side and no person shah be convicted without the
concurrence of two thirds Of the members present.
Z. Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not ex-
tend further than to removal nom Office and djssuaG
ls Ia 1nIR gTstfipa
under the Confederate States party convicted
SHALL nevertheless, be liable and sub ect to indct-
m"nt, trial, Judgment and punishment according to
law ----r.
SECTION L.
1. The time, place aDd manner of holding elections
for Senator's and Representatives shall be prescribed
each State by the iegisl thereof subject to the
provisions of this Constitution the Congress may
at any time, ny law MAKE alter such regulations
2 The shan ssembIe al least once in every
year and such meeting shall on the first Monday in
December, unAeSs 'nes hal, by law, appoint differ
ent day.
/ Each Hou2 shaii be the Judge of the elections
returns and quail s of its own members, and
ness but smaller aufn6s NAV adiourn from dsv 70
day. and may be sue compel attendance
penalties as each HouaEsS9y provide 1''~o- sum
2 EIch House may deN6mine the rules of its pro-
ceedings, punish its members ior disOrderly behavor
and with the of thirds Of the whole
number, expel member.
8. Each House shall keep journal Of its proceed
ings and from time TO time publish the same excepting
such parts may in their judgment require secrecy
and the yeas and nays of the members of either |
House, any question, shall the desire of fifth
Of those present. by entered on the journal,
l. Neither House, during the session of Congress
shall without the of the other adjourn for
more than three days nor to any other place than that
in which the two Houses shall be sitting.
SECTION 8.
The Senator's and Representatives shall receive a
for their services be ascertaned by
law, and paid Oat of the treasury of the Confederate
States They SHALL in all cases except treason, and
breach OF the peace be privileged from during
their attendance at the session of their respective
Houses and going and returning from the same
and for any speech debate 10 either House. they
shall not be questioned N any other place.
2 No Senator or Representative shall, during the |
civil Office under the authority Of the Confederate
States, which shah have been created the emolu
time and no person holding any Office under the Con
Tolerate States shall Oe member of either House
during his continuance ia Office But Congress may,
by law, grant To the principal officer IN each of the TX
ecutiVe Departments upon The ftor of either
House with the privilege or discussing any ures
aI'pertaininS To his department
SECTION I.
All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the
House Of Representatives, but tne Senate may pro-
p Use concur with amendments other bls.
2. livery bill which shall have passed both Hruses,
shall, before il becomes law, be presented the
President of the Confederate States If he approve, he
shall sign but not he shall return it with his OBJ
the House which Shalt have originated
who shall enter the objections at large their journ-
ais, and proceed to reconsider IT, IT, after such reconsid
eraJiun thirds Of that House shall agree pass
the bill it shall be sent, together with the objections
the other House. by which shall likewise be re-
considered, and if approved by two-tnirds OF that
House. IL shall become a law But in all such cases |
the votes of both Ousesssha be determined by yeas
and and the persons voting for and against the
bill shall be entered the journal of each House
specIvely If any bill shall not be returned by the |
President within ten days Sundays excepte) after it
shall have been presented him. the shall be
law, in Ike manner as if he had signed it, unless the
Congress by their adjournment, prevent its return in
which case it shall not be law. The President may
approve any appropriation and disapprove any other
apprupr the bill. In such he SHALL
signing the BILL designate the appropriations dsap
proved; and shall return copy Of such appropria
lions, with his objections, TO the House in which the
bill shall have originated, and the same proceedings
shall then be had as in case Of other bills disapproved
by the President
g. Every order resolution or vote to which the con-
currence of both Houses may be necessary except
question of adjournment) shall be presented the
President of the Confederate States and before the
shall take effect shall be approved by him;
being disapprOved by him, may be re-passed by two
thirds of both Houses according to the rules and ni-
Iatons prescribed in case of a bill.
SECTION s.
The Congress shall have power
10 lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and ex-
cises for necessary pay the debts, provide
for the common defence, and carry the govern
be granted from the treasury; shall any duties or
taxes importatOns from foreign nations be laid 10
promote or foster any Oranch OF industry; and all du
ties nposts, and excuses shall be uniform throughout
the Confederate States<
2 To borrow money ths credit OF the Confeder-
ate States:
g. Te regulate commerce with foreign nations, and |
among the several States and with the Indian tribes
but neither this, nor any other clause contain
in the constitution shall be construed dele
gate the power TO Congress to appropriate money for
any internal Improvement intended facilitate
inerce except for the purpose of furnishing lights,
beacons and buOys and other aids to navigation upon
the coasts anG the Improvement of harbors and the
removing of distractions in river navigation, in all
which cases. such duties shall be laid the nayiga
ton facilitated thereby, may be necessary pay
the costs and expenses thereof:
l. establish uniform laws of naturalization, and
un form laws the subject Of bankruptcies, through
out the Confederate States, but law of Congress
shall discharge any debt contracted before the passage
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