Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-19
NEW SERIES 1925

l II To raise and support armies; but appropris
| ton OF money that shall be for longer term
1 than two years.
| Is. To provide and ma intain a navy:
1 IA To make rules for government and the regula
| tion of the land and naval forces:
10 To provide calling forth the militia TO exeecte
the laws Of the Confederate States suppress nsurrec
| tions and repel invasions:
16. To provide for organizing, arming and dIscip-
lining the militia and for governing such part of them
may be employed in The service OF the Confederate
States reserving the States respectively, the ap
pointment of the officers the authority of
ing the militia according to the discipline prescribed
by Congress:
II To exercise exclusive legislotion in all cases
whatsoever, over such district tnot exceeding ten
miles square.) may, by cession Of one or more
States, and the acceptance of Congress- becnme the
seat of the Government Of the Confederate States and
to exercise like authority all the places purchased
by the consent Of the legislature of the State in which
the shall be, for the erection OF forts, magazines
arsenas, dockyards and other needful buildings and
Is To make all laws which shall be necessary and
proper for carrying into execution the foregoing pow
ers all other powers vested by this Constitution
in the government the Confederate States OF ID any
department or oheer thereof
SECTION 9.
/. The importation of negroes of the African race
from any foreign country, olhe than the slavehodg
States Territories OF the United States OF America,
is hereby forbidden and Congress required 70 pass
such laws shall efectuaIiy prevent the same:
2. Congress shall Also have power TO prohibit the
intro, uction of slaves any State member Of
or Territory not belonging TO, this Confederacy.
g. The privilege the writ habeas corpus shall
not be sus pended unless wleu rebellion OF
invasion, the public safety may require it.
4. No bill of atIdinder, post fdctO law, law
denying inipalrng the right OF property IN negro
slaves shall be passed.
s. No capitaton or other direct tax shall be laid un-
less proportion 10 the census enumeration here
inbefore directed 10 be taken.
g. No tax duty shall be laid articles exported
from any State, except by vote OF twothrds Of both
Houses.
4 No preference shall be given by any regulation Of
commerce revenue 10 the ports of one State over
those of another
g. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but
in consequence of appropriations made by law and
regular statement and account of the receipts and
penditures OF all public money shall be published
from time TO time
9. Congress shall appropriate no money from the
tire .sury except by q vote of twOthirds of both
Houses taken by yeas and nays, unless 1t be asked
and estma ted for by Of the heads OF the De-
paTtmen and submitted TO Congress by the Presl-
dent; the purpose of paying its Own expenses
and contingencies Tor the payment of claims against
the Confederate States the justice OF which shall have
been udicaliy declared by tribunal for the lnvesti-
CATION OF claims against the Government, which it
is hereby the duty of Congress to establish.
10 All bills appropriatng money shall specify in
federal exact amount OF each approlra-
Lon and the purposes Tor which II is made and Con
gress shall grant extra compensation 70 public
contractor, officer agent or servant, alter such cou-
tract shall have been made such service rendered
IL No tlte nobility shall be granted by the Con-
federate States and person holding any ONCE OF
profit trust under them SHALL without the consent
the ngf acceptot any present. emoluments Of
ice OF titles OF apy kind whatever, from any king
prince, or foreign state
I2 Congress Shall make no law respecting estab
lishment of religion prohibiting the tree exercise
thereof abrugng the freedom Of speech or oi the
press the right OF the people peIceably assem-
BILE and petition the Government for sredress Of griey
ances. ,
Ia well regulated militia being necessary TO tie
security Of free State, the right Of the people 70
keep and bear arms shall not be Iniringed-
IA NJ soluer shall in time OF peace, be quartered
in any Louse without the consent OF the owner nor
ia time of war, but in a manner TO be prescribed by
Is The right of the people to secure their per-
sons houses papers, and effects against unreasonable
searche- and seizures, shall not be violated and no
shall but upon probable cause, support
by oath affirm ton, ami particularly describing
the pace be searched and the persons or things TO
1 be seized.
To- No person shall be held for a capital
otherwise infamous cTime unless presenJInent
indictment Of grand jury except in cases arising
the land forces, IN the militia, when la
actual service in time OF W.T. or puohc oanger nor
shall any person be subject for the same offence to be
| twice put jeopardy life limb be compell
ed, any Criminal case 10 be witness against him
self; be deprived of life, liberty, or property,
without due of law nor shall private proper
ty. be taken for public use, without just conpeIsa
tlon-
H. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall
oy the right to speedy and public trial, by an i'm
partial jury of the and district wherein the
crime shall have been committed which district shall
have been previously ascertaned by law, and TO be
informed of the and cause OF the accusation, TO
be confronted with the witnesses against him 10 have
oompuLsory process for obtaining witnesses his IA
vor and have The assistance Oi counsel Tor his ae
fence
troyesy shall exceed twenty dollars the right Of trial
by jury shall be preserved and no fact so tried by a
Jury shall be otherwise re-examined IN any court of
the Conederacy, than according 10 the rules OF the
| common law.
10 Excessive bail shall not be required, exces-
sive fines be imposed, cruel and unusual punish
| ments be inflicted.
20 Every Jaw or resolution having the force Of law,
shall relate but subject, and that shall lie eX-
| pressed in the title.
No State shall into any treaty, alliance, or
confederation grant letters OF marque and reprsa
com money ; make anything but gold and silver coin
a tender payment OF debts pass any bill o attain
der or er post fdctO law, law lmpairing The obhga
| ton of contracts grant any title of nobility
2 No State shall, without the consent OF the Con
gress lay any imposs duties on lmposts or exports
except what may be absolutely necessary for execut
ing its Inspection laws and the net produce OF all du
ties mposts, laid by any State on imports or ex
d rts shall be for the Of the treasury OF the Con
federate StItes and all such laws shall be subject "a
| the revision anu control Of Congress
3. No sta shall, without the consent OF Congress
lay any duty OF TONNAGE except on sea going vessels
for the mpro ement of Its rivers and harbors naViga
ted by the said vessels but such duties shall not con
ct th treaties of the Confederate States Win
foreign nations and any surplus or revenue, thus De
rived shall after making such improvements De paid
the common treasury; nor shall any state keeI
troops ships of in time oil peace, enter into
any agreement compact with another state OF Will
foreign power, engage in war unless actually IN
| vaded, such imminent danger as Will not adml
of delay But when any divides or flows tnroust
| two or more Ssates, they may enter into cOmpactE
| with each other to improve the navigation thereof
| ARTICLE H.