Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-03

greatest number OF votes for President shall be the
President If such number be majority of the whole
number Of electors appointed; and if person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the
those voted for PRESIDENT the House Represen-
tatives shall choose Immediately, by ballot the Presi-
dent. But in choosing the President the vote shall be
taken by States the representation from each State
having one vote; quorum for this purpose shall con-
sist of member members from two thirds of the
States, and majority of all the States ahal be neces
sary 70 choice. And if the House of Representatives
shall not choose President, wheneveS the right of
choice shall deyoVe upon them, before the fourth day
Of March following then the Vice President shall
act as President, in of the death other con-
stitutional disability OF the President. . 5-
T. The person having the greatest number of votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice President, such
number be majority of the whole number of elect
ors appomted andf no person have majority then,
from the two highest numbers on the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President; quorum the pur
pose shall of two-thirds of the whole number
OF Senator'S and majority Of the whole number shall
be necessary TO choice.
s. No person constitutionally ineligible to the Office
of President shall be eligible that of Vice President
Of the Confederate States. -a ang 70 aa.
6. The Congress may determine the time of choosing
the electors and the day which they shall give their
votes; which day shall be the same throughout the
Confedera te States
g. No person except a natural born citizen of the
Confederate States, citizen thereof at the time of
the adoption of the Constitution citizen thereof
born in the United States prior to the 10th of Dscem
Der, 1850, shall be eligible to the Office of President;
neither shall any person be eligible that Office who
shall not have attained the age Of thirty five years.
and been fourteen years resident within the limits
OF the Confederate States, they may exist at the
time of his election. = 4ff-s p ~ tt--si =
8. case of the removal of the President from Of
nee, or OF his DEATH resignation, inability to dis
charge the powers and duties of the said ONCE the
shall devoIye the Vice Preaident and the C N
death, resignation or inability both Of the President
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall then
act as President, and such officer shall accordingly
until the disability be removed or President shall be
electeds ,ri s.ssy 80 IL ss sf.7l t.afs d .ys-
g. The President shall, at stated times, receive for
his services compensation which shall neither be in
be for XEtlic he
shall have been elected and he shall not receive with
in that period anv other emolument from the Confed
crate States, any of them.
10. Before he enters the execution of his office,
he shall take the following oath or affirmation:
fully execute the office of President Of the Confederate
Sttes and will TO the best Of my ability, preserve,
protect and defend the Constitution thereof"
SECTION 2.
i. The President shall be comma nder.in-chief of
the army and navy of the Confederate States, and
of the militia of the several States when called into
the actual service OF the Confederate Sates he may
require the opinion, in writing, of the principal OFF,
Ger in each of the Executive Departments, upon any
subject relating to the duties of their respective OH
ces and ne shall have power to grant reprieyes and
pardons for offences against the Confederate States
except in cases of impeachment.
z. He sha IL have power, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate to make treaties proyd-
ed OF the concur: and he
sent of the Senate, shall appoint other
public ministers and consuls, Judges of the Supreme
Court and all other officers Of the Confederate States,
whose appointments are not herein otherwise pro.
vided for, and which shall be established by, law;
put the Congress may, by law vest the appointment
OF srch inferior officers, they think proper the
President Alone in the courts of law in the heads
of Departments. s-t
g. The principal in each of the Executive Depart
ments and all persons connected with the diplomat
ie service, may be removed from office at the plea
sure OF the President. An other civil officers of the
Executive Department may be removed at any time
by the President, or other appointing power, when
their services are unnecessary for dishonesty,
capacity, ineciency misconduct or neglect of duty:
ana ~hen SO removed the removal shall be reported
10 th9 senate, 5ogether with the reasons therefor
cies that may happen during the recess of the Sem
ate, by granting commissions which sha II expire at
by Senate shall be appointed to the sa me ofe
during their ensuing recess.
SECTION 3.
l. The President shall, from time to time give to
the Congress information of the state of the Coned
eracy, and recommend to their consideration such
measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient
Houses, or either of them; and in of Disagree
ment between them, with respect the time of ad-
journment, he may adjourn them such time as he
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
and other public ministers; he shall take care that
the laws be faithfully executed, and shall commits
sion all the officers of the Confederate States.
SECTION 4.
l. The President, Vice President, and all civil off.
of the Confederate States shall be removed from
Office on impeachment for and conviction Of treason,
bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
q ARTICLE III.
l. The judicial power of the Confederate States
shall be vested in one Superior Court, and in such
Inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to
time order ana establish. The judges, both of the
during good behavior, and shall, stated times re-
ceive for their services compensation which shall
not De dlminlshed during their continuance in Office.
- SECTION 2.
l. The judicial power shall extend to all cases ari-
sing under this Constitution the laws Confed-
crate States, and treaties made or which shah he
under tn all
ambassadors other public ministers and consus: IN
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 a State and citizens of another
State where the State is plaintiff; between citizens
claiming lands under grants of different States and
between State or the citizens thereof and foreign
States, citizens or 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
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have orig1
nal jurisdiction. In all the other cases before mens
toned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate jus
rsdicton, both law and facts with such excep5
tions, and under such regulations, the Congress
shall make aF ss-sE tTrH r.5s - 80
8. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of i'm.
peachment, shall be by jury, and such trial shall be
held in the State where the said crime shall have
been committed; but when not committed within
any State the trial shall be such place or places
as the Congress may by law have directed.
i t-.a SECTION 3. 9-,-
1. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in levying war against them, or in ad.
fort No person shall be convicted of treason unless
on the testimony of two witnesses to the overt
act, or confession in open court. -4
q The Congress shall have power to declare the
punishment of treason but no attainder of treason
shall work corruption of blood, Forfeiture except
during the life of the person attainted-
ARTICLE w.
SECTION /.
l. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State the public acts records and judicial proceed
ipes 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.
1 ta.f 49, SECTION 3
The citizens of each State shall be entitled to
ALI the privileges and immunities of citizens in the
several States, and shall have the right OF transit
md 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. 5t-a it1i 8
q A person charged in any State with treason,
felony other crime against the laws of such State
shall on demand Of the Executive authority of the
State from which he fled, be delivered up to be
moved to State having jurisdiction of the crime.
g. No slave or other person held to service or la
Dor in any State Territory of the Confederate
States under the laws thereof, escaping or awfAly
carried into another, SHALL in consequence of any
law or regulation therein be discharged from such
service or labor; but shall be delivered up claim
of the party whom such slave belongs, or to whom
such service or labor may be due. f.raasa-- s (.
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