Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-11-15

tried bya jury shall be Otherwise reexamired in
Iauy court in the Confederacy, than according to
the rules Of the common law
10. Excessive hail shall not be required nor ex-
ffcessive fines be imposed, nor cruel and unusual
Ipunisbments he inflicted
Il 20. Every law rreseiat on ,tavnS the force Of
law, shall relate 70 but one subject and that shall
be expressed III the title.
SECTION 10.
4 No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance,
4 or confederation; grant letters OF marque and re-
prisal; make anything but gold and silver coin
tender in payment Of debts pass any bill of at
tainder, er post fdcto law, or law inpairing the
obligation OF contracts grant any title Of nobility
\ 2. No State SHALL without the consent of the Con-
nress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or ex-
ports, except what may be absolutely necessary for
executing lis inspection laws; and the net produce
of all duties and imposts laid by any State on i'm
ports or exports, shall be for the use Of the treasury
of the Confederate States; and all such laws shall
be subject to the revision and control Of Congress
3. No State shall, without the consent of Con-
gress, lay any duty of tonnage except sea going
vessels for the Improvement OF its rivers and har-
bors navgated by the said vessels; but such duties
shall not conflict with any treaties of the Confede-
rate States with foreign nations; and any surplus
of revenue thus derived, shall, after making such
improvement, be paid into the common treasury;
nor shalany State keep troops or ships of war in
time of peace, enter into any agreement or COM
pact with another State, or with foreign power,
or engage in war, unless actually invaded or in
lsuch imminent danger as win not admit of delay
But when any river divides or flows through two
or more States, they may enter into compacts with
each other to improve the navigation thereof.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION !.
j. The executive power shall be vested in Pres
ident Of the Confederate States of America He
and the Vice President shall hold their Offices for
the term Of six years: but shall not be re-egble.
The President and Vice President shall be elected
ms follows:
2. Each State shall appoint in such manner as
the legislature thereof may direct number of cleo
tors equal to the whole number of Senators and
Representatives to which the State may be entitled
in the Congress; bnt no Senator or Representatives
or person holding Office of trust profit under
the Confederate States, shall be appointed cleo
tor
g. The elecorsshal meet in their respective States
anG vote by ballot for President and Vice President
one of Shom at least, shall not be an nhabitant of
the same State with themselves; they shall name in
their ballots the person voted for as President, and,
in distinct ballots, the person voted for as Vice
President, and they shall make distinct lists of all
persons voted for as President and of all persons
voted for as Vice President, and of the number of
votes for EACH which list they shall sign aud cert-
fly, and transmit sealed to the government of the
Confederate States directed to the President of the
Senate; the President of the Senate SHALL in the
presence of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives open all the certificates and the votes shall
then he counted. tho nerson HAVING the greatest
nnnber of votes for President sboll he tba.prosi
dent If snch number he a ,noiorit,, Of tba#,,o1o
number of electors apponed and if no person
have such majority, then from the persons having
!. the highest numbers not exceeding three, on the
-Renresentotives Shall choose in,,nea;o,ely bv hoI
LOT the President But in choosing the President
the vote shall he taken nv states the ranresenta,
lion from, eocb Sto 10 eIal have ono voto ,,,,r
for this nnrnose shall consist of member or nem-
lbers froI, two thirds Of tbe Statos. od = rairt
or ali Tho S,o,os ehoIl be nocossar 20 oi;ca
A,d - .ba u,,so of ,orroeo,tst;; Iii
4 choose prcsiSnnF ,ybenayor tho r;oEt 81 oto;oa
shall devolve mon them before the fonttb dsv of
March next follor;no tbep Tho VIC prasiaant sh,i,
act os prosdnnt &c In case If tbo daotl o othar
consttutional diSab;l;ty NJ. tho prnsi5ont 800
The nerson having tho orcetest prn,Ror.of
,otos os VIZ prosi5ont eboIl he ~ W. p.;lt
liz sncb nnmber he maorty, or Tho 1ybola n3,phor
of electors anT,nted and If No ra,son bayo ma.
;oritv tbcn from the two HIGHEST Numbers on tbe
iist The senate abou choose the Vire presidcn.. a
nnorur for the nnrnose shall consist Of tvothir1s
of the whole number of Senator. and majority
of tbe whole number shall be necessary 10 choice
8 Bnt no peroon constitntjonallv inelioible 10
tbo, 100 ~ prce5ort obov bo Iiilla Ia tbot NJ
Vice President Of the ConfedeTato States
g The CONGRESS- NAV detern,ine tbo tir,s or choo-
snr fbe alectors and the dav on which tbo, sbail
rive their votes. which day shall he the. sone
. throughout the Confederate States
:. No person except natural born citizen of the
Confederate States or a citizen thereof at the time
of the adoption of this Constitution. or a citizen
thereof born in the United States prior TO the sOth
OF December 1860 Shall be eligible to the Office of
President; neither shall any person be eligible to
that office who shall not have attained the age of
thrty-fve years, and been fourteen years resident
within the limits of the Confederate States as they
may exist at the time of his election
8. In case of the removal of the President from
Office or of his DEATH resignation or inability to
discharge the.powers and duties of the said office.
the same shall devolve on the Vice President; and
the Congress may by law, provide for the case OF
removal DEATH resignation, or inability both of the