Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-13
NEW SERIES-NO. 1H5
SECTION 2.

SECTION 2.
l. The President shall be commander-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 staIes he may
require the opinion in writing of the principal OH
in each of the Executive Departments, upon any
ces and he shall have power to grant reprieses and
pardons for offences against the Confederate States,
except in cases OF Impeachment.
2 He shall have power, by and with the advice
and consent OF the Senate TO make treaties proyid
ed two-thrds of the SenaIorspIesent and he
shall nominate and by and with the advice and
sent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors other
public ministers and consuls Judges OF the Supreme
Court and all other officers of the Confederas States
whose appointments not herein otherwise pro-
yided for, and which shall be established by law;
out the Congress may, by law, vest the appointment
OF such inferior officers they think proper in the
President alone, in the courts of law or in the heads
g. The principal in each of the Executive Depart
ments and all persons connected with the diplomat
ic service, may be removed from Office at the plea
of the President All other civil officers Of the
Executive Department may be removed at any time
by the President, other appointing power, when
their services unnecessary or for dishonesty in
capacity, inefciency, misconduct or neglect OF duty
and when SO removed the removal shall be reported
10 the Senate, together with the therefor.
T. The President shall have power TO hH all yacan-
cies that may happen during the OF the SEN
ate, by granting commissions which sha n expire at
the end of their session. but person rejected
by the Senate shall be re-apPoinIed the office
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 he shall Judge necessary and expedient
he may, on extraordinary occasions convene both
Houses, or either of them; and in of disagree
ment between them, with respect to the time Of ad
jourDment, he may adjourn them to such time as he
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
and other public minister's he shall take care thar
the laws be faithfully executed, and shall commits.
sion all the officers of the Confederate States.
SECTION 4.
/. The President, Vice President and an civil OFF,
Ilel SlaIil
office Impeachment for, and conviction Of treason,
bribery, or other high crimes and misdeneanors.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION /.
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 10
time order and establish. The Judges, 10th of the
Supreme and Inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices
during good behavior, and SHALL stated times re-
ceive for their services compensation, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance in offcs
SECTION 2
L The judicial power shall extend to all cases ari
sing under this Constitution the laws the Confei-
crate States, aud treaties made which shall be
made under their authority; to all cases affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers consuls; 10
all cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction; TO
controversies TO which the Confederate States shall
be party; to controversies between two or mora
States; between State and citizens of another
State where the State is plaintiff; between Citizens
claiming lands under grants of different States and
between State the citizens thereof and foreign
States, citizens subjects; but no State SHAH Ia
sued by citizen or subject of any foreign Starr
z In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public
ministers, and consus, and those in which a State
shall be party the Supreme Court shall have orgi.
nal Jurisdiction In all the other before men.
toned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate in.
rsdicton, both to law and facts with such exesT
tons, and under such regulations, the Congress
shall make.
peachment, shall be by jury, and such trial shall .
held in the State where the said crime shall have
been committed; but when committed within
State, the trial shall be such place or places
| as the Congress may by law have directed.
SECTION 3.
l. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in leyying against them or i'm adj
fort No person shall be convicted of treason unlsss
on the testimony of to the same overt
act, confession in open court
z The Congress shall have power TO declare the
punishment OF treason, but attainder of treason
shall work corruption of blood, forfeiture, except
during the llie OF the person attainted.
| ARTICLE w.
| SECTION 1.
l. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State TO the public acts, records and Judicial proceed
by general laws, prescribe the manner in which
such acts records, and proceedings shall be proved
and the effect theieof.
SECTION 2
1. The citizens of each State shall be entitled 10
all the privileges and immunities citizens in the
several States, and shall have the right of transit
/ and sojourn in any State of the Confederacy with
their slaves and other property; and the right of
| property in said slave shall be thereby i'm
I
| 2. A person charged any State with treason,
felony or other crime against the laws such Sta
shall, on demand OF the Executive authority of the
| State from which he fled, be delivered up TO be re-
moved to the State having Jurisdiction of the crime
j. No slave OF other person held service or la
Dor in any State or Territory OF the Confederate
States, under the laws thereof escaping or Iawfuy
carried into another, shall in consequence of any
law regulation therein, be discharged from suck
service or labor but shall be delivered up on claim
of the party TO whom such slave belongs or 10 whom
| such service OF labor may be due.
| SECTION 3.
| /. Other States may be admitted into this Confa5
eracy by vote of two-tirds of the whole House O
Representatives, and two-thirds of the Senat. N.
| Senate voting by States; but no State shall lie
| formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any
other State; any State be formed by the iunc-
ton of two or States, parts States With
the consent of the legislatures of the States con-
| cerned we'll as of the Congress.
2. The Congress shall have power TO dispose of and
| make all needful rules and regulations concerning
the property of the Confederate States including the
| lands thereof
| 3. The Confederate States may acquire new terri.
tory and Congress shall have power legislate and
provide governments for the inhabitants of all terri
tory belonging to the Confederate States lying with
out the limits OF the several States and may permit
| them, at such times and in such manner il NAV
by law provide, TO form States to be admitted into
the Confederacy. In all such territory the nstitu-
tiOn of negro slavery it exists in the Confed
crate States, shall be recognized and protected by
| Congress, and by the territorial government; and
the inhabitants Of the several Confederate States
and Territories, shall have the right take such
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them in any
of the States or Territories of the Confederate
States.
| L. The Confederate States shall guaranty to every
State that now is OF hereafter may become a mem
| Der of this Confederacy, republican form of gov
ernment, and shall protect each of them against
vason; and application OF the legislature COR of
the Executioe when the Legislature is in SESSION.
| against domestic violence.
|