Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-16

s. Bit person conslitutionallt Ineligible 10 the
oface of President shall be eligible to hat OF Vice
President Of the Confedersase States
6. The Congress may determine the time Of ehoos-
ing the electors, and the day on which they shall
give their votes; which day shall be The Same
throughout the Confederate States
Z. No person except natural born citizen Of the
Confederate States. citizen thereof at the fnaa
Of the adoption of this Constitution. or citizen
thereof born in the United States prior to the 2Ath
of December, 1850, shall be eligible to the ofiea f
President neither shall any person be eligible 10
that office vino shall not have attained the age of
thrty-five years, and been fourteen years n resi-
dent within the limits of the Confederate States Is
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 hath Of the
President and Vice President declaring what officer
shall then act as President. and such officer shall
President shall be elected.
3. The President shall, at stated times receive for
his services compensation, which shall neither be
increased or diminished during the period for which
he shall have been elected and he shall not receive
Confederate States, or any of them
10. Before ne enters on the execution Of his Office
he shall take the following oath or affirmation.
Il do solemnly swear Tor af1rns) that viii faith
full execute the Office of President of the Confed-
crate States, and will to the best of nv ability
preserve protect ard defend the Constitution there
off,
SECTION 2.
/. The President shall be commsnder-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 States; he may
require the opinion. in writing of the principal of
Ger in each of the Executive departments upon sny
subject relating the duties of the respective Off
ces; and he shall have power to grant reprieyes
and pardons for ofienses against the Confederate
States except in cases of impeachment.
g. He shall have power, by and with the advice and
cons of the Senate to make treaties provided two
thirds of the Senators present concur and he shall
nominate, and by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate. shall appoint ambassadors, ether pub
lie ministers and consuls, Judges of the Supreme
Court, and all other officers of the Confederate
States, whose appointments not herein otherwise
provided for, and which shall be established by law;
but the Congress may, by law vest the appointment
OF such inferior officers, they think proper in the
President alone, the courts of law in the heads
of Departments.
3. The principal officer in each of the Executive
Departments, and all persons connected with the
diplomatic service may be removed from Office at
the pleasure of the President. All other civil Off
GERS of the Executive Department may be removed
at any time by the President, or other appointing
power, when their services are unnecessary. for
dishonesty incapacity, inefficiency misconduct,
neglect of duty; and when so removed. the removal
shall be reported to the Senate, together with the
reasons therefor
4. The President shall have power to ill all va
csncies that may happen during the recess Of the
Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire
at the end of their next sessions but no person re-
Jec1ed by the Senate shall be re-sppointed to the
same office during the ensuing recess.
SECTION 8.
l. The President SHALL from time to time, give to
the Congress information of the state Of the Copfed
eracy, and recommend to their consideration such
measures as he shall judge necessary aud expedeut;
ne may on extraordinary occasions, convene both
Houses, or either Of them; AMI in case of disagree
ment between theps with respect to the time of ad-
journment, he may adjourn them to such time as he
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
and othes public ministers; be ehall take cara that
the laws be faithfully executed. and shall commits
sion all the officers of the Confederate States
sECrI0s l.
l. The President, Woe President and all civil
officers Of the Confederate States, shall be removed
fFam Office on impeachment for and conviction of,
treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misde
meanors.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION /.
l. The judicial power Of the Confederate States
shall pc vested in one Superior Court and in such
Inferior Courts a. the Congress may from tina to
time ordain and establish. The Judges both of the
Supreme snd Inferior Courts shall hold their oaces
during good behsvisr, and SHALL ct stat I'D times re-
oeiye for their service compensation uhioh shall
not be diminished during their continuance in Office
aEcEIoS 2
The juiisisl power shall extend to all cases
arising under this Constitution the laws of the Con-
federate States and treaties made or which ahall BIO
nsde under their authority to all cases affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers and consuIS te
ell cases Of admiralty aud maritime jurisdiction to
controversies to which the Confederate States shall
be party to controversies between two or more
States; between State and citizens Of another
State; where the State is plaintiff; between citizens
claiming lands under grants of diEersnS States and
between State or the eiti4ens thereof, and foreign
States citizens Subjects but nc State shall be
sued by oitigen OF subject Of any foreign State
g 10 all cases affecting ambassadors, other public
Minister'S and eonsuls, and those in which State
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have origi-
nal jurisdiction In all the other cases before men~
toned tae Supreme Court shall have appellate iuris
diction, both as TO Jaw and fact with such excep-
tons, and under such regulations, as the Congress
shall make
g. The trial of all crimes, except In cases of i'm
peachment, shall lie by jury, and such trial shall be
held in the State whore the said crimes shall have
heeA eon@iued; but when net committed within
any State, the trial shall be st such place or places
as the Congress may BY Law have directed.
SECTION 3.
1. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in levying war against them or in ad-
herring to their enenies csviHg them sid and COM
fort No perseR shsli be convicted Of treason |
unless CD tAs testimony of two witnesses to the |
sane overt act, or on confession in open court
4. The Congress shall have power to declare the !
Punishment Of treason, bat attainder of treason
shall work corruption OF blood, forfeiture except
during the life of the person attained.
ARTICLE ",
aESE4oN /.
l. Full fash and credit shall be given in each
State 10 the pnhO acts, records and judicial pre-
esedings OF every other State. AND the Congress |
may, by general laws, prescribe the manner in |
which such acts, records, snd proceedings shall be
proved, and the effect thereof
SECTION 2
/. The citizens Of each Stals shall be entitled to
all the privileges and immunties of citizens in the
several Statee. and shall have the right OF transit
and ,ouFA in any State of this Confederacy with
their slsves and their property; and the right of
property in said slaves shall NOS be thereby i'm
paired.
y. A perssn charged in say State with treason,
felony any other crime agsinst the laws Of suOh
State, who shall Dee from justice and Do found 10
another State. SHALL demand OF the Executive
authority Of the State from which he fed, BE dey-
cred up to be zeaoVed to the State having jursdic
ion of the crime.
D. No slave or other person held to service or Ia.
BOT in any. State or Territory of the Confederate
States, under theaws thereof escaping or lawfully
carried into another, SHALL in consequence Of any
aw or regulation therein, be discharged from such
service or labor, AHt sAall DO delivered up on claim
# the party TO whom such slave belongs, or to
HhOn such service or labor may be due.
SECTION 3.
l. Other States may be admitted into this Confed-
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If Representatives and twothrds of the Senate TIE
senate voting by States but no new State shall be