Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-06-14
CONSTITUTION s.
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We he nsopls Of tbs Confederate States, each
STATE acting in lis sovreon and Independent char
seter In order to form permanent federal govern
msnt establish Justice, insure domestic tranquility
and secure the blessings Of liberty to ourselves and
our notwithstanding the favor snd guidance Of
Aimighh God--do ordain and establish this Consti-
tuition for the Confederate States Of America.
tH Hf.a ARTICLE l.
SECTION I.
All legislative powers herein delegated shall be
vested In Congress Of the Confederate States
which shall consist Of a Senate and House of Re-
presentstives.
!. The Honse OF Representatives shall be compos-
Cd OF members chosen every Second year by ths
people Of The several States and the electors in eacl
State shall be citizens Of the Confederate States sand
have the qualifications requisite for electors Of the
most numerous branch Of the State Legislature; bui
no person of foreign BIRTH not citizen Of the Con.
Tolerate States shall be allowed to vote for any Of
6cer, civil or political, State or Federal.
2. 10 person shall be a Representative, who shall
not have attained the age Of twenty-five years and
be citizen Of the Confederate States and who shall
not when elected be an nhabitant of the State in
which he shall be chosen.
3. Representatives and Direct Taxes shall be APP
portoned among the several States which may be
included within the Confederacy according to their
respective numbers, which shall be determined by
adding the whole number Of free persons including
those bound TO service for term Of years and ex-
GLIDING Indians not taxed, three-fths Of all slaves
The actual enumeration shall be made within three
years after the first meeting of the Congress of the
Confederate States. and within every subsequent
term of ten years in such manner as thew shall by
law, direct The number of Representatives shall
not exceed one for every fifty thousand, but each
State shall have at least one Representative; and
until such enumeration shall he made the STATE of
South Carolina sha be entitled to six-the State of
~.
of Florida two-the State Of Mississinni seven- the
State of Louisiana six and the State 81 Texas s;x
a When vacancies hammer In The renressnto,ion
from any Safe. the Executive authority thereof
shall issue wrts of election TO fill such vacancies
g. The House OF Representatives shall choose their
Speaker and other officers and shall have the sole
power Of impeachment, except that any judicial or
other federal officers resident and acting solely with
In the limits of any State may be impeacbed by a
vote of two-thirds Of both branches of the Legsla
ture thereof t .,ss -..,.a .f..
SECTION &.
Z. J. The Senate Of the Confederate States shall be
composed of two Senator's from each State, chosen
for six years by the legislature thereof at the regu
lar session next Immediately preceding the COM
mencement of the term of service, and each Sena-
tor shall have one vote.
2. Immediately after they shall be assembled in
consequence Of the first election they shall be d..
vided as equally as may be into three classes. The
seas Of the Senators Of the first class shall be va
Gated at the expiration Of the second year; of the
second class at the expiration of the fourth year and
IF the third class at the expiration of the sixth
year; 80 that one-thrd may be chosen every second
year; and n vacancies happen by resignation or
ether WISE during the recess of the legislature of
any State, the Executive thereof may make tempo
rary appointments until the next meeting of the Le-
gislature, which shall then ill such vacances
g. No person shall he a Senator who shall not have
afla he ~ h. "a, 20
the Confederate States; and who shall not when
elected be an inhabtant of the State for which he
shall he chosen 80 i...
T. The Vice President of the Confederate States
shall he President of the Senate but shall have no
vote unless they be equally divided.
5. The Senate shall choose their other officers !;
ard also President pro ten,pore in the absence Of
the Vice President or when he shall exercise the
office of President of the Confederate States.
70 The Senate shall have the sole mower 10 trv all
smncorh,nents When sitting for that purpose thew
.haI no on oath or affirmation. When the Presi-
dert of the Confederate States Is tried the Chief
Ins,;ce hail nresile; and no pcrson shall he con-
y;cted without the concurrence of twotbirds of the
pumber nresent
L,dg,pent IN cosos re i,nro.oh,,on, shau mi,
ey,end further thnn 70 removal from of;cs and dis.
snali6cotion ~ hold and en;ov anv ofice of honor
Trust or profit under the Confederate STATES: bnt
,be psrtr convjcted shall nsvsr,beIss, hs J;.bls
and euhiert IN Indictment trial iudonnart MN
ishment accorlip0 IN law
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lions for Senator ond Renreseptofves shall 10 ne
r;hcd in eoch Stotc bv tba Iao;so,,,ra ,boroof sI
iect IN tho nrovisions ~ the CONSTITUTION hut The
Concrcss NAV at onv time Inv law make or sI,s,
snch REGULATIONS excent IA n the times and nlace.
Of choosing Senators ID
. The CONGRESS shall, assemble n, least oncs in sv.
ery year. and such meeting shall no On the Era,
Monday in December unless thew shall Inv law an.
Mini a dieerent dav y ~ ~
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yacI, Ho,,ss shall no tho ;uara or thu .loo,;ors
re,nrrs and onsi6catiors If ne own ,,a,nharo snd
aa,naioritv of coch shall const;tnts onornn, y, dr
h,Sipcss, I'm, smaller n,,n,hor no, Aleu-, Co.
aov 70 dav and NAV he outhori1ed 70 cornnol Al,
attendance of absent nemhcrs In snch manner anS
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