Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-12
CONSTITUTION &
Confederate States of america,

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We, the people of the Confederate States. each $
acsing N lts sovereign and independent character
order To form a permanent federal government est
isn JUSTICE insure domestic tranquility and sec
the blessings of liberty TO ourselves and our post
y-lnvoklng the faver and guidance of AImigistv z
do ordain and establish this Constitutio1 for
Confederate States of America. -
ARTICLE l.
| ..-...r sECTIoNI.
All legislative powers herein delegated shall be vost
in Congress of the Confederate States which sh
CONSIST of senate and House of representatives
SECTION 2
l. The House of Representatives shall be comnos,
os members chosen every second year by the peop
OF the several STATES the electors in each Sts
Shall be citizens of the Confederate States and bay
the qualifications requisite for electors of the mo,
numerous rno n branch of the State legislature but
person OF Foreign birth, not citizen the
states shall be allowed TO for any officer civil
political, State or Federal 0'''' =
2 No person shall be a Rerresentat;ya ~ -. =,
not have attained the age of twenty Ave wears a
oeNa citizen OF the Confederate States and who 81 n
| which he shall be chosen AS0 IL
B. Representatives and Direct Taxes shall be ,,ro,
i sOLoI aLnDng the several States which may be in
Guided within this Contederacy according 70 their re
| spective numbers which shall be determined bv al
glng 10 the whole number Of free persons ipclndne
4 tnOse pound 10 service for term of wears and ey
Guiding Indians not taxed three-ffths OF ali sIa,,eS
Inc actual enumeration shall be made within tbraa
years after the first meeting of the Congress of The
confederate States and within every subseonent -
oi ten years, IN such as thew SHAH by Ia,.
caed ON Inc e humber OF Representatives shall not ex
Seeu one or every nifty thousand each STATE shsI
nave at least one Representatives and until sncb 60
neIatlon shaii be made the State of South CsroIina
De emitted TO choose six-the State of (;eo-ea
ten-the State of Alabama nine-the state of Fiord
two-the State of Mississippi seyen-the state of T
slana SIX, and the State of Texas SIX - ~
L. When vacancies happen in the renrasen,,,,o
o,n @ any state the Executive authority thereof shall
issue Mrlts or election TO I'LL such vacancies ~
D. The House of Representatives shall choose ,ba;
speaAer ana other officers; and shall have the sole
power OF impeachment; except that any judicial or
oher FEDERAL officers resident and acting soeII Iti
the limits of any State, may be impeacRed nv .
thereof. VI 'ne Legislature
SECTION g.
l. The Senate of the Confederate States shall he com
posed OF Two Senators from each State chosen for sx
1eGt ,ng thereof at the regular session
,t eA. immediately preceding the commencement Of /
vote 4 0H'Ai nave one Il
= Immediately after they shall be assembled in
oil the first election they shall be divided
- equally as may be into three classes The seats Of
le senators OF the first class shall be vacated - az,
xpratlon of the second year of the second cIass
OF the fourth year, and the third class
= ,nt OF the sixth year so that onethird
nay pc CHOSEN every second year and if vacsnciaS
zap laPpen IN by resignation, otherwise during the re-
bof Of Ine legislature of any State the executive
eIeot may make temporary appoin tnents until The
e1t meeting of the legislature which shall then 6II
uch vacancies. ~ '-ien III |
ttaned the of thirty years and be citizsn oS.h
ohiederate states and who shall not when eIectad S
hosen. ~ ' suAn DC
The Vice President of the Confederate States shall
- b ii ~ the senate but shall have VOTE IN,
= trey ShaIi De equally divided. | L
D. The Senate shall choose their other ofica-s .s
pro tempore in the absence of the Vice
edent or when he shall exercise the Office of Prssi
mt OF the Confederate States / "
une senate shall have the sole power try all i'm
ON oath affirmation When the Presden, as ~ Ian B,
ntederate States is tried the Chief Justice sbaII @
NJ 1an no person Shall be convicted without the or
he man 4 or
Judgment in cases Of impeachment shah NOT ex in
~ , M er inan TO removal from Office and disouaIi &C
ion 10 hoid and enjoy any Office honor or prodt sh
der the Confederate States but the party tw
All nevertheless be liable and subject 10 inSc, ed
"' IiN' Judgment and punishment according to Sc
Inc tlme place and manner of holding elections tio
senators and Representatives shall be prescrhad |
zach State by the egisl ture thereof snbect 10 ~, JOY
VISIONS OF this Constitution but the Compress NAV pa
NY ume, py law, make or alter such regulations Gri
eP as 70 the times and places Of choosing Senators na
Inc congress shall assemble at least once in INT
and such meeting shall be on the first MonSav ; be
unless they shall, by law, appoint differ cor
-N'' SECTION $ fen fen
Each House shall be the judge of the elections ro
rms and qualifications of its own members and h. o
'rfty of each shall constitute ouornm N A. b oy
out smaller number NAV adiourn from, sa =, I! 9Ii
, .u y DC autnorlzed to compel the attendance con-
psent members, in such manner and under sncb Ii y.
ities as each House may provide - =
Eich House may determine the rules of ts uro a
a6aro 4 of
Der, expel member VIC "noie | shai
hacn a house shall keep journal of its proceed
ana from time TO time publish the same excentinq
paris as may in their Judgment require secrecy 1.
lhe yeas and nays of the members of eitTssr, conf
e on any question: shall the desire of one ftb com
,se present, by entered on the ionrnaI a tel
NeiIner House, during the session of Congress- der
without the consent of the other adIonr %, %, tiOn
lah three days, nor TO any other place than that =
ich the two Houses shall be sitting gresS
SECTION 8. in9 !,
anu representatives shall receive ties
LOT ther services, to be ascertained by ports
~ 11 l out Vi the treasury of the Confederate feder
ihey Shall, in all cases, except treason and the RI
ol Ihe peace, be privileged from arrest during 3.
gong to retarnng 'hs5n tse ssms
any speech debate n either House thai, | ted b.
lot De questioned In any other place = | dlct !
10 Senator or Representative shall during IN. forelp
Or which he was elected, be app intcd to anV rived
nce nee under the authority of the Confederate into
winch sha nave been created, or the emoIu troops
whereof shall have been increased during sncb any a
ana no person holding any Office under the Con- fore
= s states snail De member of either House vaded
ms continuance IN office But Congress NAV of del
grant to the principal officer each of the Ex Oh
,i tments seat upon the floor of either with
WIN the privilege of discussing any measures /
aiming to his department. 9-~
SECTION Z.
4 bills for raising shall originate in the u
concur with amendnen,s &c % siny may pro- dent OF
'ery Dill which shall have passed both Houses ~
e.ore IL becomes law, be presented to the T M Dc g
On it but if not he shall , ne approVe, nc follows
III enter the ebecnOs ~ sna nave originated egsat
proceed to reconsderi n ~ .fso. Jouii equal
thirds Of that House shall agree To mass iaiives
!. snall oe sent together with the objections S,;
red and il apDroved b1 IL he"ise tt.I pc re- Sta
it shall become n law E,, =, m itus @ VI tiat g. Tt
s of both Houses.sbaI he detar,,s % Eases, and vol
and the persons voting for and against the one OF
,y any bill shall not he -s opse re- their b
within ten days TSnDd.ys o.5 py the distinct
We been presented to him tho ss aiter ana the
IKE e. manner as If he had signed it, unless the or as
ase it hall not be a law Tha | ps IN list the
any nropriation and disapprove any otbcr 70 The
g the btA designate the .O Sase ne sha Senate
and shall return copy Of spch rlp alssp of Repr
'h OBJECTIONS, to the House in which the gose sn
AZ originated, and the same proceaangS greilesl
a DC mad as in case of other bills disapproved resde
ry order resolution or vote, to which tn, such m
OF both Houses may be necessary Iercent On highest
20 o adjournment) shall be presented 10 the those W
a of the Confederate states. and tS " .ne tatiyes
Al ake elect, shall be approved by him or dent
approved by him, may be re passed by two taken D.
ootn Houses according TO the rules and lini having
fescrioed In case OF a bill sist OF
SECTION s lls ss-v - .
ngress shall have power ttas 5s shall no
ay ana collect taxes, duties mposts and ex choice 8
revenue necessary TO pay the debts provide oi Marc
oiiiuon oeience and on the eovern act as Fl
the Confederate States but no bountes sS stisution
= rom tne treasury; nor shall any duties or 4 The
from foreign nations he laid n Vice
or ioster any branch Of industry and All , number
osts and excises shall be uniform throont appo
ierate States: 1 from the
orrow money on the credit of the f,o,sla shall cho
S: g4r.-. - pose sha
egulate commerce with f,reion natons and Of
several States and with the Indian tribes be necess
her this, nor any other clause contain 5. No
constitution shall ever be Construed 10 dele Of Presd
,ower Congress to apuropriat money for Of the Co
aal improvement intended 10 facilitate com 6. The
Icept for the purpose Of rpishing Iigh the electc
buoys and other Aids To 9pon votes wi
, and the Improvement of fariers and fbe Confedera
of distractions i'm river navigaton in All l. T. No
es such duties shall he laid on he nayga Confedera
tated thereby as NAV be pecessarv 10 nav the adop
and expenses thereof. = - = born in Il
tabIish uniform laws of naturalization and ber 1850
on the subject of bankruptces thrugb neither
onfederate States, but law of Congress snail not
large any debt contracted before the pag and been
ne: of the Coz