Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-03-08


r.. otherwise provided by the Congress shall have
the jurisdiction vested by the laws Of the United
States as far as applicable, in both the District and
Circuit Courts of the United States, for that Siae
the Judge whereof shall be appointed by the Pres
ident, by and with the advice and consent of the
Congress, and SHALL until otherwise provided by the
Congress exercise the power and authority vested
by the laws of the United States in the Judges Of
the District and Circuit Courts Of the United States,
for that State and shall appoint the times and pla-
ces AT which the courts shall be held. Appeals may
be taken directly from the District Courts TO the
Supreme Court, under similar regulations to those
which are provided in cases Of appeal to the Su-
preme Court of the United States, or under such
regulations as may be provided by the Congress-. -
The commission Of all the judges shall expire with
this Provisional Government.
3. The Supreme Court shall be constituted OF all
the District Judges, a majority of whom shall be a
quorum, and shall sit at such times and places as
the Congress shall appoint.
i 4. The Congress shall have power TO make laws
for the transfer of any causes which we're pending
in the courts Of the United States to the courts Of
the Conederacy and for the execution of the orders
DEGREES and judgments heretofore rendered by the
said conrts of the United States and also all laws
which may be requisite to protect the parties to all
such suits orders judgments, DEGREES their heirs,
personal representatives, or assignees.
Il SEC. 2.--1he judicial powers shall extend to all
classes of law and equity, arising under this Con-
stitution the laws of the United States and OF this
4 lConfcderacy and treaties made, or which shall be
made, under its authority; TO all cases affecting
ambassadors other public ministers and consus; to
all of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction; to
controversies to which the Confederacy shall be a
4 party; controversies between two more States
between citizens of same State claiming lands under
grants of different States.
2. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other pub
lie ministers and consuls and those in which a
State shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have
original jurisdiction In all the other cases before
mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate
jurisdiction, both to law and fact, with such
ceptions and undersu regulations as the Congress
shall make.
g. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of inn
peachment shall be by jury, and such trial shall be
held in the State where the said crimes shall have
been committed; but when not committed within
any State, the trial shall be at such place or places
as the Congress may have by law dressed.
SEC. Ill. Treason against the Confederacy shall
consist only in levying against it, or in adher-
ing to its enemies, giving them aid and COMFORT
No person shall be convicted of treason unless on
the testimony Of two witnesses to the same overt
ac' or on confession in open court.
q The Congress shall have power to declare the
punishment of treason but no attainder of treason
shall work corruption of blood forfeiture, except
during the life of the person attained.
ARTICLE w.
SIC. IL Full faith and credit shall be given by
each State to the public acts records and judicial
proceedings of every other State. And the Con-
gress may by general laws prescribe the manner in
which such acts records and proceedings shall be
proved and the effect of suck proof.
SIC. 2-l. The citizens of each State shall be
entitled to all privileges and immunties Of citizens
in the several States.
O. person charged in any State with treason,
felony OF ether crime who shall flee from justice
and be found in another State, shall on demand of
the executive authority Of the State from which he
fed, be delivered up to be removed TO the State
having jurisdiction Of the crime.
g. slave in one State escaping to another, shall
be delivered up on claim Of the party to whom said
slave may belong by the executive authority Of tina
State in which such slave may be found and in case
4 of any abduction or forcbe rescue, full compensa-
ton including the value of the slave and all costs
and expenses shall be made to the party, by the
] State in which such abduction rescue shall take
place.
SEC. al The Confederacy shall guaranty ia
every State in this Union republican form of gov
ernneut and shall protect each of them against in
vasion; and on application of the legislature or o
the executive (when the legislature canaot be con-
a vened) against domestic violence.
! ARTICLE v.
| /. The Congress, by a vote of two-thirds, may,
( at any time alter or amend this Constitution.
a ARTICLE vi.
|. This Constitution, and the laws of this Confed
eracy which shall be made in pursuance thereof ant
all treaties made, or which shall be made under The
authority of the Confet eracy, shall be the supreme
: law of the land; and the judges in every State
= shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitu
= ton or laws of any State to the contrary notwith
!, standing.
: . The Government hereby instituted shall TAKE
immediate steps for the settlement of all matters he
tween the States forming it, and their other late
!, confederaes of the United States in relation t.
the public property and public debt at the time o
= their withdrawal from them; these States hereby
declaring il to be their wish and earnest desire t
. adjust everything pertaining to the common prop
!. ery common liability, and common obligations o
:. that union, upon the principles of right justice
equality and good faith.
g. Until otherwise provided by the Congress the
= city Of Montgomery in the State of Alabama, ,shal
= be the seat of Government
4. The members Of the Congress and all execn
tive and judicial officers of the Contederacy shsl
= be bound by oath or affirmation TO support this Con
stituton; but no religious test shall be required
n qualification to any Office of public trust undo
. this Confederacy
= 5. The Congress shall have power to admit othe
~ States
n 9th February 1861.
n Read FIRST second and third times and engrossct
IS, and unanimously adopted. One thousand copie
e. ordered to be printed.
mt HOWELL COBB, President
l. J.J. HooPER, SECRETARY.
ce The Constitution of the Unite,