Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-03
CONsTITuTIoN
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Confederate states or America.
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mighty God, un rs'ahlish 'h's
constitution for the 'oi sIai1 States "i
America
ARTICLE l.--SHTiuN l.
An legislative posNr 'Te'n tl'hl'h
shalt he ycalul IN q CouH q" 'h' '"'''"'
crate states, which Ehalico ist"l q Senate
aud House Of Representative
SECTION .
! I. The House Of Representatives. shall no
composed of members chosen every second
wear by the people Of the several STATES :
and the electors IN each State shall have the
qualifications requisite for eleetois fol. the
most numerous hgane! 2. ,Ae .s,a,u i.cS's'a-
ture but no person Of foreign birth, not
citizen of the Confederate States, shall be
allowed to vote for any officer, civil or Polit-
ical, State or Federal,
2. No person shall be n Representative
| who shall not have attained the age oftwen-
| ty-five years, aud be u citizen otthe Conieu-
crate States, aud who shall not, when elect
cd, be an inhabitant of that State in which
! lie shall be chosen.
| 8. Representatives and direct taxes shall
! he apportioncd among the several states
which NAV be included within this Conied-
! eracy, according to their respective num-
bers, which shall be determined by adding
TO the whole number of free persons, inciu-
ding those bound TO service for term OF
years, and excluding Indians not taxed,
thrcc-iifths Of all slaves.
The mutual enumeration shall be made
within three years after the first M Getting OF
! the Congress ofthe Confederate States, ana
within every subsequent term OF ten years
in such manner ms they shall, by law, direct.
The number of Representatives shall not
exceed one to every fifty thousand, but each
State shall have, at least, one Representa-
tive; and until enumeration shall be made,
the State of South Carolina shall be entitled
TO choose five, Florida two, Mississippi seven,
Louisiana six, Georgia ten, Alabama seven,
and Texas six.
4. When vacancies happen in the repre-
scntation of any State, the Executive au-
thority thereof shall issue writs Of election
to fill such vacancies.
The House of Representatives shall choose
their own Speaker and other officers, and
shall have the sole power of impeachment;
except that any judicial or other federal Off
Ger resident and acting solely within the
limits of any State, may be impcached by
vote of two-thirds Of both branches of the
Legislature thereof.
SECTION 8.
]. The Senate of the Confederate States
shall be composed of two Senators from each
State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for
six wears, and each Senator shall have one
vote.
2. Immediately after they shall be assem-
blcd in consequence of the first election,
they shall be divided, as equally as may be,
into three classes. The seatsnpf the Sena-
tors of the first class shall bcSacated at the
end of the second year, of the second class
at the expiration of the fourth year, and of
the third class at the expiration Of the sixth
year, so that one-third may be chosen every
second year; and if vacancies happen, by
resignation or otherwise, during the recess
of the Legislature Of any State, the Execu-
tive thereof may make temporary appoint
mcnts until the next meeting of the Legs
laturc which shall then filfsuch vacancies.
No person shall be Senator who shall
not have attained to the age of thirty years,
and been nine years n citizen of the Confed-
crate States, and who shall not, when elect
ed, be an inhabitant of that State for which
he shall be chosen.
The Vice. President of the Confederate
States shall be President of the Senate, but
shall have no vote unless they be equally
divided.
The Senate shall choose their other Off
GERS, and also President pro tempore, in
the absence of the Vicc-Prcsident, or when
he shall exercise the Office of President of
the Confederate States.
The Senate shall have the sole power to
try all impeachmcnts. When sitting for
that purpose they shall be on oath or affirm
alton. When the President Of the Confede-
rate States is tried, the Chief Justice shall
preside; and no person shall be convicted
without the concurrence Oftwo-thirds of the
members present. But any judicial orr rothcr
federal officer resident and acting solely
within the limits of any State, may be i'm
pcached by vote of two-thrds of both
branches of the Legislature thereof
Judgement in cases ofimpeachment, shall
not extend further than to removal from Of
fee, and disqualification to hold and enjoy
any Office of honor, trust or profit under the
Confederate States; but the party convicted
shall nevcrtnoless be liable and subject to
indictment, ,rio), Judgement and punish
ment, accorI ling 10 law.
SECTION 1. a.ss-
!. The times, p'a' md manner of hold
ing election Tor sc iors and Representa-
tives shall he rrcsy 0ed IN each State by
,bo Ion;slo i,,,l, tI,,.,,f. lut tho Co,nross
to an, ,;,,o ~. nLa ~ .1,n,sno,,
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onca in exer.yyo,i. aud s,.,b mcct;ng sLolI
he ON the f,sr Monday in December, unless
they shall by law appo'nt different day.
SECIION 5.
]. Each House shall bc the Judge of the
elections. relprus and notifications of its
own member. aud majority of each shall
constitute n .,ror,Ir, do business; but n
smaller nrcbor , adjourn from day to
day. and NAV he a .orizcd to compel the
attendance of abscr members. in such man.
Nor and under such .nalties as each House
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> Each Uopsc may determine the rules OF
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