Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-31

CONSTITUTION !
= tesf1 1ri8 OF THE = 3s'e
Confederate States Of America,
we the people Of the Confederate States each State
acting in its sovereign and independent character IN
order toform permanent federal government estab-
lsh justice insure domestic tranquility, and secure
the blessings Of liberty to ourselves and our poster
do ordain and establish this Constitution for the
Confederate States OF America Eofs = -
81 ARTICLE I.
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All legislative powers herein delegated shall be yeeted
In Congress OF the Confederate States, which shall
consist Of q Senate and House of Representatives
= r..ef-s1 - SECTION 2. 8
L. The House Of Representatives shall be composed
of members chosen every second year BY the people
of the several States and the electors IN each State
the qualifications requisite for electors Of the most
numerous branch of the State Legislature but no
person Of foreign BIRTH not citizen Of the Confederate
States, shall be allowed to vote for any officer, civil or
political, State or Federal. - ts.f-
p No person shall be a Representative, who shall
not have attained the age of twenty i've years and
be< citizen of the Confederate States, and who Shall
not, when elected be an inhabtant Of that State In
which he shall be chosen. -....
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toned among the several States, which may be in
cuded within this Confederacy according TO their re-
spective numbers which shall be determined, by ad-
ding to the whole number OF free persons, including
Guiding Indians not taxed, threeffths 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 they shall, by law
% f v o. ha ese
have at least Represent tive and until such
meration shall be made the State of South Carolina
shall be entitled to choose sx-the State OF Geo gia
ten-the State of Alabama Dinethe State of Florida
two-the State Of Mississippi seyen-the State of Lou
isiana six, and the State Of Texas six.
4. When vacancies happen in the representation
from any State the Executive authority thereof shall
issue writs of election TO fill such vacancies. f-
sneaker and other ofcers: ana shall have the sole
power of impeachment; except that any Judicial or
oher federal officers resident and acting solely within
the limits of any State, may be impeached by vote
Of two-thirds Of both branches Of the Legislature
thereof. t
SECTION 5. - CT
l. The Senate Of the Confederate States shall be com
posed Senators from each State, chosen for six
by the legislature thereof at the regular session
next Immediately preceding the commencement of
the term of service and each Senator shall have one
vote.
2 Immediately after they shall be assembled, in
consequence of the first elections they shall be divided
as equally as may be into three classes Tho seats of
the senators of the first class shall be vacated the
expiration of the second of the second class at
the expiration Of the fourth and OF the third class
at the expiration Of the sixth year SO that onehird
may be chosen every second year and If vacancies
happen by resignation, or otherwise, during the re-
cess Of the legislature of any State, the executive
thereof may make temporary appointments until the
next meeting of the Legislature, which shall then I'LL
such vacancies. -r..-.-s .-.f
g. No person shall be Senator who shall not have
attained the age OF thirty years. and be citizen of the
Confederate States and who shall not, when elected
be an inhabitant of the State for which he shall be
chosen. 4t-s~ =
A. The Vice President of the Confederate States shall
President of the Senate but shall have vote
less they shall be equally divided. ,r..,.,
also President pro pore in the absence of the Vice
President, when he shall exercise the ece Of Pres
dent of the Confederate States.
8. The Senate shall have the sois power % try al i'm
peachments Whenstting for that pErFrze, they shall
be OATH or affirmation When the p dent OF the
side and no person shall be Convicted sfthoat the
concurrence of wo-thirds of theusnbefk present.
5udgmen. in ca cases Of mPeacsnsns sns sans, not sn
cston to hold and enjoy any cfce 81 Eor or profit,
under the Confederate States but ts arzy eonvicted
shall nevertheless, be liable aid subject TO indct
ment, trial, judgment and punishment according to
law. -
/. The time, place and manner Of holding elections
for Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed
In each by the leg ture thereof subject to the
provisions of this Constitution but the Congress may
at any. time by law, make alter such regulations,
except as to the times places of choosing senator's
2 The Congress shall assemble at least once Ia every
year and such meeting shall be the first Monday In
unless they sha by law, appoint differ
snt day. rE V
l. Each House shall be the Judge of the elections,
returns and qualifications Of its own members, and
majority of each shall constitute quorum 70 do basi
ness but smaller number may adjourn from day TO
day and may be authorised to compel the attendance
of absent members, in such manner and under such
penalties as each House may provide
2. Each House may determine the rules Of It's pro-
ceedngs punish its members for disorderly behavior
and with the concurrence OF Of the whole
number, expel member.
g. Each House shall keep journal OF its proceed
ings and from time 70 use publish the excepting
such parts may in their Judgment require secrecy
and the yeas and nays of the members Of either
House on any question, SHALL the desire Of fifth
of those present, by entered on the Journal.
shall without the consent Of the other, adjourn for
than three days any other place than that
in which the two Houses shall be sitting.
SECTION 9. aa5sa7s 80 ''s .
l. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a
compensation for their services 70 be ascertaned by
paid out Of the treasury Of the Confederate
States They SHALL In all cases, except treason, and
o. the 9s ron
Houses, and In going TO and returning from the same
and for any speech debate 10 either House, they
shall not be Questioned IN any other place.
2. No Senator or Representative shall, during the
time for which he elected, be app inted to any
civil ofce under the authority Of the confedersse
ments whereof shall have been increased during such
time and no person holding any Office under the Con-
federate States shall be member OF either House
during his continuance in Office But Congress may,
by law grant the principal officer in each Of the x
ecutive Departments seat upon the floor OF either
House, with the privilege Of discussing any measures
appertaining TO his department. & i,re. !. &
SECTION 7. g
J. All bills for raising revenue sha originate In the
House OF Representatives; but the Senate may pro-
pose or concur with amendments as on other bills
q Every bill which shall have passed both Houses,
shall before it becomes law, be presented 70 the
President Of the Confederate States If he approve he
shall sign IL but he shall return II with bis OBJ
ections the House in which 1t shal have originated
who shall enter the objections at large on their ourn
ais proceed reconsider it. IT, after such reconsid
eraton thirds Of that House shall agree to pass
the biu il shall be sent together with the objections,
TO the other House, by which It shall likewise be re-
considered, and II approved by twothirds OF that
House il shaIl become law. But In all such cases,
the votes Of both Houses shall be determined by yeas
and nays and the persons voting for and against the
bin shall be entered the journal of each House
spectively any bill shall not be returned by the
President within ten days Sundays excepted) after 1t
shall have been presented 70 him. the same shall be
law, In like manner as if he had signed 1t, unless the
Congress by their adjournment prevent its return In
which case IL hall not be law. The President may
approve any tropriation and disapprove any other
appropriation IN the bill In such case he SHALL
in signing the IT, designate the appropriations disap-
proved; and STALL return copy Of such appropria-
lions, with his obisctens TO the House IN which the
bl shall haVe originated, and the same proceedings
shall then bead In Of other bills disapproved
by the President s@ sttF - i
g. Every order, resolution or vote 20 Ehch the con-
Of both Houses may be necessary (except
q question Of adournmant) shall be presented 70 the