The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-02-20

shah commission all the ofncers oil the
Contederacv.
2. The President, Vice President, and
all civil officers of the Contederacy shall
be removed from office on cor vc,ion By
the Congress Of treason, bribery, or other
high crimes and misdemeanofs a vote of
two thirds snail be Necessary for such con-
viction.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION !.
/. Tue judicial power Of the Confede.
racy shall be vested in one Supreme
Court, and in such inferior courts AS are
herein directed, or rs the Congress may
from time to time ordain and establish.
2. Each State shall constitute a Dis
tricl in which there shall be court call.
ed - District Court, which until 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 State 4; the Judge
whereof shall be appointed by the Presi
dent, by and with the advice aud consent
O. ,he Congress, and shall, until other
wise provided by the Congress, exercise
tho 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, aud shall
appoint the limes and places at which
the courts shall be held. Appeals may
be taken directly from the District Courts
70 the Supreme Court under simiSr reg
ula.ions TO thoe which are provided Iu
cases Of appeal to the Supreme Court Of
the United States, or under such other
regulations rs NAV be provided 10y the
Congress. The commissions Of all the
Judges sball expire with this Provisional
Government.
3. The Supreme Court shall be consti
,uted of all the District Judges, ma
Jority Of whom shall be quorum, and
shalt 81, at such times asd place. as the
Congress shall appoint
4. The Congress shall have power to
make laws for the transfer Of any causes
which were pending in the courts Of the
United States, To the courts OF the Con.
iedcracy, and for the execution Of the or.
ders, DEGREES, and judgments. heretofore
rendered By the said courts Of the United
States aud also all laws which may be
requisite to protect the parties TO all such
salts, orders, judgments, or DEGREES, their
heirs, personal representatives, or assignees
SECTION Q.
The judicial power shall extend to all
cases OF law and equity. arising under this
constitution, the laws Of the United States,
and "f this Confederacy, and treaties made
or which shall be made, under is author
ily; TO all cases affecting ambassadors,
other public ministers and consuls; to all
cases Of admiralty and maritime jurisdic
ton; to controversies 10 which the Con
fe1eracy shall be a party; controversies
between two or more States; between
citizens of different States: between cili
zens of the same State claiming lands un-
der grants OF different States.
9. In all cases affecting ambassadors,
other public inuisters and consuls, aud
those in which State shall be a patty,
the supreme court shall have original ju-
rsdic,ion. In all the other cases before
mentioned, the supreme court shall have
appellate Jurisdiction, both as TO law and
fact, with such exceptions and under such
regulations rs the Congress shal! make.
3. The trial Of all crimes. except in ca
ses Of impeachment, shall by jury, and
such trial shall be held in the State where
the said crimes shall have been commit.
ted but when not committed within any
State, the trial shall be at such place or
places as the Congress may by law have
SECTION 8.
!. Treason against this Confederacy
shall consist only 10 levying war against
il, or in adhering 10 it's enemies, giving
them aid and comfort No person shall
be convicted Of treason unless on the tes
tmony Of two witnesses to the same overt
act, or on confession in open court.
2. The Congress shall have power to
declare the punishment Of treason but
no ausinder Of treason shall work cor
rup:ion Of blood, or forfeiture. except dur
ing the life OF the person attainted.
ARTICLE w.
SECTION /.
!. Full faith and credit shall be given
ID each State TO the public acts, records,
and Judicial proceedings of every other
State. Aud the Congress may, by gen
eral laws, prescribe the manner in which
such acts, records, aud proceedings shall
be proved and the effect OF such proof.
SECTION 2.
1. The citizens Of each State shall be
entitled to all privileges aud immunities
OF citizens in the several States.
2. A person charged ip any State with
treason, felony, or other crime. who shall
flee from justice, and be found in another
State. shall, on demand Of the executive
authority Of the State from which be
fled, be delivered up, 10 he removed 10
the State having jurisdiction Of the crime
g. A slave 10 one State, escaping to an
other, shall be delivered up on slain Of the
party TO whom said slave may belong by
the Executive authority Of the State, In
which such slave shall be found and in