Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-15
SECTION 2.

I
% me militia OF the Ststes when called into
ceI IA each OF the Executive DEPARTMENTS upon any
60 & 70 the duties q their respective ofi-
nar5os &c ssaiI nave power 10 grant rePrieves and
P 1ohs ioE oheuees against the Confederate States
/ eASFR1 S I IN cases Of impeachment.
| = = ne snail have power. bv and with the advice
ed H. u tae Senate, 10 make treaties, prOyid
shslf Ii OF NE Senators present concur and he
- - II ana by ana with the advice and
se9t OF the Senate, shall appoint autsssa ors other
Ht NH muses. and consus, Judges of the supreme
J 80 e-A Otner o1lcers Of the Confederate States.
whose appointments are not berein o1berwiSe NJ.
klae1 loT, and which shall be established hy law;
OF such inferior officers as fbev Ibi,L nTai in ~.
~ rfSi. ..lone, IN the courts u OF in heads
| . ihe principal in each tLe Executive Deparsl
ments aud all persons connected with the iipiomat
&c service may be removed from efics Al the nj
sure OF the President All other civil feers Of ths
Execuriye Department may &c reInovcj 81 am, tiTo
by the PRESIDENT, or other appointing poyyeT when
their services are uIllecsssa ~ or f,- i; ,,,
capacity inefhcency, misconduct, or neglect of utv
| and when removed, the rtu,t,y3I sl,-I7 - ,3s
10 the senate together with the reasons therefor
A Inc PRESIDENT shan have power to nh all vaoan.
-, IL - LAY n"Nlth curing the recess OF the Sen
ae' Dy granting commissions which sa expire Al
e enc OF tfeir next session. but no person rejected
~ tne esnate sha!l Be e-apI0ned the ofiic
"uIl1S Ihelr ensuing recess
sEcTIsN 8
l. The President shall from time 10 :i,ne civ. 10
me congress information OF the of the CouIed
e.-C!; ana recommend 10 their Consideration such
ne may, On extraordinary occasions ,,oryei,s -
houses or either Of them; and case q disagree
Iaent between them with respect TO the tine N a.
J9urnnent, he may adjourn them to such time As Ia
shaii thlnk proper; he shall receive ambassadors ,
anu otAef ploic ministers; he shall take ca thar
tle laws De faithfully executed, and shall comEui,
SION All the officers Of the Confederate States
SECTION 4
L The President, Vice President and ali civil off,
Gers OF the Confederate States shall De Removed fTn
IiSe on for, aud conviction o. treasou
o'ioSfE' oF other high crimes and raisdeusanors
ARTICLE III.
SECTION Il
l. The Judicial power OF the Confederate State.
shall be vested in Superior Count and In su~h
Inferior Courts the C5ngress Inav frnT, -, q
time order and establish The judges both OF ,bs
Supreme and Inferior Courts shall 6oIs ~, -
aurlng good behavior, and shall at stated times Re-
ceiye tor their services compensation which sbsI
not DC iiid during their continuance osee
SECTION .
l. The Judicial power shall extend 10 sl cases ari
sing under this Constitution the laws Of tie Coni
crate states, aud treaties made which shall be
made under their authority: 10 all ceseS s+I-+ir
nassa dors, ether public ministers nd cunsu,s- -
ali cases OF admiralty and maritime iir;siicroT, 70
controversies 10 which the Confederate stars sian
De partyi II CONTROVERSIES between two or NOR.
states; between State and citizens of sDot,,er
state where the State is paintin; between citizens
canning la1os under grants OF different States snd
Sete=h state OF the citizens thereof and foreign
States, citizens or subjects; but no State shall h.
sued by CITIZEN or subject of any foreign state
= IN all cases affecting ambassadors, other public
listers and consuls, aud those in which state
oe party, the supreme Court shall have origif
mai oilsIcilon An ali the other cases before Nor
toned, the Supreme Court shall have apIeIIa,e in5
rsdction beth as 10 law and facts with such eIcTt
shall make. ~ s'ess
) The 1risl OF all crimes, except in cases of inn
eachinent, shall be 10y jury, such trial shall -
held in the State where the said crime shall b.ys
been eoInmitied; but when not committed within
rs the Congress may by Law have directed
SECTION 3 s.. -
l. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only III levyiug wsr against them or in aG
fort No person shall be Convicted Of trsasan 1 ,nIaa
ON the testimony OF two witnesses TO the same eTf
act, or on confession in open court
2 The Congress shall have power to declsrs ~.
cofrupiSn 81 9Bf Bodd s 1assE Of s.es
during the life OF the person attained
ARTICLE "
L. SECTION L f
. i Full faith and credit shall be given in each
Slate 70 the putlic acts records aud judicial prossd
,s iIss "a every otner state And the Congress may,
oy genera laws, prescribe the IN which
such acts records, and Proceedings shall be proved
and the effect theieof.
SECTION 2.
]. The citizens of each state shall be e,,,,.s .
all the privileges and imhuni;ies of citizens in lie
several States, and shall have the right of transit
ana soJonrn In any State OI the Coufeierzcv with
= men i'eS ana otheF PROPERTY and the right OF
properly IN said slave shall not be thereby i'm
?. y person charged in anv State with ,-sas,
ielony, or other crime against the Law OF such Stst
snail s on demand q tAe Executive authority the
oiApe from "nlch lie led, be delivered aG 10 he re-
moved 10 the State having jurisdiction OF ths ri,s
D. No slave or other leTson held TO service or h.
oor IN any State OF Territory Of the Confeserss-
states, under the laws thereof escauiua or IaUf,f
carried into another, shall. in consequence Of am
law OF regulation therein, lie discharged from sueh
service or labor but shall be delivered m on Isrs
OF the party 10 whom such slave belongs OF "a ba1
such service or labor may be due.
SECTION =
L Other States ray be admitted into this Q ed
erAcy by vote OF tvO-thirtls Of the whole Hg,e a
Representatives, and rWotLirds Of the senate. The
Senate voting by States bGt new state sbs il n.
formed or erected wi>.in the jurisdiction Of apy
other State; nor any State be formed ty The June
tiOn of States or rarts Of Sfafes ILL
out the consent OF the legislatures Of ths Stst..
cerned as well as of the Congress.
z The Congress shall have power dispose of and
make all neediul rules and regulations concerning
ihe property oi tue Confederate states including the
Ia Ids thereof -
tory; and Congress shall have power TO egisiate and
provide governments for the Inhabitants Of an terri
tory belonging to the Confederate States living with
Ae iislIs .! ihe several SIaiesi and may permit
thei at such times aud in such manner as il nav
oy Ia" provide To form States TO be admitted into
tne consistency In all suc -erritoTy, the nstitr-
on OF negro slavery as il exists IN the Confed-
crate States, sLall be recognized and protected By
congress, ana by the territorial government; and
the Inhabitants Of the several Confederate States
and Territories, shall have the right 10 take to such
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them in anv
9I the States Or Territories Of the Coafederate
States.
4 The Confederate States shall guaranty to every
:
Der of this Confedcracy, a republican form of gov
ern1Eent, and shall protect each Of them against
vasion; and on application OF the legislature (or OF
the Executioe when the Legislature is in SESSION.
against domestic violence
ARTICLE 7.
SECTION L.
/. Upon the demand OF any three States legally as.
bled in their several conventions, the Congress
shall summon convention OF all the States 10 take
into consideration such amendments 10 the Consti-
tuition thG SAID States all concur suggesting AZ
the time wlle" Tie SAID demand uane; and should
any OF theps Jcsed amendments 10 the Constitution
be agreed Dy the said conyeniion-yoting by
States-and the same lie ratified by the legislatures
u twO-tairds u the several States, by conveu-
;ions tysO-thirds thereof-as the the other
Of ratification may be proposed by the general
shall IhsnceiorKsrd form . parr
Of this Constitution But State shah, without its
consent, be deprived of equal representation IN
The Senate
ARTICLE VI
l. The Government established by this Corstitu-
ton i the Of the Provisional Government
1f the Confederate States OF America, and al the
laws Passed by the Ia ter shall continue il krce On.
I'll the same shall be repealed Or modified; and tn
the officers appointed by the shall remain IN
elce until fheig appointed and otali