Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-27
SECTION 9

OF The militia OF the several States, when called INT
the actual service Of the Confederate States; be
require the opinion, in writing of the principal on
Ger IN each of the Executive Departments, upon
subject relating 10 the duties of their respective oil
ces; and he shall have power TO grant reprieves
parons for offences against Confederate States
except in cases oi Impeachment
| = He shall have power, by and with the adyics
and consent of the Senate, make treaties, provid
ed tWo-thirds the Senators present concur: and
shall nominate and by and with the advice and con
sent OF the Senate, shall appoint anassa OtheI
public ministers and consuls, Judges Of the Surems
Court and all other officers of the Confederate
| whose appointments not herein otherwise Pre-
Slded for, and which shall be established by Law;
but the Congress may, by Law, vest the appointment
0 suSh inierlor officers, they think proper in the
alone IN the courts Of law in the heads
| OF departments.
). The principal in each of the Executive Depart
mehs, anu all persons connected with the diplomat
le service, may De removed frOm Office at the piea
sure OF the President All other civil officers of
Executive Department may be removed at any tinle
by the President, or other appointing power, when
their services are unnecessary, dishonesty,
capacity iheciency, misconduct or neglect Of duty;
and when removed, the removal shall be reported
70 the Senate, together with the therefor.
l. The President shall have power to MI an vacsn-
cies that may happen during the recess OF the
ate, by granting commissions which shs II exuirs al
he END OF their next session; but person rejected
9y me Senate shall be re-appOinIsd the once
| during their ensuing recess.
| SECTION ;.
The President shall from time 10 tiv,s civ. 70
the Congress Information Of state of The CouIe
eraey, and recommend 10 their consideration such
measures as be shall judge necessary and Ieirr
he may. on extraordinary OccasiUtis couyei,s bo,h
Houses, either Of them; and IN Casa of i1x.s-.
ment between them, with resnect 10 the tin1e = 80
JourDment he may adjourn them To such tine As n.
shall think proper, he shall receive ambasst5or-
and other public ministers; he shall take care that
the laws be faithfully executed, and shall commas
sion all the officers Of the Confederate States.
SECTION l.
/ The President, Vice President and all civil on
Gers OF the Confederate States, shall be removed un
Once on impeachment for aud conviction OIL treason
bribery, OF other high crimes and nisdemeanors
ARTICLE III
SECTION 1
l. The judicial power Of the Confederate States
shall be vested in one Superior Court and in ~DCL
inferior Courts as the Congress may from time 10
time order and establish The Judges bun Of ~
supreme and Inferior Courts, shall hold their ofcs
during good behavior, and shall al STATED ,in,s -
celNe ior their services compensation which sbsu
not De diminished during their continuance in once
SECTION ?.
l. The Judicial power shall extend TO all cssss sr;
sing under this Constitution, the laws of the CDti
crate States, and treaties made or which sbsm =
made under their authority; TO all cases after1i,s1
ambassadors, other public ministers and consn1S =,
all cases OF admiralty and maritime iurisiiction 70
controversies TO which the Confederate. StataS Sbu
be party; 10 controversies between two or moTs
States5 between a state and citizens of snofb.r
state where the State is plaintiff; between citizen.
Claiming lands under grants of different States and
between State or the citizens thereof and fureipn
States, cilLens or subjects; but no State shall Js
sued by citizen or subject of any forei En State
IN an cases Affecting ambassadors other public
ministers, and cOnsuls and those in which a Srs,s
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have o,is5
nal Jurisdiction In all the other before n,t1.
toned, the Supreme Court shall have sD,@lI.,a =
risdiction, both 10 law and facts with sucb 49,
tions, and under such reguiaTions as the CoI,eT. /.
shall make s1ess
}. The trial of all crimes except in cases Of in,
peacnhent, shall be by jury, and such trial shall .
menu t IN the state where the said crime shall hays
Deeh committed; but when not committed witbin
any State, the trial shall be such place or njsc.
as the Congress may by law have directed
SECTION 3
1. Treason against the Confederate States shsu
consist only ieyylDg fha
herring TO their enemies, giving them aid and com
lort No person shall he convicted treason unles.
on the testimony OF two witnesses to the sane oxTt
act, or on confession in open court
The Congress shall have power to declare III.
punishment OF treason, but attainder OF tr-ssor
shall work corruption Of blood OF forfeiture eSeen
during the lille OF the person attain:ed.
ARTICLE "
SECTION ].
1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
state to the public acts records and Judicial proceed
lngs of every other State. And the Congress NAV
by general laws, prescribe the manner in which
such acts records, aud proceedings shall be proved
and the effect JheieOf.
SECTION 9
l. The citizens of each State shall la snti,Is5 ~
all the privileges and mmunities of citizens in the
several States, and shall have the right of transit
and soJourn in any State of the Confesieracy with
their slaves and other property; and the right of
property in said slave shall be thereby IN
paired.
2. \ person charged in any State wirh trs.so,
leIony' or other crime against the OF such Stt
anfb rff,r..
state from which he fed be delivered up TO be re-
moved 10 the State having jurisdiction OF tbe -,
.. No slave or other person held To service OF Ia
Dor IN any State or Territory of the Confederate
States, under the laws thereof escaping or d WfiS
carried into another SHALL in consequence of nnS
law or regulation therein, be discharged from sDc6
service or labori but shall be delivered up on claim
OF the party TO whom such slave belongs or TO whom
such service or labor may be due.
SECTION 3.
/. Other States may be admitted into this Confed.
eracy by vote of two-thirds of the whole HoD.s ),
Representatives. and twO-thirCs of the senate m.
Senate voting by States; but no new STATE sbsn -
formed erected within the iuris1iction Of -,
other State; nor any State be formed by the iunc
tion OF two or more States parts of States with
out the consent of the legislatures of the State ~
cerned as we'll as of the Congress.
2 The Congress shall have power TO dispose of and
make all needful rules and regulations concerning
lands thereof NV
). The Confederate States may acquire new terri.
tory; and Congress shall have power TO egislate and
provide governments for the inhabitants Of ali terri
tory belonging TO the Confederate States lying with
out the limits of the several States; and NAV pert
them, at such times, and in such manner as il NAV
by law provide, to form States admitted fUto
the Confederacy In all such territory the institu.
tion of negro slavery it exists in the Coufed
States, shall be recognized and DroIactaJ -,
Congress, and BY the territorial government. a.
the inhabitants of the several Confederate stnfes
and Territories shall have the right TO axe 10 .nch
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them in apy
of the States Territories of the Conf.ders1s
States.
4. The Confederate States shall guaranty to every
become
Der of this Confederacy, republican form of gov.
ernment, and shall protect each OF them against in
yssion; and application of the legislature Tor of
the Executioe when the legislature is in SESSION.
against domestic violence.
ARTICLE v.
SECTION i.
l. Upon the demand of any three States legally as.
sem bled in their several conventions the Congress.
shaH summon convention of all the States to tale
int consideration such amendments TO the Con.fI
tuition sad States all concur suggesting AZ
the time when the said demand is made; and sh1pIa
any of the POSED amendments TO the Constitution
be agreed Dy the said convention-yotino nv
Statesand the same be ratified by the lestsEafurss
of two-thirds Of the several States, or by conyea
tions in twothrds thereof-as the one or the other
mode of ratification may be proposed by the general
shall thenceforward form a part
Of this Constitution. But State SHALL without its
consent, be deprived of its equal representation in
the Senate
ARTICLE VI
i. The Government established by this ConstitD.
ton is the successor of the Provisional Government
OF the Confederate States of America, and al thu
laws passed by the latter shall in force un
I'll The same sha II be repealed modified; and ali
fhk.n oinfad bN fha ~.