Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-08-09

any court in the Confederacy, than according to
the rules OF The common law. a
10. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor ex-
cessive fines be imposed, nor cruel and unusual
punishments be inflicted.
20. Every law or resolution having the force Of
law, shall relate to but subject and that shall
be expressed in the title. gaaah
SECTION 10.
l. No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance,
or confederation grant letters Of mnrque and re-
prisal; make anything but gold and silver coin a
tender in payment Of debts; pass any bill of at
tainder, or eE post facto law, or law imparing the
obligation OF contracts or grant any title Of nobility.
2. No State shall, without thcconsent Of the Con-
gress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or ex-
ports, except what may be absolutely necessary for
executing its inspection laws and the net produce
Of all duties and imposts laid by any State on i'm
ports or exports shall be for the use Of the treasury
Of the Confederate States and all such laws shall
be subjectto the revision and control of Congress.
3. No State shall, without the consent of Con-
gress, lay any duty of tonnage except sea going
vessels for the improvement Of its rivers and har-
bors navgated by the said vessels; bat such duties
shall not conflict with any treaties of the Confede-
rate States with foreign nations and any surplus
of revenue, thus derived, shall, after making such
Improvement, be paid into the common treasury
nor shall any State keep troops or ships of in
time of peace, enter into any agreement or COM
pact with another State, or with foreign power,
or engage in war, unless actually invaded or in
such imminent danger as viii not admit of delay.
But when any river divides or flows through two
or more States, they may enter into compacts with
each other to improve the navigation thereof
ARTICLE II.
SECTION l.
/. The executive power shall be vested in Pres
ident of the Confederate States Of America .Hc
aud the Vice President shall hold their offices for
the term Of six years but shall not be releligible
The President and Vice President shall be elected
as follows:
2. Each State shall appoint in such manner as
the Legislature thereof may direct number Of cleo
tors equal to the whole number of Senators and
Representatives to which the State may be entitled
il the Congress but no Senator or Representative,
or person holding Office of trust or profit under
the Confederate States shall be appointed an cleo
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g. The eectorsshall meet in their respective States
an3 vote by ballot for President and Vice President
one of whom at least shall not be an nhabitant OF
the same State with themselves they shall name in
their ballots the person voted for President and
in distinct ballots, the person voted for rs Vice.
President and they shall make distinct lists of all
persons voted for rs President, and of all persons
voted for as Vice President and of the number OF
votes for each, which list they shall sign and certi-
fy, and transmit sealed, to the government of the
Confederate States directed to the President of the
Senate; the President of the Senate shah, in the
presence of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives, open all the certificates and the votes shall
then be counted; the person having the greatest
number of votes for President shall be the Presi-
dent if such number be majority of the whole
number of electors appointed and if no person
have such majority, then, from the persons having
the highest numbers not exceeding three, on the
list of those voted for as President, the House OF
Representatives shall choose Immediately by bal
| lot, the President. But in choosing the President
the vote shall be taken by States the representa-
ton from each, State shall have one vote quorum
for this purpose shall consist of member or men,
bers from two-thirds of the States and majority
of all the States shall be necessary to a choice
And if the House of Representatives shall not
choose a President, whenever the right of choice
shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day OF
March next following, then the Vice President shall
act as President, as in case of the death other
constitutional disability of the President
A, The person having the greatest number Of
votes Vice President shall be the Vice President
if such number be a majority the whole number
of electors appointed, and if no person have ma
jority, then from the two highest numbers on the
list the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a
quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thrds
of the whole number of SenatQS1nSGd majority
of the whole number shall be n NJ choice
| g. But person constitute Eligible to
the office of President shall be to that OF
| Vice President of the ConfederateVEHs
! 6. The Congress may determine the time of choo-
sing the electors, and the day on which they shall
! give their votes; which day shall be the same
throughout the Confederate States
:. No person except natural born citizen of the
Confederate States or citizen thereof at the time
of the adoption of this Constitution or a citizen
thereof born in the United States prior to the 3oth
OF December 1860, shall be eligible to the Office OF
President; neither shall any person be eligible to
that Office who shall not have attained the age OF
thirtyfve years. and been fourteen years resident
within the limits of the Confederate States as they
may exist at the time of his election
s. In case of the removal of the President from
Office or Of his death, resignation, or inability to
discharge the powers and duties of the said office
the same shall devolve on the Vice President; and
the Congress may, by law, provide for the case OF
removal, death resignation, inability both of the
President and Vice President declaring what officer
shall then act President and such officer shall
tcen act accordingly until the disability be remov-
ed or a President shall be elected.
! 8. The President SHALL at stated times receive
Tor his services compensation which shall neither
be increased nor diminished during the period fol-
which he shall have been elected; and he shall not
receive within that period any other emolument
from the Confederate States or any of them.
10. Before he enters on the execution of his office
he shall take the following oath or affirmation:
II 10 sotemnly swear (oratflrm) that Will faith
fully the Office OF President of the Coufed-
crate States, and will, 10 the best Of my ability
preserve, protect and defend the Constitution there
! Off SECTION g.
! l. The President shall be commander in chief OF
the army dn1 navy of the Confederate States and
Of the MALTA of the several States when called in
TO the actual service of the Confederate States; he
may require the opinion, in writing of the princi-
pal officer in each Of the Executive Departments
upon any subject relating to the duties of their re-
spectve Offices; and he shall have power 10 grant
reprieves and pardons for ofenses against the Com
federate States, except in cases of impeachment
q He shall have power by and with tho advice
and consent Of the Senate to make treaties provi-
ded two-thirds of the Senators present concur and
he shall nominate, and by and with the consent
and advice Of the Senate shall appoint ambassa.
doris, other public ministers and consuls, Judges Of
the Supreme Court and all other officers Of the
Confederate States, whose appointment not here
! in otherwise provided for and which shall be es-
tablished by law but the Congress may, by law
vest the appointment Of such inferior officers, as
they think proper in the President alone, in the