Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-03-27
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SEC. ALL legislative powers herein dele
gated shall bc vested il Congress OF the
Confederate States. which shall consist OF Il
Senate and House of Represent ,tlvc>.
Sec. 2-l. The House Of Representatives
shall be composed of members chuson every
second year by tue people Of the several
States; and GEc electors in each State sEall
be citizens OF the Confederate States, and
have the qualifications requisite for electors
of the most numerous branch "t the State
Legislature; hut no person ut foreign birth
not citizen Of the Confederate States, S;!a!l
he allowed to vote for any officer. civil OF po-
litical. State or Federal.
,. No person SHALL be Representative
who shall not have attained the age OF TWEEN
-y=1r7C years, and Ge i. crrizcn 0i G'atfc't-
crate States, aud who shall not, when elected,
be an inhabitant Of that State in which lie
shall be chosen.
). Representatives and Direct Taxes shall
Lc apoortioncd among the several States:
which may be included within this COME 'cr-
acr. according to their respective numbers,
which shall bc determined. by adding to the
whole number of free persons. Including those
bound 10 service for Il term ol years ;lid eN
Guiding Indians not taxed: tlree-ilihS ol al
slaves. The actual enumeration shall he
made within three years after the lrSt lhcet-
ing uf the Congress OF the Confederate Statc',
and within every subsequent term "f ten
wears. in such manner rs they siiall, lay law.
t,ircc.. The nuElhrr OF Representatives. shall
not exceed one for every fifty tiouSaniI, but
each State shall have at least one l;cprcScil-
ta,ivc; and until such enumeration shall be
made. the State Of Suutl Caroline shall be
entitled 10 choose <x-tlc State of Georgia
t.a-thc Safe Of Alabama nGc-;he State
OIL Florida two-thc Statcul Mississippi seven
the State Of louisiana six, and the State OF
Texas six.
l. Nllc.. vacancies hapr"ni in the rcpccsen-
tatioa r,.... any State, tie Executive aGt hnr-
ity thereof ,a! issue writS OF election to I'LL
such vacai.cicS.
5. The liouSe Of Representatives. shall
choose their speaker and Other o.licciS and
shall have the sole power Of Impeachment !;
exccpt tlat any judicial or other federal oiii-
Ger resident aud acting solely within tic linz
is of any State may be impeac'.cd by a vote
of two thirds Of both branches oi the lcgls-
lIture thereof.
SIC. 81. Tic Senate Of the Confederate
St.;es shall be composed Of two Senators
from each State, chosen FIR six years by the
!. .iSa;urc thereof, at TIE regular session next
Immediately preceding tie commencement Of u
the term OF service; aud cacI , mater shall
have unc Vote
:, immediately after they sl.ali BE- assem-,
bly,!. H. consequence Of tic tir,t election, they
shall he divided as cGnally as may DC Into
tnrrc classes Tie seats ut the Senators o'
the first class Shall be- vacated al TIC cXil:a-
tio, Of the >ccomd year, Of the sccond class at
the expiration OF tie fourth year, and Of the
third class AT I'll. expiration OF the sixth year:
50 that one third may be chosen Ger srcoai
wear; an! # vacancies happen h; r,'-i ,l:!ii,
ar n,lrrw>c. during TIE r,r;s>> ',i Iii' i'.IS-
Iatur, of anv State. the executive ;:l'fc !
NAV make temporary appointments nHti! the
next meeting Of the Legislature, which Stall
then fill such vac;.scieS. ;,
). No person snali be Il Senator vino STALL
not Eave attained the acc thirty years. and
he 4 citizen Of The Canic ,cr.ttc States: and
w % shall not, when elected, I,c an liiihltan,
of tic State l"; which lac shall b.: chosen
+ Tue Y.cc President ui' the Co:iv't,ratr
States shall u: President of ti?r Sci'ai". hut
shall lave no vote, unless they b: equally di.
vided.
5 The Senate s.all c'iocS" their other oiii-
GERS and also Il President pr, t':ai"'' III The
ai,,.l..:r Of the Vice President, rr when ne
shall exercise ,!:r ollie II 'grsi''c:i; o Tie
C,n!cdrr.:c S;atc'
&. The Scn.te Shall lave the s"' power I"
trv All impcacii:nentS. We >t;in. ur tia
purpose. t!.cy s::a!l be- nn oatil or affirmation!
Wien Tie President of lr Conic'lc"a," Statrs
i, tried. the Chief justice shall preside and
no person s!lall hc cnn;ctrni w!ro"t ~"
concurrence OF two thirs the lne;nl'crs pres
cnt. :,
:. Judgment in Gases ri impeachment Shall
not extend farther than turcm:yal from "2",
and disqualification 10 hold anl c:."y any
oil e Of honor, ;ru>tor profit, under the Con
telera:e States h.: the party Convicted shall,
nevertheless. b.. liable aHd su rct to inlet
,acnt. trial. judgment and punishment accor-
ding IL aw.
Src. ii. The times. places and manner
or hoIliny elections for Senators and l;"lrc-
sr,,;ative., shall be prescribed in eag!I S:atc
Iy tic legislature tllrrc"i. subject TO the pro,
,;.;.us Of this Constitution; bat the Congress
,nay. Il; any ,ii"c, b.y law, r.a ke or"i;er s'Ic
,..g,,la;ol:. excerpt as 10 the il'ac' anu places
,r ci.n:sill. Senators.
. lae Congress shall assemble at i,a:,
once in every year; antl suc.l meeting sia
10 on the first Monday in December, nnles'
-, sb.ll hv law. appoint different day.