Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-03-16

appropriation and disappreve any other APP
| preparation in the same bill. In such case be
shall. in signing the bill, designate the APP
Preparations disapproved; and shall return a
copy OF such appropriations. with his objec-
tons, to the House in which the bill shall
have originated; and The same proceedings
shall then be bad az in case of other bills dis
| approved by the President.
3. Every order, resolution or vote, to which
the concurrence of both Houses may be nec-
essary Except on a question of adjourn
menr) shall be presented to the President of
the Confederate States; and before the same
| shall take effect, shall be approved by him;
| or being disapproyed by him. may be repass-
| ed by two-thirds of both Houses according TO
the rules and limitations prescribed in case CT
| a bill
SECTION g.
The Congress shall have power
| i. To lay and collect taxes, duties, i'm
posts. and excuses. for revenue necessary to
pay the debts, provide for the common de-
fence, and carry on the government of the
Confederate States; but no bounties shall be
| granted from the treasury; nor shall any du-
| ties or taxes on importations from foreign
nations be laid to promote or foster any
branch of industry; and all duties, imposts,
and excuses shall be uniform throughout the
Confederate States.
2. To borrow money on the credit of the
Confederate States.
| B. To regulate commerce with foreign ma
| tions, and among the several States, and With
| the Indian tribes; but neither this nor any
| other clause contained in the Constitution,
shall ever be construed to delegate the power
to Congress to appropriate money for any in
| ternal improvement Intended to facilitate
| commerce; except for the purpose offurnish-
| ing lights, beacons. and buoys, and other aids
to navigation upon the coasts, aud the i'm
provement of harbors and the removing of
Instructions in river navigation, in all which
cases, such duties shall be laid on the navi-
cation facilitated thereby, as may be neces-
sary to pay the costs and expenses thereof.
4. To establish uniform laws of natualiza-
ton, and uniform laws on the subject of bank
ruptcies. throughout the Confederate States.
but no law of Congress shall discharge any
debt contracted before the passage of the
same.
5. To coin money. regulate the value there
of and of foreign coin, and to fix the stand
ard of weights and measures.
6. To provide for the punishment of coun-
terfeiting the securities and current coin of
the Confederate States.
z. To establish post offices and post routes;
Jul tuC SAptusPS Vi lue OStOLlce DepdTt-
ment, after the first day of March in the year
of our Lord eighteen hundred and sixty
three, shall be paid out of its own revenues.
8. To pr omote the progress of science and
useful arts, by securing for limited times to
authors and inventors the exclusive right to
their respective writings and discoveries.
8 To constitute tribunals inferior to the
Supreme Court.
TO- To define and punish piracies and felo-
MES committed on the high seas, and offences
against the law of nations.
IL. To declare war. grant letters of marque
and reprisal, and make rules concerning cap
lures on land and water.
IL. To raise and support armies; but no
appropriation of money to that use shall be
for longer term than two years:
IL. To provide and maintain a navy:
IA. To make rules for government and
regulation of the land and naval forces:
Is. To provide for calling forth the mill
tia to execute the laws of the Confederate
States, suppress instructions, and repel in
vasions:
1G. To provide for organizing, arning,
aud disciplining the militia, and for govern
ing such part of them as may be employed
in the service of the Confederate States; re-
serving to the States, respectively, the ap-
poihtment of the officers, and the authority
of training the militia according to the dis
SipttuC ptCoCllUcu ny SOuSttsos
II. To exercise exclusive legislation, in
all cases whatsoever, over such district (not
exceeding ten miles s9uare) as may, by ces-
sion of one or more States and the accept
ance of Congress, become the seat of the |
Government of the Confederate States; and |
to exercise like authority over all places pur |
chased by the consent of the legislature of |
the State in which the same shall be, for the |
erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock |
nrl- lF,lt ,sl
Is. To make all laws which shall be nee |
essary and proper for carrying into execution |
the foregoing powers, and all other powers |
vested by this Constitution in the govern |
ment of the Confederate States, or in any |
department or officer thereof.
SECTION 9. |
l. The Importation of negroes of the Afri- |
can race, from any foreign country, other |
than the slave-hOlding States or Territories |
of the United States of America, is hereby |
forbidden; and Congress is required to pass
such laws as shall effectually prevent the |
same.
2. Congress shall also have power to pro-
hbit the introduction of slaves from any
State not member of, or Territory not be-
longing to- this Confederacy.
8. The privilege of the writ of habeas cor
pus shall not be suspended, unless when in
cases of rebellion or invasion the public
safety may require it.
4. No bill of attainder, or er post facto law,
,r law denying or impairing the right of pro-
perry ia negro slaves shall be passed.
5. No capitation or other direct tax shall
be laid unless in proportion to the census or
hereinbefore directed to be
aiken.
6. No tax or duty shall be laid on articles
exported from any State, except by vote of
.wo-tbirds of both Houses.
z. No preference shall be given by any
regulation of commerce or revenue to the
ports of one State over those of another.
8 No money shall be drawn from the
treasury, but in consequence of appropria-
lions made by law; and a regular statement
and account of the receipts and expenditures
Of all public money shall be Published from
lime to time.
8. Congress shall appropriate no money
rom the treasury except by vote of two
thirds of both Houses, taken by yeas and
nays, unless it be asked and estimated for
oy some one of the heads of Department,
and submitted to Congress by the President;
Dr. for the purpose of paying its own ex-
Denses and contingencies; or for the payment
IF claims against the Confederat States, the
Justice of which shall have judicially declar-
ID by the tribunal for the investigation of
claims against the government, which it is
hereby made the duty of Congress TO estab-