Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-24
NEW SERIES mo. 1881

l2 To rase and support armies but sppropri
ton Of money TO thai use shall be ior longer teri
| than Two years.
| lS I, proyiie and maintain 8 navy:
IA To nIzke rules lUr government ana The regul
| tiOn OF the land aud naval forces:
10 To provide calling Tor In the miln -xeccI
the laws OF the Confederate States saPpes ihsurIeS
| tIOIs and repel invaslors
10. To provide lsr organizing, srmng, and diseiE
lining the militia and for governing such part VI theI
as may be employed IN Ehe service u the ConfedeTaI
States reserving u the States, respectively The a.
pointnient Of the officers and the authority OF train
ing The militia according 10 The discipline pTescrce
| Oy Congress:
II. To exercise exclusive legisloiion, In all case
whatsoever, over such district (nOI exceeding Tel
| mi sqlar@,) as may, by csssion Of one or NOR,
States, AID the acceptance Congress becsLe the
seal u The GUyefnmeut OF the Confederate States
oeAeTcse IKE authority over al the places purchased
by the consent the lea lsstuFe Of ths which
the sane shall be, for the erection OF forls magazines
arseiAs oocky ards, and other need1u buildings and
Is 10 make all laws which shall be necessary and
proper Tor carrying into execution the foregoing pow
ers, and ali other Pow vested by tls Constitution
ii The uf the CouieeTate States or IN al
department or officer Thereof.
| SECTION g.
1. The Importation of negro OF the African race
from any foreign contry, than The slavriodlug
Stairs OF Territories UniIed OF America
Is hereby forbidden; And Congress required
such laws as shall eIectuaiy prevent the same:
2 Congress shall also have power prohibit the
slaves from any StaIe uot a member OF
OF Territory EOl belonging To, this ConfsderAcy.
J. The privilege oil the OF habeas corpus shall
mol be suspended, uIss wheu, rebellion Or
iHVaslon, The pubic safety may require il
4. No bi OF aiIainder, or pos fucs0 law or law
denying or iulair'"g The right oi property an negro
slaves shall be PASSED
o. No capiatou other direct tax shall be laid un.
sfs 10 gr9PS[ I.o 10 LIE censaS OF enalnerat"n here
O. No TAX duty sha be iaid ou articles esr rt,.i
ron any State, except by Sde rSoIh nus sr loth
Houses
:. Noprelerenee shall be given by any -asuls,ioe f
commerce or revenue 10 tAe ports oI one Stale
those vi another
s. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but
in consequence oI appropriations made by law and
regular statement snd account oil the receipts
pendltures OF all public money shall be published
from time 10 time
9. Congress shall appropriate money from the
treasury except By vote Of two-tllirds of both
Houses, taken By yeas and nays, unless It be asked
anu estimated Tor by the heads o the De
partmen and submitted 10 Congress by the Pres
dent or ior The purpse OF paying It's own EXPENSES
and contingencies Ior the ent of claims against
the Confederate stats the Justice OF which shall have
been Iadcislly declared by ibunal for the invest
saiion OF cLsnus against the government, which IL
Is hereby made the daty OF Congress 10 establish.
lu Ali bills appropriating money shall specify IN
federal currency the amount of each approria
ton and the purposes for which il is made Con-
gress shall extra compensation any public
contractor, oICer, agent servant alter such
tract shall have been made such rendered
H. NJ ute OF nobility shall be granted by the Con-
federate States anu no person holding any Office Of
prOnt trust under them, shall without the
OF the Congress accept O any present, emoumenIs Of
hce OF titles OF any Kind whatever, from any king,
prince, or foreign state.
IL. Congress shall make no law respecting sn estab-
Iishmenl OF religion, prohibiting the exercise
thereof or abrdging the reedom vi speech OF the
press or the right oi the people IceAbly 10
bic and petition the Government Tor redress VI res
snces-
10 well regulated militia being necessary to tie
security a free state, the right OF the people
keep and bear arms shall not be IuIrnged.
Ia. No sol Ter shall in time OF ace. be quartered
in any Louse without the consent OF the /;
in time oil war; but In manner " Prescribed BY
law
Is right of the people TO be their per-
SOILS houses, papers, ad ELECTS against unreasonable
searChe aud Seizures, shall not be aud
warrant hail ssus but upon obable cause, suppo L
ed by oah OF am N ton an Particularly desc lbing
the pace 10 be searched and the ersoBs things 70
be seized.
10 No person shall be held to answer for capital
OF oIherw lnianVus IIne, unless presy .ment
or Ldlctment II grand Jury, except IN arising
Ia the land or naval es OF IN the militia Snen la
actual service, Ill time var pubic "a ger nUr
shall any person be subject the Offence 70 be
twice pat jeopardy oil life limb be compell-
ed, in any criminal case be witness sgausl him
sell nor be deprived of LIE, i6eity or property,
without due process Of Law shall private proper
ton.
IL In s criminal prosecutions the accused shall
JOY the right 10 SPECIFY anu publ tia, by i'm
partial Jury Vi the state anu district wherein the
cT me shall have been mItIeu VIII dIsiric, shall
have been previously ascerIaned by law, and 70 be
informed vi The ature snd Cause OF the accus On;
be oonfr ,nIed with tue wItnes against have
process Tor obtaining witnesses in his fa
ami TO have The assistance Of Counsel his de-
Is. In suits at common law where the value in con
rOversy shall exceed twenty dO.rs, the right IIsl
by jury SEsii be preserved and fact by
Jury shall be othorwlse re-eXamned any OF /
the ConledeTacy than according ~ the rules of the
Jaw.
IL Excessive bail shall not be required, exces-
sive fines be imposed cruel and unusual punish
nents be inflicted.
10 Every la~ OF resolution having the force Of law
shall relate 10 but subject, and that shall !
pressed in the title.
SECTION 10.
I. No State shall any treaty, alliance,
grant letters oil maTque anu IeIIIsal
mO4ey ulakv any tnlng but gold and SILVER coin
tender Ia payment oil debts pass any bill OF altaIn-
der, post tucto Jaw, Impal ing he obnga
tion OF c.,nIracts grant any title of nobility
z No state shall, without the OF the Con-
gress, las any mpOsts duties inOsIs exports,
except what may be absolutely Necessary for eXeCut
ing Inspection a.d the produce Of ali du-
rts shah be for OF tue treasury OF the Con-
iederate states and s such shall be subject
the revision control of Cong eSs
j. No shall, without the consent Of Congress,
lay duty tODna-e, except going vessels,
for The i'm prov ement Of It's aud nayga
ted py the said vessels buI such duties shall
fct With ans treaties oI the Confederate States with
foreign nations aud any surplus revenue, thus de-
rived shall alter making such improvements be paid
into the common treasury; nor shall any State keep
troops ships OF IA time peace enter inIo
any agreement compact with another State or with
foreign power, engage IN war, unless actually in
yaded or such Imminent danger will mol admit
Of delay But when any river divides oruows through
two or more Ssates, they may enter into conpacls
" lh each other 10 improve the navigation thereof