Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-08-30

controversy shall exceed twenty dollars the right
Of trial by jury shall be preserved and no fact so
tried By jury shall be otherwise re-examined in
any court in the Confedency, than according to
the rules Of the common law.
l9.sBxcessiye bail shall not be required, nor ex
cessve fines be imposed, nor cruel and unusual
punshments be inflicted.
40. Every law or resolution having the force Of
law, shall relate 10 but one subject and that shall
be expressed in the title,
SECTION 10
] No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance,
or confederation; grant letters Of Darque and re-
prisal make anything but gold and svercoin
tender in payment Of debts; pass any bill of at
tainder or en- post fdcte law, or law imparing the
obligation OF contracts oV grant any ttleof nobility.
2. No State shall, without the consent of the Con
gross, 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 aud 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 subject 10 the revision and control Of Congress
g. No State shall, without the consent of Con-
gress, lay any duty of tonnage except on sea going
vessels for the improvement of its rivers and har-
bors navigatcd by the said vessels but 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 ships of war 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 will 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. He
aud the Vice President shall hold their offices for
the term Of six years but shall not be re-eligible
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
in the Congress; but no Senator or Representative
person holding office of trust or profit under
the Confederate States shall be appointed an cleo
tor.
3. The electors shall meet in their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President
one of xhom at least shall not be an inhabitant 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 as Vice
President, and they shall make distinct lists of all
persons voted for as President, and of all persons
voted for as Vice President and Of the number Of
votes for each which list they shall sign and cert-
fy. and transmit sealed to the government of the
Confederate States directed to the President of the
Senatc the President of the Senate shall, in the
presence of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives, open all the certificates and the votes shall
then DO 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
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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 a member men,
bers from two-thirds of the States; and majority
of all the States shall be necessary to choice
And if the House of Representatives shall not
choose President whenever the right of choice
shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of
March next following, then the Vice President shall
act rs President, as in of the death or other
constitutional disability of the President.
4. The person having the greatest number OF
votes as Vice President shall be the Vice President,
| if such number be majority or the whole number
of electors appointed, and if no person have o ma
liority, 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-thirds
of the whole number of Senators, and a majority
of the whole number shall be necessary to choice
5. But no per"on consttutionally ineligible to
the Office of President shall be eligible to that OF
Vice President Of the Confederate States.
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.
Z. No person except natural born citizen of the
Confederate States citizen thereof, Mt the time
of the adoption of this Constitution, or a ctIzer
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OF December, 1860, shall be eligible to the Office o.
President; neither shall any person be eligible tC
that Office who shall not have attained the age o
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 t.
discharge the powers and duties of the said office
the same shall devolve on the Vice President; anC
the Congress may, by law, provide for the case o
removal, DEATH resignation, or inability both of thu
President and Vice President, declaring what office
shall then act as President, and such officer shall
then 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 70
which he shall have been elected; and he shall no
receive within that period any other emoumen
from the Confederate States or a..y of them.
= TO- Before he enters the execution of his ofic
he shall take the following oath or affirmation:
81 do solemnly swear Tor affirm that will faith
fully execute the office Of President of the Confed
crate States, and will, to the best Of my ability
preserve protect, and defend the Constitution there
of SECTION 2.
l. The President shall be commander in chief O
the army AMI navy Of the Confederate States ant
of the MALTA of the several States when called in
to the actual service of the Confederate States; h
may require the opinion, in writing of the prnci
pal officer in each Of the Executive Departments
apon any subject relating to the duties of their re
spective Offices and he shall have power 10 gran
repreyes and pardons for oienses against the Con
federate States, except in cases Of impeachment.
>. lie shall have power by and with the advic
and consent Of the Senate to make treaties, provi
ded two-thirds of the Senators present concur; ant
he shall nominate, and by and with the consen
and advice of the Senate, shall appoint ambassa
doris, other public ministers and consuls Judges O
the Supreme Court and all other officers of tn
Confederate Stntas tyhoSp mot horo