Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-10-18


the rules Of the common law. 4
! TO- Excessive bail shall not be required nor ex-
cessive fines be imposed, nor cruel and unusual
punshi6ents be inflicted.
20. Every law or resolution having the force OF
law, shall relate 70 hgt one subject and that shall
be expressed in the title.
/ SECTION 10.
J. No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance
or confederation; grant letters Of msrque and re-
prisal make anything but gold and silver coin 81
tender in payment of debts; pass any bill Of at
tainder or CO posi- facf0 law or law imparing the
obligation of contracts or grant any title Of nobility.
/ B. No State shall, without the consent Of the Con-
gress lay any imposts duties on imports ex-
ports except what may be absolutely necessary for
executing liz inspection laws; and the net produce
of all duties and imposts laid by any State on inn
ports or exports shall be for the Of the treasury
of the Confederate States and all such laws shall
be subject to the revision and control of Congress.
3: 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 navigated 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.
\ l. The executive power shall be vested in a Pres
ident of the Confederate States of America. He
and 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 follows1
/ g. 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 an office of trust profit under
the Confederate States shall be appointed cleo
tor.
g. The electors shall meet in their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President
lone of whom, 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 Tor as Vice
President and they shall make distinct lists of all
persons voted for President, AID 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
Senate; 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 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
II have such majority then from the persons having
: the highest numbers not exceeding three on the
: list of those voted for 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,
e bers from two-thirds OF the States and majority
of all the States shall be necessary to CHOICE.
d And if the House of Representatives shall not
d choose President, whenever the right of choice
shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day Of
March next following, then the Vice President shall
ii act as President in case Of the death othel
constitutional disability of the President.
vi A. The person having the greatest number o.
!, votes Vice President shall be the Vice President
is if such number be majority the whole number
q of electors appointed, and if person have ma
jority, then from the two highest numbers or tn,
list the Senate shall choose the Vice President;
quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thiri
- of the whole number of Senators, and majority
y of the whole number shall be necessary to choice
= 5. But no person consttutionally ineligible t.
the office of President shall be eligible to that O
= Vice President of the Confederate States.
. 6. The Congress may determine the time Of choo
= sing the electors, and the day which they shall
give their votes; which day shall be the sam,
=, throughout the Confederate States.
&c Z. No person except natural born citizen of thu
Confederate States, or a citizen thereof at the TIM
II of the adoption of this Constitution or citizer
thereof born in the United States prior to the 3Otl
- of December 1860, shall be eligible to the Office o
III President; neither shall any person be eligible t.
/, that Office who shall not have attained the age
~ thirty-fve years and been fourteen years resden
no
may exist at the time Of his election.
8. In case of the removal of the President from
' Office or of his death, resignation or inability d
discharge the powers and duties of the said office
" the same shall deyove on the Vice President; an,
nc the Congress may, by law, provide for the case
removal death, resignation, On inability both of tn
y President and Vice President declaring what office
shall then act as President and such officer shall
then act accordingly until the disability be remov
D. ed or President shall be elected.
o. The President shall, at stated times, receiv
le Tor his services compensation which shall neithe
"a be increased nor diminished during the period 70
gu which he shall have been elected; and he shall
pc receive within that period any other emolumen
NC from the Confederate States or any of them
10. Before he enters on the execution of his oic
Oh he shall take the following oath or affirmation:
Oh 81 do solemnly swear Tor atiirm) that will faith
r. fully execute the office of President of the Confed
ne crate States and will, TO the best Of my ability
= Of" SECTION 2.
y l. The President shall be commander in chief q
a. the army and navy of the Confederate States, an
80 of the MALTA of tue several States when called in
~ to the actual service of the Confederate Sates
Oh may require the opinion, in writing of the primo
W. pal officer in each of the Executive Department.
ba uponany subject relating to the duties of their re
A. spectve offices; and he shall have power TO gran
he repreyes and pardons for oenses against the Con
NJ federate States, except in cases Of impeachment
az 2. He shall have power, by and with the advic
and consent of the Senate to make treaties provi
m ded two-thirds of the Senators present concur an
~ he shall nominate, and by and with the consen
n and advice of the Senate, shall appoint ambassa
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Confederate States, whose appointment are not here
10 in otherwise provided for, and which shall be es
10 tablshed by law but the Congress may by law
vest the appointment of such inferior officers, a