Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-23
NASHVILLE. TENN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER %. 1861
CONSTITUTION
States of America.

Confederate States of America.
We the peope Of the Confederate States each State
acting in its sovereign and independent character in
order TO form permanent federal government, estab
the bessngs of liberty to ourselves and our posteri
ty-invoking the faver and guidance OF Almighty 600
do ordain and establish this Constitution for the
Confederate States Of America
ARTICLE /.
SECTION /.
All legislative powers herein delegated shall be vested
in Congress of the Confederate States, which shall
| consist Of a Senate and House of Representatives
| SECTION 2
/ l. The House of Representatives shall be composed
1 of members chosen every second year by the people
of the several states and the electors in each State
shall be citizens of the Confederate States and have
the m ,o[ u1 W but no
person foreign birth not citizen Of the Confederate
States shall be allowed TO vote for any oceT, civil or
| g No person shall be Representative who shall
not have attained the age of twenty-five years, and
b acitizen of the Confederate States, and who shall
when elected. be am inhabitant of thai State IN
3 Representatives and Direct Taxes shall be appor
1soned among the several States, which may be in
csded within this COnfederacy, according 10 their re-
speetive numbers, which shall be determined, by ad
c1ng the whole number OF free persons, including
those bound 10 service for term of years, and ex
cludng Indians taxed three hfths Of all slaves
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years after the first meeting OF the Congress Of the
Confederate States and within every subsequent term
of ten years, in such manner they shall, by law
| direct. The number of Representatives shall
for every fifty thousand but each State shall
have at least one Representatives aud until such emu
meration shall be made the State of South Carolina
shall be entitled TO choose sx-the State of Georgia
ten-the State of Alabama Dine-the State of Florida
twO-the State of Mississippi seyenthe State OF Lou
z, isiana six, and the State of Texas six
| 4. When vacancies happen in the representation
from any State, the Executive authority thereof shall
L icclla its Of oh a
5. The House of Representatives shall choose their
speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole
federal officers resident and acting solely within
the limits of any State may be impeached by vote
of tTo-thirds of both branches OF the Legislature
| thereof. =
l. The Senate of the Confederate States shall be
posed of Senators from each State chosen for six
years by the legislature thereof at the regular session
next Immediately preceding the commencement Of
the term of service and each Senator shall have one
vote.
2. Immediately after they shall be assembled, in
consequence of the first election they shall be divided
equally may be into three classes The seats OF
the senators of the first class shall be vacated at the
expiration of the second year of the second class at
the expiration of the fourth year of the third class
at the expiration of the sixth year that one third
may be chosen every second year and if vacancies
happen by resignation or otherwise, during the re-
cess of the legislature of any State the executive
thereof may make temporary appointments until the
next meeting of the legislature which shall then h
| such vacancies
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attained the age of thirty years. aud be citizen of the
Confederate States and who shall not when elected
be an inhabitant Of the State for which he shall be
| chosen
T. The Vice President of the Confederate States shall
be President Of the Senate, but shall have VOTE
| less they shall be equally divided.
s. The Senate shall choose their other officers and
also President pro tep0re in the absence of the Vice
President when he shall exercise the Office of Pres
| dent of the Confederate States.
8. The Senate shall have the sole power to try all i'm
peachments When sitting for that purpose, they shall
be oath or affirmation. When the President of the
Confederate States tried the Chief Justice shall pre-
| side and person shall be convicted without the
| concurrence of two-thirds of the members present
I. Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not ex
tend further than to removal from Office and dsqual
hcatiOn to hold and enjoy any office of honor profit,
under the Confederate States but the party convicted
SHALL nevertheless, be liable and subject indict-
ment, trial, Judgment and punishment according to
| law.
l. The time, place and of holding elections
for Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed
in each State by the iegs ture thereof subject to the
provisions of this Constitution but the Congress may,
any time, by law, make or alter such regulations,
except the and places of choosing senators.
q The Congress shall assemble at least in every
year and such meeting shall be on the first Monday in
December unless they shall, by law, appoint differ
| snt day.
1. Each House shall be the judge of the elections
returns and qualifications of its MEMBERS and
majority of each shall constitute quorum TO do bus
ness but smaller number may adjourn from day tc
day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance
| of absent members, in such manner and under such
penalties as each House may provide.
] 2 Each House may determine the rules of its pro
ceedngs punish its members for disorderly behavior
and with the concurrence of twothrds of the whole
I number, expel member.
ngs and from time to time publish the same excepting
such parts may in their judgment require secrecy
and the yeas and nays of the members of ethel
House, any question, shal at the desire of onehftf
of those present, by entered on the journal.
| A. Neither House during the session of Congress
shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn fo
than three days. nor to any other place than tha
in which the two Houses shall be sitting.
SECTION 8.
1. The Senators and Representatives shall receive
compensation for their services be ascertaned By
law and paid out of the treasury of the Confederat
States They SHALL in all cases, except treason, ant
breach of the peace be privileged from arrest durin
their attendance at the session of their RESPECTIVE
Houses and in going to and returning from the
| and for any speech debate in either House, the
shall not be questioned IN any other place.
2. No Senator or Representative shall, during tn
| time for which he was elected, be appointed to an
civil office under the authority of the Confederat
States, which shall have been created the emolU
ments whereof shall have been increased during sue
time and person holding any Office under the Con
| federate States shall be member of either Hous
during his continuance IN ONCE But congress may
by law grant to the principal officer in each OF the Il
ecutiye Departments seat upon the noor OF eithe
House. with the privilege Of discussing any measure
appertaning to his department
SECTION Z.
l. All bills for raising shall originate in In
House of Representatives; but the Senate may pro
pose or concur with amendments as on other bills.
2 Every bill which shall. have passed both Houses
shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to th
President OF the Confederate States If he approve,
shall sign but if he shall return it with his oil
jections to the House in which it shall have originated
who shall enter the objections at large on their jour-
proceed reconsider it. IT, after such reconsC
Grafton, wothirds of that House shall agree to
the BILL it shall be sent together with the objections
to the other House, by which it shall likewise be
| considered, and If approved by twothrds OF thu
House, it shall become law. But in all such case
the votes of both Houses.shaI be determined by ye;
and nays, and the persons voting for and against Il
bill shall be entered the journal of each House
spectIvely. If any bill shall not be returned by q
President within ten days (Sundays excepted) after
shall have been presented to him, the shall be
law, in like manner as If he had signed it, unless Il
Congress, by their adjournment, prevent its return
which case it hall not be law. The President ma
| approve any a uropriation and disapproye any 9th
appropriation u the same bill In such case he sha
in signing the designate the appropriations disa
| proved; and shall return copy of such appropri
tions, with hf objections, to the House in which Il
bill shall ha originated, and the same procoedin
shall then behad as in case of other bills dsapprov
| by the President.
g. Every order, resolution vote, TO which the CO
currence OF both Houses may be necessary Except
aquestion of adjoGrnuent) shall be presented to t
| President OF the Confederate States; and before I
| same shall take effect, shall be approved by him;
beng disapproved by him, may be re-passed by tN
thirds of both Houses according TO the rules and lin
4 tations prescribed in case of bill.
SECTION
The Congress shall havcpowcr-
/. To lay and collect taxes, duties imposts, and
cises for revenue necessary pay the debts prov
:. | for the common defence, and carry the govei
ment of the Confederate States, but bounties sh
. be granted from the treasury; shall any duties
NJ taxes mportations from foreign nations be laid
promote or foster any branch of industry; and all
N ties mposts, and excses shall be uniform througho
- the Confederate States:
a, 2. To borrow money on the credit of the COnfed
- | ate States:
- 8. Te regulate commerce with foreign nations, a
among the several States, and with the Indian trio
but neither this, any other clause conta
ed in the constitution shall ever be construed to de
= gate the power to Congress TO appropriate money
U any internal Improvement intended 10 facilitate co
e merce; except for the purpose of furnishing hgn
Nv beacons and buoys and other aids TO up
n, the coasts and the improvement of harbors and
' removing of distractions in river navlgaiion ~
~ ton facilitated thereby, may be necessary 10
~ ~ the cests and expenses thereof:
4 20 establish uniform laws OF Naturalization,
uniform laws the subject Of bankruptces throlf
on out the Confederate States but no law Oh Coner'
&c dscilar0 contracted before tne aSsa