Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-25
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We, the people Of the Confederate states
acting in its sovereign and independent character, in
order Inform permanent federal governments estab
lish stice insuxe domestic and secure
the blessings Of liberty 70 ourselves and our poster
do ordain and establish this Constitution for the
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All legislative powers herein delegated shall be vested
Congress Of the Confederate States, which shall
consist Of Senate and Houseof
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L. The Houseof Representatives shall be composed
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 Qualifications requisite for electors of the
numerous branch of the State Legislature but no
person of foreign BIRTH not citizen of the c. derate
s.Stss shall be allSwsd 70 vote for any 0r
g. No person shall be a Representative e. who shall
not have attained the age OF rwentyfye years and
be- citizen of the Confederate states and who shall
not when elected be an inhabitant of that State IN
g. Representatives and Direct Taxes shall be appsE-
toned among the several states, which may be in
eluded within this CQnfederaey according 10 their re-
spectiye bers, which shall be determined, by ad
ding 70 the whole number Of free PERSONS including
those bound 20 service for term Of years, and
ending Indians not taxed, threehfths Of ali slaves
The actual enumeration shall be made within three
years after the first meeting Of he Congress of the
Confeder States and within every Subsequent term
OF ten years. in such manner as they shall, by law
drect. The number of Representatives shall not ex
ceed for every fifty thousand, but each State shall
have at isast one Representatives and anilsneho enu
meration shah be made the State of South Carolina
shall be entitled 70 choose sixthe State Of ;eoi gia
ten--the State Of Alabama nine-the State OF Florida
two-the State Of Mississippi seven-the STATE OF Lou
siana six, and the Site or Texas SIX. tsEGF rff
=. When vacancies l,appfn in The. arepresantaaon on
from any State the Executive authority thereof shall
issue wrts of election to I'LL such vacancies. - Si
s. The House of Representatives shall choose their
speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole
power Of impeachment except that any: judicial or
7Osher feeralofeers resident and acting solely within
the limits of any State, may be mpeached by a vote
of twO-thirds of both branches Of the Legislature
thereof. -; T ieft .sbizOH' CW5 ars 70 ytffr7s74 /
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h. The Senate efthe Confederate States shall be com
pesedo two 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 sersce9 andeach Sehtor shall have one
3. Immediately after they shall be assembled, in
consequence OF the first election they shall be divided
as equally may be into three classes Tho seats of
the senators of the first class shall be vacated at the
expiration of the second year of the second class
expiration of the fourth and OF the third class
at the expiration Of the sixth year so that ethrd
may be chosen every second year and f vacancies
happen by resignation or otherwise. during the re-
of the legislature of any State the executive
thereof make temporary Until the
next meeting Of the Legislature, which shall then fill
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a. No person shall be Senator who shall not have
attained the of thirty years and be citizen OF the
Confederate States and VINO SHAH not when elected
be inhabitanto of the State Tor whieh he shah be
A. The Vice President of the Confederate States shall
be President Of the Senate but shall have no yote
less they shah be equally divided 'of5s n: ,'fdf
g. The Senate shall choose their other ofeefs = and
also President pro tpOre in the absenceOr the Vice
President, when he shall exercise the Office Of Presi
dent of the Confederate States. ''I'"-
g. The Senate shall have the sole power to tfyan il-
peachmens for thai purpose, they shall
be oath Affirmation, When the President Of the
Confederate States tried the Chief Justice shall pre-
concurrence of twoathirds of the members present
IaJudgnent in cases of impeachmsnt shall NOT ex-
caton hold and enjoy any oice OF honor or profit,
under the Confederate States But the party convicted
Inent, trial, Judgment and punishment according to
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i. The time, place and manner Of holding elections
in each State by theieg sture thereof, subject to the
prov isons of this Lituto but the Congress may
at any time by law make or alter such regulations
The Congress sha assemble at ieazt once in every
year and such meeting shall be the arst Monday in
December, ,uness they shall, by law appeint diherr
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/. Each House shalt Be the Judge Of the elections,
returns and QUALIFICATIONS or us own members, ana a
majority of each shall constitute Quorum to do busi
ness but smaller number may adjourn from day to
day. and may be authorized TO compel the attendance
of absent members in such manner and under such
penalties as each House may preyide.i: uaavoT -
g. Each House may determine the rules OF its pro.
eeedings, punish its members for behayior
number, expei member iE9iTII g .ikSa2T q.
g. Each House shall keepas Journal of its proceed
ings, and from time TO time publish the SANG excepting
such parts may in their require secrecy
and the yeas and nays Of the members Of either
House. any question, sal et the desire Of dne NTH
of those present, by entered on the journal. .f
f. Neither House, during the session of Congress-
SHALL without the consent of the other, ad)orn for
more than three days nor TO other place than that
in which the TIVE Houses shall be sitting. yiikil
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The Senator'S and Representatives shall receive
compensation for their seryees to be ascertaned By
law and paid out of the treasury of the
breach of the peace be privileged from arrest during
their attendance at the session of their respective
Houses and in going 80 and retaFping from the same
shall not be questioned IN any other place. s-S
. 2 No Senator Representatives shall; during ths
time for which he eIected, be appSntedr to any
civil office under the authority Of the Confederate
States, which shall have been created, or the emolu
ments whereof shall have been increased during such
time; and no person holding any Office under the Con
federate States shall be member of either, Houst
during his continuance IN Office. But Congress may
by law grant to the principal officer IN each Of the E
House, with the privilege OF discussing any measures
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l. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in thu
House of Representatives; but the Senate may pro
pose or concur with amendments as on other bs.
e Every bill which shall have passed both Houses
shall before it becomes a law, be presented to tbs
President of the Confederate States; be approve, h
shall sign it but if not he shall return it with bis OBJ
jections to the House in which it shall have inated
who shall enter the objections At large their journ
ais proceed reconsider it, IT, after auch reconsd
Grafton, twothrds of that House shall 10 pas
the bill it shall be sent, together with the objections
to the other House. by which it shall likewise be re
considered, and if approved by two-thirds OF tha
House it shall become . law. But In all such cases
and nays and the persons voting for and against tn
bill shall be entered the journal Of each House
spectveIy. II any bill shall not be returned by tn
PRESIDENT ten days (Sundays excepted) after
shall have been presented to hm the same shall be
law in like manner as Il he had signed it, unless tn
Congress- by their Adjournment prevent Hsreturn;
which case it shall not be law The President ma,
approve any e. propriatioa and disapprove any othe
appropriation in the same BILL In such case he shall
in signing the N designate the appropriations dsap
i proved and snail return copy Of suchF appropria
tions, with Id objections, to the House. in which tn
bill shall hae originated and the same proceeding
shall then behad as n case Of other bills
g. Every order resolution or VOTE to which the con
cufrence OF both Houses may be necessary except
question OF adjonrument) shall be. presented TO tn
President Of the Confederae States; and before tn
same shall take effect shall be approved by him;
4 beng disapproved by him, may be re-passed by two
thirds ef both Houses according to the rales and linn
tatioas prescribed in case OF bill s..s -. =.
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