Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-14
SECTION 2.

| SECTION 2.
| l. The President shall be commander-in-chief Of
the army and navy of the Confederate States, and
of the militia of the several States, when called into
the actual service of the Confederate States he sy
require the opinion in writing Of the principal of-
in each Of the Executive Departments, upon any
subject relating 70 the duties of their respective ON
ces; and he shall have power grant reprieyes and
parons for offences against the Confederate States
| except in cases OF impeachment
3 He shan II have power, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, make treaties, preyid
ed twothrds of the Senators concur: and he
shall nominste and by and with the advice and con-
sent OF the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors other
public ministers and eonsuls, Judges OF the Supreme
Court, and all other officers of the COnferase States.
| whose appointments not herein otherwise pro-
| vided for and which shall be established by Law:
but the Congress may, by Law, vest the appointment
of such inferior officers they think proper in the
President alone in the courts Of Law or in the heads
| OF Departments.
3. The principal in each of the Executive Depart
ments and all persons connected with the diplomat
ic service may be removed from office at the plea
sure OF the President All other civil officers OF the
Executive Department may be removed at any time
| by the President, or other appointing power when
their services are unnecessary for dishonesty,
capacity nenicieney, misconduct neglect Of duty
and when removed, the removal shall be reported
to the Senate, together with the therefor
4 The President shall have power MI all vacan-
eies that may happen during recess Of the sen
ate, by granting commissions which shs II expire at
the end Of their session. but person rejected
by the Senate shall be- Te-apPonJed To the offcs
during their ensuing recess
SECTION 3
l. The President SHALL from time to time give to
d.
eracy, and recommend TO their Consideration such
measures he shall Judge necessary and expedient
Houses, either of them; IN case of dissSrre-
ment between them, with inspect to the time al al.
Journment, he may adjourn them such time as he
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
and other public ministers; he shall take care that
the laws be faithfully executed and shall commits
sion ali the officers OF the Confederate States.
SECTION 4.
l. The President, Vice President and all civil off,
GERS oI the Confederate States shall be
office on impeachment for and conviction Of treason,
bribery, or other high crimes and misiemesnors.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION 1.
l. The judicial power Of the Confederate states
shall be vested in Superior Court, and in sueh
Interior Courts as the Congress may from time to
time order and establish. The Judges both OF The
Supreme and Inferior Courts, shall hold their ofces
during good behavior, and SHALL stated times re-
celve for their services compensation which shall
not be diminished during their continuance in ONCE
SECTION :.
L The Judicial power shall extend 20 all cases ari
sing under this Constitution, the OF the Confed
crate States, aud treaties made which shall ta
made under their authority; all oases affecting
ambassadors other public ministers and consuls 10
all cases OF admiralty and maritime jurisdictions 10
controversies TO which the Confederate STATES .bs
be party; to controversies between two or mors
States; between State and citizens of another
oaie where the state Is plaintiff; between citizens
claiming lands under grants of different STATES aud
between State or the citizens thereof, and foreign
States, citizens SUBJECTS but no State shall H.
sued by a citizen or subject OF any foreign State
2 In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public
ministers, and consus, and those in which a State
shall be party the Supreme Court sha ha We oT0i
nal Jurisdiction In all the other cases before men
toned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate in.
rsdctiOn, both 10 law and facts with such exosT
tions, and under such regulations, the Congref.
shall make.
j. The trial of all crimes except in cases of i'm.
peachnent, shall he by jury, and such trial shall a
held In the State where the said crime shall have
been committed; but when not Committed WjtbiH
any State, the trial shall be such place or plse..
as the Congress may by law have directed
3.
l. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in levying against them or in sd
herring to their enemies, giving them aid and COM
tort No person shall he convicted treason une.s
on the testimonyOf witnesses To the same oyert
act, or on confession in open court.
2 The Congress shall have power to declare the
shall work corruption of blood, forfeiture except
during the life OF the person attainted.
ARTICLE Nv.
SECTION /.
i. Full faith and credit shall be given in ssch
State TO the public acts, records and Judicial proceed
ings of every other State. And the Congress NAV
10y general laws, prescribe the manner in which
such acts records and proceedings shall be proved
SECTION 3
l. The citizens of each State shall be entitled 70
all the privileges and immunities of citizens in tbs
several States and shall have the right of transit
and s0jOurn in any State of the Confeieracv ujrh
their slaves and other property; and the right Of
property in said slave shall be thereby i'm .
paired.
= A person charged in any State with treason
felony, other crime against the of such State
shall, on demand OF the Executive authority of tl.
State from which he aea, he delivered az, 70 be re-
moved TO the State having Jurisdiction of the crime
). No slave or other person held service or La
Dor in any State or Territory of the Confederats
States, under the laws thereof escaping or lawfully
carried into another, shall, CONSEQUENCE of am
law regulation therein be discharged from such
service labor but shall be delivered up ON claim
of the party whom such slave belongs or 10 WbEa
| such service or labor may be due.
SECTION 3
l. Other States may be admitted into this Conf.a.
eracy by vote of two-thirds of the whole House O
Representatives, and two-thirds of the Senate ~.
Senate voting by States; but State shall L.
| formed erected within the Jurisdiction of spy
tion of two States, parts of States with
out the consent of the legislatures Of the States con-
i cerned as well of the Congress
2. The Congress shall have power TO dspose Of and
make all neeful rules and regulations coDcernin0
the property OF the Confederate States including the
lands thereof
tory and Congress shall have power legsIa te and
provide governments for the inhabitants of all terri
tory belonging to the Confederate States lying with
out the limits of the several States; NAV permit
them, at such times, and in such manner as il NAV
by la provide to form States be admitted into
the Conederacy In all such territory, the instiu.
ton of negro slavery it exists in the Confed-
crate States, shall be recognized and protected by
Congress, and by the territorial government: and
the inhabitants of the several Confederate States
and Territories, shall have the right take TO such
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them in auy
| of the States or Territories of the Confederate
States.
| L. The Confederate States shall guaranty to ev.rv
| State that now is or hereafter may become q men,
Der of this Confederacy, republican form of gov
ernment and shall protect each them against in
yasion; and application of the legislature for of
the Executioe when the Legislature is in SESSION.
against domestic violence.