Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-09-13


oiccrsof the Confederate States, shalt be removed
from Office on Impeachment for, and conviction Of
treason bribery, or high crimes and misdemcaners
ARTICLE III.
SECTION 1.
l. The judicial power of the Confederate States
shall be vested in one Superior Court and in such
Inferior Courts the Congress may from time to
time ordain and establish. The Judges, both Of
the Supreme and Inferior courts shall hold their
Offices during good behavior, and SHALL ut stated
times, receive for their services compensation,
which shall not be diminished during their con.
tnuance in Office.
SECTION q
/. The judicial power shall extend to oil cases
arising under this Constitution, the laws of the
Confederate States, and treaties made or which
shall be made, under their authority; to all cases
affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and
consuls; to all cases of admiralty and maritime
jurisdictions to controversies to which the Confeie-
rate States chall be party to controversies be-
tween two or more States; between State and
citizens of another State where the State is plain
tiff; between citizens claiming lands under grants
of different States and between State or the citi-
zens thereof aud foreign States citizens subjects
but no State shall be sued by citizen or subject of
any foreign State.
2. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other pub
| lie ministers and consuls, and those in which q
State shall be party the Supreme Court shall have
original jurisdiction In all the other cases before
mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate
jurisdiction, both as to law and fact with such ex-
ceptions, and under such regulations, as the Con-
gress shall make.
g. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of i'm
parchment, shall be by jury, and such trial shall
be held in the State where the said crimes shall
have been committed but when not committed
within any State the trial shall be Mt such place
or places as the Congress may by law have directed
| SECTION 3.
| /. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in levying war against them or in adj
herring to their enemies, giving them aid and COM
fort No person shall he convicted of treason I'M
ess on the testimony of two witnesses to the same
overt act or on confession in open court.
| 2. The Congress shall have power to declare the
punishment of treason, but atainder of treason
shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture, except
during the life of the person attainted.
ARTICLE w.
| SECTION 1.
l. Full faith and credit shalt be given in each
State to the public acts records and judicial pro-
ceedings of every other State And the Congress
may, by general laws, prescribe the manner in
which such acts, records and proceedings shall be
proved and the effect thereof
| SECTION O.
| ]. The citizens of each State shall be entitled to
all the privileges aod immunities of citizens in the
several States, and shall have the right of transit
and sojourn in any State of this Confederacy with
their slaves and other property; and the right of
property in said slaves shall not be thereby i'm
paired. #. EtI
2. A person charged in any State with treason,
felony, or other crime against the laws of such
State, shall, on demand of the Executive authority
of the State from which he fed be delivered up to
be removed to the State having jurisdiction of the
crime.
3. No slave or other person held 60 service or la
Dor in any State or Territory of the Confederate
States, under the laws thereof escaping or lawfully
carried into another shall, in consequence of any
law or regulation therein be discharged from sucl
service or labor but shall be delivered up on claim
of the party to whom such slave belongs, or tc
whom such service or labor may be due.
/ SECTION 3.
l.~Other State, may be admitted into this Con
federacy by vote of two-thirds of the whole Hous
of Representatives and two-thirds of the Senate
the Senate voting by States; but no new Stat
shall be formed erected within the jurisdiction o
any other State; nor any State be formed by TIN
junction of two or more States, or parts of States
without the consent of the legislatures of the State
concerned as well as of the Congress-
g. The Congress shall have power to dispose o
and make all needfu rules and regulations con
corning the property Of the Confederate States in
Guiding the lands thereof.
g. The Confederate States may acquire new ter
ritory and Congress shall have power TO legislat
and provide governments for the inhabitants of al
territory belonging to the Confederate States, lyn,
within the limits of the several States; and maj
permit them, at such times, and in such manner
as it may by law provide, to form States to be ad
mitted into the Confederacy. In all such territory
the institution Of negro slavery now exists il
the Confederate States shall be recognized and pro
tected by Congress and by the territorial govern
ms nd tho inb If tba 10
rate States and Territories, shall have the right t.
take to such territory any slaves, lawfully held b.
them in any of the States Territories of the Con
ederate States.
4. The Confederate States shall guaranty to ever
State that now is or hereafter may become mem
Der of this COnfederacy, republican form of gov
eminent, and shall protect each of them agains
invasion; an3 on application of the legislature 70
of the Executive when the legislature is not in SEES
sion) against domestic violence
ARTICLE V.
SECTION /.
|. Upon the demand of any three States, legal
assembled in their several conventions the Congress
: shall summon a convention, Of all tie States t
take into consideration such amendments to tn
Constitution the said States all concur in suggest
ing at the same time when the said demand is made
and should any Of the proposed amedments to tn
Constitution ge agreed on by the said conventio
r voting by States-and the same be ratified b
by the legislatures ofwo-hrds of the several State
or by conventions in two-thirds thereof-as the on
or the other mode Of ratification may be propose
by the general couvention--they shall thencefo
ward form part Of this Constitution. But n
State SHALL without its consent be deprived of il
equal representation in the Senate.
= ARTICLE vi.
: /. The Government established by this Consttu
ton is the successor of the provisional Governmer
# of the Confederate States of America, and all III
laws passed by the latter shall continue in force III
+ til the same shall be repealed modified; and a
e the officers appointed by the same shall remain
office until their successors are appointed and quail
), fed, or the offices abolished
: 2. All debts contracted and engagements entere
It into before the adoption Of this Constitution sha
: be as valid against the Confederate States undt
this constitution as under the Provisional Govern
e ment.
J. g. This Constitution, and the laws of the Confe(
crate States made in pursuance thereof ana all re
It ties made, which shall be made under the autho
;t,ro Of tba Ian md tha Tud0a In, Ctoi