Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-06-20
SECTION A


z The Congress shall assemble at least once in every
year, and such meeting shall be the first Monday De-
ceIber unless they shall by law, appoint diff rent day
FICTION 5.
Each House shall be the Judge of the elections
and qualifications of its members. and ority of
each shall constitute quorum to do business but smaller
number may adjourn from day day and may
lied to compel the attendance of absent members
vide. r.
2 Each House may determine the rules of its
igs punish its members disc, dery behavior and with
the concurrence of twohrd Of the whole number expe
3. Each House shall keep journal of it's proceedings
and rom time to time publish the same except such parts
a may n ner require secrecy and the yeas and
nays OF the members Of each House, any question: SHALL
t the desire OF oneh of those present. ne entered the
journal.
T. Neither House. during the session of Congress- shall
without the of the other adjourn for
three days nor in any other place than that which the
Two Houses shall be sit ing.
SECTION. 6.
l. The Senators and Representatives shall receive
Penaoh LOT tEer sefVces to be ascertaDed by law. and
paid out of treasury of the Confederate They
SHALL in all cases. except treason and breach of the peace
De plVeged from arrest during their attendance at the
session OF their respe tive Houses going
turning from the same and for any speech Debate in
either House, they shall not be questioned in any other
place
2. No Senator Representative shall, during the time
for which he was elected be arpojned to anv civil office
under the authority Of the Confederate States which shall
have been created the emoluments whereof shall have
increased during such time and no person holding anv
Office the Confederate States shall be member Of
elner House during his continuance Office But Congress
may by law grant the principal officer in each Of the
Executive Departments seat upon the floor either
House, wit the privilege of discussing any ap
pertaining to his Department.
7.
l. All bills for raising shall originate the House
OF representatives; but the Senate may propose
cur with amendments other bills.
Every bill which shalhave passed DO Houses. shall
before becomes law be presented President of
not he shall return it with his objections to that House
10 which it shall have originated who shall obec
tlons at large on their Journal and proceed consider IT,
IT, after such reconsideration tw0thrds that House
shall to pass he bill shall be sent together with
the objections, to the other House, by which it shall like
wise be reconsidered and approved by of that
House, shall become law. But in all such Cases. the
votes OF both Houses shall be determined by nays
ana te names the persons voting for or against the bill
shall be entered the journal Of each House respectively
any bill shall rot be returned by the President within
ten days Sundas excepted) after shall have been pre-
sented to him. the shah be law, like manner as if
he had signed it, unless the Cong b their adjournment
vent Its return In which case it shall not be law
The President may approve any appropriation and dsap
prove ofany other appropriation in the bill In such
case he shal in signing the BILL designate the appropria
tlons dsapprOVed and shall return copy of such apprO
PraI( MS with his objections to the House in which the
then be had in Of other bills dsapproved by the
President.
3 Every order, resolution VOTE to which the con-
cuTrence OF both Houses be necessary except ques
ton of adounmenO shall be presented to the President of
the Confederate States and before same shall take
effect, shall be approved by HIM being dsapproved by
him. may be repassed by wohids of both Houses accord
ing the rules and limitations prescribed in case of bill
SECTION s.
The Congress have power
l. To lay and collect taxes duties mposs and excises
for revenue necessary to the debts provide for the
mon defence and carry the of the Conede
States but bounties shall be granted from the rea
suTy; shall any duties taxes on importatons from
foreign nations he la promote branch
Industry and all duties imI ots and excises shall be nn
ifol m throughout the confederate States:
z 70 borfo" money on the credit of the Confederate
States
3. To regulate with foreign nations and among
the several states and with the l1den Tribes but neither
this cla1se contained the Constitutions shall
be construed to delegate the TO Congress appro
prlae money for any internal Improvement to facilitate
commerce. except for the purpose of furnishing gbts
coasts and the Improvement OF harbors and the emOvemen
OF Instructions in river CATION in all which cases. such
duties shall be laid the navigation facilitated thereby
may be necessary pay expenses thereof
f. 10 establish uniform laws of naturalization, and uni
form laws oI the suect o. Bankruptcies throughout the
confederate States but no law OF Congress shall discharge
any debt contracted before the passage oI the
J. 10 coin money regulate the value thereof and of for
eln con and TX the standard OF weights and measures
t. TO provide ier he punhn ent of counterfetng the
curities and current com OF the outederate STATES:
Z. establish post offices and post routes; but the
penses of the P0st-oCe Department. after the first day of
March the year Lord eighteen hundred and sixty
three, shall be paid out of its own revenues:
g To promote the progress of science and The ueu arts
by securing for limited times authors and inventors the
exclusive right to their respective writings discoveries
g. To constitute tribunals inferior the Supreme
TO- To define and punish piracies and feonies committed
the high seas offences against the law of nations
H. T. declare grant letters Of marque reprisa
and make rules concerning captures land and water
r. 10 raise and armies bat no AUTHORIZATION of
money to that stall be for longer than two
years:
49, To provide and maintain a navy
II To make rules for government and regulation CT the
land and naval forces:
49, 10 provide for calling forth the militia to execute the
laws OF the Confederate Sates suppress instructions and
repol inVasons
i6 To provide for organizing armiug, aud discplinpg
the militia and tor COVE ming such part of them re
employed in the service OF the Confederate States
ing to the states respectively the appointment of the off
and the au hoy of training the militia according
the discipline yrescnhe1 by Congress:
H. To exercise exclusive legislation in all whaso
may by the cession of states and the accept
Of Congress- become the of the Government of the
Confederate States; and to exercise like authority all
places purchased by the OF the legislature of the
which the shall be- for the erection Of forts
magazines arsenas yards, and other needul build
iugs and
IS To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper
for carrying into cution the foregoing powers, and all
other powers vested by this Constitution in the government
the Confederate States or in any department or office
thereof.
SECTION 9.
l. Tn importation of negroes of the African race, from
any foreign country ohr than the saveholdng States
Territories of the United States os America here by
efectually prevent the same.
2 Congress shall also have the power to prohibit the in
PREDICTION of slaves any State member Of Ter
ritory not belonging to, this Confederacy.
The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be
suspended uness when Of rebellion invasion the
public safety may require it.
A. No bill of attander post fdco law law deny
ing or mparng the right OF property III slaves shall
be passed.
s. capiaon or other direct tax shall be laid unless
proportion to he census enumerang hereahefOre drec
ted to be taken.
g. No duty shall be laid articles exported from
except ny Vote Vi OF
l. No preference shall be given by any regulation of
to the ports of Slate those of
another.
s. No money shall be drawn from the treasury but in
consequence of appropriations made by law and regu-
statement and account of the receipts and expenditures
of ali public money shall be published from time to time
g. Congress shall appropriate money from the treasu
y except by vote of twords Of both Houses taken by
and unless be asked and estimated for by
of the heads of the Department. and submitted Con-
gress by the President for the purpose of paying its
expenses and contingencies; for the payment o
claims against the Confederate States the justice of which
shall have been udcy declared by tribunal for the in
vestigation of claims against the government which
hereby made the duty of Congress to establish.
TO- All bills appropriatng money shall specify in federal
currency each appropriation and the
purposes for which is made and Congress shall grant
compensation any public contractor officer agent