Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-03-06


bassadols and other public minis
tiers; lac shall take care that the laws
be faithfully executed, and shall com
mission all the officers of the Con-
: itdeacy.
., The President, Vice President,
and all civil officers of tho COnfedo-
mcy shall be romovcd'irom ofiics on
conviction by the Congress of trca-
son, bribery, on other high crimes
and misdcmcanOrS vote of two
thirds shall be necessary for such
conviction,
ARTICLE !,
|. The judicial power of the cun'
itdcracy shall be vested in one SUI
preme Court, and in snch inferior
Courts rs are herein directed, or rs
the Congress may from time TO time
ordAin or establish.
7 /? .aoh STATE shall constitute q
district IN which there shall be II
Z Court called q District Court, which,
until otherwise provided by the
Congress, shall have the jurisdiction
vested by the laws of the United
States, as fur as applicable, in both
the District and Circuit Courts Qi
the United States, for that State;
the Judge whereof shall be. appoint
cd by the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the Con.
gress, exercise the power and au.
thority vested by the laws of the
United States in the Judges of the
District and Circuit Courts Of tho
United States for that State, and
shall appoint the times and places
ut which the courts shall be held.
Appeals may be taken directly from
the District Courts to the. Supreme
Court, under similar regulations TO
those which are provided in case of
appeal TO the Supreme Court of the
United States, or ndcr such other
regulations us may be provided by
the Congress. The commissions OF
all the judges shall expire with this
Provisional Government.
3. The Supreme Court shall be
constituted of all the District Judg-
es. n majority of whom shall be n
quorum, and shall sit at such times
and places as the Congress shall ap-
point.
i. The Congress shall have power
to make laws for the transfer Of any
causes which were pending III the
courts of the Confcderacy, and for
the execution of the orders, DEGREES,
and judgements heretofore rendered
by the said courts of the United.
States; and also all laws which may
be requisite to protect the parties to
all such suits, orders, judgments, or
dccrccs, their heirs, personal repre-
sentatives, or assignces.
SECTION 2.
l. The judicial power shall extend
to all cases of law and equity, arising
under this Constitution, the laws Of
the United States, and of this Con-
federacy, and treaties made, or
which shall be made, under its au-
thority to all cases affecting am
basssadors, other public, ministers
and consuls; to all cases OF admir-
ality and maritime jurisdiction; to
controversies to which the Confede-
racy shall be Il party controversies
between two or more States be-
tween citizens Of different States
between citizens of the same States
claiming lands under grants Of diff
terent States.
3. In all cases affecting ambas sa-
dors, other public ministers aud
consuls, and those in which a State
shall be a party, the Supreme Court
shall have original jurisdiction. In
all the other cases before mention
ed the Supreme Court shall have
appellate jurisdiction, tn as to
law and fact, with exceptions and
under such regulations as the Con-
gross shall make.
3. The trial of all crimes, except
in cases of impeachment, shall DC
by jury, and such trials 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 at such place
or places as the Congress may by
law have directed.
SECTION 3.
/. Treason against, this Confcde-
racy shall consist only in levying
war against it, or in adhcring to its
enemies, giving them aid and com.
fort. No person shall be convicted
of treason unless on the testimony
of two witnesses to the same overt
act, or on confession in open court.
.. The Congress shall have pow
er to declare the punishment of trca-
son; but no attaindcr of treason
shall work corruption of blood, or
forfeiture, except during the life OF
the person attained.
ARTICLE Iv.-sEcTIoN l.
1. Full faith and credit shall be
given in each State to the public
acts, records and judicial proceed
ings of every other State. And the
Congress may, by general laws, pre-
scribe the manner in which such
acts, records, and proceedings shall
be proved and the effect of such
proof.
SECTION 9.
1. The citizens of each State shall
be entitled to all privileges ana i'm.
munities of citizens in the several
States.
2. A person charged in any State
with treason, felony or other CRIME
who shall flee from Justice, ana DC
found in another State shall, on de1
mand of the executive authority OF
a., C+oto from which he fed, be de-