Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-24
SECTION 2.

| l. The President shall be comma nder-in-chisf oi
Ine army and navy of the Confederate States, and
service of the Confederate States; he msy
require the opinion in writing OF the principal In
hi, ~ % ~. VI me E1ecntive Departments, upon any
1 70 the duties OF their respective On
ces and he shall have power to grs mt reprieves and
ior ohenees against the Confederate States.
except IN cases VI impeachment
| z He shall have power, by and with the advice
sno consent oi the senate 70 make TREATIES Iroyid
red t~o-Ihirds OF the senators concur and he
shall nominate, and by snd with advice and con-
sent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors other
pnoic ministers and eonsuis Judges Of the Supreme
Court and all other officers of the Confederate States
whose appointments are not herein otherwise pre-
Nlded for, and which shall be estab iished by law:
out the Congress by Law, vest the appointment
OF such inferior officers, they think proper, the
PRESIDENT alone ia the courts OF Law in the hesds
| of Departments.
3. The principal in each of the Executive Depart
ments and all persons connected with the diplomat
sure OF the President All other civil officers OF
Executive Department may be removed any tir,s
their services unnecessary, or for dishonesty Ia
capacity, ineeency, misconduct. neglect duty;
and when so removed, the removal shall be reported
to the Senate, together with the reasons therefor
4. The President shall have power MI all yscsn-
cies that may happen during the Of the SEN
ate, by granting commissions which shz expire at
the end Of their session. bur person rejected
by the Senate shall be piOiHted the once
during their ensuing recess
SECTION }.
l. The President shall from time 10 time give 70
the Congress information OF the Of the Conied-
measures as he shall judge necessary and sxpedenti
ne may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both
HOUSES either OF tien case CT diss gree
nlent between them, with respect 10 the time Of ad-
Journment, he may adjourn them time he
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
and other Pnohc MINISTER'S he shall take care that
the laws be faithfully executed, and shall
sion all the officers Of the Confederate States.
SECTION 4.
l. The President, Vice President and all civil ors-
GERS OF the Confederate States shall be removed from
office Impeachment for, and conviction Of treason.
bribery, or other high crimes and nlisieRlesnOrs.
ARTICLE III
SECTION I.
l. The judicial power OF the Confederate States
Inferior Courts the Congress may from time to
time order and establish The judges, both Of the
supreme and Interior Courts shall hold their offices
during good behavior, and shall. stated times re-
ceye Tor their services compensation, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance ia Office
=.
! The Judicial power shall extend to all cases art-
sing under this Constitution, the laws the Consd-
crate states, and treaties made or which shall be
made under their authority; 10 all Affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers and oonsuIs; 20
all cases of admiralty aud maritime jurisdictions 10
controversies which the Confederate States shall
be a party; to controversies between two more
States; between a SJate and citizens Of another
State where the State Is plzintif; between citizens
claiming lands under grants OF different States and
between State or the citizens thereof, ana foreign
States, citizens or SUBJECTS but State shall Ls
sued by citizen or subject Of any foreign State
=. In all cases affecting ambassadors other public
ministers, aud cOnsuls, Snd those in which q state
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have oric-
nal jurisdiction In all the other cases before men
toned, the Supreme Court shall have appeIIar. in
risdiction both lsw facts with such rxc.T-
uons, and IN der such regulations, the Congress
shall make
b The trial of all crimes. except in cases of i'm
peachment shall be by jury, and such trial shall bs
held in the State where the said crime shall have
been committed; but when not committed within
any State, the trial shall tie such place OF psoss
as the Congress may by law have directed.
SECTION ).
1. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in ieSying against them, in sd-
Tort No person shall be convicted treason unless
the testimony Of twU witnesses the same overt
act, confession in open court
:. The Congress shall have power declare the
punishment OF tress son, but no sttander OF
shall work corruption of blood, forfeiture except
during the life Of the person AGtainted.
ARTICLE ".
/. Full faith and credit shall be given In each
State 10 the public records and Judicial proceed
ings Of every other State. And the Congress may,
such acts, records, and proceedings shl be proved
and the effect theIeOf-
SECTION 2.
J. The citizens Of each State shall lie entitled 10
all the privileges immunities f ritix-rs n, ~
several States and shall iha "a ht Of tF.nsit
and sojouru ia any State of the Coniederscy win
their slaves and other property; and the ftght of
property IN SAID slave shall not lie thereby i'm
paired.
felony, other crime against the laws such STATE
shall, on demand OI the Executive authority Of the
State from which he Ned. be delivered up 70 be rs-
moved 10 the State having jurisdiction OF the crime
). No slave or other person held to service la
bor ia any Stale Territory of the Confederate
States under the laws thereof escaping lawfully
carried into another, shall, in consequences any
law OF regulation thereinY be discharged from such
service labor but shall be delivered up on claim
OF the party TO whom such slave belongs 10 whom
such service or labor may be due.
,.
l. Other States may be admitted into this Conf.d-
srscy by a OF two-thirds of the whole House Il
Representatives,, and tWO-thirds OF the Senate,
Senats voting by States; but State shall be
formed erected within the jurisdiction Of any
other State; any State be formed by the june
tOn of two States, parts of States, with
out the consent OF the legislatures Of the
cerned we'll as Of the Congress
= The Congress shall have power dispose Of and
make all needful rules and regulations concerning
the property of the Confederate States. including
lands thereof
8 The Confederate States may acquire new terri.
tory and Congress shall have power legslate and
provide governments for the inhabitants Of al terri
tory belonging she Confederate states lying with
the limits of the several States and NAV permit
them, such times, and in such manner ss il may
by law provide, form States be admitted iuto
the Confederacy In all such territory the institu.
States, shall be recognized and protected by
Congress, and by the territorial government; and
the inhabitants OF the several Confederate Slate.
and Territories. shall have the right 10 take such
territory slaves, la wfully held by them in Epy
of the States or Territories OF the Confederate
States.
State hat now is or hereafter may become q laem-
ber of this Coniederacy, republican form of gov
ernment, snd shall protect each of them against
vasion; and application OF the legislature (or Of
the Executioe when the legislature SESSION.
against domestic violence.