Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-05-24

l. Tnn NaurEa nF che Confederate states HhAA o. NA--
posed % tive sena-ors IT n each state, eoc.sh Y ~
wears b. the legislature thereof, al the regular session
nexE tmleLisfcly d cc=d nE RE eomneneeme1t OF ne
teru @ services and ssrh senator shall hsye ne vote
. rr.rrssrr1rir af.er hey Ehal Be assembled, IN cen
r-1uHu eu. tt- nrst election they SHAH Dc olFlatlA
.,s--r geuav D. into three classes Tho seats OF the
ser..rs of b. h-sf class shall Be vacated 81 te eEpir-
.tian % the secsud year o the second cass - ne
e-rpiraiion OF ths fourth year, aud OF the third GAS ~
~ expiration % The SIKH yeari 50 that one-third nay
h c551e1 evs-v sec1Ed year aud n vacancies happen
By resignation OF otherWis-. during me recess or zoe
leEilaure % Any ssle me executive thereoi ~
make EN- nrary auasiutneuts Entll the uaNt meeting OF
tie legislature, which shall then al sues ytoanoies.
g No ua-su shall BE- O 6sustcr vac shall not naFe
attained III sge 81 thlriy years andb eiuHen e zee
C,rfs5er,ta slstsas and who shal net, When elected, be
an i-uhztItaut q he Slate IT which be shall Be chosen,
Tue vica-Presidsnt o. the Confederate States shall
be President = the senate, but shall have 10 vote
unless they be equaly divided
8 TIE senate shan choose tAeir other oaoeH; and
alss o President pro telP0re IN the absence o. tae
Vlce-Presitert. az ~ % be shal exercise the omse OF
Pr.sidcut OF the C1ufeiersts States.
6. t. Senate snail have the sole power 70 try al in
psschmenist when sitting fer that 7urpose, they shall
= on sssh OF rm-maton. when tke President 81 the
CouledFrste slstes D. tried, the Chief Justice shall
presides and ne perssn shall be convicted without the
ooucurrsnoe q ,E5-h .ras q me member present
2 JGdrueut u cases Of Impeachment shall not *
t-nd further than 70 re1svai fr5m caees and d~isqualn-
cation 70 hois and enjoy any cmoe q heuaT' trust or
prdal usdsr the Coalederate stltsH5 buI the Eary cos
vict-d shal, nevertheless, be liable and subject % in
dotmeu trial judgment sd punishment aoosrelng TO
Law.
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l. he times. places and manner o. hsidlnE elections
fo- Senator ard Representatives, shal be prescribed
in each state By the legislature thereof, subject to the
R~ravisians Of this Constitution; bit the Congress may,
At AIRY time. - law. make sr alter suth regulations.
Ierceut a. 70 the times and placesof choosing stnatorsl
: ne Conrress shan assemble at least ence in every
year; ard such meeting shall be or the FIRST MoHday IL
Droem5srs unless they shall By law appoint q diner-
sut day.
T.. Each Ho15s shall be the judge o. the elections, re-
Hurwe ara rnnI.HrHfHHrE OF AS OWL members. and A ma
i1riry o. e.ch shall c~srstt1fe quorum 30 Do business ;
but q Ema Ter Hum3er may adjourn from CAY 10 day and
meEbe7s i1 szch manner aEt under such penalties as
each House may p-cT-ae.
2. Zach Bsuse nav determine 1s rules sf its pro
csediaE, 2uuisn lts members fer d~isorderly behavisur,
sHa, with the concurrence e. tHO-thirds sf the whole
nuaser, sEpsia me91sr-
> Each house shall Keep Journal or lts preceding,
and from time 20 tine publish the same, excepting such
par1s as may Iu their I-1sm-nt require secresy. and
the yeas sol nays Of the members Of ether house, on
Eur question. E1aII, az fhe desire of one-dfth e those
present be catered on the Journal.
& Neither house, dHrinE the session Of Congress,
more pr zn th-ee says, nor 90 ang ot'er place than that
in R1i1b the two houses shall be sitting.
szCrIeE c.
7 The Senator's sud Representatives shall receive a
c1ureu-1t11 f1r their services, 90 be EsceraiHed b.
law. and pAld 0ut Of he treasury Of the Confederate
Stats They shall, IN al casss, except treason aud
brszsh = the pesce, be p~rirIiered from arrest during
their attendance - te session OF their respective
houses and n going % and reforming from the sane;
an pr any speech or Debate in either house, they shah
Mt be questioned 10 any other pace.
. No senator or R'gre-autative shall, during the
time fr which be ~as elected. be appointed 10 any civil
oass urtsr me authority g the Confederate States.
with shaI have been ere ted. or the em1luneuts
Eaerc0r saaIl have been inc-eased during zueh time:
and no person h1fdiuE any chca under the Confederate
Srarss shau De- "a member 70 either house during bis
oou-nu-noe in1rie- lbut CoaEressmayr BY Law grant
20 the principal uB,sr 10 each o. tue executive depart
mems a --ft u1ou me door OF either house, witi toe
prlTleg- oi discussing any measures apperlaining to
his 6epartneusl
sEcrIoE1 :.
l.. All bills for raising revenue shah originate in The
H1usT Of aes--sHutatIve.; bot me senata may propose
Or c5ucur vita ameu1msuts ~ on other bills.
2 Ev--y bah rhilh Shall gave passed both Houses.
shall before q. becomes q law be presented to the
Of tle Confederate states; u be approve. he
sAal slgn H. buf ~ not De -han return il with his Oh
ieil-ns @ iast Hou 10 ehl-h 10 tha lhaVe origiEaie
Ehasbsls enter be objections Of large on their Journal. !
I'D pracsed 90 rscJnslier it, II, zIer such reoonsls-
eraLisu, two-tairds % that House shall agree 10 pass the /
bill. il shall be s5ui, trFelher with objections. 70 the
other House By winch II Eh1l likewise Be reconsidered, ]
snd IL approved by two thirds Of that House. if shsll
become . law. BIT IN all such cases, the votes Of both
Houses sual be determined by yeas and nays, and the 3
uaaes o. the perssrs vottng fs- and again-t the bill
shsu Be entered on the Journal o. each House respect
ivsy- IL any Dll saA- noi De returned by the Pres
within ten dsvs lsundsys "a. eple-l after Il shall Z
have been presented To n4us TIE <me ban be a law
IN lee masner - 10 he had signed unless The Con-
Ersas, BY heir ed ournmruti prevent SIS return in
when case it shau nos be d law. lrhe President may
approve any auurT1rlatlon and diFauprOve any oiher Z
sppropriaI-n IN the sane bin. Ia ssch case BE- shall. Z
Ia SIGNING The bill. d. sIEuata the appropriations dissp-
provost sqd s1sII ratnru cory Of sueh auprrpriatiors
win BIS o~tsrclanss 70 the House in WI Oh the bin shall
have originates ana the same procaediSgs shall tben Be ]
20 IN caseof osler bills dlsapproved By the Presi-
ssutl
. VERY srder, resolution or vote. TO which the e5u.
-urreacH Of b-th FoEses may be Necessary except on q
OF ztlarranelt' shall Be presented 70 The
President % he Ou-federate Slstss5 and before the
same SHALL take Affect shall he approved By him; OF
being dlsf1proVed By Rim, NAV be repassed by two
.hirls Of byth Hgu-es according 10 the rules and Iimita-
items prescribed IN else OF a bill.
SECTION s..
The Congress shah have power
J.. 10 lay ana collect psEes. Duties, imposts and e.
riseu, Tor revenue nccessaryl 20 pay the debts, pro
flr the com-lon defense. and CARR o. De Govern
maut q the C0uselerUls Stsfess Tout no bsrutfes sbsH .
be Erzured rrom the trezsurys no shall any duties or
szr-s Or imp1rtsuons from foreign nations be laid 70
promote CT foster any h-au-s Of industry and al du-
Im-asss, and excuses shall be uniform throuEhout
?. To borrow money IN the credit Of he Confederate
States
,. To regulate o1umeros with foreign nations. and
luauE The several states. and with the indian tribes;
Par ueilher thisi nor any other cause contained IN the
JsnslituIon shall ever be c5nstrued 70 delegate the
s0Eer 70 C1lgre-s % Appropriate money for any inter
al improvement intended 10 facilitate commerce ; er-
aePt Tor the purpose q furnishing lights. beao1us and
luogs and ether AIDS 70 navigation upon tie coasts, and
he Improvement u hartors and the removing Of OBJ
rrucllonE M river navisGuU1. IN al which cases. zach
10 zee thau be laiE on the navigation facilitated there
- as nay be necessary TO Psy ne cost and expenses
4 y establish Uniform laus o. naturalization. and
inform laws 90 the subject o. bankruptcies througbout
be Confederate States, [hu. no law OF Congress shall
.ischzrse any aebt contracted before The pss.sgs Of ne
s Too5fu money. regulate the value tbsreo, and Of
0reiEn csiu5 and tx The standard Of weights and meas
5. 70 provide for the punlshmeat sf oounterfeiius
be ezcuIiues and current coin Of the ConfedsTste
7. To estsbush pos. oFces and POST routes; rbu, the
Of the Post cree Department, after the nust
Ay q Esr1h 10 TIE gear Of cur Lord eighieen HUNDRED
nd sixty % e., shall Be paid ont o. is own rsvenurs.I
6. 10 promote the progress q science and Useful arts,
y securing Tor limited times % authors ard inventors
be sz-Esivs right TO their respective writings and dis
> To Constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme
10 To deane md punish plra1i,s and fsianiss COM
liled on tue high seas, and o1snses against the law OF
m TodeeIare war grant letters Of rar5uc and r~svris,i
% mske rules o~orc-ruins captures oa iand and wat-r-
- To raj e and support armies5 but no appropria-
.oHef motey 20 thAt use shaii De for . logger term than
"a T. provide and maintain a navy.
u T. make rlles o. government and regulation Of 2
be ian1 and naval forces s
Il. Top0vias for aIi1s forth The miHua 10 ezseute
isss = the Coufedef e sisteEl suppress insurreo- E
md repel iuvrluus;
g. To provide Tor organizing, arniur ana diselplinr 4
Re- lIifia, and %. geveruuE such part o. them as nav 2
es1p ay d u rhc service % ii gonfefernte Sac. q
serving 70 ths States, rssD-aively. The apo ntment 2
the lmcersi and The au-hlriy Of traIning the militia 2
c0rti. 8 b the disclp lne prescribed BY Congress
10. T. exercise exclusive legislation. IN al cases
ll' s1eEerr over EEcu GlslI scr loot exceeding ten miles
.uarr) 81 may by SESSION OF oae or m1re States ana IL :.
sepfancs of C0agress. b s3ue the seat Of the Govern 3
sui y I'd Confederate 6IEtesi aud toEEerclse like au- :
10 4 y 9ver az places p~urcbaset By ne consent % the >
Eialstlre % tbe State ID which the sane shall be fr u
e erection of io7ts, masszlnss, arserals, d~ockyards, T.
id other nrediui buildings End =
IS p make an laws which hail Be Necessary and =
-o1er 81 clrrVinE la % e~xrcu1oa he foregoing powers. Y
D. 81 oner p1HersFerted by this Constitution in The
sy'fnasnt = re oa1fsaer1is states. or IN any de-
sFcrfov g. a
l. me tupertiugl Of negroes q the African rure. Of
% any tc7sim country, other ntn the siaveboiding p
sla .-rrbrles Of he Urite4 slsfss Of Aneuoa. ,,
hereby Forbidden; ard Congrrrs Ii reorire5 Ia -
% aWs @ f-sI r. etualy prsveut be saue.l
? l~JosEress shell ale have ths poEc 10 prehitf The
t7o-ucial g slsves from auy STATE "a wsnber ~ n
Territory ut bel nErug %, thts Conf=der.cv 81
3 4hc FrlFiieEe q me wit Of kabcsi corpus thsn y
vasisn ne Iublc esieiy msy recui - n
4. 30 bhn q sitainder. % a. post acfo law, o. Law
.oylns q l4la.t.aA ne rifht q progeny ~ negro Z,
E. 30 e-piruistioa or other direct tax ss.u be laid o.
liss . pfgp riH lo ne census or enumersu0a here y
8 30 TAX gT aug shah be laid o. artises exported
on any state eHoept b q vote o. t~No-thifds q both y
80 preference thal BE- sigsa By any r-srui.tjon AZ II
umsrce OF revenue . the ports Of rae STATE over those q
S. No MONEY hal be drawn from the treasury. bvt Z
Consequence u uppropria;lcne made By law snd 4 m
galar statement End aoc0uat - ne reo-irts and ok
.naitun-e = al publs money shall Be published from
ne 10 time. a,
3 fconEress shall appropriate no money from ne y
1asury exc D. By vote % feo thirds q bath Hsuses. VI
rel BY yra1 and nays unesE u be- asked md estimated 81
b. s9ue ore % he heais 81 Department. ard Sub 2.
BE- Congress ~ ths President; or for The purpose ~
payins IL aWn expenses and contingencies OF fr y
raTmeni a eaiUs against The Confederate States q
p 1usiicenf uilla shall haT been Juilcsiy dsoiared
q rlbuna t9r-l lnFestsEalon o. csims sgainst fhs p
Fer1ne1t whirn g d hereby made the duty Of Con- ~
2 90 eetafish.l N
c iAi tiNs tppn11ristlug money Ehau Fpecifv IN
ieral carre g ths tTrrt amounf of each aFFropris- ll
o az te p1fp lser icr Which it De- mlfei ard Cen 81
.Fs shall s a1t % extra c1r peusztt8a 30 any public in
itraftor, oszcer, agent CT eerraut. after such contract OF
81 have bees mace " Huck service rendered ~
o. No title Of attilfty thal Be Franled bT the Coz ~
erate States, Euc nopersou hoidlnE any cMse Of profit te'
tru1t under hen, shall. Hltheri TIE c1nssut q Con- *
10, accept % any present, emolumfnts once or tilie ~
any kind whatever from any king prince or foreign ~
ts. 81