Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-08
SECTION 2.


/ 1. The President shall be commander-in -in-chief OF
the army and navy of the Confederate States, and
of the militia of the several States, when called into
the actual service of the Confederate States; he may
require the opinion in writing, of the principal OH
in each of the Executive Departments, upon any
subject relating TO the duties of their respective ON
ces; and he shall have power grant reprieyes and
pardons for offences against the Confederate States
except in cases OF impeachment.
2. He shall have power, by and with the advice
and of the Senate to make treaties, provid
ed twc-thirds of the SenaforspTesent and he
shall nominate, and by and with the advice and
sent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors ether
public ministers and consuls Judges Of the Supreme
Court and all other officers of the Confderaee States,
| whose appointments are not herein otherwise pro-
vided for, and which shall be established by law;
but the Congress may, by law vest the appointment
OF such inferior officers, they think proper in the
President alone in the of Law in the heads
of Departments.
B. The principal in each of the Executive Depart
menfs, and all persons connected with the diplomat
ic service, may be removed from office at the plea
sure OF the President All other civil officers OF the
Executive Department may be removed a any time
by the President, or other appointing power, when
their services are unnecessary for dishonesty in
capacity, ineciency, misconduct or neglect of duty
and when so removed, the removal shall be reported
10 the Senate, together with the therefor.
4. The President shall have power NIL all yacan-
cies that may happen during the of the Sem
ate, by granting commissions which sha IL expire at
the end of their session; but person rejected
by the Senate shall be re-appointed to the office
during their ensuing recess.
SECTION 3.
1. The President shall from time to time rive tn
the Congress Information OF the of the Confed-
eracy, and recommend their consideration such
measures he shall judge necessary and expedient:
he may, extraordinary occasions convene botb
Houses, either of them and in case of disagree
ment between them, with respect to the time Of sd
journment, he may adjourn them to such time As he
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
and other public ministers; he shall take care that
the laws be faithfully executed and shall commits
sion all the officers OF the Confederate States.
SECTION 4.
1. The President, Vice President, and all civil off
of the Confederate States, shall be removed from
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bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION 1.
1. The judicial power of the Confederate States
shall be vested in Superior Court, and in such
Inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to
time order and establish. The judges, both of the
Supreme and Inferior Courts, shall hold their offices
during good behavior, and shall at stated times re-
ceiye for their services sensation, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance in ofes
SECTION 2
/ The judicial power shall extend TO all cases ari-
sing under this Constitution, the laws Confe-
crate States and treaties made which shall be
made under their authority; all cases affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers and consn- -
all of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction: To
controversies TO which the Confederate States shah
be a party; to controversies between two or r,or
States; between a State and citizens of another
State where the State is plaintiff between citizens
claiming lands under grants of different States and
between State the citizens thereof and foreign
States, citizens or subjects; but shall be
sued by citizen or subject of any foreign State
ministers, and consuls, and those in which State
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have origi.
nal jursdction In all the other cases before mem
TONED, the supreme Court shall have appellate ju-
risdicton, both law and facts, with such excsT
tions, and under such regulations the Congress
shall make.
). The trial of all crimes, except in cases of i'm.
peachment shall be by jury, and such trial shall be
held in the State where the said crime shall have
been committed; but when not committed virbin
any State, the trial shall be such place or places
as the Congress may by law have directed.
SECTION 3.
1. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only IN leFyIng war against them, ad-
herring to their enemies giving them aid and COM
tort No person shall be convicted treason unless
the testimony of witnesses to the same overt
act, confession in open court
2. The Congress shall have power TO declare the
punishment OF treasOn but attainder of treason
shall work corruption of blood, forfeiture except
during the life of the person attainted.
ARTICLE ".
| SECTION 1.
1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State to the public acts records judicial proceed
ings of every other State. And the Congress NAV
by general laws, prescribe the manner in which
and the effect theieof.
I. The ctizehs Of each State stall be entitled to
all the privileges and mHaities of citizens in the
1 ss sSosf s' Z s y sss s r. a he s ss1 Of trans,
their slaves sad other property; end the right of
paired.
2. A person charged in any State with treassn-
felony, other crime against the laws of such Sate
shall, demand OF the Executive authority of lie
State from which he fed be delivered up to be re-
moved to the State having jurisdiction of the crime
B. No slave other person held to service or la
| Dor in any State Territory of the Confederate
States, under the laws thereof, escaping or awfuy
carried into another, shall, in consequence of any
law regulation therein, be discharged from such
service or labor; but shall be delivered up claim
OF the party to whom such slave belongs, 10 whom
such service or labor may be due.
SECTION 8.
l. Other States may be admitted into this Confd-
| eracy by vote of two-thirds of the whole House O
| Representatives, and two-thrds the Senate the
| formed erected within the jurisdiction of any
other State; any State be formed by the iunc-
ton OF two or more States or parts of States with
out the consent of the legislatures of the States con-
| cerned we'll as of the Congress.
2. The Congress shall have power dispose of and
make all needful rules and regulations concerning
the property of the Confederate States including the
| lands thereof
| g. The Confederate States NAV ACQUIRE new terri
tory and Congress shall have power legisIate
provide governments for the inhabitants all terri
belonging TO the Confederate States lying with
out the limits OF the several States and may permit
| them, at such times, and in such manner il NAV
by law provide to form States to be admitted into
the Confederacy In all such territory the institu.
ton of negro slavery exists in the Confe-
| crate States shall be recognized and protected by
| Congress, and by the territorial government; and
the inhabitants of the several Confederate States
and Territories, shall have the right such
| territory any slaves, lawfully held by them in soy
| of the States or Territories of the Confederate
States.
4. The Confederate States shall guaranty to every
State that now is or hereafter may become a msm-
Der of this Confederacy, republican form of gov
ernment and shall protect each of them against
vasion and application OF the legislature (or of
| the Executioe when the Legislature is in sessionl
| against domestic violence.
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