Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-10
NEW SERIES 1859
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he actuai service of the Confederate States; he
lsqglre ths opinion in writing Of the principal on
subject relating 10 the duties their respective o
ees; and he shall have power grant reprieves
pardons for offences against the Confederate States
I.except in OF impeachment
2. He shs IL have power, by and with the advics
and consent of the Senate, to make treaties proyd
ed twothirds of the Senators concur and he
shall nominate, and by aud with advice and con-
sent of the Senate sha II appoint ambassadors Other
puoc ministers and consUls, Judges Of the Supreme
Court and all other officers of the Confederate
Sided for, and which shall be established by Law;
but the Congress may, by law the appointment
OF such inferior officers, they think proper in the
President alone in the of Law in the heads
of Departments,
3. The principal in each of the Executive DeEari
ments and all persons connected with the diplomat
ic service may be from Office at the ples
sure OF the President All other civil officers the
Executive Department NAV be removed at auy time
by the President or other appointing power, when
their services unnecessary or for dishonesty in
capacity, ineciency misconduct or neglect of duty
| and when removed the removal shall be reported
TO the Senate, together with the therefor.
f. The President shall have power 10 NIL all
cies that may happen during the recess of the
ate, by granting commissions which shan expire at
the end of their session; but person rejected
by the Senate shall be reapPointed to the Office
during their ensuing recess.
SECTION 5.
1. The President shall, from time time, give to
the Congress information OF the of the Confed
measures he shall judge necessary and expedienf;
he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both
ment between them with respect to the time Of sd-
Journment, ne may adjourn them to such time he
shall think proper he shall receive ambassadors
ana other public ministers; he shall take thai
the laws be faithfully executed and shall commits
sion ali the officers Of the Confederate States.
SECTION 4.
1. The President, Vice President and all civil of
Gers of the Confederate States shall removed from
ofce on impeachment for and conviction OIL treason
bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors-
ARTICLE III.
SECTION /,
l. The Judicial power of the Confederate States
shall be vested in Superior Court, and in snch
Inferior Courts as the Congress may from time TO
time order and establish. The iudres botb Of ~
Supreme and Inferior Courts, shall hold their ofc-s
during good behavior and shall at stated times re-
ceiNe iOr thtlr services compensation, which shall
not De diminished during their continuance in ofee
SECTION 2.
L The judicial power shall extend to all cases sri
sing under this Constitution the laws of the Coufed
crate States, and treaties made or which shsI I.a
made under their authority; TO all cases affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers and consuIs: 10
ali cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction; te
controversies 10 which the Confederate States shall
be a party; to controversies between two or mors
States; between q State and citizens of another
State where the State is painti; between citizens
claiming lands under grants different States and
between State the citizens thereof and foreign
States, citizens subjects; but State shall l-s
sued by citizen OF subject OF any foreign stare
2 In al cases affecting ambassadors, other public
ministers, and consuls, and those IN which Stats
shs1 be party, the supreme Court shall have origi
nal Jurisdiction In sll the other cases before ,De
toned, the Supreme Court shah have AppeIIst. in
ri7dlcton, both Law and facts, with such excs,
mons, ana under such regulations, the Consre, .
shs III make.
). The trial of all crimes except in cases of i'm.
peachment, shall be by jury, and trial shall Ls
held In the State where the said crime shall haS,
been committed; but when not Committed xi,6,D
any State the trial shall be such place or placa.
as the Congress may by law have directed.
).
l. Treason against the Confederate State. sbsu
consist only in'levyi ing against them or in al
aid
fort No person shall be convicted of treason uns.
the testimony OF two witnesses ~ tbs .I
act, or on confession in open court
2 The Congress shall have power TO declare the
punishment OF treason but no attainder of treason
snail work corruption of blood, forfeiture excsuI
during the life of the person attainted
ARTICLE ~.
SECTION i.
J. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State to the public acts, records and judicial proosd
ings of every other State. And the Congress r1eT
by general laws, prescribe the manner in xbicl
such acts records, and proceedings shall be proved
and the effect theIeof.
SECTION ?.
1. The citizens of each State shall be entitl.o -
all the privileges and immunities of citizens iD t
several States, and shall have the right of trsnst
and sojourn in any State of the Confederacy viii
their slaves and other property; and the righr Of
property IN said slave shall not be thereby IN,
paired.
felony, OF other crime against the laws of such Stat
SHALL on demand OF the Executive authority of The
be
moved to the State having Jurisdiction OF the crime
j. No slave or other person held TO service or La
gor IN any St@te-@- 1---s----s
States, under Ine thereof, escaping or lawfully
carried into another, shall in consequence of any
law or regulation therein be discharged from suc6
service or labor; hut shall be delivered up on csi,
OF the party to whom such slave belongs OF TO whom
such service or labor may be due.
SECTION ).
l. Other States may be admitted into this Contaa
eracy by vote of two-thirds of the whole Hone y a
Representatives, and two-thiris OF the Senate tta
Sci are ilE Srafe hurR
formed or erected wi>.sin the Jurisdiction of snv
other State; nor any State be formed by the iunc
tion Of tvI more States, parts of States win
out the consent OF the legislatures of States con-
cerned as well as OF the Congress
z The Congress shall have power to dispose of and
make all needfui rules and regulations concerninc-
the property of the Confederate States incudine tbs
Ia nds thereof
3. The Confederate States may acquire new tsrr5
tory; and Congress shall have Do xer 10 IegsIate ana
provide governments for the inhabitants OF ri rsr
tory belonging the Confederate Sta ates living win
out the limits OF the several States; and may n.rpf
them, at such times, and in manner a. In may
by La provide 10 form States TO be admitted into
the Coniederacy- In all such territory the nstifI.
ton OF negro slavery it exists In the Confsd
crate States, shall be recognized and urotecfad h.,
Congress, and by ths territorial governments ana
the Inhabitants of the several Confederate Sta1as
and Territories. shall have the right TO take TO sn
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them in -
OF the States or Territories of the Confe..erats
States 01a'e
4. The Confederate States shall guarapt,s 20 ..r,
State that now Is or hereafter may become mem
Der OF this Confederacy, a republican form of 90
ernment, and shall protect each OF them agzinsf in
vasion; aud on application of the legisatnra Tor Of
against domestic violence.