New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-26

l. To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and
excuses forreVenue necessary to pay the debts pro-
vide for the common defence and carry on the
Government of the Confederate States; but no
b0untios shall be granted from the treasury, nor
shall any duties or taxes on mpoftations from for
egn nations be laid to promote or foster any branch
OF industry and all duties, imposts and excuses
shall be uniform throughout the Confederate States
q 10 borrow money on the credit Of the Confcd-
crate States.
g. To regulate commerce with foreign nations,
and among the several States, and with the Indian
tribes; bnt neither this nor any other clause con-
tanned in the Constitution shall ever be construed
to delegate the power to Congress to appropriate
money for any internal improvement intended to
facilitate commerce; except for the purpose Of
furnishing lights beaGonS and bUoys, and other
aids to navigation upon the COASTS, and the improve
mcnt of harbors and the removing OF distractions
in river navigation, in all which cases such duties
shall be laid on the navigation facilitated thereby,
as may be necessary to pay the costs and eXpen.
SEES thereof.
4. To establish uniform laws of naturalization,
and uniform laws on the subject Of bankruptcies
throughout the Confederate States; bat no law Of
Congress shall discharge any debt contracted be-
fore the passage Of the same.
5. To coin money, regulate the value thereof,
and Of foreign con and fix the standard of weights
and measures.
6. 10 provide for the punishment of counterfeit
ing the securities and current coin Of the Confed-
crate States. -
7. To establish post-ofices and post,routes ; but
the expenses of the Post-Otce Department, after
the first day of March, in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and sxty-three, shall be paid out
of its own revenues.
s. TO promote the progress of science and use
full arts, by securing for limited times to authors
and inventors the exclusive right to their respect.
i've writings and discoveries.
9. 70 constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme
Court.
TO- To define and punish piracics and felonies
committed on the high seas, and offences against
| the law of nations.
| II. To declare war; grant letters of marque and
repriSal, and make rules concerning captures on
| land and water.
IL. To raise and support armies; but no appro-
priaOn Of money to that use shall be for q longer
| term than two years
10. To provide and maintain navy.
| II. To make rules for the government and Tcgu-
| lation Of the land and naval forces.
Is. To provide for calling forth the militia to en-
ecute the laws Of the Confederate States, suppress
nsurrections and repel invaglons.
cipliuing the militia, and for governing such part
of them as may be employed in the service of the
Confederate States reserving to the States res
pectivey, the appointment Of the officers and the
authority of training the militia according to the
| discipline prescribed by Congress-
II. To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases
whatsoever over such district (nOt exceeding ter
| miles square, as may, by cesson of one or more
States and the acceptance Of Congress- become the
seat of the Government of the Confederate States
and TO exercise like authority over all places pur
chased by the consent of the Legislature of thu
State in which the same shall be, for the erectel
| y, a. ~ H. I1n,a.. oo1 N' ~
Is. To make ali laws which shall be necessar,
aud proper for carrying into execution the to-eGo
~ PIi =; tI covarn,nant If the Confciarnt
IN an, dnnortmntt nr officer therenf
| SEC. o.. The importation OF negroes OF th
African race from any foreign cnnntry, other thai
Stoins NJ Srrnrira ia hprnhv forhi7drn. md (,or
yrns Is re1nred 10 mass such laws A s}aIr circt
nnally nravant fhp same.
NY . H,,ross shaT ofgo Lova notrer IN nrobibi
+ba in1rrjnntinn nj elovcu from nv l.toin nnr
rahnrn ~ ~ Tarrtnrv mt heInnaint, n hi. Con
rn ;t,,or, ''' ~ '''''
. Tbg nr;y;1aro ,f thn writ of babeas cornu
shoi rnt ba sns1cnJrd nncss When in eases a
rnhnl!inn ~ i,,,asion tho nnhc safety may rp0nir
eO1''''N VI IA '0'''' '''0 ""' ''4"'l
w. No hill IF o+toinder or M. mast f,c,o lave n
lao, do~,i,c or imnairin, The right Of nronortv il
negro al, vna shall he nasaed
NJ -" oTi7ntig ~ oIIer diroct +ov sbou h.
,aiG rnloss IN nronnron tn tho ccnsns or ennmer
++;"t hnrainb aFfora diractnd IN hn taken
M ta~ nv ntv eha he laid on articles OK
nortnd from anv State exrcnt nv a vote OF two
lph G,EEN nf hntb ionses -
''' y NJ nrofaranro shall hn niyen hv anv rarn1a
t;on of cpmmarra or revenue To The norris of on
State over those of another
s. No money shall be drawn from the treasury
but in consequence of appropriations made by tn
law: and regular statement and account Of tn
receipts and expenditures of all public none
shall be published from time to time.
o. Congress shall appropriate no money from thu
treasury except by 4 vote OF two-thrds of boil
hOuses taken by yeas and nays unless it be asked an
estimated for bv some one of the heads of Depart
ment, and submitted to Congress by the President
or for the purpose of paying its own expenses an
CONTINGENCIES or for the payment of claims agains
the Confederate States, the justice of which sha
have been udicially declared by a tribunal for tn
Investigation Of claims against the government
which il is hereby made the duty Of Congress t.
establish
TO- All bills appropriating money shall specify j
, federal currency the exact amount Of each apprC
, priation. and tile purposes for which it is made
and Congress shall grant no extra compensation t
any public contractor, officer, agent or servant
after such contract shall have been made, or sue
service rendered.
II. No title Of nobility shall be granted by tn
Confederate States; and no person holding an
Office of profit trust under them shall, withou
consent Of the Congress- accept of any present
? emoument office CT title of any kind whatevc
, from any king, prince or foreign State.
: u. Congress shall make no law respecting q
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the FIRE
, exercise thereof or abri1gng the freedom
speech, or of the press the right of the peopl
peaceably to assemble and petition the Goyernme1
for redress of grievances,
- A u,on racrnlatpa militia beino necessary +
eve sonrrt,- nf . frra STATE the right Of the HoC
LIZ ~ 1aaH ana baar arms sholl NOT he infrjnrad
RI M fold;er shall in time of peace, be ounI
+orad in onv house. without the consent of tb
,rar. nnr IN lima of war Init in n manner 70 h
; nroscrihad NV law
M rrk+ of +l,n manila IN he ear,,rn in tha