Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-16
NEW SERIES NO. 1740

II. To raise and support armies; but no appropria
ton OF money TO that use shall be for a longer term
than two years.
| ID. To provide and maintain a navy:
| IA 10 make rules for government and the reguls
| ton Of the Land and naval forces:
Is. To provide for calling forth the militia 10
tne laws OF the Confederate States, suppress
| tions and repel invasions:
TO- 10 provide fer organizing arming, and disctD-
nhe tne militia and for governing such of them
as may be employed in the of the Confederate
oates reserFng to the States, respectively, the sp
pomtment OF the officers aud the authority of train
/ by Congress:
IL To exercise exclusive legislotion in all cases
whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding
miles square,) as may, by cession of one or more
States, and the acceptance of Congress become the
seat OF the Government OF the Confederate States and
10 exercise like authority all places purchased
by the consent of the legislature of the which
arsenas, dockyards and other needful buildings and
1s To make all laws which shall be necessary and
proper Tor carrying into execution the foregoing
ers and all other powers vested by this Constitution
the government of the Confederate States OF in any
department or officer thereof.
SECTION O.
l. The importation of negroes of the African race
from any foreign country, othe than the saveholdin
States Territories OF United States America
is hereby forbidden; and Congress required pass
such laws shall efectuaily prevent the same:
2. Congress shall also have power prohibit the
intro uction of slaves from any State not member Of,
or Territory not belonging TO, this COnfederacy.
B. The privilege OF the writ OF habeas corpus shall
not be suspended, unless wheu in of rebellion
invasion, the pubic safety may require it,
4. No bill OF attainder, post factO law, law
denying impaIring the right OF property in negro
S. No capitaton other direct shall be laid un-
less proportion 60 the census enumeration here
nbefore directed 10 be taken.
6. No tax duty shall be laid on articles exported
from any state, except by vote OF twothrds of both
Houses
l. Nopreference shall be given by any regulation of
commerce or revenue 10 the ports OF one State over
those of another
S. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but
in consequence of appropriations made by law and
regular statement and account of the receipts
pendtures OF ali public money shall be published
from time TO time.
g. Congress shall appropriate money from the
treasury except by vote of twothirds of both
Houses, taken by yeas and nays unless 1t be asked
and estimated for by the heads of the De
partmen-, and submitted to Congress by the Presi-
dent for the purpose of paying It's own expenses
and contingencies the pay claims against
the Confederate states the justice of which shall have
been Judicialy declared by tribunal for the investi
CATION of claims against the Government, which it
is hereby made the duty of Congress 10 establish
10 All bills appropriating money shall specify in
federal currency the exact amount Of each appT0ra
tiOn and the purposes for which il is made and Con
gress shall grant extra compensation to any public
contractor, officer, agent servant after such
shall have been made such rendered.
IL. No title of nobility shall be granted by the Con
federate States and no person holding any office of
profit trust under them shall, without the consent
OF the Congress- accept OF any present. emoluments Of
fee titles OF any kind whatever, from any King,
prince, or foreign state.
T. Congress shall make no law respecting estab-
lishment of religion prohibiting the free
thereof abrldgng the freedom Of speech Of The
press the right of the people peaceabiy 10 assem-
bic and petition the Government Tor redress OF grev
ances.
security of free State the right OF the people TO
keep and bear arms shall not be Intringed-
IA. No soldier SHALL in time OF peace, be quartered
time OF war, but in manner to be prescribed by
law.
IT, The right Of the people to be secure their per-
sons houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable
searches and seizures shall be violated and no
warrant shall issue but upon probable cause, support
ed by oath affirmation and particularly describing
the place to be searched and the things 10
be seized.
10 No person shall be held to answer for capital
otherwise infamous crime, unless presenJment
indictment Of grand jury, except Ia cases arising
in the land naval forces in the militia when Ia
actual service, in time of public danger nor
shall any person be subject for the offence 10 be
twice put jeopardy of life or limb be compe-
ed in any criminal case to be witness against him
self be deprived of life, liberty, or property,
without due process of law shall private proper
tytbe taken for public use, without just compebsa
tiOn. .a.
II. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall
joy the right to speedy and public trial, by an i'm
partial jury OF the state and district wherein the
crime shall have been committed, which district shall
have been previously ascertained by law and TO be
informed of the nature and cause OF the TO
be confronted with the witnesses against him have
compulsory process for obtaining witnesses his IA
and have the assistance of counsel for his de-
fence
IS In suits at common law where the value in con-
troversy shall twenty dollars, the right OF trial
by jury shall be preserved and fact tried by
jury rs-examined IN any souri, of
the COnfederacy than according to the rules of the
common law.
49, Excessive bail shall not be required, exces-
sive fines be imposed, cruel and unusual punish
ments be inflicted
70 Every Jaw resolution having the force of law,
shall relate 10 but subject, and that shall be
pressed in the title
l. No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance,
confederation grant letters OF marqUe and -eprsa
com money make anything but gold and silver coin
der post facto law, law impair ing The obliga
tion of Contracts or grant any title of nobility.
2 No State shall, without the consent of the Con
greSs, lay mposts duties on imposs exports
except what may be absolutely necessary for execut
inspection laws and the net produce of all du
ties and imposts, laid by ally State imports or
ports shall be for the of the treasury OF the Con-
federate States and all such laws shall be subject 10
| the revision and control of Congress
3. No State shall, without the consent of Congress
lay any duty OF tonnage except on going vessels
the mprov of Its rivers and harboTs navig
ted by the said vessels but such duties shall not con
lct with any treaties OF the Confederate States with
foreign nations and any surplus or revenue, thus de
rived, shall after making such improvements be paiC
into the common treasury; nor shall any State keel
| troops ships of in time peace, enter jntC
any agreement compact with another State witt
foreign power, engage in war unless actually in
| vaded, in such imminent danger as will not admi
of delay But when any divides or flows tnrougf
| two or more Ssates, they may enter into mIacu
with each other to improve the navigation thereof