Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-17
ARTICLE 1.
SECTION /.

ty-invoking the faver and guidance of Almiylty 10
do Or,ain and establish this Constitution for IL
Confederate States Of America.
ARTICLE I
sEcTIoSI.
All Allegislave powers herein delegated shall be veste
| IN Congress of the Confederate States which sila
consist of Senate and House of Representatives.
SECTION 2
l. The House of Representatives shall be compose
OF members chosen every second year dy the paoli
OF the several states and the electors each stat
shall be citizens Of the Confederate States and hay
the qualifications requisite for electors of the mos
numerous branch of the State Legislature but NJ
person OF foreign BIRTH not citizen of the Confederate
States shall be allowed TO Vote ior any officer, civor
| political, State or Federal
| 2. No person shall be Representative who shall
ne, have attained the age OF twenty five years and
- citizen OF the Confederate States, and who shall
not when elected be an inhabitant of that State in
| which he shall be chosen.
B. Representatives Direct Taxes shall be appor-
| toned among the several States, which may be in-
cuded within this Conederacy according TO their re-
spective numbers, which shall be determined by ad-
ding 10 the whole number OF free persons including
those bound TO service for Of yeara and ex-
Guiding Indians not taxed, three -fnhs Of a slaves
Ihe actual enumeration shall be made within three
years after the first meeting of the Congress of the
Confederate States and within every subsequent term
of ten years, III such manner as they shall nv Iaw
direct. The number Of Representatives shall not ex
ceed one for every fifty thousand but each State shall
have least one Representative: and uutIl sncb nu
meration shall be made the State of South Carolina
shall ee entitled 10 choose sx-the State, Of .ser gia
ten-the State of Alabama nine-lhe State of Florida
1tt1-H7iPPl Sls1tc oi Lou
islana six, aud the State of Texas SIX
4. When vacancies happen in the representation
from any State, the Executive authority thereof shall
issue writs of election to fill such vacancies
8. The House of Representatives shall choose their
speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole
power of impeachment; except that any Judicial or
oher federal officers resident and actag solely within
the limits of any State, may be impeached by vote
Of two-thirds of both branches of The Legislature
thereof
SECTION 8.
l. The Senate of the Confederate States shall be com
posed of two Senators from each State chosen SIX
years by the legislature thereof at the regular session
next Immediately preceding the commencement of
the term Of service and each Senator shall have
vote
q Immediately after they shall be assembled in
consequence of the first election, they shall be divided
equally as may be into three classes The seats of
the Senators of the first class shall be at the
expiration of the second of the second class
the expiration of the fourth the third class
at the exaratOn of the sixth year that nethird
may be chosen every second year and if vacancies
happen by resignation, or otherwise, during the
cess of the legislature of any State, the executive
thereof may make temporary appointments until the
next meeting of the legislature which shall then till
such vacancies
8. No person shall be a Senator who shall not have
attained the age of thirty years, and be citizen of the
Confederate States and who shall not when elected
be an inhabitant OF the State for which he shall be
chosen.
4 The Vice President of the Confederate States shall
be President of the Senate but shall have no vote un
less they shall be equally divided.
B. The Senate shall choose their other officers and
also President pro tenpOre in the absence of the Vice
President or when he shall exercise the office Of Pres
dent of the Confederate States.
o ine oeat1 snal nave tue soe power 10 ty all I'M
he M oai Or fi1 iUi tna ~, puIose lney s1a
De un ~ odll or ann mhen tue fresldent oI the
Confederate States tried the Chief Justice shall pre-
side and no person shall be convicted without the
concurrence of twOthrds of the members present.
I. Judgment in cases of Impeachment shall not ex-
tend further than from office and disauali-
cation hold and enjoy any office of honor or profit
under the Confederate States but the party convicted
SHALL nevertheless, be liable and subject To indct-
ment, trial, Judgment and punishment according TO
SECTION 4.
1 The time. place and manner or boIdine eIac,ions
for s,.nator- an3d RenraSantstiEsao StaiI ~ eiI1
in each State Inv the IaTisi tIr. 1berF S',, -
nrovisions Of t6ie ConeItutin,. hut tba - -. -
n snv ti,na nv Isw r1aLa or Liz s,,6 I,i' - S
excent as to the times and nIacaC Of cbnneinT Sat'
D The Congress sbaII asssnhla NJ itaet - ne i - 800
veor and sIcb meet inc Shall bs ON H. a., Nt ~ ~
Tacanoher ,,nI,rS tha,, sbaIi I, a, oa,oir, I.g -
.nt dav ' ~ N"' "PpO'l' "'H'i
SECTION g.
l. n-iol Iiouse sni oe Tue Juuse ol lne electons,
majority OF och shan s4natimta r1.r,,r ta a. If
ness but smaller number may adjourn from day 20
Gay and may be authorized To compel the attendance
Ol aIsent ~ sucn aher ana under such
penalties as eacn House may provide
z Each House may determine the rules OF It's pro-
ceedngs punish It's members for dlsorderly behavior,
and with the concurrence OF twothirds OF the whole
number, eXpei member.
D. tach House snail keep journal oi its proceed
lhgs anu from time 10 tihe pnbsh the same excepting
suoh par - as may III thcir "uheht require secrecy,
ana the yeas ana nays Oh the members OF either
rouse on any question: si, al the desire oil one NTH
oil thoSe present, by entered on the journal
q; Neiter aouse, uurlng the session oi congress,
suaIl, tie consent oi ule other adjourn Ior
~ a % a rec nor 70 any otner place tah mat
SECTION g.
The Senator's and REPRESENTATIVES sbau racai,,a a
for their services to he ascertain5 Inv
law and maid out of The treasury of the ConCsdrsta
states They shall IN ali cases e,cenI tr-sSon and
breach of the peace be priyileped from arrest during
their attendance al the session of their resnecti
Houses and u going TO and returning from the same
and for any sneech or debate ia either House thay
shall not he Questioned IN anv othsr nIsca 10y
2 No Senator or Representative shall during the
time for which he was elected be amp ,nted 10 anv
civil office under the authority of ihe Confederate
ments whereof shall have been increased dmrino snch
time and no person holding any office under the Con
during his continuance in office But Congress- may
nv law grant TO the nrncnsl officer in each of th ~
ecutive Departments seat upon the foor of either
House. with the priviIege of disussjn any nessnrs
aDpertaiuing to his DEPARTMENT
SECTION 7
L All bills for raising revenue s,si oroipsta in the
House of Representalyes but the Senate NAV nro
nose or concnr with an,endments 40 on oI h.r i,s
2 Every bill which shall hay;fnsssed botb H,nses
shall before it becomes law he nresen,ed to 1I,s
Prestlept of the Confierata SIa,eS. r. b anroya hs
.heII 60; " % h, iF ne, H b , II n m appLoke' l u
iections 10 the Honse in Which, !, sbsIi ba ori,,5
who shaI enter the obec,one ~ iarg ON ,ba ionr'
a ,a H. % ler suen
the hill n shalI ba cont ogethar ri,I ,h h,c,;pnS
tn the ofher House nv which il slaU IikewiSe ha ra
considarad ami ~ ennroyad hI t,y, thi-ds Of ,,a,
uone< - shan haco,,-ao = - D., -, an 80, -. ~
IT, -, tas - d Of ha,, 4as,ShiI ~ | A., ~ ;t al u 1850, $50,
snd naISs " ani H.. . 80, % T e. % LII .is o.; y! t1 eSs
IsII si,aj, le an,orsd On r. ;o,rnsst or aah II ~
spacIvaIv If eny biIl shall not be retmrad h ,ha
President within ton davS 1srniayo .vcsn,aG1 a.; a -
sbaI have heen nreeantsd ~ hin ,ha go Ill he -
iav in I;IIa noanner ac e he bad sianaJ :, I H.
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