Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-07
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| the army and navy of the Confederate States, and
OF the militia oi the several States when called into
the actual service of the Confederate SIates he
require the opinion, in writing, the principal on
Ger in each OF the Executive Departments, upon any
subject relating 10 the duties of their respective off,
ces; and he shall have power grant reprieyes and
parons for offences against the Confederate States,
| except in cases OF impeachment
?. He shall have power, by and with the advice
snd consent Of the Senate, to make treaties, proyd-
ed two-thirds of the concur: and he
shall nominate and by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate shall appoint ambassadors other
public ministers and consuls, Judges OF the Supreme
Court and all other officers OF the Confederate Stses
/ whose appointments not herein otherwise pro-
yided for and which shall be establish 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.
). The principal in each of the Executive Depart
ments And all persons connected with the diplomat
ie service, may be removed from Office the plea
sure OF the President All other civil officers Of the
Executive Department may be removed at any time
by the President or other appointing power, when
capacity inefcieney, misconduct, neglect Of duty;
and when removed, the removal shall be reported
TO the Senate, together with the therefor.
4 The President shall have power to nil all yacan-
cies that happen during the recess of the SEN
ate by granting commissions which sha expire at
by the Senate shall be re-apponted to the same ofoe
during their ensuing recess.
SECTION 3.
l. The President shall from time to time give IN
the Congress information of Of the Goafei-
eracy, and recommend their consideration szsc,.
measures he shall Judge necessary and expeenI-
he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both
Houses, either of them; and in of disagree
ment between them, with respect to the time of
jOurnment, he may adjourn them 80 such time as he
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
and other public ministers; he shall take that
the laws be faithfully executed, and shall
sion all the officers of the Confederate States.
SECTION f.
L. The President, Vice President and all civil off.
GERS OF the Confederate States, shall be
oflce on impeachment for and conviction treasOn,
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 aud Inferior Courts shall hold their Offices
during good behavior, and shall, at stated times,
eelNe ior their services compensation, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance in Office
SECTION >
/ The judicial power sha IL extend TO all cases ari
sing under this Constitution, the laws of the Confe
crate States, aud treaties made or which shall be
made under their authority; all cases affecting
ambassadors other public ministers and consuls; 10
all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdictions 10
controversies 10 which the Confederate States shall
be party; TO controversies between Two OF more
States; between a State and citizens of another
State where the State plaintin; between citizens
claiming lands under grants of different States, and
States, citizens subjects; but no State shall h.
sued by a citizen or subject of any foreign Stare
2 In all cases affecting Ambassadors othar T,bl;1
ministers, and consuls, and those in which SfaIs
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have orio
nal jurisdiction In ali the other before men
toned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate in.
rsdction, both TO law and facts with such exesn
tions, and under such regulations, the Congress
shall make
j. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of i'm
peachment shall be by jury, and such trial shall bs
held In the State where the said crime shall have
been committed; but when not committed within
any State the trial shall be such place or places
as the Congress may by law have directed.
SECTION ).
1. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in ievying war against them, in ad-
herring TO their enemies, giving them aid and COM
tort No person shall be of treason unless
the testimony of witnesses 10 the same overt
act, on confession in open court.
2 The Congress shall have power to declare the
punishm OF treason, but attainder of treason
shall work corruption of blood, forfeiture except
during the life of the person attainted.
ARTICLE ".
SECTION 1.
/. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State TO the public acts records and judicial proceed
lngs oil every other Stale. And the Congress NAV.
by general laws, prescribe the manner in which
such acts records, and proceedings shall be proved,
and the effect theieof
SECTION 2.
1. The citizens of each State shall be entitled to
all the privileges and immunties of citizens the
several States and shall have the right OF transit
and soJourn in any State of the Confederacy, with
their slaves and other property; and the right of
property in said slave shall not be thereby i'm
paired.
Z. a person charged in any State with treason
felony, other crime against laws of such stare
shall, on demand OF the Executive authority of tie
State from which he fled, be delivered up to he r..
moved to the State having Jurisdiction OF the crime
D. NO slave or other person held to service or Ia
Dor in any State Territory of the Confederate
States nnder the laws thereof escaping or lawfully
carried into another. shall in consequences of any
law regulation therein, be discharged from such
service labor; but shall be delivered up on claim
of the party to whom such slave belongs or to whom
such service or labor may be due.
SECTION 3.
I Othar Statas NAV he admitted into .l;s fo.e,s
eracy by vote of two-thirds of the whole House O
Representatives, and twothirds of the Senate the
Senate voting by States; but new State shall be
formed erected within the Jurisdiction of any
other State; any State be formed by the june
the of the Legislatures of the States con-
cerned as 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.
| B. The Confederate States may acquire new terri
tory; and Congress shall have power egislate and
provide governments for the inhabitants of all .eri
tory belonging the Confederate States lying with
the limits of the several States; and may permit
them, at such times, and in such manner as il may
by law provide, to form Sta ties to be admitted into
the Confederacy. In all such territory the insttu.
tion of negro slavery it exists the Confed-
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 any
| of the States Territories of the Confederate
| States.
| f. The Confederate States shall guaranty to every
| State that is or hereafter may become a msm-
Der of this Confederacy, a republican form of gov
ernment and shall protect each of them against in
yasion; and application of the legislature (or sf
1 the Executioe when the legislature is in SESSION.
| against domestic violence.