Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-11-29


any court in the Confederacy, than according to
the rules Of the common law.
10. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor ex-
cessve fines be imposed, nor cruel and unusual
punshments be inflicted.
: 90. Every law or resolution having the force of
law, shall relate to but one subject and that shall
be expressed in the title.
i SECTION 10.
| l No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance
or confederation; grant letters of marque and re-
prisal make anything but gold and silver coin
tender in payment Of debts; pass any bill of at
tainder or post tdcto law, or law impairing the
obligation Of contracts; grant any title Of nobility
2. No State SHALL without the consent of the Con-
gress, lay any mpOsts or duties on imports or ex-
ports, except what may be absolutely necessary for
executing its inspection laws; and the net produce
Of all duties and imposts, laid by any State on i'm
ports exports shall be FOR the of the treasury
of the Confederate States ami all such laws shall
be subject to the revision and control Of Congress
3. No State shall, without the consent of Cen
gress, lay any duty of tonnage except on going
vessels for the improvement of its rivers and har-
bors>navigated by the said vessels; but such duties
shall not conflict with any treaties of the Confede-
rate States with foreign nations; and any surplus
Of revenue, thus derived, SHALL after making such
improvement, be paid into Uncommon treasury;
nor shall any State keep troops or ships of war in
time of peace, enter into any agreement or COM
OF engage in war, unless actually invaded or in
such imminent danger as viii not admit of delay
But when any river divides or flows through two
or more States, they may enter into compacts with
each other to improve the navigation thereof.
ARTICLE II.
re~ SECTION :. -f .e
/ !. The executive power shall be vested in a Pres
ident of the Confederate States of America lie
and the Vice President shall hold their offices for
| thp # Init oil ha l;u;l
The President and Vice President shall he elected
rs follows:
2. Each State shall appoint in such manner as
the legislature thereof may direct number Of cleo
tors equal to the whole number of Senators and
Representatives TO which the State may be entitled
in the Congress; but no Senator or Representative
or person holding an Office of trust or profit under
the Confederate States, shall be appointed an cleo
tor.
3. The electors shall meet in their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President
one of whom, at least, shall not be inhabitant OF
the same State with themselves; they shall name in
their ballots the person voted for President, and
in distinct ballots, the person voted for as Vice
President, and they shall make distinct lists of all
persons voted for as President and OF all persons
voted for as Vice President and of the number Of
ptes for EACH which list they shall sign and certi
v, and transmit sealed to the government of the
Confederate States directed to the President of the
Senate; the President of the Senate shall, in the
presence of the Senate and House of Representa-
ives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall
hen be couuted the person having the greatest
number Of votes for President shall he the Pres-
lent, if such number be n majority Of the whole
number of electors appohted and if no person
lave such minority, then. from the persons having
he highest numbers, not exceeding three, on the
ist of those voted for as President, the House OF
representatives shall choose Immediately, by bal
lot, the President But in choosing the President
he vote shall be taken by States the representa-
GOn from each State shall have one vote; n quorum
ar this purpose shall consist Of a member or mcm-
rers from twO-thirds of the States; and a majority
Il all the States shall be necessary to choice
! Mud ii the House of Representatives shall not
hoo'e President, whenever the right of choice
hall devolve upon them before the fourth day of
March next following then the Vice President shall
'ct as President, as in Of the death or other
constitutional disability of the President.
r 4. The person having the greatest number of
votes rs Vice President shall be the Vice President
ri such number be a majority or the whole number
VI electors appointed, and if no person have q ma
oriy, then from the two highest numbers on the
list the Senate shall choose the Vice President. n
quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thrds
1f the whole number Of Senators, and a majority
If the whole number shall be necessary to a choice
5. But no person constilutionally ineligible to
the Office Of President shall be eligible to that OF
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6. The Congress may determine the time Of Choo-
sing the electors and the day on which they shall
give their votes; which day shall be the same
throughout the Confederate States.
7. No person except natural born citizen of the
Confederate States, citizen thereof at the time
of the adoption of this Constitution, or a citizen
thereof born in the United States prior to the Goth
OF December, 1850, shall be eligible to the Office OF
" President; neither shall any person be eligible to
that Office who shall not have attained the age OF
thiry-fye years and been fourteen years resident
within the limits of the Confederate States as they
may exist at the time Of his election.
g. In case of the removal of the President from
" office or Of his death resignation, or inability tc
discharge the powers and duties of the said office
: the same shall devolve on the Vice President; and
= the Congress may, by law, provide for the o.
removal, death, resignation inability both of tho
:, President and Vice President, declaring what Officer
; shall then net as President, and such officer shall
S then act accordingly until the disability be remov
ed or a President shall be elected
g. The President shall at stated times receive
y Tor his services compensation which shall neither
he increased nor diminished during the period TO
v which he shall have been elected and he shall no
y receive within that period any other emoumen
:. from the Confederate States or any Of them.
TO- Before he enters the execution Of his Office
u he shall take the following oath or affirmation:
al do sOlcmnly swear Tor affirm that will faith
! fully execute the Office OF President o. the Conied
y crate States, and viii, to the best OF my ability
' preserve protect and defend the Constitution there
- Of" SECTION 2.
y /. The President shall be commander in chief o
>. the army ami navy Of the Confederate States an,
IN of the MALTA of the several States when called in
+ 10 the actual service Of the Confederate States; h
II may require the opinion in writing, of the pluci
pal officer in each Ct the Executive Departments
No. ipUu any subject relating TO the duties of their re
f spectiye Offices and he shall have power TO gran
,e repreves and pardons for ocnse7 against the Con
n tederate States, except in of impeachment
r. ?. He shall have power by and with the advic
and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, proyi
IN led twO-thrs of the Senators present concur; ant
!, ne shall nominate, aud by and with the consen
n and advice Of the Senate shall appoint ambaSsa
A. doris other public ministers and cousuls, Judges
al the Supreme Court aud all other officers Of tn
Confederate States, whose appointment are not here
m IN otherwise provided for and which shall be es