Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-07-17
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Iversy shall exceed twenty dollars the right Of
fury shall preserved md a tried ssll
Ia Otherwise reexaminsd in any cout Of
Is. Excessive baii shall not be required nor excessive
fines imposed nor cruel and unusual punshments inflicted
90. Every law resolution having the force Of law.
ha relate but to subject and that shall be expressed
: r., d. r n j.9 So Sectior 10. II ON x. -
l. No State shall enter into any treaty alliance or cod
make aytbinr but gold and silver coin a render ii
OF debts pass any bill OF attander or ec posi-
o law or law imparng the obligations of or
Hgrant any tile of nobility 8 y ..ft ss "a
No State shall without the consent Of the Congress
Fay any imposts duties imports or exports except
what may be absolutely necessary for executing inspec
zion aw and the produce of all duties and imposts.
laid by any State imports exports shall be for the
Of the treasury Of the Confederate States and oil such
laws shall be subject to the revision and control Of Con-
gress "f,
g. No State SHALL without the consent Of Congress- lay
any duty on tonnage except going vessels for the
Improvement of its rivers and harbors navgated by the
said vessels; but such duties shall conflict with any
treaties of the Confederate States with foreign nations
and surplus revenue thus derived SHALL after making
such improvement. be paid into the common treasury
Nor shall any State keep troops ships of war in time Of
peace any agreement compact with another
State or with foreign power or engage in war; unless
actually invaded in such imminent danger as will not
admit of delay. But when any river divides or flows
through two Or more States they may comacts
with each other to improve the navigation thereof.
ARTICLE H. 80
i. i" %.
l. The executive power shall be vested n President of
1.-THE Confederate States of America He and the vice Pres
shall hold their offices for the term of six years. but
the President shall be reelgble The President and
Vice President shall be elected as follows: 81
Each State shall appoint, in such manner as the Leg
slaure thereof may direct number of electors equal
the whole number of Senators and Representatives to
(which the State may be entitled in the Congress- but
enator Representative or person holding an Office of
trust or profit under the Confederate States shai De
4 pointed ON elector
The electors shall meet in their respective States and
vote by ballot for president ana vice fresoeh one ot
whun, at least shall not be an nhabitant of the same
Estate with themselves tney sna name IN .nelf oa,,os
person voted for as President and in distinct ballots
me person voted LOT as vice anu 'hey aAi
dstnct lists OF all persons voted Us PRESIDENT and OF
persons voted ior ~ ice Iresael', anu VI e s
Y VoteS Ior each which iists ey shaIl sSh anu
8nd transmit sealed TO the seat OF Inc VI e
states directed 10 tne PRESIDENT Oh INC
me PRESIDENT OF Inc oenae sna IN .ne . y,
Senate and House OF representatives. open all tue cer'i
and the votes Shall De then counted me person
the greatest number OF votes for PRESIDENT snail De
ne resident II such NUMBER De majority y. sne Whole
#numoer OF electors appointed ana no Pefson uae sucu
majority, men, from Tue person having ne hiSues' NUM-
not exceeding 'nrse on 'he us. o 'oea or ~
Pres.dent the House OF kepresenatives sE cnoose IN
1medAtey oF ballot tne fresoent ba. 10 ceonsihg tne
resident tne votes sna oe taken oy o.'es uie repfe
enatlop from each oa.e having one So.e' LOT
DIS purpose snail consist OF lnemoef OF heDe'S from
wothrds of the States and majority Of all the States
shall be necessary to choice. and u Inc iinnse OF rep
esentaves shall NOT choose President whenever tne
right OF choice shall devove upon them oeore me "artn
day OF March next following the" the vice President snail
as President as in case Of the DEATH or other constu
&tional disability of the President.
f. The person having the greatest NUMBER OF votes as
Vice President shall be the Wee President such num-
ber be majority of the whole number OF electors appont-
ned aud if person have maoriiy. thcn from the two
hghest numbers on the list the Senate shall choose the
Vce President; quorum for the purpose shall consist of
Hwo thirds of the whole number of Senators and ma
oritv of the whole number shall be necessary choice
But no person constitutionay ineligible to the Office
,f he tn hat Of
8the Confederate States
g. The Congress NAV determine the time of choosing the
which day shall be the same throughout the Confederate
Estates.
= No person except natural born citizen of the Con-
ederate States or citizen thereof at the time of the
Mdupon of This Constitution or citizen thereof born in
he United States prior to the twentieth of December 1860
sha lie eligible to the Office of President neither shall
pv nerson he eoibe IN that office who shall not have at
the AGE of years and been fourteen wears
"a resident within the limits of the Confederate States as
: hey may exist at the time Of his election.
4 In case of the remoyu, of the President from Office or
his death RESIGNATION or inability TO discharge the DOW.
and duties Of The sad Office the same shall devove on
he Vice President and the Congress NAV by law provide
r the ease of removal death RESIGNATION or inability
botb of the President and Vice President declaring what
cer shall then act as President and such officer shall act
accnrdnply until the disability be removed or President
IshaiI he elected
n o The President shall at stated times receive for his
comnensation which shall neither be increased
nor DIMINISHED during The riod for which be shall have
thor nmompnt from The states or anv of
4iheen. =
IN Rere be enters IN the execution of his office he shall
X,ats Tho f,liou nr oath or ATTENUATION.
al do soIennlv swear Tor AFFIRM that will faithfully
the ofce Of President of the Confederate states
land will to the best Of my ability preserve protect and 6e
Slend the CONSTITUTION thereof"
u Section g.
l. The President shall be commander in of the army
ud navy Of the Confederate States and OF the militia
several States when called into the actual service of the
states he NAV REQUIRE the opnion in writing
G the urucpa officers in each Of the executive departments
non any subject relating 10 the duties of their respective
E. -, ~ h b,r no,ror n, oront ranraves and MR.
$ms sr AGAINST the Confederate States except in
leases Of impeachuent.
He shall have power by and with the advice and con
f The Senatc 10 make treaties provided twohrds of
the Senators present coucur and he shall nominate and
point ambassadors other pubic ministers ana on us,
States whose monument are not herein 9th
ewise provided for and which shall be established by law
but the Congress may by law the appointment of such
officers they think proper in The President alone
Inc o. law S r IN seh Of s dena
ments and ali persons connected with the diplomatic SER