Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-11-08


any court in the Confederaey, than according 20
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.
20. Every law or resolution having the force of
law, shall relate to but ono subject and that shall
be expressed In the title.
SECTION 10.
l No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance,
or confederation; grant letters OF raarque and re-
prisal make anything but gold and silver coin
tender in payment of debts; pass any bill of at
taindeT, ee post fdetO law, or law mpairing the
obligation of contracts grant any title Of nobility
2. No State SHALL without the consent of the Con-
gress, lay any imposts 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 aud imposts laid by any State on i'm
ports or exports shall be for the use of the treasury
of the Confederate States; and all such laws shall
be subject to the revision and control of Congress
3. No State shall, without the consent of Con-
gress lay any duty of tonnage except on sea going
vessels for the Improvement Of its rivers and har-
bors navigaed by the said vessels but such duties
shall not conflict with any treaties of the Coufede
rate States with foreign nations; and any surplus
of revenue, thus derived SHALL after making such
improvement be paid into the common treasury
nor shall any State keep troops or ships of war in
time Of peace, enter into any agreement or coma
or engage in war, unless actually invaded or in
snch imminent danger as will 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.
SECTION l.
/. The executive power shall be vested in Pres
ident of the Confederate States Of America. He
and the Vice President shall hold their offices for
occ lat al Ia
The President and Vice President shall be elected
as 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 Senator or Representative,
or person holding office of trust or profit under
the Confederate States, shall be appointed an cleo
tor.
g. The electors shall meet in their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President
of whom at least, shall not be an inhabitant of
the same State with themselves they shall name in
their ballots the person voted for as 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 Vice President and of the number of
votes for EACH which list they shall sign and cert-
fy 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-
tives open all the certificates and the votes shall
then be counted; the person having the greatest
number of votes for President shall be the Presi-
dent If such number be a majority of the whole
number of electors appointed and if no person
have such majority, then, from the persons having
the highest numbers, not exceeding three, on the
list of those voted for President, the House of
Representatives shall choose Immediately by bal
IlOt fka President D,t in oh I'm
the vote shall be taken by States the representa-
ton from each. State shall have one vote; quorum
for this purpose shall consist of member men,
bers from two.thirds of the States; and a majority
of all the States shall be necessary to choice
And if the House of Representatives shall not
choose President, whenever the right of choice
shall devolye upon them, before the fourth day of
March next following, then the Vice President shall
act as PRESIDENT as in case of the death or other
constitutional disability of the President
4. The person having the greatest number of
votes as Vice President shall be the Vice President
if such number be q majority or the whole number
of electors appointed, and if no person have ma
ljority, then from the two highest numbers on the
list the Senate shall choose the Vice President;
quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thrds
of the whole number of Senators, and majority
Of the whole number shall be necessary to choice
8. But no person constitutonally ineligible to
the office of President shall be eligible to that Of
/ vice fresluent OF the OOuIeuerate states.
| 8. The Congress may determine the time of choo-
sing the electors, and the day 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 a citizen thereof at the time
of the adoption of this Constitution, or a citizen
thereof born in the United States prior to the 3Oth
OF December 1860 shall be eligible to the office of
Presidents neither shall any person be eligible to
that Office who shall not have attained the age of
thirtyive 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 to
discharge the powers and duties of the said Office
the same shall devoive on the Vice President; and
the Congress may by law, provide for the case of
removal, death, resignation or inability both of the
President and Vice President, declaring what officer
shall then act President, and such officer shall
then act accordingly until the disability be remov-
ed or a President shall be elected.
o. The President shall at stated times, receive
Tor his services compensation which shall neither
be increased nor diminished during the period for
which he shall have been elected and he shall not
receive within that period any other emolument
from the Confederate States anyof them.
TO- Before he enters on the execution of his Office
he shall take the following oath or affirmation:
al do soemnly swear Tor affirm that will faith
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crate States, and WILL to the best OF my ability,
preserve protect and defend the Constitution there
| Off SECTION g.
l. The President shall be commander in chief of
the army ana navy of the Confederate States, and
of the MALTA of the several States when called in
the actual service of the Confederate States; he
may require the opinion in writing, of the princi
pal officer in each of the Executive Departments
upon any subject relating to the duties of their re-
lspectiye Offices aud he shall have power TO grant
repreves and pardons for otienses against the Con-
federate States, except in cases Of impeachment
2. lie shall have power, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate TO make treaties provi-
ded two-thirds of the Senators present concur; aud
he shall nominate, and by and with the consent
and advice of the Senate, shall appoint ambassa-
doris other public ministers and consuls Judges of
the Supreme Court and all other officers of the
Confederate States, whose appointment not here
in otherwise provided for, and which shall be es-