Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-23

ii. NO soldier Shall, IN time OF peace, be
quaucrcd in any house without the consent
of the owner; nor in time of war; but III
manner to be prescribed by law
ID. The right of the people to be secure in
their persons, houses, papers, and effects
against unreasonable searches md seizures,
shall not be violated and no warrants shall
issue but upon probable cause, supported by
oath or Affirmation, and particularly describing
the place to be searched, ard the persons or
things to be seized.
lG. No person shall be held to answer for
capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless
'on u prcscntmont or Indictment Of grand
Jury, except in cases arising in the land or
naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual
service, in time of war orpublic danger; nor
shall any person be subject for thesamc offence
to Dc twice rrt in jeopardy Of life or limb
noe be compelled, in any criminal case, to be
Wit"HsS against himself; nor be deprived of
life hbcny, or property, without due process
of law nor shall private property he taken for
public use, without Just compensation.
IL In all criminal prosecutions the accused
shall enjoy tho right to speedy and public
trial, by an impartial Jury of the State and
district wherein the crime shall have been
committed, which district shall have been
previously ascevtnincd by law, and to be IN
| formed of the nature and cause OF the nccusa-
tion; to be confronted with the witnesses
against him; to have compulsory process for
obtaining witnesses in his favor; aud to have
Tic assistance of counsel for his defence.
Is. In suits at common law, where the
value in controversy shall exceed twenty dol
lars, the right of trial by jury shall be pre-
se'ycdj aud no fact so tried by jury shall
be otherwise rc-cXamincd in any court of the
Conicdomcy, than according to the rules of
the common law.
10. Excessive bail shall not be required,
nor excessive Gncs imposed, nor cruel and
unusual puniShmcnts inflicted
20. Every l&w or resolution having the
force OF law, shall rcE TO but one subject,
and that shall ht expressed in the title
SECTION 10,-1 NO State shall enter into
any treaty, alliance, or confederation; grant
letters of marquc and rcprisal; coin money,
make anything but gold aud silver coin ten
der in payment of debts: pass any bill of
| attander, or or past .E,cto nw or law impair.
inc the obligation of contracts, or grant any
titic of nobility,
2 No State shall, without the consent of
the Congress, lay any impnsiS or duties on
imports or exports, except what may be abso-
/ 'utely necessary for executing lis inspection
| !HWSj and The net produce of all duties and
| !mpostS, laid byany State on imports or ex-
rous 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.
g. No State shall, without the consent of
Congress, lay any duty OF tonnage, except on
sea-going vessels, for the Improvement of its
rivers and hmboys noyisatcd by the said vcs-
| sells; but such duties shall not conflict with
any treaties of the Conled,Tatcd States with
foreign nations ). aud .any surplus of revenue
thus derived shall, after making such improve
ment be paid into the comu,on treasury nor
shall any State keep troops or ships OF war in
time of peace, cutcr into any agreement or
compact with another State, or with foreign
power, or engage in war, unless actually in
vadcd, or in such imminent danger MS 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 i'm
prove the navigation thereof.
ARTICLE III.
SEcTIoN IL. The executive power shall
be vested in . President Of the Confederate
States of America He and the Yice-p -presi-
dent shall holl their Offices for the toral of
six years: but the President shall not be re-
eligible. The President and Vice President
shall be elected as fellows.
3 Each State shall appoint, in such man
ncr as the Legislature thereof may direct,
number of electors equal to the whole mum
bcr of Sonators and Representatives to which,
the State may be entitled in che Congress
but no Senator or Representative, or person
holding an office of trust or profit under the.
Confederate States, shall be appointed an
eector.
8. The alectcrs shall meet in their respcc-
tive States and vote by ballot for President
and Vice President, one of whom, at least,
shall not be, ,au iuhabitant of the same State
with themselves they shall name in their
ballots the person voted for as President. an
in distinct ballSts the person voted for as Vice
President, and they shall make distinct lists
of all persons voted for az President, and of
oil persons voted for as " ice President, and
of the number Of votes for each. which list
they shall signs and GENTLY, and transmit seal
ed to the Government of tho Confederate
States, directed to the President Of the Sen.
ate, whosball, iuthe presence of the Senate and
House OF Representatives, open oil the ceytif-
catcs, and the votes shall then be counted;
the person having the greatest number of
votes for President shall be the President,
if SUCH number be majority of the whole
number of electors appointed; :; and if no per-
SON haze n majority, then, from the persons
having the highest numbers, not exceeding
fhepa m, tbofiiSf rs thoen t,otl,l -Ro. M T),o.;