The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-03-27

distractions in river navigation in all which cases such
duties shall be laid on the navigation facilitated thereby
as may be necessary to pay the costs and expenses
thereof;
4 To establish uniform laws of naturalization, and
uniform laws on the subject of bank receipts through
out the confederate States but no law of congress shall
discharge any debtconacted before the passage of the
same
s. To coin meney, regulate the value thereof and of
foreign coin and fix the standard of weights and
ures
g. To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting
the securities and current coin of the confederate States
T. To establish post offices and post routes but the
expenses Of the post office department. after the first
day of March, in the year Of Lord eighteen hundred
and sixtyhree shall be paid Of its own revenues:
g. To promote the progress of science and useful
arts by securing for limited times to authors and in
venors the exclusive right to their respective writings
and discoveries:
o. To constitute tribunals inferior to the supreme
court
10 To define and punish piracics and felonies com
mitted the high seas and ofeneee against the Law
Of nations:
IL To declare war grant letters of marqe and reprisa
and make rules concerning captures land and water
IL To raise and support armies but no appropriation
of money to that shall be for longer than two
years
l8 To provide and maintain a navy:
IA To make rules for the government and regulation
| of the land and naval forces:
IT, To provide for calling forth the militia to execute
the laws of the confederate States suppress insurrec
! tons and repel inyasions.
Is. To provide for organising arning and dseipln-
ing the militia, and for governing such part of them as
may be employed in the service of the confederate
States resevng to the States respectively the appoint
ment of the officers and the authority of training the
the militia according to the discipline prescribed BY
congress.
II. To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases
whatsoever over such district not exceeding ten miles
square, as may by cession of one Or more States and
the acceptance OF congress- become the of the gov
ernmen of the confederate States and exercise like
authority all places purchased by the consent Of
the legislature of the State in which the same shall be
for the erection OF forts magazines arsenals d0ckyards
and other needfuI buildings; and
Is To make all laws which shall be necessary and
proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers
and all other powers vested by this constitution in the
government Of the confederate States or in any depart
ment Office thereof
SEC. 81. The importation of negroes of the Afri-
can race from any foreign country, other than the
slavehOldlng States territories of the United States
of America is hereby forbidden and congress is re-
quired to pass such laws shall eecuay prevent the
same.
3 Congress shall also have power to prohibit the
Introduction of slaves from any State not member or
territory not belonging to this contederaey
B. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall
not be suspended unless when in of rebellion or
invasion the public safety may require it.
4. No bill Of attainder, post acto law, or law
slaves shall be passed.
5. No capitaton or other direct tax shall be laid
unless in proportion to the census or enumeration
herein before directed to be taken
6. No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported
from any State except by vote of two.thirds of both
houses
Z. No preference shall be given by any regulation of
commerce Or revenue to the ports Of one State over
those of another
s. No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but
in consequence of appropriations made by the law and
regular statement and account of the reccints and
expenditures of all public money shall Be publisbcd
from time to time
g. Congress shall appropriate no money from the
treasury except by vote Of twothirds Of Both houses
taken by yeas and nays unless it be asked and estimated
for by some one Of the heads of department and sub
mtcd to CONGRESS by the nresidentt or for the prnos
Of paving its own expenses and CONTINGENCIES! or for
the yment of claims against the confederate States
the Justice of which shall hare been iudically declared
by tribunal for the investigation OF claims against the
government which it is hereby made the duty of con
gress to establish.
TO- All bills appropriating money shall specify in
federal currency the amount of each appropriation
aud the purposes for which it is made and congress
shall grant no extra compensation to any public con
tractor, officer, agent seryaut after such contract
shall have been made or such service rendered
H. No title Of nobility shall be granted by the con
federate States and person holding any Office of
profit or trust under them shall without the consent of
title of any kind whatever from any king prince or
foreign State.
r. Congress shall make law respecting an estab-
lishment Of religion or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof or abridgng the freedom of speech or of the
press or the right of the people peaeeaby to assemble
and petition the government for redress grievances
13. well regulated militia being necessary to the
security Of free State the right of the people to keep
and bear arms shall not be nfringed
IA. No soldier SHALL in time Of peace, be quartered
in any house without the consent of the owner nor in
time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law
Is. The right of the people to be secure in their
persons houses papers, and effects against unreasona
ble searches and seizures shall not be violated and no
warrants shall issue but upon probable causes supported
by oath or affirmation and particularly describing the
place to be searched and the person or thing to be
seized.
I6. No person shall be held to answer for a capital
otherwise Infamous crime unless on presentment of
grand jury exceptn cases arising ia the land or naval
forces or in the militia when in actual service in time
of war or public danger nor shall auv person be subject
for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy Of life
or limb; nor be compelled in anv criminal case to be
witness against himself -or be derived of life liberty
or propertv without due process of law nor shall bril-
yate property be taken for pube use without lust com
H. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall en-
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