Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-04
SECTION 2.


| the army and navy of the Confederate States, and
of the militia of the several States, when called into
the actual service of the Confederate States, he
require the opinion in writing of the principal OIL
in each of the Executive Departments, upon any
ces; and he shall have power to grant reprieyes and
pardons for offences against the Confederate Sta
| except in OF impeachment.
| 2. He shall have power, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, to make treaties provi
ed twothirds of the SenatorspIesent concur and he
shall nominate, and by and with the advice and
sent OF the Senate shall appoint ambassadors, other
public ministers and consuls, Judges Of the Supreme
Court and all other officers OF the Confederate States
| whose appointments not herein otherwise pro-
| vlded for, and which shall be established by law;
but the Congress may, by law, vest the appointment
OF sncn INFERIOR ocers, they think proper in the
aione in the courts of law or in the heads
of Departments.
3. The principal in each of the Executive Depart
ments, and all persons connected with the diplomat
ic service. may be removed from office the plea
sure of the President. All other civil OF The
Executive Department may be removed at any time
by the President, or other appointing power, when
their services are unnecessary for dishonesty in
capacity, inefcency, misconduct or neglect of duty
and when removed, the removal shall be reported
TO the Senate, together with the therefor.
i. The President shall have power TO fill III vacan-
cies that may happen during the the Sem
ate, by granting commissions which sha II expire at
the end OF their session. person rejected
10y the Senate shall be re-appointed To the office
| during their ensuing recess
SECTION 3.
L. The President shall, from time to time give to
the Congress information of the Confed-
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measures he shall judge IsoessAE, ana zxE,-lelt
he may, extraordinary occasions, conyens both
Houses either of them; and in of disagree
ment between them, with respect the time of ad-
jour1ment, he may adjourn them TO such time as he
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
and other public ministers; he shall take care that
the laws be faithfully executed, and shall cOmmis-
sion all the officers OF the Confederate States.
SECTION 4.
l. The President, Vice President and all civil of.
OF the Confederate States shall be removed from
office on impeachment for and conviction of treason,
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ARTICLE III.
SECTION /.
l. The Judicial power Of the Confederate States
shall be vested in Superior Court, and in such
Inferior Courts as the Congress may from time 10
time order and establish. The judges, both of the
Supreme and Inferior Courts, shall hold their offices
during good behavior, and shali al stated times
ceiye for their services a compensation, which sbaI
not be diminished during their continuance in Office
SECTION 2
l. The judicial power shall extend all cases ari-
sing under this Constitution, the laws Conie-
crate states, and treaties made or which shall be
made under their authority; TO all affecting
ambassadors other public ministers and consuls; TO
all of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction: TO
controversies to which the Confederate States shall
be party; to controversies between two or mon,
States; between a State and citizens of anorbsr
State where the State is plaintiff; between citizen.
claiming lands under grants Of different States and
between State or the citizens thereof, foreign
states, citizens or subjects; but State shall be
sued by citizen or subject of any foreign STATE
2 In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public
IarA
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have oriei
nal Jurisdiction. In ali the other before men
TONED, the Supreme Court shall have appellate in
Esdicton, both 10 law and facts, with such exceI
tionS' and under such regulations, the Congress
shall make.
}. The trial of all crimes except in cases of i'm
parchment, shall be by jury, and such trial shall be
held in the State where the said crime shall have
been committed; but when committed within
any State the trial shall be such place or places
as the Congress may by law have directed.
SECTION 3.
1. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only IN levylng war against them, in
herring TO their enemies, giving them aid and COM
tort No person shall be convicted OF treason unless
the testimony of two witnesses the same overt
act or on confession in open court.
2 The Congress shall have power to declare the
punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason
shall work corruption of blood forfeiture excruI
during the lie OF the person attainIed.
ARTICLE w.
SECTION l.
l. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State TO the public acts, records Judicial proceed
lngs OF every other State. And the Congress NAV,
by general laws, prescribe the manner in which
such acts, records and proceedings shall be proved
and the effect theieOf
l. The citizens of each State shall be entitled to
all the privileges and immunities of citizens in the
several States and shall have the right transit
and soJourn III any State Of the Confederacy with
their slaves and other property; and the right OF
property in said slave shall not be thereby i'm
paired
?. A person charged in any State with treason.
felony, other crime against the laws Of such State
SHALL on demand of the Executive authority of the
State from which he fled, he delivered up TO be r-
moved 10 the State having jurisdiction of the crime
B. No slave other person held service or Ia
Dor in any State Territory of the Confederate
States, under the laws thereof, escaping or lawfully
carried into another, shall, in consequences of any
law regulation therein, be discharged from such
service or labor; but shall be delivered up on claim
of the party TO whom such slave belongs, or TO whom
such service or labor may be due.
SECTION ).
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eracy by vOte-of two-thirds of the whole House @
Representatives, and two-thirds of the Senate tie
Senate voting by States but new State shall lie
formed erected within the Jurisdiction OF any
other State; any State be formed by the iunc-
tion more States, or parts of States with
out the of the legislatures the States con-
cerned as well as of the Congress:
2 The Congress shall have power TO dispose of and
make all needful rules and regulations concerning
the property Of the Confederate States including the
lands thereof
3. The Confederate States may acquire new terri
tory and Congress shall have power 10 Iegslate and
provide governments for the inhabitants all terri
tory belonging TO the Confederate States lying with
the limits of the several States; and may permit
them, at such times, and in such manner it may
by law provide, to form States be admitted into
the Confederacy In all such territory, the insttu.
ton of negro slavery il exists in Confed-
States, shall be recognized and protected l,y
Congress, and by the territorial government: and
the Inhabitants of the Confederate States
and Territories shall have the right take to such
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them in auy
of the States or Territories of the Confederate
States.
4. The Confederate States shall guaranty TO every
State that now is or hereafter may become q menu
Der of this COnfederacy, republican form of gov
eminent, and shall protect each of them against in
vasion; and application OF the legislature (Or of
the EXecutioe when the Legislature is in SESSION.
against domestic violence.
ARTICLE V