Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-06
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L. The importation negroes of the African race
from any foreign country, oIhe than the slavehodina
States Territories Of the United States of America
Is hereby forbidden; anu Congress required pass
such laws as shall e1ectuaiy prevent the same
| 2. Congress shall also have power prohibit the
intro -HctiOn OF slaves from amy State member Of
or Territory Iio- belonging 10, Tins UoniedeTaCy.
s. The priv iiae UI hAb,ses corpus shall
not be suspended, unless weu in cases of rebellion or
| invasion, the public safety may require it.
4 No bill OF attainder post TGct0 law or law
denying or inpalring the right Of property negro
slaves shall be passed.
No captaton direct tax shall be laid un-
less proportion TO the enumeration here
| inbefore directed to be taken.
8. No tax duty shall be laid articles exported
Houses.
4 Nopreference shall be given by any regulation of
commerce or revenue 10 the ports of State
those OF another.
S. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but
III consequence OF appropriations made by law and
regular statement and account of the receipts and
penditures of all public money shall Ge published
from time to time.
9 Congress shall appropriate no money from the
treasury except by d vote of two-thirds of both
Houses, taken by yeas and nays unless II be asked
and estimated for by OF the heads of the De-
Partmcn. and submitted to Congress by the Presi-
dent or for the purpose Of paying its expenses
and nngencics, the payment of claims against
the Confederate States the justice OF which shall have
been ludlcaly declared by tribunal for the inYeSti
CATION OF claims against the Government, which 1t
is hereby made the duty of Congress TO establish.
10 All bills approprating money shall specify in
federal currency the Of each appropria
tion and the purposes for which it is made and Con
gress shall grant no extra compensation to any public
contractor, officer, agent servant, after such
tract shall have been made or such service rendered
IL. No te Of nobility shall be granted by the Con
federate States and person holding any office of
profit trust under them, SHALL without the consent
OF the Congress accept OF any present. emolumens Of
fce or titles of any kind whatever, from any king,
prince, or foreign State.
r. Congress Shall make law respecting an estab-
lishment Of religion prohibiting the free exercise
thereof abrdgng the freedom Of speech, OF the
press the right OF the people peleeably assem-
BILE and petition the Government Tor aredress of rev
ances.
l3. well regulated militia being necessary to tie
security of free State the hight of the people
keep and bear arms shall not be IDfringed.
Il. No SOlier shall, in time of peace be quartered
in any house without tl,e consent of the owner
IN time CT war, but in manner to be prescribed by
law.
right of the people TO be secure IN their per
sons, houses papers, and effects against unreasonable
searches and seizures shall not be violated and no
warrant shall issue but upon probable cause support
ed by oath or affirmation ami particularly describing
the place to be searched and the persons things
be seized.
10. No person shall be held to answer for 4 capital
or otherwise infamous crime, unless presentmcut
or indictment Of grand jury except ia cases arising
III the land or naval forces, OF III the militia, when Ia
aStal se sICe; III Time oi VT or PooLC utueeF nor
shall any person be subject for the offence To be
twice put jeopardy of life OF limb be cOmpeii-
ed in any criminal case, to be witness against him
self nor be deprived OF life, liberty, or property,
without due process of law shall private proper
tyE taken for public use, without Just compensa-
tiOn.
II. IN all criminal prosecutions the accused shall en-
joy the right a speedy public trial. by an i'm
partial jury Of the state and district wherein the
crime shall have been committed, which district shall
have been previously asccTtlined by law, and To be
informed of the nature and ID the accusliOn To
be confronted with the witnesses against him to have
compulsory process for obtaining his IA
and have the assistance ol counsel ioI LIS de-
At common iaw wfa-e the value N es.s
ext Frff fil
By jury shall be preserved and TACT tried by
bury shall be otherwise re-examned any court u
the confederaoy than according to the rules OF The
common law.
49, Excessive bail shall not be required, nor exces
sive fines be imposed nor cruel and unusual punish
ments be inflicted
90 Every law or resolution having the force of law
shall relate To but one subject, ami that shall lie
pressed IN the title.
/ No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance,
confederation grant letters narque and repTisai
CON money make anything but gold and silver coin
tender paym OF debts pass bill attain
der, post tdctO law, law lmpaTing the obliga
ton Of Contracts grant any title of nobility.
2. No State shall, without the consent of the Con
gress lay any imposts duties impCsts exports
except what may be absolutely necessary for eSecut
ing its Inspection laws aud the net produce Of all du-
ties and mposts, laid by ally State on imports
ports, shall be for the of the treasury OF the Con
federate States and all such laws shall be subject
the revision ana control of Congress
3. No Stale SHALL without the consent of Congress,
lay any duty Of tonnage, except going vessels
for the mprov of Its rivers and harbors naviga
ted by the said vessels but such duties shall not con
ict with any OF the Confederate States with
foreign nations and any surplus revenue, thus de-
rived, SHALL after making such improvements, be paid
into the common treasury; shall any State keep
troops ships of war IN time oil peace, enter into
any agreement compact with another State, with
foreign power engage in war, unless actually in
vaded or in such imminent danger as viii not admit
of delay. But when any divides flows through
Ssates, they may enter into compacts |
with each other to improve the navigation thereof