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court of the Confederacy than according

court of the Confederacy than according
to the rules of the common law.
l6. Excessive bail shall not be required,
nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and
unusual punishments inflicted.
II. This enumeration in the Constitu
tion of certain rights shall not be con-
strued to deny or disparago others re-
tained by the people.
Is. The powers not delegated to the
Confederacy by the Constitution nor pro-
hibited by it to the States, are reserved to
the States respectively, or to the people.
-. The judicial power of the Confede-
racy shall be construed to extend to any
suit in law or equity, commenced or pros
ecuted against one of the States Of the
Contcderacy by citizens of another State,
or by citizens or subjects of any foreign
State.
SECTION s.
/. No State shall enter into any treaty,
alliance, or confederation grant letters
of marque and reprisal; coin money; emit
bills of credit; make any thing but gold
and silver coin tender in payment of
debts; pass any bill Of attaindcr, ca post
facto law, or law impairing the obligation
of contracts; Or grant any title Of nobility.
3. No State shall, without the consent
of the Congress, lay any imposts, or du-
ties on imports or exports, except what
may be absolutely necessary for executing
its inspection laws; and the net proceeds
of all duties and imposts, laid by any
State on imports or exports, shall be for
the use of the Treasury of the Confedera-
cy. and all such laws shall be subject to
the revision and control of the Congress-
No State shall, without the consent of
Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, enter
into any agreement or compact with an
other State, or with a foreign power, or
engage in war, unless actually invaded: or
in such imminent danger as will not ad-
nit Of delay.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION l.
1. The Executive power shall be vested
in President of the Confederate States
Of America. lie, together with the Vice
President, shall hold his Office for one
year, or until this Provisional Government
shall be superseded by Permanent Gov
crnment whichsoevcr shall first occur.
?. The President and yicc-President
shall be elected by ballot by the States
represented in this Congress, each State
casting one vote, and q majority of the
whole being requisite to elect
3. No person except natural born cit
izen, or citizen Of one of the States of
this Confcdcracy at the time of the adop-
ton of this Constitution, shall be eligible
to the office of President; neither shall
any person be eligble.to that office who
shall have not attained the age of thirty
five years and been fourteen years resi-
dent of one of the States Of this Coniede-
racy.
4. In case of the removal Of the Prcsi-
dent from office, OF of his death, resigna-
ton, or inability to discharge the powers
and duties of the said Office, (Which ina
bility shall be determined by a vote of
two-thirds of the Congress,) the same
shall dcvolve on the Vicc-Prcsdcnt; and
the Congress may by law provide for the
case of removal, death, resignation, or in
ability, both of the President and Vice
President, declaring what officer shall
then act as President; and such officer
act accordingly, until the disability be re-
moved or President shall be elected.
5. The President shall at stated times
receive for his services, during the period
of the Provisional Government. COM
pensation at the rate of twenty-five thou
sand dollars per annum; and he shall not
receive during that period any other emo-
ument from this Confedcracy, or any of
the States thereof.
6. Before he enter on the execution of
his office, he shall take the following oath
or aflirmation:
1 do solcmnly swear Cor aliirm) that L
will faithfully execute the office of Presi-