Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-01


dent But in choosing the President, the shall be
taken by States the representation from each State
having one vote; quorum for this purpose shall con-
sst of a member or members from two-thirds of The
States and majority OF all the States snail be neces
shall not choose President whenever the right of
choice shall devolve upon them before the fourth day
of March next following, then the Vice President shall
act President in of the death or other con-
sttutional disability of the President.
4 The person having the greatest number of votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice President if such
number be majority of the whole number OF elect
ors appointed: andn no person have majority, then
from the two highest numbers the list the senate
shall choose the Vice President quorum for pur
pose shall consist of twothirds of the whole number
OF Senators, and majority Of the whole number shall
s. No person constitutionaliy ineligible to the ONCE
of President shall be eligible 70 that of voe President
OF the Confederate States. -ssr-----s--
g. The Congress may determine the time Of choosing
the electors and the day which they shall give their
votes which day shall be the same throughout the
Confederate States -
q. No person excepta natural. horn citizen Of the
Confederate States citizen thereof at the time Of
the adoption OF the Constitution citizen thereof
born in the United States prior TO the 20th of Decem
Der, 1850, shall be eligible to the Office of President
neither shall any person be eligible to that Office who
shall not have attained the age Of thirty five years.
and been fourteen years resident within the limits
of the Confederate States they may exist at the
g. In OF the removal of the President from Of
fee or of his death, resignation inability to dis
shall devolve the Vice President and the Con-
gress may, by law, provide for the OF removal
death, resignation, or inability both of the President
and vice President, declaring what officer shall then
act President and such officer shall act accordingly
until the disability be removed or President shall be
electedt ~
o.. The President shall, at stated times, receive for
his services compensation which shall neither be in
creased diminished during the period for which he
shall have been elected and he shall not receive with
N that period ang other emolument from the Confed
crate States any of them.
10. Before he enters the execution Of his office,
he shall take the following oath or affirmation:
81 do solemnly swear (or afirm) that viii faith
fully execute the oce Of President Of the Confederate
protect and defend the Constitution thereof"
O. a IsEcrIoS 2.
1. The President shall be comma nder-in-chief of
the army and navy of the Confederate States, and
the actual service of the Confederate tates he may
require the opinion in writing, of the principal Off
GER in each of the Executive Departments upon any
subject relating the duties of their respective OH
ces; and he shall have power to grant reprieyes and
except in cases of impeachment.
He shall have power, by and with the advice
and consent OF the Senate to make treaties, proyd
shall nominate and by and with the advice and con-
sent OF the Senate shall appoint ambassadors other
and All nases sf the
whose appointments not herein otherwise pro-
vided fol-, and which shall be established by law;
but the Congress may by law, vest the appointment
OF such inferior officers, they think proper in the
President alone, in the courts of law the heads
3. The principal in each of the Executive Depart.
ments and all persons connected with the diplomat
ic service, may be removed from Office at the nIea
of the President All other civil oicers Of the
Executive Department may be removed al any time
ny the PRESIDENT, or other appointing power, when
their services are unnecessary for dishonesty,
capacity, iueciency, misconduct or neglect of duty
and when SO removed the removal shall be reported
to the Senate, together with the reasons therefor
f. The President shall have power to fill all vacan-
cies that may happen during the of the Sem
ate, by granting commissions which shall expire at
the end of their next session. but person rejected
by the Senate shall be re-appointed to the same oc
during their ensuing recess.
SECTION 3.
1. The President SHALL from time to time give to
the Congress information of the state of Confed
eracy, and recommend to their consideration such
he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both
Houses, either of them; and in case of disagree
ment between them, with respect to the time of ad-
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
and other public ministers; he shall take care that
the laws be faithfully executed, and shall commits
sion all the officers Of the Confederate States.
l. The President, Vice President and all civil Off.
GERS of the Confederate States, shall be
Office on impeachment for and conviction of treason
bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION IA o i-
1. The judicial power of the Confederate States
shall be vested in Superior Court, and in such
Inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to
Supreme and Inferior Courts, shall hold their offices
during good behavior and shall stated times re-
ceive for their services compensation which shah
not be diminished during their continuance in Office.
fse SECTION 2. Efs~ ,s. f.
1. The judicial power shall extend to all cases ari-
sing under this Constitution, the laws of the Confe.
crate States, and treaties made or which shah be
made under their authority; to all cases affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls TO
all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction to
controversies to which the Confederate States shall
be party; to controversies between two or more
States; between State and citizens or another
ssa.e wnere the state Is plaintiff between citizens
between State the citizens thereof and foreign
States, citizens subjects; but State shall be
Il 2. In all cases affecting ambassadors other public
ministers, and consuls, and th0e in which Stat
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have origii
nal Jurisdiction In ali the other cases before men;
toned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate jus
risdiction both to law and facts with such excep
shall make. -
g. The trial of all crimes, except In cases of i'm
held in the State whore the said crime shall have
been committed; but when not committed within
any State the trial shall be at such place places
as the Congress may by law have directed.
aa SECTION 3.
L. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in leyying war against them, in ad-
herring to their enemies, giving them aid and com.
fort No person shall be convicted of treason unless
the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt
act, or confession in open court
punishment Of treason but no atteiner of
shall work corruption Of blood, forfeiture except
during the life of the person sttainted.
eat ARTICLE ".
a14zlsf Er5lslF SECTION /.
l. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State the public acts records md judicial proceed
ings of every other State. And the Congress may,
by general laws, prescribe the manner in which
such acts records and proceedings shall be proved
and the effect theieof. iasilsi
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l. The citizens of each State shall be emitted to
all the privileges and imnunities of citizens in the
several States, and shall have the right of transit
and sojourn in any State Of the Confederacy, with
property in said slave shall not be thereby i'm
paired. IL FsE aE1 .eissa. .e.sss..- sc I'D.
e. A person charged in any State with treason,
felony or other crime against the laws of such State
shall on demand Of the Executive authority of the
State from which he fed, be delivered up to be
moved the State having jurisdiction of the crime.
3. No slave other person held to service Ia
| Dor In any State or Territory of the Confederate
States under the laws thereof, escaping lawfully
carried into another shall in consequences Of any
law or regulation therein, be discharged from such
service or labor; but shall be delivered up claim
of the party to whom such slave belongs to whom
such service or labor may be due.
/ IassE ~ SECTION 3. - fa
l. Other States may be admitted into this o. Seti.
eracy by q vote Of twcsthirds Of the whole Hoaye
Senate voting by States but no new State shall be
formed or erected whain the Jurisdiction of any
other State; any State be formed by the juno.
tion of more States parts Of States. with
out the Of the Legislatures Of the States o
cerned as well as Of the Congress.