Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-23

once, anu uispuillucaIlpn 10 hOiu anu enjoy
any Office of honor trust or profit, under the
Confederate States; but the party convicted
shall, nevertheless, be liable and. subject to
indictment, trial, Judgment and punishment
according to law.
SECTION Al. The times, places and man
ucr of holding election for Senators and Rep.
rcscnlatives, shall be prescribed in each State
~ the Legislature thereof, subject to the pro
visions OF this Constitution but the Congress
may, at any time, by law, make or alter such
regulations, except as to the times aud places
of choosing Senators,
2. The Congress shall assemble at least
the first Monday in December, unless they
shall, by law, appoint different day.
ShcTIoN 81 Each House sLall he the
Judge OF the elections, returns and qualifca-
tions of its own mcmbers, and majority of
each slnlll constitute quorum TO do business
but smaller number NAV adjourn from day
to day, and may be authorized to compel the
attendance of absent members in such man
nor and under such penalties as each House
may provide.
2 Each House may determine the rules of
its proceedings, punish its members for diSur-
i derly hchavie' ard, with the. concurrence of
twn-thTds u nc whole number, cApcl
member.
3, Each House shall keep journal Of its
proceedings, and from time to time publish
! the same, excepting such parts us may in their
Judgment require sccresy, aud the yeas and
nays of the members of either House, on amy
question, shall, at the desire of onc.6fth of
those prcscnt be entered on the journal,
a.. Neither House, during the session of
! Congress, shall, without the consent of the
I 9TH pflin f,,t.,A al
to any other place than that in which the two
Houses shall be sitting
/ SEcToN G.-Thc Senators and Hcprcsen-
tatiycs Shall receive a compensation Tor their
services TO be asccrtained by law, and paid
/ out of tic treasury of the Confederate States
They shall, in all cases, except treason, felony
and breach OF tho peace, be privileged from
arrest during their attendance at the session
OF their respective Houses and in going to
and returning from the same; and Tor any
; speech or debate in either House. they shall
not be questioned in amy other place.
! z. No Senator or Representative shall, du
ring the time for which he was elected, be
appointed to amy civil Office under the author
! ity of tic Confederate States, which shall
have been created, or the cmoluments whereof
shall have been increased during such time ;
and no person holding any Office under the
! Confederate States shall he a member of ci-
ther House during his continuance in Office
But Congress may, by Inv, grant to the prin-
cipal officer in each of the Executive ilcpart-
ments a scat upon the floor of, either House,
with tho pyivileqe,o of discussing any incusurcs
appertaining to his departments. e..
SEcTIoN Ii. All bills for raising reve.
nue. shall originate in the House of Repre-
sentatWesj but the Senate may propose or
concurwlth amendments as on other bills
2. Every bill which shall have passed both
Houses, Shall, before it becomes law, be pre-
| sented to the President of the Confederate
States; if he approve, he shall sign it; but if
not, he shall return it with his objections to
that House in which it shall have originated,
who shall enter the objections at large OH
their journal aud proceed to reconsider it,. If,
after such reconsideration, two thirds Of that
Heusc shdll agrce to pass the bill, it shull be
! sent, together with the objections, to the oter
House, by which it shall likewise be rcconsid-
cred, and if approved by two-thirds Of that
House, it shall become law. But in all
sncI, cgses, the votes Of both Houses shall be
determined by yeas and nays, and the names
of the persons voting for and against the bin
respectively If any bill sldllmt be return.
ed by the President within ten days (Sundnys
exceptcd) after it shall have been presented
to, him, the same shall be a law, in like man
ner as if he had signed it, unless the Con-
gress, by their adjournment, prevent itsreturn;
IN which case it shall not 1e law, The
President may approve any appropriation and
dlsapproye any other appropriation in the
same bill. Ipsuch case he shall, in signiug
the bill, Designate the appropriations disop,
proved; and shall return a copy of suck aa
preparations with his objections, to the House
in which the bill shall have originated; and
the saplc proceedings shall then be had as in
case of other bills ,disppproved by the Presi-
dent
%. iEvcrytorlcr, resolution or vote, towhich
thepeonourrence of both Houses may be NEG
essary (eascept ona question Of adjournment)l
shall be presented to the President of the
Confederate States; and before the same shall
take effect, shall be7approved by him or be.l
ing disapproyed by him, may be repasscd by
tRo-thirds Of both Houses according to the
rules and limitations prescribed In case of
bilLi ssa aiG4 eat as1 )s,l3 aa,aisser 4
SECTION S.--The Congress- shall have
power-1. To lay and collect taxes. duties,
imposts, and excses, for revenue necessary
to pny the debts, provide for the common de- |
fence, and carry on the Government Of the
Confederate States !, nor shall any duties or
taxes on importatiops from foseign natious be
laid TO proirote or foster any braifch Of indus