Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-23
SECTIoN ?

SECTION 2
= lie President shall be comma utier-in- chief OF
e1e army ana navy OF the Confederate States ana
the actna service Of the Confeerste States: he nav
m me opinion in writing Of the principal o-
ers IN each Of the Executive DeuarTmerfs uror any
subject Teiating 20 the duties of their resnfsS tsb
g; aad be shall have power 10 srant rsricxss = nj
s~cso- y, against the ConfedeTate States,
eAseR1 IN ca ses OF impeachment
z; he snail have power by ana Win. he .fsv;r-
ed 1,Tofbi 80 e9s senate, 70 make treaties, proyid
shal nominate, and by and With the sivice ana c,,
' oi me Senate, shall appoint amba ssadors other
Court and all other officers OF the SonSsa-s :, sss-
NIose appointments are herein otherxEis- mn
hnT th cona ~nlon @ shsn be established by iaxs
SS Soasiess may, by law, the appointment
0i sesh inferior officers they think prorer IN f
of Departments -" "a 4" 'Ae 'SN4s
. The principal in each of the Executive Deuart
hen1s, ana ali persons connected With the dinlorsf
&c service may De removed from once ar The plrs
sure OF the President All other civil fsc-- y si,s
Executive department may be removed a. anv tiraa
tieir services sr 9r ooher appointing power when
capacity inefhciency, misconduct or neger az i,fr-
t. tb ss - rsnossd the removal shall be reported
Ihe President shall have power to nh ali vscsn
Ses .nat may happen during the recess Of the Seu-
~ commissions which sha II expire az
the end of their session. but no person riectsS
me shall be re-spPointed the IS me One
'ufihs their ensuing recess.
SECTION 3.
l. The President shall from time 10 ti,,a IL; =.
the congress information Of the state of the Sonfe
eracy, and recommend TO their Consideration sIIch
he may, on extraordinary OCCASIONS conySRs ta,s,
Houses or either Of them; and in case OF iiSssrres
1ocrnment he may adjourn them 10 such tims a. \.
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassador.
Ib I pIoS minister's he shall take
tle laws oe ieithiuly executed, and shall commis-
sion all the officers OF the Confederate States
SECTION 4.
/ The President, Vice President, and all civil OF,
oeIs OF me eonederate States shall be from
once on impeachment for, and conviction or treason
OTloery' or other high crimes and misdemeanors
ARTICLE III.
.sECTIOs Is
i; The Judicial power of the Confederate States
shaIi be vested in one Superior Court and in sncf
time order and establish The Judges both Of ,bs
supreme and Inferior Courts shall hold their fces
si, 600 penaNlor' and shall at stated times
eeS ioT thelr services compensation, which shall
not Dc diminished during their continuance in Office
SECTION ?
The Judicial power shall extend TO all cases
sing under TINS Constitution the laws of the Confed-
ef1Ie states, and treaties made which shah be
made under their authority; 10 all cases afIecIing
ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls 10
ali cases OF Admiralty and maritime iurisd5ction r
controversies TO which the Confederate States sha
be party; TO controversies between two or mora
States; between a State and citizens of anofbsr
State where the State is PLAINTIFF between citizens
claiming lands under grants different STATES and
between State or the citizens thereof and foreign
laz
sued by citizen or subject of any foreign STATE
= In all cases affecting ambassadors, other puhIie
ministers, and consuls, and those in which stars
shall be party the Supreme Court shall have orisis
nal Jurisdiction In all the other cases before mem
toned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate ius
rsdicton, both 10 law and facts with such exeTs
tons and under snch regulations, as the Congress
shall make. .. rs
). The trial of all crimes except in cases of i'm.
peachnent, shall be by jury md trial shall be
held in the State where the said crime shall baxe
been committed; but when not committed within
a al flAr rTN1 1zRr. l..
as the Congress may 10y law have directed.
SECTION g.
l. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only IN eVylng war against then or in ad-
tort No person shall be convicted of treason unles,
on the testimony of two witnesses TO the same overt
act, or on confession in open court
=. The Congress shall have power 10 declare the
punishment oi treason, but attainder OF treason
shall work corruption of blood, forfeiture exert
durlng the lie OF the person attainted.
ARTICLE "
SECTION l.
l. Full faith and credit shall fe given in srh
sae 10 the puolc acts records and judicial proceed
| ings 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 ehect theleof.
| SECTION ..
l. The citizens Of each State shall be entitled 10
all the privileges and immunies of citizens i'm ts
several States, and shall have the right of transit
and soJouTn in any State Of the Confederacy With
! hen slaves ana other property; and the right of
| property IN said slave shall not be thereby i'm
| paired
2 person charged in any State with treason.
eiohy OF oter crime against the avs Of such state
SHALL on demand OF the Executive authority of ne
State from which he hed, be delivered up 10 h. r.
moved 10 the State having jurisdiction of the crime
| j. No slave or other person held TO service OF la
] Dor in any State Territory of the Conf.der,,ss :
States, under the laws thereof escaping or Iavfr<
carried into another, SHALL in conseluence of ann
| law regulation therein, be discharged from sncS
service or labor but shall be delivered up on claim
OF the party to whom such slave belongs or To whom
such service OF labor may be due
SECTION ).
l. Other States may be admitted into this o. ed
| eracy by vote of tWocthirds of the whole Hohe o
Representatives, and tWO-thirds of the Senate tbs
Senate voting by States but no new State shan .
formed or erected wfldin the Jurisdiction of an
| other state; nor any State be formed by the iunc
ton OF tvo more States, parts of States with
out the consent Of the legislatures of the States
cerned as we'll as of the Congress.
= The Congress shall have power DISPOSE Of and
make all needful rules and regulations concerninr
the property of the Confederate States including ths
| lands thereof
| J. The Confederate States may acquire new terri.
tory and Congress shall have power TO Iegislate and
provide governments Tor the inhabitants of all terri
tory belonging TO the Confederate States lying with
out the limits OF the several States and NAV permit
them, at such times, and in such manner as il ma,
by Law provide, to form States be admitted int
the Coniederacy- In all suo -arritory, the institu
tlon OF negro slavery il exists in the Confed
crate States, shall be recognized and protected b,
Congress, and by the territorial government; ant
the inhabitants of the several Confederate Sfate
and Territories. shah have the right 10 take TO sucl
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them in an,
OF the States or Territories of the Confederate
States.
A. The Confederate States shall guaranty to ever
| State that now is or hereafter may become a mem
Der OF this Confederacy, a republican form of gov
ernment and shall protect each of them against in
vasiOn; and Application OF the Legislature Cor Q
3 the EXecutioe WHEN the legislature in session
5 against domestic violence.