Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-15
SECTION 2.

require the opinion, in vriIiTo F a. S;I - = :;
hi - et.e - ahe ESeeeiiye Departments, upon an
ces; and he shal have power TO rrsnt rTris,s :,
Pardons for offences against the 1onsi t Ss1
! ! | except in cases oi impeachment
= he shs II have power, by ana with the a5xic,
ana consent OF the Senate, 10 make treaties Trovid
ed tMo-thrds OF the Senators concur. a.d h,
shaH nominate and by aud with the advice and con
seht OF the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors ofhel
Court, and all other officers the Confederate StAses
whose appointments are not herein otheTe Use I.rc
Eided ioT and which shall be established by law
but the Congress may, by law vest the appointuneu
of such inferior officers they think prI er in tbc
I OF Departments.
8. The principal in each of the Executive Depart.
anu all persons connected with the diplomat
ic service, may be removed frUm Office the pl
of the President. All other civil ofscers ii nj.
Executive Department may be removed al any time
by the President, CT other appointing power, Wien
their services unnecessary, nesIy in
capacity, iuefcency, misconduct neglect OF duty;
and when removed, the removal sha IA Teiortei
| 70 the Senate, together with Ih- IkeIeior
4. The President shall have power iii all vsCan-
cies that may happen during he recess of the sen
ate by granting com ssioI.s which shs exIjTe II
the end OF theiT Uext sssion but person rejected
9y me senate shall be re-sppoioted to the oc>
during their ensuing recess.
| SECTION 3.
!. The President shall, from time TO time give 10
the Congress information Of the state the Conied.
eracy, and recommend to their cousidsTsfio. sDrb
he shall judge necessa " and exI edienf
he may on extraoI dInary occasions, convene 10Th
Houses, or either of them; and in disagree
nent between them, with respect to the time ad.
J0urnnent lac may adjourn them TO such time as lie
SHAH think prOperi he shall receive ambassadors
the laws be faithfully executed, and shall couuuis.
| sion all the officers u the Confederate States.
| SECTION 4.
l. The President Vice President, and all civil of-
GERS OF the Confederate States, shall Ie Teu,ej f
once on impeachment for aud convection o. treasop
bribery, or other high crimes and IaisdeuaesnoIs
ARTICLE III.
| SECTION l.
| /; The Judicial power Of the Confederats States
SHAH be vested III one Superior Court and in sUcI
Inferior Courts the Congress NAV from tine 70
| time order and establish The judges, both Of lie
supreme aud Inferior Courts, shs II hold their f<C-.
during good behavior, and shall At stated tj,ss -
ceive ioE their services mpensatioH Which sbsII
not be diminished during their CUntinuaIoe IN ce
/ SECTION 2.
l. The Judicial power shall extend 10 all
sing under this Constitution laws OF the Iptei
crate States, and treaties made or which snail =
| made under their authority; all cases sHecTiT =
ambassadors, other public ministers and consnIs. e
all Cases OF admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction, "a
controversies which the Confederate 81 g. -;
be q party 10 controversies between two or me-
States; between State and citizens Of sroff+ :
State where the State is plaintin between citizeps
claiming lands under different States -
between state or the citizens thereof and forsis5
States, citizens subjects; no State shall -
2 In all cases affecting ambassadors ether UuFlf.
ministers, ami consnis and those in which StzI.
shall be party, the supreme Court shall have crisi
nal Jurisdiction IN ali the other cases bsre me-
TONED, the Supreme Court shall have apl,eIlaro il,
-Flrba
/ shall make Ne1s-s
3 The triai Of all crimes, except in cases of i'm
eaehheni shsll be by jury, and such trial shall \.
held in the State where the said crime sbsiI -.
been eommittedi but when not Committed within
any STATE the trial shall De such pace or nIsres
IS the Congress may by law have directeds
SECTION 3.
l. Treason against the Confederate States shall
CONSIST only IN ieNying Wsr against them or IN sc-
herring To their enemies, giving them aid aud com
hort. No person shall be convicted Of tTgason MI.
on the testimony Of two witnesses 10 the saIne yet
act or on confession in open court.
z The Congress shall have power 10 ,iaelsra ~.
punishment OF treason, but no attainder Of rrsson
shall work corruption Of blood or forfeiture exccr.
during the lie Oi the person sttsintsd-
ARTICLE "
SECTION l.
/. Full faith and credit shall be given IN serh
sase 10 the public acts, records and judicial proceed.
iliHs o eNeIy other state And the Cotgrezs may,
by general laws, prescribe the manner in Nbich
such acts, records and proceedings shall be pruyeJ
aud the Cliect IhsleOf.
SECTION 2.
l. The citizens of each State shall hs ent,I.5 ..
ali the privileges and Immunties Of citizens in The
several States and shall have the right OF transit
anu s4J0ufh IN any state OF the Confederacy, with
tiielr slaves ana other property and the RIGHT of
property IN said slave shall not be thereby i'm
paired. 49,
2 A person charged in any State with treason
felony, OF other crime sinst laws If such Siaf
shall on demand OF the Executive authority of ,Is
State from which he Eed, be delivered m - F,s -
moved TO the State having jurisdiction OF the crime
J. No slave on other person held TO service or la
Dor Ia any State or Territory OF the COnfederats
States, under the laws thereof escaping or laxfIl
carried into another, shall, in consequences Of py
service or labor bUI snail be delivered m on rIir
OF tie party 10 whom such slave belongs or 70 vor-1
such service or labor may be due.
SECTION g.
1. Other States may be admitted into this Coyfa5
erscY by vote of twO-thirds OF the whole House n
Representatives, aud two-thiTds Of the Senate the
Senate voting by States. but new state shall Ia
formed or erected NI~.Iin the jurisdiction of snv
other State nor any State be formed ty The f,,,-
out The consent OF the legislatures o the States ron
cerned as we'll as OF the Congress
z The to1gress shall have power to djsnoss NJ sn5
make all needful rules and regulations toncaIuiT,g
the property of the Confederate States Including Tie
lands thereof ~
.. The C0niederate States may acquire tsrri.
tory; and Congress shall have power To Iegisat and
provide governments for the inhabitants OF All terri
tory belonging 60 the Confederate States living ith
ont the limits OF the several States and ma uer,it
theIn at such times, and in such manner as il n1s
by law PROVIDE TO form States 10 De admitted mo
the Confederacy- In 6ll erritory the Iustirt-,
tion O negro slavery AS it exists In the Copfd
crate States, shall be recognized and protected bv
congress, and by the territorial government aId
the lnhaoltants OF the several Confederate STATE.
ana territories shall have the right 10 take 10 such
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them in snv
vi the States or Territories of iha (oI,fe5,--.ss
States.
4. 1he Confederate States shall guaranty m ax.rv
state tAat no" Is or. hereafter may become q ma :
Der OF this Con1ederacy, republican form of ~.
eFnnent, and shall protect each of them againsf in
fasiOhi and on application Of the legislature for f
the hxecutioe when the legislature Ia in scssicpl
against domestic violence.