Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-30

l. person
greatest number Of votes for President shall be Ia
President, IL such number be rnsiority of the who'll
nun nuOeT q ssei1ls spPgiaIsd and no person hay
highest numbers, net exceeding three, on the list
those voted for as President the House of Represen
dent But in choosing she President the vote shall be
taken By States, the Representation from each State
sist of member or members from two-thirds of the
States, and majority of all the States shall be neces
sary TO choice And il the House Of Representatives
shall not choose President, whenever the right OF
choice shall devove upon the before the fourth day
of March next following, then the Vice President shall
act ss President, in of the death other
stitutional 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: and no person have majority, then
from the two highest numbers the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President quorum for the pur.
q Senator'S and majority Of the whole number shall
be necessary to a choice. s.sss =
OF Presdeat shall be eligible TO that of Vice President
Of the Confederate States.
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 -. go ee7s
Z. No person except natural born citizen of the
Confederate States citizen thereof, atthe time of
the adoption of the Constitution, citizen thereof
born in the United States prior to the goth of Dacem
ber 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,
of the Confederate States, they may exist at the
time OF his election
8. In OF the removal of the President from Of
fce or OF his death, resignation, inability to dis
charge the powers and duties of the said Office, the
shall devolye 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 as President and such officer shall act accordingly
until the disability be removed or President shall be
electeds
o. The President shall, at stated times receive for
his services compensation which shall neither be
creased nor diminished during the period for which he
shall have been elected and he shall not receive with
IN that period anY other emoument from the Confed
crate states, or any OF them. L4
10. Before he enters on the execution of his eice
he shall take the following oath affirmation:
fuv eUecne .hs oc n 'nat ma, viii alan
Staes and WILL TO the best of my ability, preserve,
protect and defend the Constitution thereof''
+. g.. isECTIos 2.
l. The President shall be commander in chief of
the army and navy of the Confederate States, and
Of the militia OF the several States when called into
the actual service of the Confederate States; he may
Ger in each of the Executive Departments upon any
subject relating 10 the duties of their respective off,
ces and he shall have power to grant reprieves and
pardons for offences against the Confederate States
except in cases of impeachment. EEl AsB
E. z. He shall have power, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate to make treaties provd-
ed two-thirds of the Senaorspresent concur and he
shall nominate, and by and with the advice and
sent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors other
public ministers consuls Judges of the Supreme
Court and all other officers of the Confederate States
whose appointments are not herein otherwise pro-
vided for, and which shall be established by law;
but the Congress may, by law, the appointment
OF such inferior officers they think proper in the
Of Departments. -sF 1sF. a-..
g. 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 plea
sure of the President All other civil officers Of the
Executive Department may be removed at any time
by the President, or other appointing power, when
their services unnecessary, for dishonesty in
capacity, inefciency misconduct, neglect duty;
to the Senate, together with the reasons therefor
4. The President shall have power to fill all yacan
,ies that may happen during the of the Sem
ate, by granting commissions which sha II expire at
he end of their next session. but person rejected
?y the Senate shall be re-appointed to the oc
Turing their ensuing recess.
SECTION 3. ~
L. The President shall, from time to time give to
he Congress information of the of the Coned.
racy, and recommend to their consideration such /
as he shall judge necessary and expedient;
le may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both
Houses, either of them; and in of disagree
ournment, he may adjourn them to such time as he
hall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
nd other public minister's; he shall take that /
he laws be faithfully executed, and shall commits
ion all the officers of the Confederate States.
aa .s.l3 SECTION 4. g.s.H --a
l. The President, Vice President and all civil OFF.
of the Confederate States shall be removed from
ce on impeachment for and conviction Of treason,
bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
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ARTICLE III.
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/. The judicial power of the Confederate States |
hall be vested in one Superior Court and in such 4
Inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to
supreme and Inferier Courts shall hold their Offices
uring good behavior, and SHALL at stated times
eiye for their services compensation, which shall
lot be diminished duringthei continuance in Office
= - SECTION 2.
1. The judicial power shall extend to all cases ari
ing under this Constitution the laws of the Confed
rate States, and treaties made which shah be
made under their authority; to all cases affecting
AMBASSADORS other public ministers and consuls; to
to which the Confederate States shall
70 party; to controversies between two or more |
tates; between State and citizens of another |
tate where the State is plaintiff; between citizens
laiming La nds under grants of different States, and
etween State or the citizens thereof and foreign
tates, citizens subjects; but State shall be |
ued by a citizen or subject of any foreign State
2. In all cases affecting ambassadors other public
minister's, and consuls, and those in which State
hall be party, the Supreme Court shall have origa
al jurisdiction In all the other before mem
ioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate jul
both to law and facts, with such except
ions, and un der such regulations, the Congress
hall make. 5..-ts.-si---r. 80 --f-ti- ..-----s-
g. The trial of all crimes except in cases of i'm.
shall be by jury, and such trial shall be
cid in the State whore the said crime shall have |
cen committed; but when not committed within
ny Sta the trial shall be at such place places
5 the Congress may by law have directed. 80
SECTION 3. stt-s
l. Treason against the Confederate States shall \
onshE only in levying war against them, in ad.
ering to their enemies, giving them aid and COM 1
,rt No person shall be convicted Of treason unless
the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt
ct, or confession in open court.
2 The Congress shall have power to declare the |
unishment of treason, but no attainder Of treason
,al work corruption of blood, forfeiture, except
uring the life Of the person attainted. s4sa 54a
5sz.5set ARTICLE Nv. i z-zl. 5ea4 - |
- E5.slf-5 SECTION i-s. - As asz
l. full faith and credit shall be given in each l
ataso the public acts records and judicial proceed
rs of every other State. And the Congress may, |
V general laws, prescribe the manner in which |
nd the effect theieof. ate.f
y SECTION 2.
l. The citizens of each State shall be entitled to
the privileges and immunities Of citizens in the
veral States, and shall have the right of transit
I'd sojourn in any State of the Cenfederacy, with
eir slaves and other property; and the right Of
.operty in said slave shall not be thereby i'm |
Iired 40 aksssaa Fi - sslat ilfi.s - - ssA.@
q person charged. in any State with treason,
an on demand OF the Executive authority Of the
ate from which be fed, be delivered up to be re-
owed to the State having jurisdiction of the crime.
g. No slave or other person held to service or la
" in any State or Territory Of the Confederafe
ates under the laws thereof escaping or lawfully
rried into another, shall, in consequence Of any
w or regulation therein, be discharged from euch
ryice or labor; but shall be delivered up claim
the party to whom such slave belongs, or to whom
ch service or laber may be DUE .atlsfs - a.ist
ess SECTION 3. - zE szsi
L Other States may be admitted into this ed.
acy by q vote of twcsthirds of the whole Hoa,e
and two thirds of the Senate ne