Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-07

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nlghes numbers not exceeding three, the list of
those voted for President, the House Represeu
dent But choosing the President the vote shall be
taken by States, the representation from each State
nav navng one y9te quorum for THIS purpose shall con
States and majority of all the States shall be
sary TO choice. And if the House of Representatives
snail not choose President, whenever the right of
choice shall deyolve upon them, before the fourth day
OF March next following, then the Vice President shall
act as President as in of the death other
sttutonal disability Of the President.
T. The person having the greatest number of votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice President such
number be majority the whole number Of elect
ors appointed: and person have majority, then,
shall choose the Vice President quorum for the mr.
pose shall consist Of two-thrds of the whole number
OF senator's and majority of the whole number shall
be necessary to achoice. & .-s-
5. No person consttutionay ineligible to the Office
of President shall be eligible to that of Vice President
of the Confederate States. p
8. The Congress may determine the time of choosing
the electors and the day which they shall give their
Confederate States
Z. No person except natural born citizen of the
Confederate States, citizen thereof, the time of
the adoption OF the Constitution, or citizen thereof
born in the United States prior the 20th of Decem
ber $780, 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 thirtyiv years,
and been fourteen years resident within the limits
of the Confederate States as they may exist at the
time Of his election. tft
g. In case 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
same shall devove on the Vice President and the Con
gress may, by law provide for the of removal,
DEATH resignation, inability both of the President
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall then
act as President and such officer shall accordingly
until the disability be removed President shall be
electeds
9. 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 receive with
IN that period other emoument from the Confed-
crate States, any of them
Before ne ri hiC Offic
he shall take the following oath or affirmation
81 do solemnly swear (or affirm) that will faith
States, and will to the best of my ability preserve,
protect and defead the Constitution thereof"
{rc SECTION 2.
j. The President shall be commanders 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
require the opinion in writing of the principal OH
subject relating to the duties of their respective off,
ces; and he shall have power to grant repreves and
pardohs for offences against the Confederate States,
except In cases of impeachment
2. He shall have power, by and with the advice
and consent OF the Senate, to make treaties, provid
ed twothirs of the Senatorspresent concur: and he
shall nominate, and by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate shall appoint amba other
public ministers and consuls, Judges of the Supreme
Court and all other officers of the Confederate States
whose appointments are not herein otherwise pro-
vlded Tor, and which shall be established by law;
but the Congress may by law, vest the appointment
of such inferior officers they think proper the
of Departments. .s--,s s
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 plea
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 or for dishonesty in
capacity, ineicency, misconduct neglect duty;
and when so removed, the removal shall reported
to the Senate, together with the therefor.
The President shall have power fill all yacan-
cies that may happen during the the Sem
ate, by granting commissions which sha expire at
the end of their next session. but person
by the Senate shall be re-appointed to the same ofc
/ during their ensuing recess.
| SECTION 5. 81.
L. The President shall, from time to time give to
the Congress Information of the the Coned-
eracy, and recommend to their consideration such
measures he shall judge necessary and expedient;
he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both
Houses either of them; and in case of dsa gree
ment between them, with respect to the time of ad-
journment, he may adjourn them to such time as he
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.
1, SECTION 4. N
l. The President, Vice President and all civil off.
of the Confederate States, shall removed from
office on impeachment for and conviction Of treason
bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
ARTICLE III.
/ EsEcTIoN L; -E
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
| time order and establish. The Judges both of the
Supreme and Inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices
during good behavior and shall, stated times re-
ceive for their services compensation, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance in Office
SECTION 2. s it-t
1. The judicial power shall extend to all cases ari
sing under this Constitution the laws of the Confe
| crate States, and treat ties made which shah be
made under their authority; to all affecting
ambassadors other public ministers and consuls tG
all of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction tt
controversies to which the Confederate States shall
| be party; to controversies between two or more
| States; between a State and citizens of another
State where the State is plaintiff; between citizen,
claiming lands under grants of different States, anI
between State the citizens thereof and foreign
States, citizens OF subjects; but State shall bs
sued by citizen or subject of any foreign State.
q In all cases affecting ambassadors other publ,
ministers, and consuls and those in which STAT
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall ha We origi
nal jurisdiction. In all the other cases before men
| toned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate iu
rsdicton, both to law ana facts with such excep
tions, and under such regulations, the Congress
3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of Inn
peachment, shall be by jury, and such trial shall b.
held in the State where the said crime shall hav
been committed; but when not committed within
any State, the trial shall be such place or place
as the Congress may by law have directed.
| tS-A--4 SECTION 3.
1. Treason against the Confederate States shal
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 unles
on the testimony of two witnesses to the over
act, or on confession in open court. -
i 2. The Congress shall have power to declare tn
punishment OF treason, but attainder of treason
shall work corruption of blood forfeiture, excep
during the life of the person atta;ate
/ ARTICLE W., =
i t4a SECTION 1.
l. Full faith and credit shall be given in eacl
State to the public acts records and judicial proceed
j 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.
l. Q 4 =
i. The citizens of each State shall be entitled 4
all the privileges and immunities of citizens in tn
several States, and shall have the right of transi
their slaves and other property; and the right o
property in said slave shall not be thereby i'm
paired.
Il q person charged in any State with treason
felony, other crime against the laws of such Sta te
shall, demand OF the Executive. authority of tn
State from which he fed, be delivered up to be re
moved the State having jurisdiction OF the crime
B. No slave or other person held TO service or la
bor in any State or Territory OF the Confederat
States, under the laws thereof, escaping or iawfn
carried into another shall, in consequence OF an,
law or regulation therein, be discharged nom sncf
of the party TO whom such slave belongs. to WHOM
: such service or labor may be DUE
; J. SECTION B.
: o,hsr States NAV be admitted into this o. ed
aracv by a vote of twc>thirds of the whole Honse
fRenresentatises, and twothirds Of the Senate, tn
Serate yetiug by States. but no new State shall b
: fo-ued or erected wftain the Jurisdiction of an,
other State; nor any State be formed by the juno
fion of tw or States, or parts Of States, with
ont the consent of the legislatures OF the States
| cerued as we'll as of the Congress 5s 81
!, Tg.a f.poress shall have power dispose of an