Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-10

4 SECTION y.
L The importation of negroes of the African race
from sny foreign country, othe than the slayehodns
States Territories OF United States Of America
is hereby Forbidden and Congress Is required pas:
such laws as shall efiectually prevent the same:
2 Congress shall also have power TO prohibit the
intro ~uction Of slaves from any state member of
or Territory mol beongng 10, this Uonfederacy-
B. The privilege OF the writ oi habeas corpus shall
not be suspended, unless wheu, Of rebellion
Invasion, the public safety may require III
l. No bin of attainder or Il pos faeto law or law
denying or inpaIrDg The right OF property negro
3 No tAtion Or other lresf tax shah be laid un-
less IN proportion 10 the here
inbefore directed TO be taken.
6. No tax duty shall be laid articles exported
from any state except by Of two-thrds 0f both
Houses.
I, preference shall be given by any regulation of
commerce or revenue To the ports OF State over
those of another
$. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but
in consequence OF appropriations made by law and
regular statement ana account OF the receipts
pendltures oi ali pUDllc money shall be published
from time to time.
9.lCongress shall appropriate no money from the
treasury except by vote of twothrds of both
Houses, taken by yeas and nays, unless be asked
and estimated for by OF the heads OF the De-
partmen and submitted 10 Congress by the Presi-
dent OF for the purpose of paying its expenses
and lngencles, tor the of claims
been udlclaiy declared by tlbuEai for the investi-
CATION OF claims against the Government, which il
is hereby made the duty of Congress to establish.
10 Ali bills appropriating money shall specify in
federal currency the of each appropra-
ton and the purposes for which il Is made Con-
gress shall grant compensation 10 any public
contractor, officer, agent servant, after such
tract shall have been made such rendered.
IL. No title of nobility shall be granted by Con-
federate states and no person holding any once Of
profit or trust under them, shall without the consent
OF the Congress- accept OF any present enoluments
fce or titles of any kind whatever, from any king
prince, or foreign state
II. Congress shall make law respecting an es1sb-
hshment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise
thereof abrdgng the freedom of speech OF Of ths
a AZ
BILE and petition the Government for aredress OF grev
ances-
Is. A well regulated militia being necessary the
security OF free state, the right OF the people to
keep and bear arms shall not be lDfrnged-
II. No souIer shall, time of peace be quartered
in any house without the consent OF the owner nor
in time OF war, but In manner to be prescribed by
law.
Is The right of the people to be secure IN their per
SONS, houses papers, and effects against unreasonable
searches and seizures, shall not be violated and
warrant shall but upon probable cause, support
ed by oath affirmation and particularly describing
the place to be searched and the persons things
be seized.
10. No person shall be held to answer for capital
or otherwise Infamous crime. unless presenIment
or indictment Of grand jury, except IN arising
in the land or naval forces, or in the militia when la
actual service, in time OF public danger nor
shall any person be subject for the offence be
twice put in jeopardy OF LIE limb be cUmpeii
ed, in any criminal case be against him
self; be deprived of life, liberty, property,
without due process of law shall private proper
tyt taken for pubic use, without just compeHsa-
tiOn.
H. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall
JOY the right TO speedy and public trial. by an i'm
partial jury of the and district wherein the
crime Shall have been Committed which district shall
have been previously ascertaned by law, and TO be
informed of the and cause of the
be confronted with the witnesses against him
process for obtaining witnesses in his
yor and TO have the assistance Of counsel for his de-
fence.
Is. In suits at common law where the value in con
troversy shall twenty dollars, the right
by jury shall be preserved and no fact so tried by
jury shall be otherwise Te-examned any court of
the Coniederacy, than according TO the rules Of Tie
common law.
l9. Excessive bail shall not be required nor exces-
sve fines be imposed, cruel and unusual punish
'ae1ts Sn fIE4 be inflicted.
shall relate to but subject, H -,
pressed in the tile.
SECTION To-
l. No State shall into any treaty, alliance
grant letters OF msrque and reprisa
com money make anything but gold and silver coin
tender in payment OF debts pass any bill OF attain
der, post facto law, law Impairing the Obuga
tion of contracts grant any title of nobility.
q No State shall, without the consent vi the Con-
gress lay any imposts duties impOsIs exports
except what may be absolutely necessary for execut
It's inspection laws and the net produce OF all du
ties and Imposts, laid by ahy State imports
prts shall be for the of treasury OF the Con-
federate States and all such laws shall subject
the revision control of Congress.
g. No State shall, without the consent of Congress,
lay any duty OF tonnage except going vessels,
the impr0y ement of It's rivers and hsrbOrs navg
ted by the said vessels but such duties shall
with any treaties OF the Confederate
foreign nations and any surplus revenee thus de-
rived SHALL after making such improvements be paid
into the common treasury nor shall any State keep
troops ships Of war IN time peace, enter into
any agreement compact with another State, with
foreign power engage in unless actually in
vaded, in such imminent danger as will not admit
of delay But when any divides flows through
two Ssates, they may enter into compacts
with each other 10 improve the navigation thereof