Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-07-05

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ELU ARTICLE. III. - rwrw-r
80 SECTION 4. ~ ~ III
I. The judicial power Of The Confederate States
shall be vested in one Superior Court, and in such
Inferior Courtsas the Congress myifrom time to
time ordaih and establish. The Judges both OF
the Supreme and Inferior courts, shall hold their
Offices during good behavior, and shall, at stated
times, receive for their services a compensation,
which shall not be diminished during their con.
tinuance in office. ~
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l. The judicial power shall extend to all cases
arising under this Constitution the laws of the
Confederate States, and treaties made or which
shall be made, under their authority; to all
affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and
consuls to all cases Of admiralty and maritime
jurisdiction; 30 controversies TO which the Confede-
rate States shall be party; to controversies be-
tween two or more States between a State and
citizens Of another State where the State is plain
tiff between citizens claiming lands under grants
of different States and between State or the cti-
zens thereof and foreign States citizens subjects;
but State shall be sued by citizen subject of
any foreign State.
2. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other pub
lie ministers, and consuls, and those in which. q
State shall be party the Supreme Court shall have
original Jurisdiction. Ia all the other cases before
mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate
Jurisdiction both rs to law aud fact with such ex-
ceptions and under such regulations, as the Con-
gress shall make.
3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of i'm
peachment shall be by jury, and such trial shall
be held in the State where the said crimes shall
have been committed; but when not committed
within any State, the trial shall be at such place
or places as the Congress may by law have directed
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|. Treason against the Confederate States shall
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herring to their enemies, giving. them aid and COM
fort No person shall be convicted Of treason un-
ess on the testimony Of two witnesses TO the same
overt act, or on confession in open court.
| 2. The Congress shall have power TO declare the
punishment OF treason, but attainder Of treason
shall work corruption Of blood or forfeiture except
during the life of the person attained.
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| l. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State to the public acts, records and judicial pro-
ceedings of every other State. Aud the Congress
may, by general laws, prescribe the manner in
whichsuch acts records, and proceedings shall be
proved, and the effect thereof
| SECTION O.
l. The citizens of each State shall be entitled 70
all the privileges aod immunties of citizens in the
several States and shall haye the right of transit
and sojourn in any State of this Confederacy with
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property in said slaves shall not be thereby i'm
paired .
2. A person charged in any State with treason,
felony or other crime against the laws of such
State, shall on demand of the Executive authority
Of the State from which he fed be delivered up to
be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the
crime. rr s..
3. No slave or other person held 10 service or Ia
Dor in any State or Territory of the Confederate
States under the laws thereof, escaping or lawfully
carried into smother shall, in consequence of any
law regulation therein, be discharged from such
service labor but shall be delivered up on claim
of the party to whom such slave belongs, or to
whom such service or labor may be due. .aF
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! l. Other Slater may be admitted into this Con-
federacy by vote of two-thirds of the whole FIous,
OF Representatives and two-thrds-of the Senate
i the Senate voting by States but no STATE
shall be formed erected within the jurisdiction o
| any other State; nor any State be formed by tn,
junction of two more States, parts of States
without the consent of the legislatures of the State
concerned as well as of the Congress.
| 2. The Congress shall have power to dispose o
and make all needful rules and regulations con
corning the property of the Confederate States in
/ clnding the lands thereof.
Il 3. The Confederate States may acquire new ter
ritory and Congress shall have power to legislat
and provide governments for the inhabitants of al
territory belonging to the Confederate States, lying
within the limits of tie several States; and may
permit them at such times, and in such manner
as it may by law provide, to form States to be adj
mitted into the Confederacy. In all such territory
the institution Of negro slavery it exists il
tile Confederate States shall be recognized and pre-
tected by Congress and by the territorial govern
ment; and the inhabitants of the several Confede
rate States and Territories, shall have the right t.
take to such territory any slaves, lawfully held b.
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f a. The Confederate States shall guaranty to ever,
State that now is or hereafter may become n mem
: Der of this Conederacy, republican form of gov
eminent and shall protect each of them agains
invasioni an1 on application of the legislature 70
of the Executive when the legislature is not in ses
sion) against domestic violence.
ARTICLE V.
ri SECTION l.
. ]. Upon the demand of any three States, legal
assembled in their several conventions the Congress
| shall summon a convention, of all the States I
take into consideration such amendments to tn
Constitution as the said States all concur in suggest
ing at the same time when the said demand is mad
aud should any of the proposed amedments TO til
Constitution ge agreed on by the said convention
4 voting by States-and the same be ratified b
by the legislatures oftwo-hrds of the State
or by conventions in two-thirds thereof-as the on
or the other mode of ratification may be propose
by the general convention--they shall thencefoi
ward form part of this Constitution. Bat \
State SHALL without its consent, be deprived OF i
equal representation in the Senate.
). ARTICLE VI
l. The Government established by this Constitu
ton is the successor of the provisional Governmer
of the Confederate States of America, and all Il
laws passed by the latter shall continue in force III
Q til the same shall be repealed or modified and a
! the officers appointed by the same shall remain
Office until their successors are appointed and quai
), fed or the offices abolished.
II 2. All debts con traeted and engagements entere
into before the adoption OF this Constitution sha
be rs valid against the Confederate States und
q this constitution as under the Provisional Govern
! ment.
d g. This Constitution, and the laws Of the Confe
II crate States made in pursuance thereof and all tire
/, ties made or which shall be made under the autho
,f ity of the land; and the Judges in every Sta
q shall he bound thereby anything in the constitr
;, tJn or laws of any State 10 the contrary notwit
s. standing.
:. 4. The Senators and Representatives before me-
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