Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-21
SECTION 2

| l. The President shall be commander-in-ehief OF
tne army ana navy of the Confederate States. and
the actual service Confederate states; he NAV
require the opinion, in writing the principal OIL
subject relating 90 the duties their respective on
ces and he shall have power grant reprieyes and
pardOns for Offences sgainst the Coufedzrat te States
except in cases OF Impeachment.
2. He shall have power, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, TO make treaties proSid
ed two-thir of the Senators present concur and be
shall nominate, and by and with the advice and con-
public ministers and consuis Judges of the supreme
Court, and all other officers Of the Confederate States
whose appointments are not herein otherwise pro-
vided for, aud WHICH shall be established by Law;
but the congress may, by law vest the appointment
OF such inferior officers they think proper. in the
| of Departments.
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
sure of the President All other civil officers of
ExeGunSe department may be removed at any time
by the President, other appointing power, when
their services unnecessary for dishonesty,
paeiy, ineicency, misconduct or neglect of duty
and when removed, the removal shall be reported
to the Senate, together with the therefor
f. The President shall have power to mi an vacan-
cies that may happen during the OF the SEN
ate by granting commissions which sha Il expire at
the end OF Their next session. but No person rejected
BY the Senate shall br re-aplntr, 10 the Office
| during their ensuing recess
SECTION 3
1. The President SHALL from time 10 time give 70
the Congress information of the OF the Confed-
eracy, and recommend their consideration such
he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both
Houses, either of them; and in case of disagrer-
Journment, he may adjourn them To such time he
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
the faithfully executed, and shall commas
sion all the officers Of the Confederate States.
1.
l. The President, Vice President and all civil Off
of the Confederate States shall be
Office impeachment for, and conviction Of treason,
bribery, or other high crimes and misdenaeanoTs
ARTICLE III.
SECTION /.
l. The judicial power of the Confederate Sis.ss
shall be vested in one Superior Court, and in
Inferior Courts a. the Congress may from time :
time order and establish. The judges, both of BE
supreme and Inferior Courts shall hold their ofbce-
during good behavior, and shall al stated times
oelVe for their services compensation, which sh ~
not lie diminished during their continuance in of =.
?. l1se
L The Judicial power shall extend to all cases ari-
sing under this Constitution the laws OF the Coned
crate states, aud treaties made or which shah be
made under their authority; all affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls 10
all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction;
controversies which the Confederate States shall
be party controversies between two or more
States; between State and citizens of another
State where the plaintiff; between citizens
claiming lands under grants of different States, and
between State the citizens thereof and foreign
States, citizens SUBJECTS but State shall be
sued by citizen subject of any foreign State.
=. In all affecting ambassadors other public
ministers, and consuls, and those in which State
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have Origi-
nal In all the other before
TONED, the Supreme Court shall have appellate ju-
risdicton, both law and facts with such excep.
shall make.
}. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of i'm
parchment, shall lie by jury and trial shall be
held IN the State where the said crime shall have
been committed; but when committed within
any State, the trial shall be such place or place.
| as the Congress may by law have directed.
B.
/. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in levyng war against them, in sd-
hFrln "A their m glNl n.fA
tort No person shall be convicted treason unles.
on the testimony of Two witnesses 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, forfeiture except
during the life of the person attaintsd.
ARTICLE w.
| SECTION l.
l. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State 10 the public acts records and Judicial proceed
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
SECTION 2
l. The citizens of each State shall be entitled 10
all the privileges and imnuniites cIJzens in the
and soOurn in any State of the Confederscy, With
their slaves ami other property; and the right OF
| property in said Save shall not be thereby i'm
/ paired.
| :. A person charged in any State with treason,
felony other crime against the laws of such State
shall, demand oi the Executive authority of the
State from which he fed lie delivered up TO be re-
10 Slate having JURISDICTION oil the
3. No slave OF other person held To service la
/, Dor in any State Territory of the Confederate
States under the laws thereof, escaping lawfully
carried into another, SHALL in consequence any
law regulation therein, be discharged from such
service or labor; but shall he delivered up claim
of the party TO whom such slave belongs, whom
| such service or labor may be due.
| SECTION 3.
l. Other States may be admitted into this Confed-
eracy by vote OF twothirds of the whole House Of
Representatives, and two-tIrds of the Senate, the
Senate voting by States; but State shall be
| formed erected within the jurisdiction of any
| other State; any State be formed by the juno
ton of two States, parts Of States, with
the of the legislatures of the States con-
| cerned as we'll as of the Congress.
2. The Congress shall have power to dispose of and
| make all needful rules and regulations concerning
the property OF the Confederate States including
| lands thereof.
| g. The Confederate States may acquire new terri
tory and Congress shall have power Iegslate and
provide governments for the inhabitants all terri
tory belonging the Confederate States, lying with
the limits of the several States; permit
| them, at such times and in such manner as il NAV
by law provide, to form States TO be admitted into
the Confederacy In all such territory, the institu
tion of negro slavery il exists in the Confed
crate States, shall be recognized protected by
| Congress, and by the territorial government; and
the inhabitants of the several Confederate States
and Territories, shall have the right TO take to such
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them in any
| of the States OF 2ritories Of the Confederate
States.
| A. The Confederate States shall guaranty to every
State that is hereafter may become a msni-
Der of this Confederacy republican form of gov
ernment, and shall protect each of them against in
yasion; and application of the legislature Tor Of
| the Execurioe when the Legislature is in ssssion)
| against domestic violence
ARTICLE V.
| SECTION l.
l. Upon the demand of any three States legally as
| sembled in their several conventions the Congress
shall summon convention Of all the States, TO take