Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-16
sEcFIoN 2.

Ihe President shall be comma nder-ir,- chief OF
the army and nasyssi the Confederate States, and
the actual service of the oonfeierste states he
require the opinion in writing of the principal ON
Ger in each OF the Executive Departments rton an
subject relating the duties of their restct,y on
ces; and he shall have power grant reprieyes md
parons for offences against the CoRfesierate state.
except in cases of Impeachment.
| z He shall have power, by and With the advice
and consent Of the Senate 20 make treaties provi-
ea t~o-thirds Of the Senators present concur and ne
shall nominate. and by and with the advice and con-
sent OF the Senate appoint ambassadors other
i1b c ministers and c0nsuls, Judges OF the Spre me
Court sud all other officers Of the Confederate States
| whose appointments not herein otherwise rr,s-
| rided for, and which shall be established by law;
but the Congress may, by law, the appointment
of such iuferior officers. they think proper in the
President alone In the courts Of law in the heads
8. The principal in each of the Executive DEPART
ments. and all persons connected with the diplomat
ic service, may be removed frUm Office at the plea
of the President All other civil officers Of the
! Executive Department may be removed any time
by the President, OF other appointing power, when
their services are Unnecessary for dishonesty in
capacity, insicency, misconduct, neglect duty;
and whes SO removed, the removal shall be roported
TO the Senate, fseiler with the tl,erefOr.
q. Tbs Pres.senf shah tsve power % fi all yacan-
cies that may happen during the of the SEN
ate. BY granting comm lssisn- which sba II expire
the end Of their hat person rejected
by the Senate shall be reaPPOinJed the Office
during Ihsir ensuing recess.
| SECTION g.
l. The President shall, from time TO time give 20
the Congress information of the Coned-
eracy, and recommend To their consideration such
measures he shall judge neeessary expedient;
he may, extraordinary ocoAsioIbs, convene both
Houses either Of them; aud IN of disagree
ment between them with respect 10 the rile OF sd
Iournment, he may adjourn them such time he
shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors
and other public ministers; he shall take that
the laws be faithfully executed, and shaii comm
sion all the officers Of the Confederate St@tes.
SECTION 4.
l. The President, Vice President. aud all civil off,
of the Confederate States, shall be from
irraT4 Hfuta sFsx
bribery, or other high crimes and nlisienssanOrs-
ARTICLE III
SECTION 1.
l. The judicial power Of the Confederate States
shall be vested in one Superior Court, and in such
Inferior Courts as the Congress may from time 10
time order and establish The judges, both Of the
Supreme andInferior Courts shall mold their Offices
during good behavior, aud shall stated times
ceive for their services compensation, which shall
not be diminished during their cvDtinuance la Ofce
SECTION >
/. The judicial power shall extend all ari-
sing under this Constitution the laws oi the Conie-
crate states, aud treaties made which shah le
made under their authority; To- all cases affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers and consuIs;
all cases of AdnIra lty ana maritime Jurisdiction;
controversies which the Confederate States shall
be a party; to controversies between Two OF more
States between q State and citizens Of another
STATE where the State is plaintir; between citizens
claiming lands under grants OF different States, and
between state the citizens thereof, aud foreign
States, citizens suhjectsi bnt Stale shall be
sued 10y citizen OF subject OF any foreign State.
ministers, and coBsuls, ana Thuse which a State
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have orgi-
nal jurisdiction. iu all the other before
ti"ned, the supreme Court shall have APPELLATE Ju-
ri>dctiOn, both Law and facts, with exceT-
tione, and under such regulations, lie congress
). The trial Of all crimes, except in cases of i'm.
peschuIent shall Je by jury and such trial shall be
held in the State where the said crime shall have
been committed; but when hot committed within
State, the trial shall Ge such place places
as the Congress may by law have directed
SECTION 3.
l. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in eVyins war against Them, in ad-
herring TO their enemies giving them ana and COM
tort No person shall be convicted OF treason unless
the testimony witnesses 90 the same overt
act, or on confession in open court
2. The Congress shall have power 10 declare the
punishment OF treason, but attainder Of treason
shall work corruption OF bleOd, forfeiture, except
during the lie Vi the lerscn attAiBted
ARTICLE "
/.
!. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State 10 the public acts records aud Jndeia proceed
ings Of every other stale. And tise Congress may,
by general laws, prescribe tine manner IL which
sneh ae's rco..is ali ss'sesissss shall b proved,
and the effect Ih-se,,4-
ut- sEcrIos 2
l. The citizens Of each State shall De entitled TO
all The privileges and immunities citizens In the
several states, aud shall have the right OF transit
and sojourn ia any State of the tOnfederRcy, with
their slaves and other property; and the right Of
property ia said slave shall hot Do Thereby i'm
paired.
2. person charged in any State with treason,
felony, other crime against the laws oi such >Iae,
SHALL demand OF the Executive authority Of the
State from which he ned, be delivered up ~ be
moved the State having jurisdiction Of the crime.
3. No slave or other person held to 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 labor; but shall be delivered up claim
Of the party whom such slave belongs, 10 whom
such service OF labor may be due.
SECTION b
l. Other States may be admitted into this Confed-
eracy by u OF thirds OF the whole House II
Representatives, aud tyo-thiris of the Senate, the
Senate voting by States; but no new state shall Be
formed erected within the Jurisdiction of any
other State; any stare be formed by the juno
tion of two or more States, parts OF States, with
the Of the legislatures OF the
cerned we'll = of the Congress
2 The Congress shall have power TO dispose Of and
make all needful rules and regulations concerning
the property OF the Conieierre States including the
lands thereof
3 The Confederate States may acquire new terri
tory; and Congress shall have power sgislats and
provide governments for the Inhabitants terri
tory belonging the Confederate States lying with
the limits Of the several States; and may permit
the m, at such times and in such manner il nav
by law provide, TO form States TO be admitted into
the Confedercy In all such territory, the institu-
tion of slavery IL exists In the C0nfed-
States, shall be recognized and protected by
Congress, and by the territorial government; aud
the inhabitants Of the several Confederate States
aud Territories, shall have the right take such
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them IN any
of the States Territories vi the Confederate
States.
4 1he Confederate States shall guaranty TO every
State hat rs hereafter become a nem-
ber of this Confeieracy, q republican form of gov
ernment, and shall protect each of them against in
yasiop; and application Of the legislature Tor Of
the Executioe when the legislature is ia sessionl
against doIHestli violence.