Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-08
NEW SERIES-NO. 1868

IL To raise and support armies. but no appropra
| ton Of money to thai shall be for longer terl
| than two years.
| 49, IT, prov ide and maintain a navy:
| Il To make rules for government and the regul'
| tion Of Ihe land and navalfOrces:
Is. To provide calling forth the militia to execct
the laws of the Confederate States suppress insured
lions and repel lnyaslons:
10. To provide fer organizing, arming, and discir
lining the militia and for governing such part Of theI
as may DC employed in the service OF the Confederat
States reserving to the states respectively the ar
pointment OF the officers and the authority Of train
ing the militia according TO the discipline prescree
by Congress:
| IL. To exercise exclusive legisIOtioD, all case
whatsoever, over such district mot exceeding tel
States, and the acceptance Of Congress- become tbs
seat Of the Government OF the Confederate States snc
10 exercise like authority all the places purchased
by the consent OF the legislature OF the State IN which
the same shall be- for the erection of forts magazines
arsenais kyards, and other needful buildings and
1S- To make all laws which shall be necessary and
proper for carrying into execution the foregoing pow
and all other powers vested by this Constitution
in the government of the Confederate States any
department or officer thereof
SECTION Q.
1. The importation of negroes of the African race
from any foreign country ohe than the sIavehodIne
States Territories tie United OF America
is hereby forbidden; and CongSs is required pass
such laws shall ehectuaIly prevent the same:
z. Congress shall also have power to prohibit the
intro -uction of slaves from any state member Of
or Territory not belonging to, this Confederacy.
D. Inc privilege Vi tue VIII Ol HaDSaS corpus snail
not be suspended, unless wheu, in of rebellion
Invasion, the public safety may require it.
l. No Dill oi attalnder or er post fdco law, or law
denying or ImpaIrng the right OF property in negro
slaves shall be passed.
5. No captaon other direct tax shall be laid un
less IN proportion TO the enumeration here
inbefore directed be taken.
g. No tax or duty shall be laid articles expnrted
from any State, except by vote OF twOthirds both
Houses.
l. No preference shall be given by any regulation Of
commerce or revenue TO the ports of one State
those OF another
s. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but
in consequence OF appropriations made by law and
regular statement and account of the receipts
pendltures OF all public money shall be published
from time TO time.
g. Congress shall appropriate no money from the
treasury except by vote of two-thirds of both
Houses, taken by yeas and nays, unless be asked
and estimated for by some OF the heads OF the De-
partmen-, and submitted 10 Congress by the PreSi-
dent for the purpose OF paying its expenses
and ngencies Tor the ment OF claims against
the Confederate states the justice which shall have
been Judically declared by buna Tor the
CATION OF Claims against the Government, which it
is hereby made the duty of Congress to establish
10 All bills appropriatlng money shall specify in
federal currency the exact amount of each appropra
tion and the purposes for which it is made and Con-
gress shall grant extra compensation TO any public
contractor officer, agent or servant, after such cou
tract shall have been made such service rendered.
IL. No title of nobility shall be granted by the Con-
federate States ana person holding any Office of
proht trust under them, SHALL without the consent
OF the Congress accept OF any present. emoluments
hce OF titles OF any kind whatever, from any king,
prince, or foreign state.
H. Congress Shall make no respecting an estab-
lishment of religion, prohibiting the exercise
thereof abrIdgng the freedom Of speech of the
press the right OF the people pedceably to Assem-
ble and petition the Government Tor aredTess of rev
ances-
I3. well regulated militia being necessary the
security of free State, the right Of the people TO
keep and bear arms shall not be lniringed.
Il. No soier shall, in time of peace, be quartered
in any house without the consent of the owner
in time Of war, but in manner 10 be prescribed by
law.
Is. The right of the people to be secure their per-
sons houses papers, and effects against unreasonable
searches and seizures shall not be violated and no
warrant shall issue but upon probable cause support
ed by oath or affirmation and particularly describing
the place TO be searched and the things 10
be seized.
10. No person shall be held to answer for capital
or otherwise infamous crime, unless preSentment
or indictment of grand jury except in cases arising
the land naval forces, IN the militia, when Ia
actual service, i'll time OF war or public danger nor
shall any person be subject for the offence to be
twice put in jeopardy of lite or limb be compell-
ed, in any criminal case, be witness against him.
self; nor be deprived of life, liberty, property,
without due process OF law nor shall private proper
tyE be taken for public use without just coiapensa
ton.
H. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall en-
joy the right TO speedy and public trial, by i'm
partial jury of the State and district wherein the
crime shall have been committed which district shall
have been previously ascertained by law, and 10 be
informed of the and cause OF the accusation
be confronted with the witnesses against him to have
process for obtaining witnesses 10 his IA
fence
1S In suits at common law where the value in con-
troversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial
by jury shall be preserved and fact tried by
jury shall be otherwise re-examlned IN any court Of
the Confederacy than according to the rules of the
law.
19 Excessive bail shall not be required nor exces-
sive fines be imposed, nor cruel and unusual punish
ments be inflicted.
90 Every law resolution having the force of law,
shall relate TO but subject, and that shall be
pressed in the title.
SECTION 10.
/. No State shall enter into any treaty alliance, or
confederation grant letters OF marque and reprisal
com money make any thing but gold and silver coin
tender in payment OF debts pass any bill Of attain
der, post fdctO law, law impairing the oblga
ton of contracts grant any title of nobility
z. No State SHALL without the consent of the Con-
gress, lay any imposts duties mpOsIs exports,
except what may be absolutely necessary for execut
Inspection laws aud the net produce of all du-
ties and imposts laid by ahy State on imports
pJrts shall be for the of the treasury of the Con-
federate States and all such laws shall be subject
the revision anu control of Congress.
g. No Stale shall, without the consent of Congress,
lay any duty OF tonnage except going vessels
the Improvement of Its rivers and har naviga
ted by the said vessels but such duties shall
ct with any treaties of the Confederate States with
foreign nations and any surplus revenue, thus de-
rived shall after making such improvements, be paid
into the common treasury; nor shall State keep
troops or ships of i'll time peace, enter into
any agreement or compact with another State with
foreign power engage in war, unless actually
yaded or in such imminent danger will admit |
of delay. But when any divides flows through
two more Ssates, they may enter into compacts |
with each other 10 improve the navigation thereof
PARTICLE II.