Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-05-31

SECTION O.
| I. The President shall be commander in chief Of
the army and navy of the Confederate States, and
Of the malita Of the several States when called in
to the actual service Of the Confederate Saies he
may require the opinion in writing, Of the princ-
pal officer in each of the Executive Departments
upon any subject relating to the duties Of their re-
spective Offices; and be shall have power 10 grant
reprieves and pardous for oenses against the Con-
federate States except in cases Of Impeachment.
| .. He shall have power, by and with the edvice
and consent Of the Senate, TO make treaties prov-
ded two-thrds Of the Senators present concur; and
he shall nominate, and by and with the consent
and advice Of the Senate, shall appoint ambassa-
dors other public ministers and consuls, Judges o.
the Supreme Court and all other officers Of the
Confederate States whose appointment are not here
in otherwise provided for, and which shall be es-
tabshed by law; but the Congress may, by law,
vest the appointment Of such inferior officers, ~
they think proper, in the President alone in the
courts Of law or in the heads Of Departments.
! 3. The principal in each Of the Executive De-
psrtments and all persons connected with the d.
pomatic service NAV be removed from Office at the
pleasure of the President AL other civil officers Of
the Executive Department may be removed at any
time by the President or other appointing power,
when their services are unnecessary, for dshon-
esty. incapacity, inefficency, misconduct neglect
Of duty and when removed, the removal shall
he reported to the Senate, together with the rea-
son therefor.
| L. The President shall have power to Gil all va
cances that may happen during the recess Of the
Senate, by granting mmissions which shall ex-
pre at the end of their next session. but person
rejected by the Senate shall he re-apponted to the
same Office during their ensuing recess.
SECTION 3.
Ill r.
to the Congress information Of the state Of the
Confederacy and recommend to their consideration
such measures AS he shall Judge necessary and ex-
! pedent; he may on extraordinary occasions, con-
vene both Houses or either of them; and in case
of disagreement between them, with respect 70 the
time of adjournment he may adjourn them to such
time as he shall think proper he shall receive am
bassadors and other public minsters he shall take
that the laws he faithfully executed and shall
commission sll the officers Of the Confederate States
SECTION /.
1. The President Vice President, and all civil
officers Of the Confederate States shall be removed
from Office on impeachment for and conviction Of,
treason, bribery, or high crimes and misdemesners
ARTICLE III.
SECTION /.
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 to
time ordan 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.
tinusnce in office.
i SECTION 2.
4 l. The judicial power shall extend 10 all case.
arising under this Constitution, the laws Of the
Confederate States, and treaties made or which
shall he made, under their authority; to all case:
affecting ambassadors other public ministers aud
cousnls TO all cases Of admiralty and maritime
Jurisdiction; to controversies TO which the Confede
rate States shall be party; to controversies he
tween tive or more States between a State anf
citizens Of another State where the State is plain
ltiff between citizens claiming lands under grant:
OF different States, and between State or the eit
sens thereof and foreign States citizens subjects
bat no State shall be sued by citizen subject o.
: any foreign State.
2. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other pub
/ lie ministers, and consuls and those ia which
State shall be party, the Supreme Court shall hav,
original Jurisdiction. In all the other cases befor
mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellat
jurisdiction, both to law and fact with such ex
ceptons, 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 shal
be held in the State where the said crimes shal
hnve been committed; but when not COMMITTEES
within any State the trial shalt he at such pac
or places as the Congress may by law have directed
q SECTION 8.
! l. Treason against the Confederate States shal
consist only in levying war against them, or in ad
i herring to their enemies, giving them aid and com
: fort No person shall he convicted Of treason un
Z less on the testimony Of two witnesses TO the sam
overt act, or on confession in open court.
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punishment of treason, but no attainder Of treaso
shall work corruption of blood forfeiture sxcep
, during the life of the person attainted.
I ARTICLE ".
= I. Full faith and credit shall he given in eac
: State 10 the public acts records and judicial pro
; ceedngs of every other State. And the COngre'
g may, by general laws, prescribe the manner !
1 which such acts records, and proceedings shall b
proved, and the effect thereof
! SECTION 2.
n l. The citizens of each State shall he entitled I
: all the privileges aod immunes of citizens in tn
several States and shall have the right Of trans
= and soOurn in any State of this Coufederacy, wit
t their slaves and other property and the right q
e property in said slaves shall not be thereby in
" paired.
Il Q. A person charged in any State with treason
II felony, or other crime against the laws of SUI
State, shall, on demand of the Executive authort
,f of the State from which he fed be delivered mp
{, be removed to the State having jurisdiction Of tn
n crime.
! B. No slave or other person held 10 service or Ia
e bor in any State or Territory Of the Confederai
States under the laws thereof escaping or lawfnll
Is carried into another SHALL in consequence Of an
v law or regulation therein, be discharged from sue
e service or labor; hut shall he delivered up clair
O of the party to whom such slave belongs, or L
# whom such service or labor may be due.
SECTION 2.
J. |. Other State, may he admitted into this Cor
u federacy by vote of two.thrds of the whole FIou
e Of Representatives and two.thirds Of the Senate
the Senate voting by States but no new Sti
e 81 al ha o1 or arected within the iurisdiption