Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-10-25

any court IN the fOOntcdcthCY, tidn hCcOlulnH 20
The rules of the common law.
10. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor ex-
ressve fines be imposed, nor cruel and unusual
punshments be inflicted.
20. Every law or resolution having the force of
law, shall relate to but one subject and that shall
be expressed IN the TILE.
SECTION 10.
| l. No State shall enter into any treaty alliance,
or confederation; grant letters of marque and re-
prisal make anything but gold and silver coin
tender in payment Of debts pass any bill of at
tainder or ca post fdeto law, Or law rnpairfhg the
obligation of contracts or grant any titieof nobility.
O. No State shall, without the consent of the Con-
gress lay any imposts or duties on imports or ex-
ports except what may be absolutely necessary for
executing It's inspection laws; and the ret produce
Of all d1tes and imposts laid by any State on in
ports or exports shall be for the Of the treasury
Of the Confederate States; and all such laws shall
be subject TO the revision and control Of Congress
| g. No State SHALL without the consent of Con-
gress, lay any duty of tonnage except on sea going
vessels, for the improvement Of its rivers and hAr
bors navigated by the said vessels but such duties
shall not conflict with any treaties of the Coufede-
rate States with foreign Nations; and any surplus
of revenue, thus derived, shall, after making such
improvement be paid into the common treasury;
nor shall any State keep troops or ships of war in
time Of peace enter into any agreement or COM
pact with another State or with a foreign power,
or engage in war, unless actually invaded or in
such imminent danger as will not admit Of delay.
But when any river divides or flows through two
or more States, they may enter into eompacts with
each other to improve the navigation thereof.
ARTICLE II.
| SECTION /.
l. The executive power shall be vested in Pres
/ ident of the Confederate States Of America He
and the Vice President shall hold their offices for
the term Of six years bit shall not be re-eligible
The President and Vice President shall be elected
as follows:
O. Each State shall appoint, in such manner as
the Legislature thereof may direct number of cleo
tors equal to the whole number of Senator'S and
Representatives TO which the State may be entitled
in the Congress bat no Senator or Representative,
or person holding an Office of trust profit under
the Confederate States shall be appointed cleo
| tor.
g. The electors shall meet in their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President
one of whom, at least shall not be inhabtant of
the same State with themselves they shall natrie in
their ballots the person voted for as President and
| in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice.
President and they shall make distinct lists of all
persons voted for as President and of all persons
voted for as Vice President and of the number of
votes for each, which list they shall sign and certi
fy and transmit, sealed, to the government Of the
Confederate States directed to the President of the
Senate; the President of the Senate SHALL in the
presence of the Senate and House of Representa-
tves, open all the certificates and the votes shall
then be counted; the person having the greatest
number of votes for President shall be the Presi-
dent if such number be majority of the whole
number of electors appointed; and if no person
have such majority then, from the persons having
| the highest numbers, not exceeding three on the
list of those voted for as President the House of
Representatives shall choose Immediately, by bal
lot, the President. But in choosing the President
the vote shall be taken by States, the representa-
ton from each State shall have one vote d Quorum
| for this purpose shall consist of a member or mem
bers from two-thirds of the States and a majority
of all the States shall be necessary to a choice
And if the House of Representatives shall not
choose President, whenever the fight of choice
shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of
March next following, then the Vice President shall
act as President as in case of the death or other
constitutional disability of the President.
4. The person having the greatest number of
votes Vice President shall be the Vice President
| if such number be majority or the whole Number
of electors appointed, and if no person have
liority then from the two highest numbers on the
list the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a
quorum for the purpose shall consist of twothirds
Of the whole number of Senators, and majority
of the whole number shall be necessary TO a choice.
5. But perron constitutionay ineligible to
the office of President shall be eligible to that of
Vice President of the Confederate States
G. The Congress may determine the time of choo-
sing the electors, and the day on which they shall
give their votes; which day shall be the same
throughout the Confederate States.
/ 7. No person except natural born citizen of the
Confederate States, or citizen thereof at the time
of the adoption of this Constitution, or a citizen
thereof born in the United States prior to the Both
OF December 1850, shall be eligible to the office of
President; neither shall any person be eligible to
that Office who shall not have attained the age of
thrty-fve years. and been fourteen years a resident
within the limits of the Confederate States as they
may exist at the time of his election.
! s. In case of the removal Of the President from
Office, Of his death, resignation, inability to
discharge the powers and duties of the said Office
the same shall deyove on the Vice Presidents and
the Congress may, by law, provide for the case Of
removal DEATH resignation, or inability both of the
President and Vice President declaring what officer
shall then act as President, and such officer shall
then act accordingly until the disability be remov-
ed or a President shall be elected.
8. The President shall, at stated times receive
Tor his services compensation which shall neither
be increased nor diminished during the period for
which he shall have been elected; and he shall not
receive within that period any other emoument
from the Confederate States OF ayy of them.
\ 10. Before lie enters the execution of his Office
he shall take the following oath or afflrmstion
81 do solemnly swear Tor affirm that will faith
fully execute the office OF President OF the Coued-
crate States, and will. to the best OF my ability,
preserve, protect and defend the Constitution there
of SECTION 3.
l. The President shall be commander in chief OF
the army AMI navy of the Confederate States, and
of the MALTA of the several States when called in
TO the actual serviee Of The Confederate States; he
may require the opinion, in writing of the pyinci-
pal officer in each of the Executive Departments,
upon any subject relating to the duties of their re-
spective offices; and he shall have power 10 grant
reprieves and pardons for oienses against the Con-
ledeate States except in cases of Impeachment.
2. He shall have power by and with the advice
and consent Of the Senate TO make treaties provi-
ded two-thrds Of the Senators present concur; aud
he shall nominate, and by and with the consent
and advice of the Senate, shall appoint ambassa-
doris other public ministers and consuls Judges Of
the Supreme Court and all other officers Of the
Confederate States, whose appointment not here
in otherwise provided for, and which shall be es-