Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-10-04

controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right
of trial BY jury shall be preserved and fact so
tried by jury shall be otherwise re-examned in
any court in the Confederacy, than according TO
the rules Of the common law.
70. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor ex-
cessive fines be imposed, nor cruel and unusual
punishfhents be inflicted.
90 Every law or resolution having the force Of
law shall relate TO but one subject and that shall
be expressed in the title.
SECTION 10.
] No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance,
or confederation grant letters Of marque and re-
prisal; make anything but gold and silver coin a
tender in payment Of debts; pass any bill of at
tainder, or post acto law, or la. inpairng the
obligation Of contracts grant any title of nobility
2. No State SHALL without the consent Of the Con-
gross lay any imposts OF duties on imports or ex-
ports except what may be absolutely necessary for
executing its inspection laws and the net produce
of all duties and imposts, laid by any State on i'm
ports or exports shall be for the Of the treasury
Of the Confederate States; and al such laws shall
be subject to the revision and control OF Congress.
3. 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 navgated by the said vessels but such duties
shall not conflict with any treaties of the Confede.
rate States with foreign nations; and any surplus
Ol revenue, mus derived Snhli, Huer euSh
improvement, be paid into the common treasury !;
nor shall any State keep troops ships Of war in
time of peace, enter into any agreement or com
pact with another State, or with 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 compacts with
each other TO improve the navigation thereof.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION l.
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; but shall not be reelgible.
The President and Vice President shall be elected
as follows:
2. Each State shall appoint, in such manner as
the legislature thereof may direct, number of cleo
tors equal to the whole number of Senators and
Representatives to which the State may be entitled
in the Congress; but Senator or Representative,
or person holding Office Of trust profit under
the Confederate States, shall be appointed an cleo
tor.
3. The electorssha meet in their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President
one of whom, at least shall not be an inhabitant Of
the same State with themselves they shall name in
their ballots the person voted for President, and
in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice
President and they shall make distinct lists of sll
voted for as Vice President, and of the number Of
votes for EACH which list they shall sign and cert-
~, and transmit, scaled, 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-
tives 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 a 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 quorum
for this purpose shall consist of a member or men,
bers from two-thirds of the States and majority
Of all the States shall be necessary to choice
And if the House Of Representatives shall not
choose q President whenever the right 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 a majority or the whole number
of electors appointed, and if person have q ma
ority, then from the two highest numbers on the
list the Senate shall choose the Vice Presidents a
quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thrds
of the whole number Of Senator'S and majority
of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice
8. But no person constitutionally ineligible to
the Office of President shall be eligible to that OF
Vice President of the Confederate States.
| 6. 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
| 2 No person except natural born citizen Of the
Confederate States, citizen thereof at the time
of the adoption of this Constitution, or.a citizen
thereof born in the United States prior TO the 30th
OF December 1860, shall be eligible to the Office OF
President; neither shall any person be eligible to
that Office who shall not have attained the are OF
thirty-6ve years and been fourteen years resident
within the limits of the Confederate States as they
may exist at the time of his election.
8. In case of the removal of the President from
Office, of his DEATH resignation, or inability tc
discharge the powers and duties of the said office
the same shall devolve on the Vice President; and
the Congress may, by law, provide for the case Of
removal death, resignation 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 President shall be elected.
3. The President shall at stated times receive
Tor his services compensation which shall neither
be increased diminished during the period fol
which he shall have been elected; and be shall no
receive within that period any other emolumen
from the Confederate States or Any of them.
j 10. Before he enters the execution of his Office
he shall take the following oath or affirmation:
~ do solemnly swear Tor affirm that will faith
fully execute the office of President of the Confed
crate States and will, to the best Of my ability
preserve, protect and defend the Constitution there
of SECTION 2.
l. The President shall be commander in chief o
fha nf fta lfn. ed
of the MALTA of the several States when called in
TO the actual service of the Confederate States h
may require the opinion, in writing, of the princi
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 gran
reprieves and pardons for ohenses against the Con
federate States, except in cases of impeachment
2. He shall have power, by and with the advic
and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provi
ded two-thirds Of the Senators present concur; an
be shall nominate, and by and with the consen
aud advice of the Senate shall appoint ambassa