Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-07-05


controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right
OF trial by jury shall be preserved and no fact 80
tried by jury shall be otherwise re-examined in
any court in the Coufederacy, than according to
the rules OF the common law. 3 z TC1axLt
10. Excessive bail shall mot be required, nor ex-
cessivc fines be imposed, nor cruel and unusual
punshments be inflicted,
20. Every law or resolution having the force Of
law, shall relate 70 but one subject and that shall
be expressed in the title.
e SECTION 10 >
| No State shall enter into say 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 hill-of at
tainder or en- post fdcto law, or law impairing the
obligation Of contracts grant any title Of nobility
g. 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 its inspection laws; and the net produce
of all duties aud imposts, laid by any State i'm
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 bar
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
of revenue, thus derived SHALL after making such
improv emeut he 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 rs 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. The executive power shall be vested in a 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 he re-eigbe.
The President and Vice President shall be elected
as follows:
2. Each State shall appoint. in such manner rs
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 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 an nabitant 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 rs Vice
PRESIDENT, ana tDcy SHALL isis Oh
persons voted for rs 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 III. Senate shall in the
presence of the Senate and House Of Represents
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 a majority Of the whole
number OF electors appointed; and IL 40 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 mem
bers from two-thirds OF the States; and majority
of all the States shall be necessary to a choice
And IL the House OF Representatives. shall no:
choose 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.
a. The person having the greatest number o
votes as Vice President shall be the Vice President
if such number be majority or the whole number
of electors appointed, and if no person have ma
jority, then from the two highest numbers on the
list the Senate shall choose the Vice President;
quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-third
of the whole number of Senators, and a majority
Of the whole number shall be necessary to choice
i 5. But no per"on consttutionaly ineligible t.
the office Of President shall he eligible TO that
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 sam,
throughout the Confederate States.
i T. No person except natural born citizen Of tn
Confederate States, citizen thereof at the tim
Of the adoption of this Constitution, or a citZeI
thereof born in the United States prior to the 30tl
OF December 1860, shall be eligible to the Office o
President; neither shall any person be eligible t
that office who shall not have attained the age o
thirty-fve years. and been fourteen years resden
within the limits of the Confederate States as the
may exist at the time Of his election.
g. In case of the removal of the President from
office, or of his death, resignation. inability
discharge the powers and duties of the said Office
, the same shall devove on the Vice President; an
the Congress may, by law provide for the case q
removal DEATH resignation or inability both Of tn
President and Vice President declaring what Office
shall then act as President and such officer shall
then act accordingly until the disability be remov
ed or President shall be elected.
? 8. The President shall, at stated times, receiv
! Tor his services a compensation which shall neithe
be increased nor diminished during the period ia
which he shall have been elected and he shall nc
E receive within that period any other emOlumer
, from the Confederate States or a-y of them.
f TO- Before he enters on the execution of his ofiic
{ he shall take the following oath or affirmation:
~ do soIemnly swear (oraffirm) that will faith
fully execute the office of President OF the Confed
f crate States and will TO the best Of my abllit!
preserve, protect and defend the Constitution ther'
Y of SECTION 2.
: l. The President shall be commander in chief {
4; the army ami navy of the Confederate States, an
of the MALTA of the several States when called il
. 10 the actual service Of the Confederate States;
b may require tbe opinion, in writing of the prime
pal officer in each Of the Executive Department
npOn any subject relating to the duties Of their r.
spective offices; and he shall have power 70 graz
reprieves and pardous for oenses against the Con