Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-15
SECTION 9.

require the opinion in writing OF the principal or
subject relating TO the duties of their respective on
ces and he shall have power TO grant repr1eyes and
pardons for offences against the Confederate states
except in cases OF impeachment
| 2. He shall have power, by and with the advice
and of the Senate, to make treaties, prOyid
shall nominate and by and with the advice and con-
sent OF the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors, other
public ministers and consus, Judges Of the Supreme
Court, other officers of the Cenfeer1fe States
4 whose appointments not herein otherwise pro
| xlded Tor and which shall be established BY law;
Dut the Congress may, by law vest the aEPolntuent
oI 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 Depart
ments and all persons connected with the diplomat
&c service, may be removed from office at the plea
sure OF the President All other civil officers Of the
Executive Department may be removed at any time
4y ine rfeslaen' or other appointing power when
their services are unnecessary for Dishonesty, in
capacity inefciency, misconduct or neglect Of duty:
and when so removed, the removal shall be reported
TO the Senate, together with the therefor.
l. The President shall have power to ali all yacan-
cies that may happen during the of the SEN
the end of their session. but person rejected
by the Senate shall be reapPonIed to the ONCE
during their ensuing recess
SECTION B.
1. The President shall, from time 10 time give 10
the Congress information OF the the Confed-
eracy, and recommend to their consideration such
he may, on extraordinary occasions convene both
Houses either of them; in case of disagrse-
of al-
journment, he may adjourn them tosuch time as he
shall think proper he shall receive ambassadors
and other puelie ministers; he shah take that
the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall oomnis-
sion all the officers of the Confederate States.
SECTION 4.
l. The President, Vice President and all civil Off.
GERS of the Confederate States shall be removed h
ONCE on impeachment for and conviction of treason
bribery, or other high crimes and misdenleanors.
ARTICLE III.
.sECTIoN /.
1. The judicial power of the Confederate States
shall be vested in one Superior Court, and in such
time order and establish. The Judges both OF m,
Supreme and Inferior Courts, shall hold their offices
during good behavior, and shall, stated times re-
ceive for their services a compensation which shall
not be diminished during their continuance in office
SECTION ?.
l. The judicial power shall extend TO all cases ari-
sing under this Constitution, the laws the Confed-
crate States, and treaties made which shall be
made under their authority; TO all cases affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls 10
ali cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction TO
controversies TO which the Confederate States shall
be a party; to controversies between two OF more
States; between State and citizens of another
State where the State Is plaintiff; between citizens
claiming lands under grants of different States and
between State or the citizens thereof foreign
States citizens or subjects; but State shall be
sued by citizen or subject Of any foreign State.
2 In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public
ministers. and consuls. and those in which s1ata
shall be party the supreme Court shall have orig.
nal jurisdiction In ali the other cases before nf1
toned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate in,
risdiction both as to law and facts with scb 49,
tions, and un der such regulations, the Congr a
shall make.
J. The trial of all crimes except in cases of i'm.
parchment, shall be by jury, and such trial shall ia
held in the State where the said crime shall hsy,
been committed; but when not Committed vitb;n
any State the trial shall be such place or places
as the Congress may by law have directed.
3.
1. Treason against the Confederate statas shall
consist only in levyiDg against them, or in ad-
herring to their enemies, giving them aid and COM
Tort No person shall be convicted of unless
on the testimony of witnesses 10 the same overt
act, or ON confession in open court.
z. The Congress shall have power to declare the
shall work corruption of blood forfeiture except
during the life Of the person attainted.
ARTICLE ".
SECTION l.
/. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
ings OF every other State. And the Congress may,
by general laws, prescribe the manner in which
such acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved
and the effect theieof
SECTION 2
l. The citizens of each State shall be entitled TO
all the privileges and immunties of citizens the
several States and shall have the right of transit
and sojourn in any State of the Confederacy, with
their slaves and other property; and the right of
property in said slave shall be thereby in
paired.
2. A person charged in any State with treason,
felony or other crime against the la Of such
shall, on demand OF the Executive authority of tie
State from which he fled, be delivered up 70 be r.
moved TO the State having Jurisdiction of the crime
d NO slave or other person held to service la
Dor in any State or Territory OF the Confederate
States under the laws thereof, escaping or lawfully
carried into another, shall, in consequences of any
law regulation therein, be discharged from such
service or labor but shall be delivered up claim
of the party TO whom such slave belongs oro whom
such service or labor may be due.
SECTION B.
l. Other States may be admitted into this Conf.3.
eracy by vote of twO-thirds of the whole House a
Representatives, and two-thirds of the Senate II .
neW star shaI
formed erected within the jurisdiction of spx
other State; nor any State be formed bv tbe innc
ton of two more States, parts of States with
the of the legislatures of the States con-
cerned well of the Congress.
2. The Congress shall have power to dispose of and
make all needful rules and regulations concerning
the property of the Confederate States including the
lands thereof
3. The Confederate States may acquire new terri
tory and Congress shall have power TO legisate aad
provide governments for the inhabitants of all
tory belonging to the Confederate States lying with
out the limits OF the several States; NAV hermit
them, at such times, and in such manner as it may
by law provide, to form States to be admitted into
the COnfederaey In all such territory, the institus
tion of negro slavery it exists in Confed-
crate States, shall be recognized and protected by
| Congress- and by the territorial government: ana
the Inhabitants of the several Confederate States
and Territories shall have the right TO take TO such
territory slaves, lawfully held by them In any
| of the States or Territories of the Confederate
States.
4. The Confederate States shall guaranty to every
State that now is or hereafter may become u men,
Der of this Confederacy, republican form of gov
vasion; and application of the legislature Tor of
the Executioe when the Legislature is in SESSION.
against domestic violence.
ARTICLE V.
| SECTION !.
l. Upon the demand of any three States legally
sembled in their several conventions, the Congres,
shall summon convention of all the States to taks
into consideration such amendments to the Consti-
tuition the SAID States all concur in suggesting at
the time when the said demand is made; and should
any of the proposed amendments to the Constitution
| be agreed on by the said conventon-voting by
States-and the same be ratified by the legislatures
of two-thirds of the several States, by conyen-
| tions in twO-thrds thereof-as the the other
mode of ratification may be proposed by the general
| cOnvention-they shall thenceforward form a part
of this Constitution. But no State SHALL without Its
consent, be deprived of its equal representation in
| the Senate.
ARTICLE VI.
| l. The Government established by this Constitu.
ton the successor of the Provisional Government
of the Confederate States of America, and al the
laws passed by the latter shall contnus un-
| til the same shall be repealed modified; and all
| the ohcers appointed by the same shall remain in
| fed, or the offices abolished.
| ?. All debts contrated and engagements entered
into before the adoption of this Constitution bs
as valid against the Confederate States under this
Constitution as under the Provisional Government
g. This Constitution, and the laws of the Coufeder-
ate States made in pursuance thereof and all tres
ties made or which shall be made under tbA
" the Confederate States, shall be supreme Ia "
of the land and the judges in every State shall be
bound thereby, anything in the constitution or Law
| of any state to tile contrary Notwithstanding.
| 4. The Senators and Representatives before men.
toned and the members of the several State legisa
t1res and all executive and Judicial officers, both Of
the Confederate States and of the several States
shall be bound by oath affirmation, support thi,
Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be re
quired qualification to any office public trus
| under the Confederate Ssates
5. The enumeration, in the Constitution. of GER
tain rights, shall not be construed TO deny or dis
parage Others retained by the people OF the ssyera
States.
8. The powers not delegated to the Confederst
States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by il q