Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-07-12

controversy shail exceed twenty dollars the right
of trial by Jury shall be preserved; and no fact so
tried by jury shall be otherwise re-examined in
any court Ia the Confederacy than according TO
the ruIesof abe common law w1sayCF
10. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor ex
cessve fines be imposed, nor cruel and unusual
90. Every law Or resolution having the force of
law, shall relate TO but one subject and that shall
be expressed in the title. ek 8n
| - SECTION 10
| No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance
or confederation grant letters Of marque and re-
prisal; make anything hut gold and silver coin q
! tender in payment Of debts pass any bin of at
tainder or er post focto law, or law impairng the
obligation of contracts or grant any title Of nobility.
2. No State shall, without the consent Of the Con-
gress, lay any imposts or duties on imports ex-
ports except what may be- absolutely necessary for
executing its inspection laws and the net produce
Of all duties and i,nposts laid by any State on 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.
3. No State shall, without the consent of Con
gress lay any duty of tonnage except on sea going
vessels Tor the Improvement of its rivers and bar
bors navigated 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
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 |.
!. The executive power shall be vested in Pres
dent of the Confederate States of America. He
and the Vice President shall hold their offices for
the term Of six years. hut shall not he re-elgible.
The President and Vice President shall be elected
as follows;
Q. 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 no Senator or Representative
or person holding an Office of trust or profit under
the Confederate States shall be appointed cleo
tor. aI' 'I.
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 inhabitant of
the same State with themselves they shall name 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 President, and of all persons
voted for as Vice President and of the number of
votes for each which list they shall sign and cer-
fy, and transmit sealed to the government Of the
Confederate States directed to the President of the
ESenate 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, them from the persons having
the highest numbers not exceeding three, on the
list of those voted for 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 member or mem
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 President, whenever the right of choice
shall devove upon them, before the fourth day OF
March next following, then the Vice President shall
act as President MS in case of the death or other
constitutional disability of the President
| 4. The person having the greatest number OF
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; 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 choice
! 5. But no peroon coustitutionally 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.
i 7. No person except natural born citizen Of the
Confederate States a 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
Presidents neither shall any person be eligible 10
that office who shall not have attained the age Of
thirty-fve years and been fourteen years resident
within the limits of the Confederate States as they
may exist at the time of his election.
g. In case of the removal of the President from
office or Of his death, resignation or inability tc
discharge the powers and duties of the said office
the same shall devolve the Vice President; and
the Congress may by law, provide for the case o.
removal death, resignation, inability both of thu
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 a President shall be elected.
: o. The President shaTf~at stated times receive
Tor his services a compensation which shall neither
be increased nor diminished during the period TO
which he shall have been elected and he shall no
; receive within that period any other emolumen
! from the Confederate States or airy of them.
f TO- Before he enters on the execution of his ofic
{ he shall take the following oath or affirmation
al 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 aud defend the Constitution there
of" SECTION 2.
/. The President shall be commander in chief o
the army ana navy Of the Confederate States, ant
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 prnci
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 TO gran
repreves and pardons for ofenses against the Con
federate States, except in cases Of impeachment.
2. He shall have power by and with the edVie
and consent of the Senate to make treaties, provi
ded two-thirds of the Senators present concur
he shall nominate, and by and with the eOnsen
, and advice Of the Senate, shall appoint ambassa