Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-08-16
CONSTITUTION
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Confederato States Of America,


state acting ia its sovrciFn aud indcpcDdert char
acter in order 70 form permanent federal govern
meut cstAhlsh Justice insure domestic tranquility,
and secure the blessings ~ liberty 10 ourselves and
our erily-invoking ,he favor and guisaDce Of
Almiehts God DO orain and establish this Const-
tuition for the Confederate States Of America.
ARTICLE J.
EETToE l.
All Legislative powers hervin delegated shnll DO
vested IN Congress OF the Cu'liedrfuie States
which shall consist q Sev,tv ami forsc o. Re
presensouvcs-
sYETtoN .
/. The House Of Representatives shall e cimpoS-
ed of members chosen every second ysr by the
people Of the sever, 'tate~ ard tEg,ls'ir' in tsch
State shaTl he cizrs Ut tire Confederate Staestnd
have The Qualifications requisite for electors ~ :hv
most numerous branch of the State Legislatures hat
no person Of foreign birth not iiznn Of the Con
federate States shall be allowed 70 vote for any Of
hcer civil or political, State OF Federal
g. Eopersou shall I've n Representative, who shall
not have attained the age of twenty-five years, and
be citizen of the Confederate States and who shall
not, when elected be an nhahi,ant Of the State in
which he shall be chosen.
g. Representatives and Direct Taxes shall be APP
portioned among the several States which may be
included within the Coufederacy according their
respective numbers, which shall be determined by
adding the whole number of free persons including
those bound to service for term Of years, aud
cludinq Indians not taxed, hree-ifths of all slaves
The actual enumeration shall be made within three
years after the first meeting Of the Congress of the
Confederate States, and within every subsequent
term Of ten years in such manner NJ they shall, by
law. direct The number of Representatives shall
not exceed one for every City thousand, but each
State shall have at least one Representative; and
until such enumeration shall be made the State Of
South Carolina shall be entitled to six-the State of
Georgia ten--the State of Alabama nine-the State
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State of Louisiana six. and the State D. Texas six
a. When vacancies happen in the representation
from any S ate, the Executive authority thereof
shall issue writs of election to ill such vacancies.
g. The Houseot Representati(essha shall choose their
Speaker and other officers; aud shall have the sole
power of impeachment, except that any judicial or
other federal officers resident and acting solely with
in the limits Of any State may be impeached by a
vote of two-thirds OF both branches Of the Legsa.
ture thereof
SECTION 8.
! The Senate Of the Confederate States shall be
composed of two Senator'S from each State chosen
for six years by the legislature thereof at the regu
lar session next Immediately preceding the COM
mencement of the term of service, and each Sena-
tor shall have vote.
q Immediately after they shall be assembled in
consequence of the first election they shall be di-
vided as equally as may be into three classes The
seats of the Senators of the first class shall be va
Gated at the expiration of the second year; of the
second class ut The expiration of the fourth year and
Of the third class at the expiration Of the sixth
year; so that one-thrd may he chosen every second
year; and if vacancies happen by resignation, or
ether wise during the recess of the legislature of
any State the Executive thereof may make tempo
rary appointments until the next meeting Of the Lee
gislature which shall then I'LL such vacancies.
3. No person shall be Senator who shall nothave
attained the age of thirty years and be a citizen Of
the Confederate States; and who shall not, when
elected he an inhabitant of the State for which he
shall be chosen.
4. The Vice President of the Confederate States
shall be President Of the Senate but shall have no
vote unless they be equally divided
5. The Senate shall choose their other officers
and also President pro tempore in the absence of
thr Vice President or when he shall exercise the
Office of President Of the Confederate States.
c. The Senate shall have the sole power to try all
impearhments. When sitting for that purpose, they
shall he on oath or affirmation. When the Presi-
dent of the Confederate States is tried, the Chief
Justice shall preside; and no person small be
victed without the concurrence Of two-hrds Of the
lumber present.
T. Judgment IN cases of impeachment shall not
extend further than TO removal from Office and dis
qualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor,
trust or profit under the Confederate States bnt
the party convicted shall nevertheless, be liable
and subject to indictment trial iud sment and pun
ishmcnt according to law
SECTION !.
l. The time places and manner Of holding cleo
tons for Senators aud Representatives shall be pre-
ecrbrd in each State by the Legislature thereof sub
iect TO the provisions of the,Cons,ituton but the
Congress may, ut any time, by law, make or alter
such regulations except as TO the times and places
Of choosing Senators
Q The Congress shall assemble ut least once in ev-
ery year; and such meeting shall be on the first
Monday in December, unless they SHALL by law ap-
point different day.
SECTION 8.
l. Each House shall be the judge of the elections,
returns and qualifications Of its own members, and
majority of each shall constitute quorum to do
business; but a smaller number may adjourn from
day TO day, and may he authorized to compel the
attendance of absent members in such manner and
under such penalties as each House may provide.
O. Each House may determine the rules of its
proceedings, punish its members for disorderly con-
duct, and with the concurrence of two-thirds of the
whole number, expel a member.
3. Each House shall keep journal of its pro-
ceedings aud from time to time publish the same,
excepting such parts as may in their judgment re-
quirc secresy, and the yeas and nays of the mem
bers Of either House. on any question: SHALL at the
desire OF one-iith of those present be entered on
the Journal
A. Neither House, during the session of Congress-
shall without the consent of the other, djourn for
more than three days, nor to any other place than
that in which the two Houses shall be sitting
SECTION G..
|. The Senators and Representatives shall receive
compensation for their services, to be ascertained
by Iaw, aud paid out of the treasury Of the Con-
tcderate States They shall, in cases except tres-
SON and breach Of the peace, be privileged from
arrest during their attendance at the session of
their respective Houses aud ia going to and return
ing from the same; and for any speech or debate in
either House they shall not be questioned in any
other place,
?. No Senator or Representative shall, during
the time for which he was elected, be appointed "a
any civil Office under the authority Of the Confede
rate States which shall have been created, or the
emolumcnts whereof shall have been increased
during such time; aud no person holding any office
under the Confederate States shall be member Of
either House during his continuance in office But
Congress may by law, grant to the principal officer
in each OF the Executive Departments seat upon
the floor of either House with the privilege Of dis