Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-11-22

proceedings shall then be had as IN case OF other
bills dsapproved by the President.
/ g. Every order, resolution or vote, to which the
concurrence of both Houses may be necessary Tex
cept on question Of adjournment) shall be pre-
sentcd to the President of the Confederate States
and before the same shall take effect shall be ap-
proved by him; or being dsapproved by him. may
be re.Rassed by twothrds of both Houses according
TO the rules and limitations prescribed in Of a
bill.
SECTION 8.
The Congress shall have power
! !. To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and
excuses for revenue necessary TO pay the debts pro-
vide for the common defence, and carry the gov
eminent of the Confederate States; but bouniies
shall be granted from the Treasury; nor shall any
duties for taxes and importatons from foreign ma
tons be laid to promote or foster any branch of in
dustry; and all duties imposts, and excuses shall be
uniform throughout the Confederate States.
g. To borrow money on the credit Of the Confed.
crate States.
3. To regulate commerce with foreign nations
and among the several States, and with the Indian
tribes but neither this, any other clause
tanned in the Constitution, shall lever be construed to
delegate the power to Congress to appropriate mon
ey for any internal improvement intended to facili
tate commerce; except for the purpose of furnish
ing lights, beacons, buoys, and other aids to naviga
ton upon the coasts, and the Improvement of har
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vigation in all which cases, such duties shall be
laid on the navigation facilitated thereby, as may
be necessary to pay the cost and expenses thereof
4. To establish uniform laws of naturalization,
and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies,
throughout the Confederate States but no law of
Congress shall discharge any debt contracted before
the passage of the same
8. To coin money, regulate the value thereof and
of foreign coin, and fix the standard Of weights
and measures.
8. To provide for the punishment of counterfeit
ing the securities and current coin of the Confede-
rate States.
T. To establish post offices and post routes but
the expenses of the Postofice Department after the
first day of March in the year Of Lord eighteen
hund~ed dsixty three shall be paid out of its
revenues.
arts by securing for limited times to authors and in
ventors the exclusive right to their respective wri-
tings and discoveries.
o. To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme
Court
TO- To define and punish piracies and feonies
committed on the high seas, and offences against
the law of nations.
IL. To declare war, grant letters of marque and
reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on
land and water.
II. To raise and support armies but no apprO-
priation of money to that use shall be for longer
term than two years.
10. To provide and maintain navy.
a. To make rules for the government and regu-
lation Of the land and naval forces.
10. To provide for calling forth the militia to ex-
ecute the laws of the Confederate States, suppress
instructions and repel invasions.
l6. To provide for organizing arming, and disc-
plining the militia, and for governing such part of
them as may be employed in the service of the Con-
federate States reservng to the States, respective
ly, the appointment of the officers, and the author
ity of training the militia according to the disci
pline prescribed by Congress.
II. To exercise exclusive legislation, in all cases
whatsoever, over such district mot exceeding ten
miles square, as may be- by cesson of Que or more
States, and the acceptance Of Congress- become the
seat of Government of the Confederate States; and
to exercise like authority over all places purchased
by the consent af the legislature of the State in
which the same shall be- for the erection of forts,
magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful
buildings; and
Is. To make all laws which shall be necessary
and proper for carrying into execution the forego-
ing powers and all other powers vested by this
Constitution in the government of the Confederate
States, or in any department or officer thereof.
SECTION 0.
l. The importation of negroes of the African
race, from any foreign country, other than the
saveholding States and Territories of the United
States of America, is hereby forbidden, and Con-
gress is required to pass such laws as shall eectu
ally prevent the same
2. Congress shall also have power to prohibit the
introduction of slaves from any State not mem
Der Of or Territory belonging to this Confederacy.
3. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus
shall not be suspended, unless when, in cases of re-
bellion invasion, the public safety may require
it.
4, No bill of attainder or erpoat .tacto law, or
law denying or mplirng the right of property in
negro slaves shall be passed.
3. No capnation or other direct tax shall be laid
unless in proportion TO the census or enumeration
hereinbefore directed to be taken.
G, No tax or duty shall be laid on articles expor-
ted from any State, except by vote of two thirds
of both Houses.
7. No preference shall be given by any regula-
ton of commerce or revenue TO the ports Of one
State over those of another.
8. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury
but in consequence Of appropriations made by law ;
and n regular statement of accounts and receipts
and expenditure of all public money shall be pub
liShed from time TO time
9. Congress shall appropriate no inonev from the
treasury except by n vote Of two thirds of both
Houses, taken by yeas and nays unless it be asked
and estimated for by some one of the heads of the
Departments and submitted to Congress by the
Presidents or for the purpose of paying its own
expenses and contingencies or for the payment Of
claims against the Confederate States, the justice of
which shall have been judicially declared by tri-
bunal for the investigation of claims against ;he
Government which it is hereby made the duty Of
| Congress to establish.
! 10. All bills appropratng money shall specify
| in federal currency the exact amount Of each APP
preparation and the purposes for which il is made
and Congress shall grant no extra compensation to
any public contractor officer agent or servant ai-
ter such contract shall have been made or such
service rendered.
! IL. No title of nobility shall be granted by the
Confederate States and no person holding any Of
fee of profit or trust under them, SHALL without the
consent of the Congress, accept OF any present.
emoluments, Office or title Of any kind whatever,
| from any king, prince, or foreign State.
/ H. Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, prohibiting the free
ercise thereof; abridging the freedom OF speech
or of the press; or the right of the people poacea-
bly, to assemble and petition the Government for a
redress Of grievances,
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