Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-17
rsECFiON 2.

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subject relating TO the duties Of their rsacfiyr on
oes; and he shall have power to grant reprisyes o.
pardons Tor offences against the Confl-rst Sts ,s-
| except in cases Of Impeachment
| z, de shall have power, by and with the sdyic,
au conSehi oi the SENATE 10 make Treaties proyid
ca tWo-thirds OF the Senators concur ana h
snail nominate, and by and with the advice ana con
sent OF the Senate shall appoint ambassadors ethe
Puoiic and consuls, Judges of the SDpre
Court, and all other officers OF the Confederate STATE.
whose appointments are not herein otherwise pro
vlded Tor, and which shall be established by i.w
but the Congress may, by law vest the appointneut
OF such inferior Officers they think proper in III
President alone the courts II Ia " or IN ths hs.i.
| of Departments.
3. The principal in each of the Executive Depart
ments, and all persons eon nscted with the diplomat.
lc service, may be Removed from ofce ar the piss
sure of the President Ali other civil officers OF the
| Executive Department may be removed at any tins
their services are unnecessary or for dishonesty
capacity, ineciency misconduct. neglect Of duty;
and when SO removed the removal shall be reported
TO the Senate, together with the reasons therefor
l. The President shall have power III all vacsn-
cies that may happen during the recess of the
ate, by granting commissions which shall expire al
the end of their session. but person rejected
by the Senate shsll be reappointed u the one
during their ensuing recezs-
sEoIIoS 3.
1. The President shall from time to time Civ. To
the Congress Information OF the Of the Confed-
eracy, and recommend TO their consideration such
measures he shall judge necessary and expsdieIt;
he may, extraordinary occasions, convene both
Houses, either of them; ana case OF oissere-.
ment between them with respect 10 the rine ~ -
journment, he may adjourn them 70 such time A hs
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
and other public ministers; he shall care thai
the laws be faithfully executed and shall coumI.-
sion all The officers OF the Confederate States
SECTION l.
l. The President, Vice President and all civil ON
osls Oh the Coniederate States, shall be
bribery, Oh other high crimes and nisdemeanors
ARTICLE III
ssEcTIoS L;
l. The Judicial power of the Confederate State.
shall be vested in one Superior Court and in sprs
INFERIOR courts as the Congress may from time Is
time order and establish The JUDGES both Of ,t's
supreme and Inferior Courts shall hold their or,
during good behavior and shall At stated tin.s -
ceiFe for their services = com pensstion Nil ,i
moi DC diminished during their continuance In once
SECTION 2
l. The Judicial power shall extend to sII casa, .,t
sing under this Constitution the laws of the Cnfs5
erate states, and treaties made which shall L.
made under their authority; to al cases afecfino,
ambassadors other public ministers and consuls; 10
all cases of admiralty and maritime urisdicfjon "a
controversies TO which the Confederate States sb.n
be party; to controversies between two or 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 and forejgn
States, citizens subjects; but no Stats shan E
sued by citizen or subject of any foreign State
z In all cases Affecting ambassadors, other public
ministers, anu consuls, and those in which State
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall hs y. ori
nal Jurisdiction In all the other cases before ml
toned, the Supreme Court shall have appelIst. -,
risdictiOn, both law and facts with spch | s "
tionS, ana under such regulations, the Congress
). The trial of all crimes, except in easss of -,
Peachment shall be by jury, and such trial shall =
held IN the State where the said crime shall have
been committed; but when not committed yvifh;o
any State, the trial shall be at such place or ,Is
as the Congress may by Law have directed
3.
l. Treason against the Confederate State. shall
consist only IN levying war against them or In 3D.
herring 10 their enemies, giving them aid and COM
tort No person shall be convicted of treason unes.
on the testimony OF witnesses to the same overt
act, or on confession in open court
z The Congress shall have power to declare the
% OF treason but no attainder of treason
snail WORK corruption Of blood, forfeiture sxcspf
during The lille of the person attainted.
ARTICLE "
SECTION 1.
1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State to the public acts records and Judicial proe.sd
by general laws, prescribe the mannsr in xbIch
such acts records and proceedings shall be proved
nd the effect thsieof
SECTION .
l. The citizens of each State shall bs an,,,l., %,
all the privileges and immunities of citizens in the
several States and shall have the right of transit
ana soJ1nrn In any State Of the Confederacy, with
their slaves and other property; and the right of
property IN said slave shall not be thereby i'm
z a person charged in any State with Treason
ielony or other crime against the laws of such
sal' on demand OF tue Executive authority of the
state from which he fed, be delivered up 10 be re-
moved To the State having jurisdiction of the cri
J. No slave or other person held to service or n
Dor in any State Territory of ths CoDfa5a-..
States, under the laws thereof escaping or h SfIi
carried into another, shall in conssa1snss of sn
law regulation therein be disebaTsr5 -
service or labor; but shall be deIy.rrd nm IN 80
oi the party to whom such slave belongs or to hon,
such service or labor may be due.
sEcFIOS ;.
1. Other States may be admitted into This Conf.t-
eraey by n vote OF two-thirds of the whole House
and two-thirds OF the senat. tha
Senate voting by States but new State shall b.
other State; nor any State be formed by the iunc
tion of tws or more States, parts of States win
out the consent of the Legislatures Of the t.ts.
cerned as well as of the Congress
The Congress shall have power 10 dispose of and
make ali neediul rules and regulations concerning
me properly OF the Confederate States including the
lands thereof
3. The Confederate States msy acquire new terri.
Iory ahd Congress shall have power to iesslste ana
provide governments for the Inhabitants Of ali terri
tory belonging to the Confederate States living with
out the limits of the several States and NAV nsrt
them, at such times, and in such manner ss itms
BY law provide, TO form States TO be admittsd mr.
me Coniederacy In all sues :srritory the institu.
hon OF negro slavery it exists in the Confsd
crate states shall be recognized and protected by
congress, and by the territorial government; ana
and Territories shall have the right TO take 10 sBch
erritory any slaves, lawfully held BY them In snv
u the States or Territories Of the Confederate
states.
4. The Confederate States shall guaranty TO every
state that now is or hereafter may become mem
Der oil this Coniederaey, republican form Of gov.
rnnent, and shall protect each of them against In
Ission and on application of the Legislature ior OF
he Exeeutioe when the legislature il In ssssionl
against domestic violence.
ARTICLE ".
SECTION I.
l. Upon the demand of any three States legally as.
embled In their several conventions, the Congress
hall summon convention OF sIl the States 10 taka
INTO consideration such amendments TO the Consti,
uton as the SAID States all concur suggesting AZ
he time when the said dema nd is made; and shSulc
my of the pr 1osed amendments to the Consttution
De agreed the said
states-and the same be ratified by the legisI.iures
II two-thirds of the several States, or by conven
ions IN two-thIrds thereof-as the one or the other
mode OF ratification may be proposed by the general
shall thenceforwsrd form a mart
'f this Constitution. But State SHALL without its
Ihe senate.
ARTICLE VI.
l. The Government established by this Constitu-
lon Is the successor of the Provisional Government
Of the Confederate States of America, and all the
laws passed by the latter shall continue In un
til the same shau II be repealed modified; and all
the officers appointed by the shall remain in
office until their successors appointed QuaI-
fed, or the offices abolished.
2 All debts contrated and engxgements entersd
before adoption this Censtitution shan be
valid against the COnfeder States uuder this
Constitution under the Provisional GoveruneDt
B. This Constitution, and the laws of the Confeder-
ate states made IN pursuance thereof and ali trea.
ties made, or which shall be made under the utbori
ty OF the confederate States shall be the supreme
of the land and the judges in every State shall be
bound thereby, anything in the constitution OF laws
oil any STATE TO the contrary Notwithstanding.
4. Inc senators and Representatives before men,
TONED and the members Of the several State legiss-
tures, and all executive and Judicial officers both of
nj daFar rara.