Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-06
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| / The President shall be oonlmander-in- chief of
me army and navy of the Confederate States, and
OF the militia of the several States when called into
me actual service OF the Confederate States he may
& ~ me opinion, in writing, OF the principal o-
oeI IN each OF the Executive Departments upon any
ject relating TO the duties of their respective Off
, a hd ne shall have power grant reprieyes and
Piruoks Tor offences against the Confederate States
except m cases OF impeachment.
81 a ~ ne sh4 Ii have power, by and with the advice
ed tWo-thirds of the esent concur and he
ai NOMINATE, and by and with the advice and con-
public ministers and oonsuis Judes of The Suuren,e
Court and all other officers of the Confderate States
aIPoihthle are herein otherSxi Use pre-
Yided for, and which shall be estaIIished by law;
Dt tliS congress may, by law, the appointment
oi such inferior officers, they think proIr in the
| of Departments. - " - ~ '--e --'~0
.. The principal in each of the Executive Depart
ehts, ana all persons connected with the diplomat-
lc service, may be removed from once ar fbe T,Ies
sure oi the PRESIDENT All other civil officers of the
| De pSrtlnent may be removed time
Dy the President, or other appointing power when
ther seF'ices are unnecessary dishonesty in
y lheInciency, misconduct or neglect of ury-
ana "heh SO removed the removal shall be rruor1ed
10 me senate together with the reasons therefor
l. The President shall have bower to MI an ycan
cies that may happen during the recess OF III. -n
ate' by granting commissions which shall expire at
the end OF their session; but no person reietJ
9y ihe SSn.te shall be re-aPpointed the 0fc,
during their ensuing recess.
B
l. The President shah, from time TO time give IN
the Congress information of the state Of the Goufj
eracy, and recommend 10 their consideration such
measures as he shall judge necessary and txptent:
he may ON extraordinary occasions -l,',Nt ii.t
Houses, either of them: and in case If 5is. -
ment between them, with respect to the Tim. Of s5
J0uTnment, he may adjourn them such time as hs
shall think proper; he shall receive ambasssdors
ana other public minister's he shall take care tbat
the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall commits
sioL All the OHicefs "f the Confederate States.
SECTION 4.
l. The President, Vice President and all civil off
GERS oi the Confederate States, shall be removed from
Office Impeachment for and conyictian OF trT
Y. her HlHl erin nd
ARTICLE III.
SECTION u
l; The judicial power of the Confederate States
shall be vested in Superior Court and in sUrb
Inferior Courts as the Congress may from time Ia
time order and establish The judges both of the
Supreme and Inferior Courts shall hold their o5cs
during good behavior, and shall at stated times re-
ceive for their services co.npensatiou which sl.u
not De diminished during their continuance in Office
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l. The Judicial power shall extend To all cases ari
sing under this Constitution, the laws of the Confe
crate States, and treaties made or which shall he
made under their authority; TO all cases af,ecfinF
ambassadors, other public ministers and consuIs- -
all cases of admiralty and maritime iurisdcrion: 70
controversies TO which the Confederate States shall
De party; TO controversies between two or mora
States; between a 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 foreign
States, citizens or subjects; but State shal Is
sued by citizen or subject of any foreign State
z In all cases affecting amba assadors other public
n &TaTA
be party the Supreme Court shall have origE
nal jurisdiction. In all the other cases before e1s
rioisIi ale supreme court SHAH have appellate jus
rsdctlon, both as TO law and tacts with such NceI
tIonS' and under such regulations, the Congress
j. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of i'm,
parchment, shall be by jury, and such trial shall he
held IN the state where the said crime shall have
been committed; but when not committed within
any State, the trial shall be at such place or .Isc
as the Congress may by law have directed
SECTION 3.
/ Treason against the Confederate States sb,u
consist only IN ievyIng war against them or in adj
leIlIS 70 their enemies, giving them aid nd com
tort No person shall be convicted Of treason unless
on the testimony of two witnesses TO the same overt
act, OF on confession Ia open court
2 The Congress shall have power 10 declare the
punishment OF treason, but attainder of tr.aSrn
shall work corruption Of blood, or f.rt,.tur. -
during the life OF the person attaiuted.
ARTICLE "
SECTION l.
/ Full faith and credit shall he given in each
state 10 the public acts, records and Judicial uroc
ihSs "I every other State And the Congress NAV
by general laws, prescribe the manner in Which
auch acts, records aud proceedings shall be proved
and the effect theieOf
SECTION ?.
y l. , The citizens Of each State shall be entitled to
al the privileges aId itszaitez u citizens IA, ne
several States ana shan have tle Fishtr fraaIsit
thelf Saves aud othef i.fs5fsrf,. a5.s t7 -.
property ia said slave shall not be thereby i'm
?. a person charged in arfy stste yi,, 80
snail on demand OF the Executive authority of H.
State from which he He'd be delivered uu to be -.
moved to the State having jurisdiction OF the crime
D. no slave or other person held service or ia
Dor in any State Territory of the Conf.derss
States, under the laws thereof, escaIns or I.v>6f
carried INTO another, SHALL in CONSEQUENCE, of aDS
law or regulation therein, be discharged from surI
service or labor; but shall Ice delivered nm on c.ir
Of the party to whom such slave belongs or to whom
such service or labor may be due.
3.
1. Other States may he admitted into this r,onfJ
.racy by vote Of two-thirds of the whole Uousa a
representatives, and twO-thirds of the Senate the
senate voting by States but no State shall be
ormed or erected wi>ain the jurisdiction of apv
'ther State; nor any State be formed by the iuDc
hon OF w. or more States, parts Of States with
lut the consent of the legislatures of the States
,erned as well as of the Congress.
2. The Congress shall have power TO disrosa of and
make all nesdful rules and regulations coucerninp
he property of the Confederate States Including tbs
ands thereof.
3. The Confederate States may acquire new terr;
ory; and Congress shall have power to legislate and
provide governments for the inhabitants OF ali terri
ory belonging to the Confederate States, lying with
,ut the limits OF the several States; may permit
mem, al such times, and IN such manner as il NAV
Oy law provide to form States to be admitted info
he Confederacy. In all sue .erritory the institu.
on OF negro slavery as it exists in the Confed-
,rate States, shall be recognized and protected by
congress, and 10y the territorial government. and
the inhabitants of the several Confederate States
and Territories, shall have the right To Ia k To scb
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them in any
d the States or Territories of the Confederate
states.
4. The Confederate States shall guaranty to every
state that now Is OF hereafter may become mem
ber of this Confederacy, republican form of gov
ernment, and shall protect each of them against in
'sloL ana on Application Of the legislature (or of
the EXecutioe when the legislature is in SESSION.
against domestic violence
ARTICIEv