Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-18
NEW SERIES NO. 1776

| II To raise and support armies but appropria
tion of money TO thai shall be for longer tern
| than two years.
l3- To provide and maintain navy:
/ IA To make rules for government and the regula
| tion of the land aud naval forces:
Is To provide for calling forth the militia
the laws Of the Confederate States suppress insured
tions and repel nvasions:
10. 10 provide for organizing, srm1ng, and diseip
lining the mitia and for governing such part of them
as may be employed in the Of the Confederate
states; reservng To the States respectively the ap
pointnent of the officers, and the suthory OF train
ihg the militia according 10 the discipline prescribed
by Congress:
II To exercise exclusive legisIotou, in sIl cases
whatsoever, over such district (noI exceeding ten
miles square) as may, by cession of or more
states ami the acceptance Of Congress, become the
Seat OF the Cover of the Confederate States and
10 exercise like authority all the places purchased
by the consent OF The lee stature the State in which
The same shall be- for The erection OF Ioris magsziue
Is. To make all laws which shall be necessary ana
proper for carry ing into execution foregoing pow
ers aud all other powers vesI by This Constitution
IN the government Of the Confederate Staes OF in ay
department or uLleer thereof.
SECTION g.
l. The importation of negroes OF the African race
from any foreign country OlLe than The s4ycholdng
states OF Territories OF lh- United America
l. hereby tor6dden aad Congress is required pass
such LAWS as shall eheOIusliy prevent the same:
Congress shall Also have power to prohibit the
nie -lcti'n oi slaves ifOh ANY State not 1lenber Of
of Territory uOI belonging " this Confrdeiacy
a. The privilege Oi the ~TIl ol habeAS corpus shall
suspended, Unless Nncu, roOelUu OF
Invasion, The pubic safety may require II.
4 No bill OF attander, pos facto law, law
deny ing or inparing the right Of property negro
slaves shall be passed.
o. No capiIaIion other shall be laid un
less IN proportion TO the enumeration here
inbeore directed 10 be taxi Ii.
d. No tax duty shall be laid articles exported
FROM any state except by vote Of twothirds both
Houses.
No preference shall be given by anv regulation of
c<snmeToe or revenue 10 the ports VI Stale
those of another
Nh Sna aad draKx
consequence OF appropriations made law and a
regular statement and OF the receipts
pendit1reS OF all public money shall be published
from time
.. Congress shall appropriate no money from the
treasury except by a vote Of wo-thirds OF both
Houses taken by yeas and nays, unless II be asked
and estimated for by of the heads De-
parInIen and submitted ~ Congress by the Presi-
dent or Tor the purpose OF paying lis expenses
and contingencies Tor the pay Of claims against
The Confederate States, the justice which have
been judcialy declared by tribunal for the nyesti
CATION of claims against the Government, which il
s hereby maie the duty OF Congress 10 establish.
10 All bills apprOpriaiing money shall specify in
federal currency the exact amount of each approra
ton and the purposes for which IL is made and Con
gress shall grant extra compensation any public
contractor, officer, agent servant, after such
tracI shall have been made such rendered.
IL. No title of nobility shall be granted by Con
federate States and person holding any office of
profit or trust under them, SHALL without the consent
OF the Congress accept OF any present emouments of
hce or titles OF any Kind whatever from any King,
prince, foreign State.
IL Congress shall make no law respecting an estab-
lishment Of religion, prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; or abrdgng the freedom of speech Of the
press or the right OF the people peAceaby 10 assem-
BILE and petition the Government Tor aredress of griev
ances-
l3 A well regulated militia being necessary to the
security of free state, the right Of the people 10
keep aud bear arms shall not be lniringed-
II. NJ soliier SHALL in time OF peace, be quartered
in any house without theeonsent of the owner
IN time Of war; but IN manner to be prescribed by
law.
Is The right of the people to be secure IN their per
sons, houses, papers, and effects unreasonable
searches and seizures, shall not be violated and
warrant shall issue but upon probable cause support
ed by oath or aimaton and particularly describing
be seized.
or otherwise Infamous crime, unless presentmenI
or Indictment of grand Jury, except arising
III the land or naval forces IN the militia when
actual service, III time OF War or public danger; nor
shall any be subject for the offence 10 be
twice put jeopardy of life limb oompell-
ed IN any criminal case, 10 be witness against him
self; be deprived of liTe liberty, property,
without due process of law shall private proper
tytbe taken for public use, without just eompensa
tion.
II In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall en-
Joy the right 10 speedy and public trial, by i'm
partial jury Of the stale and district wherein the
crime shall have been cOmmltted which district shall
have been previously ascertaned by law, aud 10 be
informed OF the nature ami cause OF the accusIton to
be confronted with the witnesses against him to have
compulsory process for obtaining witnesses IN his IA
yor and To have the assistance of counsel for hls de
fence.
Is. In suits common law where the value in con
trOyersy shall twenty dollars right
by jury shall be preserved aud TACT tried by
jury shall be otherwise re-eXamined any ol
the Conlederacy, than according 10 the rules of the
common law.
~. Excessive bail shall not be required exces-
sve Zines be imposed, nor cruel and unusual punish
ments be inflicted.
Every resolution having the force of law
shall relate but subject, and that shall
pressed IN the title
SECTION 10.
l. No State shall any treaty alliance or
ration letters LlarQue aud
a tender Ill payment o debts pass any bill oil attain
der, post factO law, law impair ing Ihe obiga
lion OF contracts grant any title vi nobility.
z No State shall, without The conseuI Of the Con-
gress, lay nposls duties inposts exports
except what may be absolutely necessary execut-
Ing its Inspection laws aud the produce Of all du-
ties and imposIs, laid by aLy State imports
ports shall be for the OF The treasury of The Con
iederate States aud all such laws sha be subject 10
the revision ana control Of Congress.
g. No Stale shall, without the consent OF Congress,
lay any duty OF tonnage, except going vessels
the lmproV ement Oi rivers and harborS
ted by the said vessels but such duties shall
1Ct with any OF the Confederate with
foreign nations and any surplus revenue, thus de
rived shall max such iprov euienIs, be paid
into the common treasury; shall any state keep
troops ships of time peace, enter into
any agreement compact with another state, with
foreign power, engage ia war, unless actually in
vaded such nIuiuent danger Will hot ad.llt
Of dei5y But when river divides OF Hows through
two more SsaIes, they may enter into compacts |
with each other improve the navigation thereof.