The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-03-21

nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel ana
unusual punishments inflicted.
20. Every law or resolution having the
force of law shall relate to but one SUBJ
ject, and that shall be expressed in the
title.
SECTION 10-1. No State shall enter
into any treaty, alliance or confederation;
grant letters Of marque and reprisal; coin
money make anything but gold and sill
yer coin tender in payment of debts;
pass any bill of attainder, or erp0st tact0
law, or law impairing the obligation of
contracts, or grant any title Of nobility
2. No State shall, without the consent
of the Congress, lay any imposts OF du-
ties on imports or exports, except what
may be absolutely necessary for execu-
ting its inspection laws; and the net pro-
duce of all duties and imposts, laid by
any State on imports Or exports, shall be
for the use of the Treasury of the confed-
crate States; and all such laws shall be
subject to the revision and control of Con-
gress.
8. No State shall, without the consent
of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, ex-
cept on sea-going vessels, for the improve
ment of its rivers and harbors navigated
by the said vessels; but such duties shall
not conflict with any treaties of the Con-
federate States with foreign nations; and
any surplus of revenue thus derived shall,
after making such improvement, be paid
into the common treasury; nor shall any
State keep troops or ships of war in time
of peace, enter into any agreement or
compact with another State, or with a
foreign power, or engage in war, unless
actually invaded, or in such imminent
danger as will not admit of delay. But
when any river divides or flows through
two or more States, they may enter into
compacts with each other to improve the
navigation thereof
ARTICLE H.
SECTION IL. The executive powershall
be vested in President OF the Confeder-
ate States of America He and the Vice
President shall hold their Offices for the
term Of six years: but the President and
President shall be elected as follows:
2. Each State shall appoint, in such
manner as the Legislature thereof may
direct, number of electors equal to the
whole number of Senators and Represen-
tatives to which the State may be entitled
in the Congress; but no Senator or Rep
rescntative, or person holding an office of
trust OF profit under the Confederate
States, shall be appointed an elector.
3. The electors shaltsmeet in their re-
spective States and Vote by ballot for
President and Yice-President one of
whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant
of the same State with themselves; they
shall name in their ballots the person vo-
ted for as President, and in distinct bal
lots the person voted for as Vice-Presi-
dent, and they shall make distinct lists OF
all persons voted for as President, and
of the number of votes for each, which
list they shall sign and certify, and trans
nit, sealed, to the Government Of the
Confederate States, directed to the Presi-
dent of the Senate; the President of the
Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate
and House of Representatives, open all
the certificates, .and the votes shall then be
counted; the person having the greatest
number Of votes for President shall be
the President, if such number be MAORI
ty of the whole number of electors ap-
pointed; and if no person have such a
majority then, from the persons having
the highest numbers, not exceeding three,
ON the list of those voted for as Presl-
dent, tho House of Representatives shall
choose Immediately by ballot the Presi-
dent. But in choosing the President, the
votes shall be taken by States, the repre-
sentatives from each State having one
vote; quorum for this purpose shall
consist Of a member or members from
two-thirds of the States, and majority
of all the States be necessary to a choice.
And if the House of Representatives shall
not choose a President, whenever the
right Of choice shall devolve upon them,
before the fourth day of March next fol-
lowing, then the Vice-President shall act
as President, as in case of the death or
other Constitutional disability Of the Pres
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