Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-09-20


iof trial BY jury shall be preserved; and No fact so
tried by Jury shall be otherwise re-examincd in
any court in the Confederacy, than according 10
the rules Of the common law
10. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor cx-
cessive fines be imposed nor cruel and unusual
ppnishments be inflicted.
| 20, Every Law or resolution having the force Of
law, shall relate 70 bot one suhjech and that shall
be expressed In the title
SECTION 10.
No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance,
or confederation; grant letters of marque and re-
prisal; make anything but gold and silver coin o
tender in payment of debts; pass any bill Of at
taiuder or ca post facio law, or law impairing the
obligation ofconracts OF grant any title Of nobility.
2. No State SHALL without the consent of the Con-
gress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or ex-
ports except What may be absolutely necessary for
executing its inspection laws and the net produce
Of all duties and impOsts laid BY any State on i'm
ports exports shall be for the of the treasury
Of the Confederate States and all such laws shall
be subject to the revision and control of Congress.
3. No State shall, without the consent Of Con
gress, lay any duty of tonnage except sea going
vessels for the improvement Of its rivers aud har-
bors navigaed by the said vessels; but such duties
shall not conflict with any treaties of the Confede-
rate States with foreign natious and any surplus
of revenue, thus derived, shall after making such
improvement he paid into the common treasury
nor shall any State keep troops or ships of war in
time of peace, enter into any agreement or com
pact with another State, 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 II.
SECTION I.
/. The executive power shall be vested in Pres
dent of the Confederate States of America. He
and the Vice President shall hold their offices for
the term ofsx years but shall not be re-egble.
The President. and Vice President shall be elected
as follows:
O. Each State shall appoint, in such manner rs
the Legislature thereof may direct number of cleo
tors equal to the whole number of Senators and
Representatives to which the State may be entitled
in the Congress; but no Senator or Representative,
person holding office of trust or profit under
the Confederate States shall be appointed an cleo
tor.
3. The electorssha meet in their respective States
an3 vote by ballot for President and Vice President
one of Shom at least shall not he an inhabitant Of
the same State with themselves they shall name in
their ballots the person voted for President and,
in distinct ballots the person voted for rs Vice
President and they shall make distinct lists of all
persons voted for as President and of all persons
voted for as Vice President and of the number of
votes for each, which list they shall sign and cer-
fy and transmit, sealed, to the government of the
Confederate States directed to the President Of the
Senate; the President of the Senate SHALL in the
presence of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives open all the certificates and the votes shall
then be counted; the person having the greatest
number of votes for President shall be the Presi-
dent, if such number be majority of the whole
number of electors appointed; and if no person
have such majority, then, from the persons having
the highest numbers, not exceeding three, on the
list of those voted for as President the House of
Representatives shall choose Immediately, by bal
lot the President. But in choosing the President,
the vote shall be taken by States, the representa-
ton from each State shall have one vote quorum
for this purpose shall consist of member or mem
bers from two-thrds of the States; and a majority
of all the States shall be necessary toa choice
And if the House of Representatives shall not
choose President, whenever the right of choice
shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of
March next following then the Vice President shall
act as President, as in of the death or other
constitutional disability of the President
4. The person having the greatest number OF
votes as Vice President shall be the Vice President
if such number be a majority or the whole number
of electors appointed, and if no person have ma
jority, then from the two highest numbers on the
list the Senate shall choose the Vice President. a
quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thrds
of the whole number of Senator'S and majority
of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice
! g. But no person constitutionallv ineligible to
the office of President shall be eligible to that of
Vice President of the Confederate States.
6. The Congress may determine the time of choo-
sing the electors, and the day on which they shall
give their votes; which day shall be the same
throughout the Confederate States.
Z. No person except natural born citizen of the
Confederate States or citizen thereof at the time
Of the adoption of this Constitution, or citizen
thereof born in the United States prior to the 30t
OF December 1880, shall be eligible to the office OF
| President; neither shall any person be eligible ia
that Office who shall not have attained the age OF
thrty-ive years and been fourteen years resident
within the limits of the Confederate States they
may exist at the time of his election.
| 8. In case of the removal of the President from
office, of his death, resignation, inability to
discharge the powers and duties of the said Office
the same shall deyolve on the Vice President; and
the Congress may, by law provide for the ease OF
removal death, resignation or inability both of The
President and Vice President declaring what officer
shall then act as President and such officer shall
teen act accordingly until the disability be remov
ed or n President shall be elected
| 0. The President shall, at stated times, receive
| Tor his services compensation which shall neither
be increased nor diminished during the period fol
which he shall have been elected and he shall MOI
receive within that period any other emolnmen
, 10. Before he enters on the execution of his Office
he shall take the following oath or affirmation:
~ do solemnly swear Tor affirm that will faith
fully execute the Office OF President OF the Confel
crate States and Will TO the best OF my ability
preserve, protect and defend the Constitution there
Of" DID, SECTION 2.
! /. The President shall be commander in chief o
the army ana navy Of the Confederate States, anC
of the MALTA of the several States when called in
10 the actual service of the Confederate States h,
may require the opinion, in writing, OF the pruci
pal officer in each of the Executive Departments
apon any subject relating to the duties of their re
spective offices; and he shall have power 10 gran
roprieves and pardons for ofenses against the Con
lederate States, except in cases Of impeachment.
2. He shall have power, by and with the edvic
and consent Of the Senate, to make treaties, proyi
ded twothirds Of the Senators present concur; an,
he shall nominate, and by and with the consen
and advice Of the Senate, shall appoint ambassa
doris, other public ministers and consus Judges 0
the Supreme Court and all other officers Of tn