Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-22
SECTION 2.

l. The President shall be commander-in-chief o.
| the army and navy OF the Confederate States, and
Of the militia of the several States when called into
the actual service of the Confederate States he
require thesnion, writing, of the principal on
Ger in eaetfoffhe Executive Departments, upon any
subject relating to the duties of their respective of
ces; and he shall have power grant repreyes and
parons for offences against the Confederate States,
except in cases OF impeachment
2. He shs II have power, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate 10 make treaties, proyd
ed twothirds of the Senators p concur: and he
shall nominate, and by and with the advice and
sent OF the Senate shall appoint ambassadors other
public ministers and cons1is Judges of the supreme
Court and all other officers of the Colfeerste States,
whose appointments are not herein otherwise pro-
yided for, and which shall be established by law;
pal the congress may, by law, vest the appointment
OF such inferior officers they think proper in the
freaent aione in the courts of law OF in the heads
of Departments.
3. The principal in each of the Execufive Depart
ments ana ali persons connected with the diplomat
of the President. An other civil oieers OF the
Executive Department NAV be removed at any time
by the President, or other appointing power, when
their services are unnecessary for dishonesty in
capacity, ineicency, misconduct or neglect OF duy
and when so removed, the removal shall be reported
TO the Senate together with the reasons therefor.
l. The President shall hav power I'LL ali yacsn-
cles that may happen during the recess of the SEN
ate, by granting commissions Which shall expire AT
the end of their session; But no person rejected
ey the Senate shall be re-aIpoinIed the once
during their ensuing recess.
sEcII0S G.
l. The President shall from time 10 time civ. q,
the congress information OF the of the Confe-
efacy, and recommend TO their Consideration such
measures as he shall judge Necessary and expedient
he may, on extraordinary occasions convane ho,S
Houses, either of them; and in case OF disa1rss
ment between them, with respect to the time ,f a.
journment, he may adjourn them TO such time as bs
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadcrs
and other public ministers; he shall take care that
the laws be faithfully executed, and shall comma.
sion all the officers vi the Confederate States
SECTION 4.
1. The President, Vice President and all civil OH
GERS OF the Confederate Saes shall be removed from
i'm eash mani and
bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
ARTICLE III.
ssEerIoN
l. The judicial power OF the Confederate States
shall be vested in one Superior Court, and in such
Inierlor courts as the Congress may from time TO
time order and establish. The judges both OF tbe
Supreme and Inferior Courts, shall hold their on5c
during good behavior, and shall at stated times re-
eeive for their services eompe nsation which shsu
not be diminished during their continuance in once
2.
1. The judicial power shall extend to all cases ari
sing under this Constitution, the laws the Confed
crate States, and treaties made or which SHAH he
made under their authority; all cases anectins
ambassadors other public ministers and consnS- -
all cases Of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction: 10
controversies to which the Confederate States shau
be a 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 foreign
States citizens subjects; but no State shall Is
sued by citizen or subject of any foreign State.
In all cases affecting ambassadors, other
ministers, and consuls, and those in which StaIs
shall be party the Supreme Court shall have origi.
nal jurisdiction In all the other before mem
TONED, the Supreme Court shall have appellate i'm.
risdction, both to law and facts, with such exosr
tions, and under such regulations, as the Congress
shall make.
B. The trial of all crimes except in cases of inn.
Peachent, shall be by jury, and such trial shall I
t neu IN te STATE where the said crime shall have
been committedi but when not committed within
any State the trial shall be such place or plsos.
as the Congress may by law have directed.
SECTION 3.
1. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in eyying against them or i'm sd-
herring to their enemies, giving them aid and COM
No person shall be convicted of trasso, ,,,I
on the testimony OF two witnesses TO the same overt
act, or on confession in open court.
2 The Congress shall have power to declare the
shall work corruption of blood, forfeiture exeeut
during the life OF the person attainted.
ARTICLE w.
SECTION /.
!. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
state 70 the public acts records nd judicial proceed
by general laws, prescribe the manner in which
such acts records and proceedings shall be proved.
SECTION 2
l. The citizens of each State shall be entitled TO
all the privileges and inmunities of citizens i'm tbe
several States, and shall have the right of transit
and sojourn 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
paired.
2 A person charged in any State with treason
felony, other crime against the of such state
shall on demand OF the Executive authority of the
State from which he fed, be delivered up TO be re-
moved u the state hasae Jurisdiction OF the crime
j. No slave erother person held TO service or la
tor IN n~y sssse q Territory of the Confederate
states <eer the laws thereof, escaping or lawfully
carried ne sLoiefs shall, in consequences of any
las regulation thensin, be discharged from slhk
Asrre oE labor; but shall be delivered up on claim
Of the party 10 whom such slave belongs or TO whom
such service or labor may be due.
SECTION 3.
I. Other States may be admitted into this Coufed.
sracy bs vote Of two-thiTds of the whole House O
RepreseD tatiyes, and twO-thirs of the Senate tbs
Senate sofing by States but Stato shsli La
formed erected within the afisdiettsn ~ any
other State any State be formed BY fhe islnc-
tioE of two or more States, or zis< ssakss Mlsl-
out the consent of the legislature<-- Slatas coa-
cerned as well as of the Cofgresss-
2. The Congress shall have possTto dlssoss 81 and
make all needful rules and Regulations cenesrning
the property of the Confederate tates Including the
lands thereof
g. The Confederate States NAV acquire naw terri;
tory; and Congress shall have power TO leeisate and
provide governments for the inhabitants of ali terri
tory belonging to the Confederate States lying with
out the limits OF the several States and permit
them, at such times, and in such manner as il NAV
by law provide to form States TO be admitted into
the ContedeTacy In all such territory, the institts.
tlon OF negro slavery ii exists in the Confed-
crate States, shall be recognized and protected by
Congress, and by the territorial government; and
the inhabitants CT the several Confederate States
and Territories, shall have the right to take such
of the States or Territories of the Confederate
States.
A. The Confederate States shall guaranty to every
State that now is or hereafter may become a mem
Der of this Confederacy, republican form of gov
ernment and shall protect each of them against in
vasion; and application of the legislature Tor OF
the Executioe when the Legislature is in SESSION.
against domestic violence. SO
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