Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-11-08


bills disapproved BY the President
3. Every order, resolution or vote, TO which the
concurrence of both Houses may be necessary Tex
eept on question Of adjournment) shall be pre-
seuted to the President Of the Confederate States
and before the same shall take effect shall be APP
proved by him or being disapproved by him, may
be re-passed by two-thrds of both Houses according
to the rules and Limitations prescribed in case of a
bill.
SECTION s.
The Congress shall have power.
l. TO lay and collect taxes, duties imposts and
excuses for necessary to pay the debts pro-
vide for the common defence and carry the gov
eminent of the Confederate States; bat no bountes
shall be granted from the Treasury nor shall any
duties for taxes and Inportations from foreign ma
tons be laid to promote foster any branch of in
dusry ard all duties imposts, and excuses shall be
uniform throughout the Confederate States.
2. To borrow money on the credit Of the Confed.
crate States,
3. To regulate commerce with foreign nations.
and among the several States, and with the Indian
tribes but neither this, any other clause con-
tanned in the Constitution shall ever I've construed TO
delegate the power to Congress to appropriate mon
ey for any internal improvement iHtended to facli-
tate commerce; except for the purpose Of furnish
ing lights, beacons buoys, and other aids to naviga-
ton upon the coasts, and the improvement of har-
UOFS anu inc rtHiONlR Vi OpSlruCJOnS 10 river ma
vigation, in all which cases, such duties shall be
laid on the navigation facilitated thereby, as may
be necessary to pay the cost and expenses thereof
4. To establish uniform laws Of naturalization,
and uniform laws on the subject Of bankruptcies,
throughout the Confederate States but no law of
Congress shall discharge any debt contracted before
the passage Of the same.
5. To coin money, regulate the value thereof and
Of foreign coin, and fix the standard Of weights
aud measures.
g. To provide for the punishment of counterfeit
ing the securities and current coin of the Confede
rate States.
Z. To establish post offices and post routes but
the expenses of the Postoiice Department after the
first day of March in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred andsxty three, shall be paid out of its
revenues
8. To promote the progress Of science and useful
arts by securing for limited times to authors and in
ventors the exclusive right to their respective wr-
tings and discoveries.
.. To constitute tribunalsinferior to the Supreme
Court.
10. To define and punish piracies and felonies
committed the high seas and offences against
the law of nations.
IL. To declare war, grant letters of marque and
repriSal, and make rules concerning captures on
land and water.
H. To raise and support armies; but no appro-
term than two years.
10. To provide and maintain navy.
IA. To make rules for the government and regu-
lation of the land and naval forces.
l5 To provide for calling forth the militia TO ex-
ecute the laws of the Confederate States suppress
instructions and repel invasions
l6. To provide for organizing, arming, and dsci-
plning the militia, and for governing such part of
them may be employed in the service of the Con-
federate Sates reserving to the States respective
ly, the appointment of the officers and the author
ity of training the militia according to the disci-
pline prescribed by Congress.
IT, To exercise exclusive legislation, in all cases
whatsoever, over such district mot exceeding ten
miles square, as may be, by cession of more
States, and the acceptance Of Congress- become the
seat of Government of the Confederate States; and
to exercise like authority over all places purchased
by the consent af the legislature of the State in
which the same shall be, for the erection of forts,
magazines arsenals dockyards and other needful
buildings; and
10. To make all laws which shall be necessary
and proper for carrying into execution the forego-
ing powers, and all other powers vested by this
Constitution in the government Of the Confederate
States, or in any department or officer thereof.
SECTION 0.
|. The importation of negroes of the African
race, from any foreign country, other than the
savehoding States and Territories of the United
States of America, is hereby forbidden, and Con-
gress is required to pass such laws as shall eect-
ally prevent the same.
2. Congress shall also have power to prohibit the
introduction of slaves from any State not men,
Der Of or Territory belonging to this Confederacy
3. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus
shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of re-
bellion or invasion, the public safety may require
il.
4. No bill of attainder or eTpost fac,o law, or
law denying or imparing the right of property in
negro slaves shall be passed.
>. No capitaton or other direct tax shall be laid
unless in proportion TO the census or enumeration
hereinbefore directed TO be taken.
6. No tax or duty shall be laid on articles expor-
ted from any State, except by vote of two thirds
of both Houses. ~ '.s
I. No preference shall be given by any regula-
ton of commerce or revenue to the ports of one
State over those of another.
8. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury
but in consequence of appropriations made by law
and regular statement of accounts and receipts
and expenditure of all public money shall be pub
lished from time to time.
8. Congress shall appropriate no money from the
treasury except by vote of two thirds of both
Houses, taken by yeas and nays unless it be asked
and estimated for by some one of the heads of the
Departments, and submitted to Congress by the
| President; or for the purpose of paying its own
expenses and contingencies or for the payment Of
claims against the Confederate States, the justice Of
which shall have been judically declared by tri.
bunal for the investigation of claims against The
Government, which II is hereby made the duty o.
Congress to establish.
| 10. All bills appropriating money shall specify
in federal currency the exact amount of each APP
preparation and the purposes for which it is made
and Congress shall grant no extra compensation tC
any public contractor officer, agent or servant at
Ter such contract shall have been made, or sucl
service rendered.
IL. No title of nobility shall be granted by tht
Confederate States and no person holding any of
fee of profit OF trust under them SHALL without the
consent of the Congress, accept Of any present
emoluments, office or title of any kind whatever
| from any king prince or foreign State.
| r. Congress shall make no law respecting al
establishment of religion prohibiting the free ex
ercise thereof; or abridgng the freedom of speech
or of the press or the right of the people peacea
bly, to assemble and petition the Government for
redress of grievances.
/ 49, A well regulated militia being necessary L