Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-14

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pact with another State or with any foreion
er engage in war unless actually invaded or in such
imminent danger as will not admit Of delay.
ARTICLE II.
SEC. LII. The executive power shall ba vested
IN President of the Confederate States os a,as
ca He together with the Vice President. shall hold
his Office for one year, until the Provisic,.l n -
ernmeut shall be superseded by nerm.,t y
eminent, whatsoever shall first occur
z. The President and Vice President shall no
elected by ballot By the States represented in this
congress, each State casting one vete and me
| ty Of the whole being requisite to elect.
3. No person, except natural born citizen or q
citizen OF the States of this Confederacv at the time
of the adoption of this Constitution Shall he elo;
bic to the Office Of President neither shall any ner
son be eligible to that Office who shall not have at
tanned the sge of thirty-fve years, and been four
teen years resident of one Of the States of this
Confederacy.
f. In case of the removal of the President
from Office, or of his DEATH designations or inability
to discharge the powers and duties of the said Of
flee, the same shall devoye on the Vice President
and the Congress may, by law provide for the case
of the removal. death, resignation, or Inability
both of the President and Vice President declaring
what officer shall then act as President and such
officer shall act accordingly until the disability be
1 removed or a President shall be elected
The President SHALL at stated times receive for
his services during the period of the Provisional
| Government compensation at the rate of twenty
| 1--WE thousand dollars per annum and he shall not
receive during that period any other emolument
from this Confederacy, any of the States thereof
8. Before he enters on the execution of his Office
he shall take the following oath or affirmation
Il do soemnly swear Cor affirm that will faith
fully execute the Office of President of the Confed>
crate States of Americaand WILL to the best of my
ability preserve protect and defend the Constitution
/ thereof."
| Sec. Al The President shall be commander-in-
| chief of the army and navy of the Confederacy
| and Of the militia of the several States when
called into the actual service of the Confederacy;
| he may require the opinion, in writing, of the
principal officer in each of the Executive Depart
ments, upon any subject relating to the duties of
their respective offices; and he shall have power to
grant reprieyes and pardons for offences against the
| Confederacy, except in cases of impeachment.
| 2. He shall have power. by and with the advice
and consent of the Congress to make treaties prov>
| ded two thirds of the Congress concur; and he
| shall nominate, and by and with the advice and
consent of the Congress- shall appoint ambassadors,
other public ministers and consus, Judges of the
| Court, and all other officers of the Confederacy
| whose appointments are not herein otherwise
| provided for, and which shall be established by
law. But the Congress may, by law, vest the
| appointment of such inferior officers. as they
think proper IN the President alone, in the courts
| of law, or in the heads of Departments.
The President shall have power to fill up all va
cancies that may happen during the recess of the
| Congress, by granting commissions which shall ex-
| pre at TIE end of their next session.
| SEC. al. He shall, from time to time give to
| the Congress information of the state of the
Confederacy, and recommend to their consideration
such measures as he shall Judge Necessary and ex-
pedient he may. on extraordinary occasions cons
vene the Congress at such time as he shall think
proper; he shall receive ambassadors and other pub
lie Minister'S he shall take care that the laws be
faithfully executed, and shall commission all the
| officers of the COnfederaey.
| 2. The President, Vice President and all civil
officers of the Confederacy shall be removed from
Office on conviction by the Congress of treason,
bribery. or other crimes and instantaneous; vote
oftwo>thrds shall be necessary for such conviction.
| ARTICLE III.
SEC l. The judicial power of the Confederacy
shall be vested in one Supreme Court and in such
| Inferior Courts as are herein directed or as the
Congress may from time to time ordain and estab-
| fish.
g. Each State shall constitute a District in which
there shall be a court called District Court which,
until otherwise provided by the Congress, shall
| have the jurisdiction vested by the laws of the
| United States far as applicable, in both the Dis
trict and Circuit Courts of the United States for
that State; the Judge whereof shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent
of the Congress, and SHALL until otherwise provided
by the Congress, exercise the power and authority
vested by the laws of the United States in the
Judges of the District and Circuit Courts of the
United States for that State and shall appoint the
| Judges of the District Circuit Courts of the
United States for that State and shall appoint the
times and places at which the courts shall be held.
! Appeals may be taken directly from the District
Courts to the Supreme Court, under similar regula-
tons to those which provided in of appeal
| TO the Supreme Court of the United States, IN
| der such other regulations may be provided by
| the Congress. The commissions of all the judges
shall expire with this Provisional Government.
| B. The Supreme Court shall be constituted of all
| the District Judges majority of whom shall be
quorum and shall sit such times and places as the
Congess shall appoint.
4. The Congress shall have power to make laws
for the transfer of any causes which pending
in the courts of the United States to the courts Of
the Confederacy, and for the execution of the
ders DEGREES and judgments heretofore rendered by
the said courts of the United States; and also all
laws which may be requisite to protect the parties
20 all such suits, orders, judgments, or DEGREES,
their hairs, personal representatives, assignees
SEQ 2. The judicial power shall extend to all
of law and equity, arising under this Constitution
the laws of the United States and of this Confeder
acy, and treaties made, or which shall be made
der its authority; to all affecting ambassadors
other public ministers and consus to all cases of
admiralty and maritime jurisdiction to controver-
sizes TO which the Confederacy shall be party; con-
trOYersles between two more States !; between
citizens of different States between citizens os the
same State claiming lands under grants Of different
States.
3 IN all oases affecting ambassadors other public
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have orr
ginal jurisdiction. In all the other cases before
mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate
jurisdiction, both to law and fact with such ex
ceptions, and under such regulations, as the Cen
gress shall make
3. The trial of all crimes except in cases of i'm
parchment, shall be by jury and such trial shall be
held in the State where the said crimes shall have
been committed, but when not committed within
any State the trial shall be at such place or places
IS the Congress may by law have directed.
SEC. 81. Treason against this COnfederacy shall
consist only in evying war against it, in the ad
herring to its enemies giving them aid and comfort.
No person shall be convicted of treason unless
the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt
act, confession Ia open court
2. The Congress shall have power to declare the
punishment of treason, but attainder of treason
shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture ex-
cept during the life of the person attainted.
ARTICLE ".
Sec Ii Full faith and credit shall be given in
each State to the public acts. records and Judicial
proceedings of every other State. And TIE Com
gress may, by general laws prescribe tAe in
which such acts, records, and proceedings shall be
proved, and the effect of such proof.
SEQ. al. The citizens of each State shall be en-
titled to all the privileges and immunties Of citizens
in the several States.
2. A person charged In any State with treason,
felony, Or other crime who shall fee from justice.
and be found in another State, SHALL on demand of
the Executive authority of the State from which he
fed, be delivered up to be removed to the State
having jurisdiction of the crime.
g. A slave in one State escaping to another shall
be delivered up on claim of the party TO whom said
slave may belong by the executive authority of the
State in which such slave shall be found, and in
case OF any abduction forcible rescue full COM
pensatiOn, including the value CT the slave and all
costs and expenses, shall be made 20 the party by
the State in which such abduction or rescue shall
take place.
SEC s. The Confederacy shall guaranty to every
State in this union Republican form of gov
ernment and shall protect each of them against in
vasion; and on application of the Legislature, or
of the Executive, when the Legislature cannot be
convened, against domestic violence.
ARTICLE >.
i. The Congress, by vote CT two thirds, may, at
any time alter or amend this Constitution.
ARTICLE
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