Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-03


federate States shsll be vested in one Superior
Court, and in such Infsrisr Courts as the Congress
| may from time TO time ordsin and establish. The
judges, both Of the Supreme and Inferior Courts,
shall hold their Offices during good behavior, and
shall at sta'ei times, receive f5r their services q
compensation, which shall not be diminished during
their continuance in Office.
SEC. IL. The Judicial power shall extend to
all cases arising under this Constitution the laws
| Of the Confederate States, and treaties made or
Bhich shall be made under their authority; to sill
cases affecting ambassadors other public ministers
and consuls; all cases of admiralty and maritime
urisdieti9D to controversies to which the Confed-
crate States shall be party; to controversies be-
tween two or more States; between State and eiti-
zers of another State where the State is PLAINTIFF
| between citizens Ginning lands under grants Of
different States, and between Stale or the citizens
thereof and foreign States citizens OF subjects; but
State shall be sued By citizen CT subject of any
| fOreign S ate.
In all cases affecting ambassadors other pub
lie ministers, and oJnsUls, and those in which
State shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have
original jurisdiction 10 all the other cases before
mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate
jurisdiction, beth as to Law and fact, with such ex-
eeptions, and under such regulations, as the Con-
gress shall make.
8. The trial Of all crimes, except in Of i'm
peachment, 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 as the Congress may BY lay have directed.
SIC. al. Treason against the Confederate
States shall consist only in ie7ying war against
them, in sdhering to their enemies, giving them
aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted Of
treason unless the testimony Of two Witnesses 10
the same overt act, confession in open court.
2. The Congress shall have pr Wer to declare Il e
punishment OF treason, but sttsinder Of treason
shall work corruption of blood forfeiture, except
J. ~, e. 80 -
ARTICLE ".
SECTION IL. Full faith and credit shall be
given in each State to the public acts, records and
Judicial proceedings Of every other State. And the
Congress may, by general laWs, prescribe the
ner in which sucn acts, records and proceedings
shall be proved. and the effect thereof.
SEC. al. The citizens of each State shall be !
entitled to all the privileges and immuuiteS Of eiti-
in the several States, and shall have the right
of transit and seourn in sny State of this Confede-
racy with their slaves and other property and the
right Of properly in said slaves shall not be thereby
impaired.
2. Any person charged in any State with treason,
felony, any other crime against the laws Of such
State who shall flee from justice. snd be found in
another State, shall, on demaId Of the Executive
authority OF the Sac from winch ne fed, be de-
livered Up to be removed to the State having iuris
iietion Of the crime.
8. No slave or other pers n hald to service CT
labor in any State or Territory Of the Confederate
States under the laws thereof escaping or lawfully
carried into another, shall, in Consequence of sny
law or regulation therein, be discharged from such
service or labor; bat shall be delivered up on claim
IF the party, to whom such slave belongs, or to
whom such service or labor may be due.
SEC al. Other States may be admitted into
his Confederaey by q vote Of tWo-thirds Of the
whole House Of Representatives, snd tWo-thirds Of
he Senate the Senate voting Jy States; but no new
State shall be formed erected within the iuris-
LECTION Of any other State; nor any State be formed
~ the junction Of tvs States, or parts of
States, without the consent Of the legisatures of
he STATES concerned as well as Of the Congress
2. The Congress shall have power to dispose of
nd make all needfnl rules and regulations con-
erning the property of the Confederate States, in
luding the lends thereof