Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-28
SECTION 2.


u the mliila OF the several States, when called into
e acHH service Of the Confederate States; he nay
Ger IA each OF the Executive etartn,sfts uIu sly
subject Tesatlng 10 The duties oi their respective III
oee' and he shah have power gra IT rsirleSes snz
pariOu- Tor Offences against the l.,u,sist ts Ststes
| except in cases Ot impeachment
| :. de zha ii have power, by and with the sdv!cs
anu consent "i The Seiste, 10 make treaties rruyid
ed twothirds u the Senators D. essut concur ana s
shall nomnsje, and by aud with the advice and con
s<ht OF the SeAaIe shall spfoini auhasssdOrs other
public ministers snG coIsus Judges II the SrErere
Court, aud al other OfoeTs VI the Confederate Stats
| whose appointments not herein Otherwise pr,-
| yided iUT, aud which shall lie established BY lsH;
but the Congress may, by Law, the sppcinroeEf
OF such Inferior ocers, they think prvter In the
President alone IN the courts Law the he>ss
| Of Departments
3. The principal n each Of the Executive Derzrr-
ments alid ali persons CONNECTED with the eIUust-
c service, nsy be removed from the plea
the President All other civil yfeers OF he
Executive Department. may be removed at sny tine
10y the President, ether appointing power, when
their services are unnecessary or Tor shoprsty in
capacity ine1ciency. misconduct, neglect dirty.
and when removed, the removal shall be reported
= The President shall la We power fll ali
ces that may happen during the recess OF the sen
ate by granting commissions which sha expire Al
the end their session; hut person rejected
BY The Seuste shall be plOited - tie 9rc.
during their ~hsuing recess.
SECTION 2
J. The President shall, from time 10 time give to
the OSIgress inf the the COnrs-
erscy, anu recommend their consideration such
measures as he shall Judge and sKpsdient,
Houses, Or either OF theuIi and in OF disagree
ment betWeen them, with respect 70 The time Of sd-
shall think PTClefs he shall receive ambassadors
and other pubiiS ministers; hs sA.i tSks tsf
the lASs he faithfully executed. ALd SHAH
Sion al the ULOeEs " The COnlederzte States
SECTION 4
l. The President, Vice President. snd all civil otF-
ceIs OF the Confederate States shall be removed ina,
ONCE on Impeachment Tor and cOnvictioh o tr-ss-E
bribery, ~ OtLeF high SIIIUss ana IlIsde
ARTICLE III.
.sEcTIoS /,
/. The Judicial power of the Confederate State.
shall be vested in one superior Court, and in such
Inferior Courts as the Congress may frOm time 10
time order aud establish 1Le judges, both VI the
Supreme znd Inferior Courts shall hold their Offices
during good behavior, ana shall Al slated Iine- r.
oeIye iOT their services nIeusstlc which shall
nOI Le diminished durIg their cOutllCauee OseE
SECTION >
l. The judicial power shall extend 10 all cases sri-
sing under Ihis Constitution, The laws u The Irfo
eratc States ard treaties made OF Inch shall bs
made under their authority; aII cases affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers and corsuls ts
all casts Of admiralty and JurisdicIio 10
controversies 10 which the Confederate SIafe- slzI
be party; IL controversies between tygo ,r rI,,r
States; between State aud citizens Of another
Stale where the State plainti; between citizens
Claiming lands under grants Of different States and
between State the citizens thereof, fureien
States, citizens OF subjects; but State shall 10
sued by citizen OF subject Of any foreign STATE.
? In ali cases affecting ambassadors other public
ministers, and eonsuls, and those in which STATE
shall be party, the Supreme Court sha orig.
n l-fU ore mel
TONED, The supreme Court shall have appellate ja5
risdicJon, both and facts, with such exceTs
tions, aud under such regulations, the JOnsre.E
shall make
=. trial of all crimes except in cases Of in.
peaehIent, shall be by jury, and such trial shall n
held in the State where the said crime shall have
been committed; but when not Committed within
any State, the trial shall b- such place 0r places
As the Congress Iaay 10y la" have dirscted
,.
1. Treason against the Confederate states shall
consist only IN ieEying war ag aiust them, al
herring 10 their enemies, giving them aid COM
No person shall be convicted treason uuless
on the testimony witnesses the same overt
act, Oh confession in open
?. The Congress shall have power 20 declsre tbs
punishment OF treason, but attainder treason
shall work corruption Of blood forfeiture EXCEPT
during the lille " The person attained.
ARTICLE "
sEcTIoS l.
l. Full faith and credit shall be given IN ssaA
state 10 the public acts records and Judicial proo-sd-
fngs OF every other state And the Congress may,
by general laws, prescribe the in which .
such acts, records, aud proceedings shall be proved
aud the effect thereof
SECTION 2.
l. The citizens Of each State shall be entItlsd 70
sill the privileges and immunitIss ciIzsns IN the
several States, ana shall have the right Of
aud sUjourn in any STATE OF the Coniederacy, with
their slaves and other property; ana the right u
property In said slave shall hot 10 thereby Ia
paired.
2. A person charged in any State with treason,
felony, other against the laws uf such Stata
shall demand the Executive authority u thS
State from which he ned, be delivered up 10 De re-
moved TO the State having Jurisdiction OF the crime
3. No slave or other person held service OF Ia
] Dor in any State Territory Of the Confsdeuts
States, under the laws thereof,
carried into another shall, IN consequence OF auy
law regulation therein, be discharged from such
service or labor but shall be delivered up claim
OF the party whom such slave bslougs VI t. shoIa
| such service OF labor may be due.
sECEIos ,.
1. Other States may be admitted into this Confsd-
erscy by a vote VI twO-thirds Of the whole House
Representatives, and IvU-thirds Of the Senate The
Senate voting BY SlAtes but state shall Be
formed erected ySi,.iin the Jurisdiction Of any
tiOn Of w. OF more States or parts Of states, With
the consent vi the legislatures Of the States 49,
| cerned as we'll as Of the Congress.
2 The Congress shall have power TO dispose OF and
make all needful rules and Regulations concerning
the property Ct Confederate SIaie including
| lands thereof
5. The Confederate States may acquire new terri
tory; and Congress shall have power 10 legisate
provide governments tor the inhabitants terri
tory belonging 10 the Confederate States lying with
the limits of the several States and may pernft
them, = such times, aud such manner IL NAV
by law provide, 10 form States 10 lie admitted
the Confederacy. In all --rrtory the institu.
tion of negro slavery II exists IN the
States, shall tie recognized and projected by
Congress, and by the territorial government; and
the Inhabitants of the several Confederate sf1tas
and Territories shall have the right take 10 such
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them any
of the Statas or Territories Of the CoufederaIe
states
4. The Confederate States shall guaranty TO every
| State hat is hereafter may become a mem
ber OF this tonted-racy, republican forrz OF gov
and application Of the legislature fOr OF
the kAecuIIOe when the legislature IL ssssionl
/ against domestic violence
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