Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-28
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l. The President shan be comma uder-iu-cljef of
me army and navy OF the Confederate States, and
OF the mlna OF the several States, when called into
the actual service Of the Confederate states he nav
require the opinion, in writing of The princiTsl on
Ger in ca eh OF the Executive Deparfmets uIon anx
subject relating the duties of their resreiiye on
ees and he shall have power to grs MT renrieyes spd
pardons for offences against the Confederate States
except in cases of impeachment.
| = He sha II have power, by and with the advice
and consent OF the Senate, make treaties proyid
ed rwo-thrls Senator'S pI esent concur ana he
shall nominate and by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors other
public ministers and consuls Judges Of the supreme
Court, aud all other officers of the Confeerate States
| whose appointments not herein othe pro-
| vided for and which shall be established by Law;
but the congress may by law, vest the appointment
OF such inferior officers, they think proper, the
President alone IN the courts Of Law or in the heads
). The principal in each of the Executive Depart
ments aud all persons connected with the diplomat
c service, may be removed from Office at the ples-
sure OF the President All other civil officers OF the
Executive Department may he removed ST any time
by the President, OF other appointing power, when
their services unnecessary, dishonesty,
capacity, inefciency, misoOIuct, neglect duty
and when SO removed, the removal shall be reported
10 the Senate, together with the therefor.
l. The President shall ha power nil all vacan-
ces that may happen during the of the SEN
ate, by granting commissions which sha expire
the end OF their next session; ;suI person rejected
10y the Senate shall be re-appOinIed Ia the oes
during their ensuing recess.
J.
l. The President shall, from time 10 time, give 70
the Congress information Of the COnfed-
eracy, and recommend to their consideration such
measures he shall judge necessary and sxped-nt;
he may, extraordinary occasions, convene both
Houses, either of them; and in Of disagree
ment between them, with respect the time ad-
iOuTnment, he may adjourn them such time as he
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
and other public minister's lie shall take care that
the laws te faithfully executed. and shall conInis-
sion all the officers OF the Confederate States.
SECTION 1.
l. The President, Vice President and all civil OIL
GERS Of the Confederate States, shall be removed
Office on Impeachment for, and conviction Of treasou,
bribery, or other high crimes and misdeIneanUrs.
ARTICLE Ill
/.
l. The judicial power Of the Confederate States
shall be vested in Superior Court, and in such
Interior Courts as the Congress may from time ~
time order and establish The Judges both of Ihs
supreme ami Inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices
during good behavior, and shall, at stated times,
eeiNe ior their services compensation, which
not be diminished during their continuance in once.
SECTION =.
l. The Judicial power shall extend 10 all "a ses sIi
sing under this Constitution, the laws the COnI-
crate States, and treaties made which shall ie
made under their authority; 10 all afiecIing
ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls 10
ali cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction 10
controversies 10 which the Confederate States shall
be party; TO controversies between more
States; between a State and citizens of another
State where the State Is plaintiff; between citiz LIS
claiming lands under grants OF different States and
between Stale the citizens thereof, and foreign
States, citizens or SUBJECTS but State shall be
=. In all affecting anba ssadors, other public
ministers, and consuls, and those in which State
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have orig
nal jurisdiction. In all the other before mem
toned the Supreme Court shall have appellate ju-
risdiction both law and facts, with such exo.n
tlons, ana un der such regulations, the Congress
shall make
3. The trial of all crimes exoept in easas of i'm
peachment shall be by jury, and such shall be
held in the State where the said crime shall have
been committed; but when not committed within
any State, the trial shall be such place OF places
as the Congress may by law have directed
SECTION 3.
L. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only III ieVying war against them, in
herring TO their enemies, giving them aid and COM
iort No person shall be convicted treason unless
on the testimony of two witnesses the same overt
act, or on confession in open court.
2 The Congress shall have power TO declare the
punishment OF treason, but no attainder treason
shall work corruption of blood, forfeiture EXCEPT
during the life Of the person aItainted.
ARTICLE ".
l.
/. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State to the public acts, records aud Judicial proceed
ings of every other State. And the Congress may
by general laws, prescribe the manner i'm which
such acts records and proceedings shall be proved,
and the effect theieof.
SECTION 2.
l. The citizens of each State shall be entitled 10
all the privileges and immunties citizens in the
several States, and shall have the right of transit
and soOurn in any State of the Confeieracy with
their slaves and other property; and the right OF
property IN said slave shall not be thereby
paired.
=. A person charged in any State with treason
felony other crime against the laws State
shall, demand OI the Executive authority of the
State from which he fled, be delivered up TO be To-
moved 10 the State having Jurisdiction OF the crime
8. No slave or other person held 10 service OF la
bor in any State Territory OF the Confederate
States, under the laws thereof escaping or lawfully
carried into another, shall, ia consequence of any
law or regulation therein be discharged from such
service labor; but shall he delivered up on claim
of the party 10 whom such slave belongs TO whom
such service or labor may be due.
SECTION 3.
9TH 10
eracy 10y a of two-thirds of the whole House Of
Representatives and two-thirds of the Senate, the
formed erected within the Jurisdiction of ally
other State; any State be formed by the iunc-
tiol of two more States, parts of States,
the consent of the legislatures of the
cerned s well as of the Congress.
2 The Congress shall have power dispose of and
make all needful rules and regulations concerning
the property of the Confederate States including the
Ia nds thereof
g. The Confederate States NAV acquire new terri
tory; and Congress shall have power legisate and
provide governments for the inhabitants of terri
the limits OF the several States; and permit
them, such times, and in such manner as il NAV
by law provide, To form States be admitted into
the COniedeTacy In all such territory, the institu.
tion of negro slavery exists in the Confed-
States, shall be recognized and protected by
Congress, and by the territorial government; and
the inhabitants of the several Confederate States
and Territories shall have the right 10 Ia be to such
of the States Territories Of the Confederate
States.
L. The Confederate States shall guaranty TO every
State that now is or hereafter may become q mem
ernment, and shall protect each of them against in
vason; and application of the legislature for Of
the Executioe when the legislature is in SESSION.
against domestic violence.