Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-16
SECTION 2

of the militia the several States when called into
the actual service Of the Confederate States; he asy
require the opinion, in writing, the lrincira OIL
in ch of the Executive Departmeiits upon any
subject relating 70 the duties of their respective on
and he shall have power TO grant reprieyes and
pardons for offences against the Confederate States
except in cases OF impeachment
3 He shs II have power, by and with the sdyice
and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, proyd
ed twothirds OF the Senators concur: and he
shall nominate, and by and with the advice and
sent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors other
public ministers and consus, Judges of the Supreme
Court, and ali other officers of the Confederase Staes
whose appointments not herein otherwise pro-
ylded for, and which shall be established by law;
pm the congress may, by law, vest the appointment
OF such INFERIOR ocers, they think proper IN the
President alone in the Of law in the heads
OF Departments.
B. The principal in each of the Executive Depart
ments, and all persons connected the diplomat
ic service, may be removed from office at the plea
sure OF the President All other civil officers of the
Executive Department may be removed at any time
by the President, or other appointing power, when
their services ire UNNECESSARY or for dishonesty in
capacity, inefcency, misconduct or neglect of duty;
and when removed, the removal shall be reported
to the Senate together with the reasons therefor
T. The President shall have power to NIL ali vAcan-
cies that may happen during the the Sem
ate, by granting commissions which shall expire at
by the Senate shall be reappOinted 10 the office
during their ensuing Recess
SECTION 3.
1. The President shall, from time to time give 10
the Congress Information of the the Confed-
eracy, and recommend TO their consideration such
measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient
Houses, or either OF them; and in Of Disagree
ment between them, with respect the time Of sd-
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
and other public ministers; he shall take
the laws be faithfully executed, and shall commits
sion all the officers OF the Confederate States.
SECTION 4.
l. The President, Vice President and all civil off,
GERS of the Confederate States shall be removed fr,
ofce Impeachment for, and conviction or "a
bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
ARTICI IIr
.sEcTIoN 1.
1. The judicial power the Confederate States
shall be vested in Superior Court, and in such
Inferior Courts the Congress NAV from tim. IN
time order and establish. The Judges both OF the
Supreme and Inferior Courts shall hold their offices
during good behavior and shall, at stated times re-
ceiSe Tor their services a compensation which shall
not be diminished during their continuance office
SECTION 2.
J. The judicial power shall extend to all cases ari-
sing under this Constitution, the laws the Confed
crate States, and treaties made which shall lie
made under their authority; TO all cases affecting
ambassadors other public ministers and consuls 10
all cases OF admiralty and maritime jurisdction TO
controversies To which the Confederate States shall
be party; TO controversies between two or more
States; between Stale and citizens of another
State where the State is plaintif between citizens
claiming lands under grants of different States and
between State or the citizens thereof, foreign
States citizens or subjects; but State shall lie
sued by citizen or subject OF any foreign Stare
2 In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public
ministers, and consuls, and those in which a State
shall be party, the supreme Court have riei-
lssfOr
toned, the supreme Court shall have appellate u-
rsdiosion, both law and facts with sach excsn
tons, and under such regulations, the Congrees
shall make.
i. The trial of all crimes except in cases of i'm
parchment, shall be by jury, and trial shall l
held in the State where the said crime shall bsx.
been committed; but when not committed within
any State, the trial shall be such place or place
as the Congress may by law have directed.
SECTION ).
L Treason against the Confederate States shall
or in
herring to their enemies, giving them aid and COM
on the testimony of two witnesses the same overt
act, or on confession in open court.
z. The Congress shall have power declare the
punishment OF treason, but no atainder treason
shall work corruption of blood, forfeiture except
during the life Of the person attainted-
ARTICLE ~
SECTION /.
!. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State the public acts records nd judicia proceed
ings of every other State. And the congress NAV.
by general laws, prescribe the manner in which
such acts records, and proceedings shall proved
and the effect theieof.
SECTION ?.
l. The citizens of each State shall lie entitled TO
ali the privileges and inmunities citizens in the
several States, and shall have right OF transit
and sojourn in any State of the Confederacy with
their slaves and other property; and the right OF
property IN said slave shall not be thereby i'm
2. A person charged any State with treason.
felony, other crime against the laws Of such ate
SHALL demand OF the Executive authority of tLs
State from which he fed, he delivered up to be re-
moved to the State having Jurisdiction of the crime
3. No slave or other person held service OF la.
I Dor in any State Territory the Confederat. n.
States, under the laws thereof, escaping or laWfFy
carried into another, SHALL in consequence of any
law regulation therein, be discharged from
service or labor but shall be delivered up on clam IN
of the party to whom such slave belongs or 10 whom
| such service or labor may be due.
3.
l. Other States may be admitted into this Confed-
eracy by a vote of two-thirds of the whole House
Representatives, and two-thrds of the Senate the
| Senate voting by States; but State shall bs
| formed erected within the Jurisdiction of any
other State; nor any State be formed by the June
tion of more States parts of States with
the consent of the legislatures
| cerned as we'll as of the Congress.
| 2 The Congress shall have TO dispose of
make all needful rules and regulations concerning
the property of the Confederate Including tie
| lands thereof.
3. The Confederate States NAV acquire new terri
tory and Congress shall have power to legisate
provide for the inhabitants all terri
tory belonging the Confederate States lying with
out the limits of the several States; and
| them, at such times, and in such as il NAV
by law provide, to form States admitted into
the Confederacy In all such territory the institu.
tion of slavery il exists in the
crate States, shall be recognized and protected by
| Congress, and by the territorial government; and
the inhabitants of the several Confederate Stat
and Territories shall have the right TO Ia he to such
territory any slaves, lawfully held by in suy
| of the States or Territories of the Confederate
| States.
4. The Confederate States shall guaranty to every
| State that now is or hereafter may become a mem-
| Der of this Confederacy republican form of gov
ernment, and shall protect each of them against in
vasion; and applica ton of the leesla of
the Executioe when the Legislature in session.
| against domestic violence.