Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-14
BY" Authority.


The first day of March, in the year Of our Lord
eighteen hundred and sixty-three, shall be paid
out Of its own revenues
6. To promote the progress of science and useful
arts, by securing for limited times to authors and
inventors the exclusive right to their respective
writings and discoveries:
9. To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme
Court:
10. To define and punish pirscies and feonies
committed on the high seas, and offences against
the Law of nations:
IL. To declare war; gran. letters of marqus and
reprsal, and make rules concerning captures on
land and water:
Il. to raise and support armies but no appro-
pration Of money for that use shall be for longer
term thsn two years:
l3. To provide and maintain a navy:
IA. To make rules for government and regulation
Of the land and naval forces:
10. To provide for calling forth the militia 10 ex
ecute the laws Of the Confederate States suppress
Instructions, and repel invasons:
16. To provide for organizing, arming, and dis
ciplining the militia, and for governing such part
of them may be employed in The service CT be
Confederate States reserVing II the States resreo
lively, the appointment Of the officers and the au-
hority of training The militia according to the Dis.
cipline prescribed by Congress:
II. To exercise exclusive legislation, in Gl cases
whatsosEer, over such district mot exceeding ten
miles SQUARED may, By cession Of one or more
States. and the acceptance of Congress- become the
seat of the Government of the Confederate States;
and to exercise like authority over all places pur-
chased by the consent of the legislature of the
State in which TIE same shall be- for the erection
of forts magazines, srsenals, dockya and other
needful buildings: aud
IS. To make all laws which shall be necessary
and proper for carrying into execution the foreq0-
ing powers and all other powers vested by this m
stitution in the Government of the Confederate
States, or in any department or officer thereof
SEC 81. The Importation ofnegroes of tho Afri-
race, from eny foreign country, other than the
saveholding States or Territories of the United
States of America is hereby for hidden; and ON
gres is required TO pass such laws as shall esc.-
ually prevent the same
Congress shall sse have power TO prohibit the
introduction Of slaves from any STATE not men
Der Of, or Territory not belonging to- this Confed-
erBoy.
The privilege of the writ of La5sas corpus sh al
not be suspended, unless when in cases Of rebellion
or invasion the public safety may require it.
4 No bill OF sttaInder or sE post facto Law or lw
denying or impairing the right of property in ne
gro slaves shall be passed
8 M caPitatiou or ether direct tax shalt he lad.
unless in proportion to he census or enumeration
hereinbefore directed TO be tskan
g. Nor tax or duty shall be laid on articles ex-
ported from any State, except by a vote of two
thirds of both Houses
:. No preference shall be given by any regula-
ton Of commerce or revenue to the ports Of one
State over those Of another.
5. No money shall be drawn from the treasury.
but in consequence of appropriations made bv law
and regular statement and account OF the rcccipts
and expenditures of all public money shall be pub
lished from time TO time
Q. Congress shall appropriate no money from The
treasury, except by a vote of two thirds of 10th
Houses taken by yeas and nays, unless II be asked
and estimated for by some one of the heads of De-
partment and submitted to Congress bv the Presi-
dent for the purpose Of paving its own expen,es
and contingencies, or for the payment of Claims
against the Confederate States the iustceof which
shall have been judically declared bv tribunal
for the investigation OF claims against the govern
ment with 1t Is herebymade the duty of Congress
to establish.
10 All bills appropriating money shall specify
in federal currency the exact amount of each an
preparation, and the purposes for which II Is made
and Congress shall grant extra cOlnpensation q,
any public contractor, officer, agent servant, AT
ter such contract shall have been made or such SER
wee rendered.
II. No title Of nobility shall be granted by the
Confederate States; and no person holding anv Of
flee of profit or trust under them, shall without he
consent o. the Congress, accep. Of any present.
emolument office or title OF any kind whatever,
from any king, prince OF foreign State.
l.. Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment Of religion. or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof: or abrdging the freedom Of
speech, Of the press or the right of the people
pc@ccably to assemble and petition the government
for the redress Of grievances.
Is. A well regulated militia being necessary to
the security OF tree State, the right of the peoule
TO keep ana bear arms shall not be infrinred
IA. No soldier shall, IL time Of peace. be quar-
tered IN any house, without the consent Of the
owner; nor in time Of war, hut in q manner to he
prescribed by law.
- The right of the people to be- secure in their
houses and fDgt
sOnaJe searches and seizures shall not be violated
and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause.
supported by oath affirmation. and particularly
describing the place TO be searched and the persons
things TO be seized
l6. NOp person shall be held to answer for capi-
tai or otherwise infamous crime unless on A pre-
sentiment or indictment Of 4 grand jury, except in
arising In the land or naval forces or in the
militia. when in actual service, in time Of war or
public danger nor shall any person be subject for
the same offence 10 be twice put in jeopardy Of life
OF limb, nor be compelled in any criminal case to he
a witnes, against himself; nor be deprived of life
liberty, or property, without due process of law
nor shall private property Be taken for public Use,
without Just compensation.
l.. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall
enjoy the right to speedy and public trial. by an
impartial jury of the State and District wherein
thecrime shall have been committed which District
shall have been previously ascertained by law and
TO he informed Of the nature and cause Of the ac-
cusation; to be confronted with the witnesses
against him: to have compulsory process for OBJ
tanning witnesses in his favor and to have the as
sistancc of counsel for his defense.
Is. In suits at common law where the value In
controversy shall exceed twenty dollars the right
Of tria! by jury shall be preserved and no fact 81
tried by jury shall be otherwise rc-cxamined in
any court Of the Confeieracy, than according to
the rules of the common law.
-. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor oy-
fines unused D-U DTlSlal
mcnt inflicted.
20. Every law or resolution having the force of
law, shall relata TO but subject, and that shall
be expressed in the title.
See. l0.-l. NoState shall enter into any treaty,
alliance confederation: grant letters OF marque
and reprisal; coin money; make anything but gold
and silver coin a tender in payment of debts; pas
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