Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-18
SECTION 2.

Lle PRESIDENT shall be comma nder chief OF
'ne al my and navy of the Confederate States and
of the militia of the several stst.s n ~ ctls ;,,,
lhe actnsi service of the Confederate States; he may
require the opinion in writing Of the TrinciTal "a
Ger in each Of the Executive DeIarfp,ents nfon sIx
subject relating to the duties of their respctye
ces and he shall have power grant reprieYes ana
Eardons for offences against the Confsirsie sfat.s
except IN Cases OF impeachment.
Z: he sinai ii have power, by and With the advice
and consent of the Senate To make treaties proNis
ed Wo-thlrds OF the Senators concur: be
shall nominate, and by aud with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate shall appoint an ssadors Other
public ministers and Judges of the SUPREME
Court, and ali other officers i the onfeerste Stslr.
whose appointments are hot herein otherwise pru-
yided for, ami which shall be established by law:
but the Congress may by law, the appointment
OF such inferior Officers, they think prOeF in the
President alone, IN the courts VI law the heads
| of Departments.
ments, and sl persons connected with diplomat
ie service, may be removed from othce the pleA-
sure OF the President ali other civil officers oi the
| Executive Department may be removed al any tine
by the President, or other appointing power, when
their services unnecessary, for dishonesty,
capacity, ineheiency, misconduct neglect VI duty
and when removed, the removal shall be reported
10 the Senate together with the ressous therefor.
4 The PresId=at shah have power - iii all EssSE
cles that may happen during the recess Of the Sen
ate, by granting commissions which shall expire al
the shd OF their next session. bnr 70 person 4seese'
by the Senate shall be Ipointsd the one
/ during their ensuing recess.
SECTION g.
l. The President shall, from time to time give to
the Congress Information OF the state OF the Cone
eracy, and recommend their consideration such
measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient;
he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both
Houses or either OF them; aud in Of Disagree
uent between them, with respect the time OF ad-
Joufnnlent he may adjourn them to such time be
shall think proper; lie shall receive ambassadors
and other public ministers; he shall take care that
lhe laws De iaithfully executed, and shall
sion all the officers Of the Confederate States
SECTION 4.
L. The President Vice President and all civil nj
ee ol inc ooniederate States shall be removed II,
once on impeachment for, and conviction or treas IA
bribery or other high crimes and uisdemsAnor.
ARTICLE Ill
ssEcTIos u
i. The judicial power OF the Confederate States
shall be vested IN one Superior Court, and in
Inferior Courts as the Congress NAV from time 10
time order and establish. The Judges both OF NJ.
Supreme and Inferior Courts, shall hold their ofc..
during good behavior, and shall stated times
ceiVe for their services pensation, which shah
not be diminished during their continuance in once
SECTION 2.
l. The judicial power shall extend 70 all cases sri
sing under this Constitution the laws Confed-
crate states, and treaties made or which shall be
made under their authority; all cases affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers aud consus- II
all cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction: 10
controversies 10 which the Confederate States shan
be party; 10 controversies between two OF more
STATES; between State and citizens of another
State where the State is plainti; between citizen.
claiming lands under grants different States and
between state or the citizens thereof and foreign
States, citizens subjects; but State shall =
sued 6y a citizen or subject of any foreign State.
z In all cases affecting amba assadors other publia
ministers, and consuls and those in which a Stst.
hall f1av
nal jurisdiction. In all the other cases before
toned, the Supreme Court shall have spueIls,a -,
rlsdlctlon both to law and facts with such excp7
tions, ana der such regulations, the Couer..s
shall make.
}. The trial of all crimes except in csses of inn.
peachment, shall be by jury, and such trial shall ha
held in the State where the said crime shall b.ys
been committed; but when not Committed ufTb;n
any State, the trial shall be at such place or pisa
as the Congress may by Law have directed.
3.
1. Treason against the Confederate States shah
consist only in levying against them or in adj.
herring to their enemies, giving them aid and com.
Tort No person shall be convicted Of treason un--.
on the testimony of two witnesses the same overt
act, or on confession in open court
z The Congress shall have power TO declare the
punishment oi treason, but no attainder treason
shall work corruption OF blood, forfeiture except
during the lie of the person attaintsd.
ARTICLE ~
l. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
state to the public acts, records judicial proee-
ings OF every other State. And the Congress may,
by general laws, prescribe the manner in which
such acts records, and proceedings shall be proved
aud the effect thsieOf
SECTION 2.
l. The citizens of each State shall be ent,tI.d n,
ali the privileges and immunities Of citizens in the
several States, aud shall have tn. rght OF trsnsit
ana soJ9urn 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
paired. ~
2 person charged in any State with treason.
felony, or other crime against the of such stae
shall on demand OF the Executive authority of tb.
State from which he ned, he delivered up to be re-
moved to the State having Jurisdiction OF the crime
). No slave or other person held service or la
Dor IN any State OF Territory of the Confederate
States, under the laws thereof escaping or Iawfuy
carried into another, shall in CONSEQUENCE of ann
Law u regulation therein, be diseharsri Iror, -
service or labor but shall be delivered up on claim
OF the party 10 whom such slave belongs or 70 Hhc
such service OF labor may be due.
sEcIIoS :.
l. Other States may be admitted into this Confs
eracS by u vote OF two-thiTds of the whole House
Representatives, and two-thrds Of the Senate the
Senate voting by States, but new state shall d.
other State; nor any State be formed Ly ths Ennt
lion OF W. or more States, parts States with
out the consent oi the legislatures of The States con-
cerned as we'll OF the Congress
=. The Congress shall have power TO dsnoss of and
make all needful rules and regulations Concerning
the property of the Confederate states including t
lands thereof
8. The Confederate States NAV acquire new rsr,t
tofyi anu Congress shall have power legislae
provide governments FOR The inhabitants all terri
tory belonging TO the Confederate States living win
out the limits OF the several StaIes NAV p.rjI
them, at such times, and in such manner as IN NAV
by law provide, 10 form States 10 be admitted Into
the Confederacy In all suS- territory, the iustitu-
tion OF negro slavery IL exists in the Colfsd-
crate States shall be Recognized and protected by
Congress, and by the territorial government: ana
the inhabitants OF the several Confederate States
ana Territories, shall have The right 10 such
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them in nDx
OF the States Territories of The Confederate
States.
T. The Confederate States shall guaranty TO every
State that now is or hereafter "a
Der Of this COnfederacy, a republican form of GOV
ernment, and shall protect each thsm againsf
yasion; and application OF the Legislature Ior of
the E2eeuIioe when the Legislature is in SESSION.
against domestic violence.