Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-19
CONSTITUTION
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ARuCIEL
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AZ egLslat.a powers herein delegated saa % vcstei
in Congress Of the CJnfss.ezaie Sa..s vh..t sssl
consist % Sers.ss and E1ys4 Of Rem sasen,ltives
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/. The aous Of p pres,ai s5sgzs s. c - imposed
OF members elios=l very se1l-,- a.. - srsle
Of the several sstes = e.'ss-5cs % sadh Ssfase
shall be citizens of tc Loas.i-als States aat 1Is,
the qualifications rsgais..r si7ct.rs 1 c..,- n SRI
numerous branch of the Sl.-z- Le-,.i-,--. bca CT
person OF foreign birth, not cltizs. o1feersi
States, shall be allowed to vote foT auy e1e cT ar
political, State or Federal.
p No person shall be Representative y-r--asss-
a2t have attained the age Of t.Taaliy-.sz yars 80
beSa citizen OF the Confederate States snd who SHAH
winch he sEall bs chosen.
g. Representative and Direct Taxes shaIl he appo-
toned among tne seysGsI States, which may Be IN
srectiYe numbers, .ch SHAH ~ ieterr6iaed by ad
ding % lis xhoe nsIsbsr ot fse pe-so13 Including
clTdiBg lrdis-s not taxed ttree ffas C al siayzs
Il a0tual sauIasrclor s:laH lie made lth z three
yc1;eoe-ale STATES, $50 7ythi2 every s1cseGIeot ter
9f ten ye2rz, n S1c manner az thsy eia-, - az
dlIect. T.a1Uz2tos bf Rspress s.ts-yes stat nj y.
Sooo olI ler eFefl Ky a1dssl 81. s2cl Ssa 5aa-i
haze 1t leas. one Representative; and ua sa err
naeraton shall Dc made the Stale CT Sou.h Csroi2a
sla5t &c ent4ted 20 enooS5 sx-tbs State Of Georza
Jen-the otste ot AGranna ninetae STATE Of sioridG
tTo-t5s state Oh Mssissipp. seVeutbe State of log
.siGna six, and the State Of Texas six !
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from any State, the Executive authority thereof sa
issue wri:s of election 10 I'll such vacancies.
s. The House of Representatives stal choose their
speaker and other officers; and sban have the sole
power Of impeachmens; except that any judiciai OF
tie limits Of any State, nay beSnpezched by vote
OF two-thrds or both branches o. tie iegisiature
thereof
l. Tne Senate OF the Confederate Ststes shall be com
posed OF two Senators from each STATE chosen for six
years by the Legislature thereof at the regular session
next Immediately preceding the commencement Of
the term Of service and each senator shall haze
vote.
2 Immediately after they shall be assembled in
consequence of the first election, they shall be divided
equally may be into three classes The seats OF
he Senator'S of he first class shall be vacated at the
expiration Of the second year Of the second class
expiration of the fourth year and Of the third class
3, the expiration OF the sixth year that onethird
may DE chosen every second year and II vacancies
happen by resignation or otherwise, during the
Of the legislature OF any State, the executive
thereof may make temporary appointments until the
next meeting Of the Legislature, which shall then hl
g. No person shall be a Senator who shall not have
attained the age of thirty years and be citizen OF the
Confederate States and .Tho shall not, when elected
be inhabitant of the State for which he shall be
chosen.
4 Tayice President OF the Confederate States shall
be President of Senate but shall have vote,
| less they shall be equally divided.
5. The Senate shall choose their other officers and
also President pro tsIOre in the absence of the Vice
President, when he shall exercise the Office of Pres
! dent OF the Confederate States.
o. The Senate shall have the sole power 20 try all i'm
peachrnents. Whensittng for that purpose, they shall
be on oath affirmation when the President of the
Confederate States tried the Chief Justice shall pre-
SIDE person shall be convicted without the
concurrence Of tSohhirds OF the members present.
J. Judgment in cases Of Impeachment shan not ex
tCCd further than removal from o1ee and dis4ua
hcton 70 hold and ezioy any onieeof honor or profit
shall, nevertheless, pe liable ard subject 70 ndict
nlent, tra, judgment and punishment according to
SECTION l.
L The :ino riacs and ufiles5ug elections
Ter senators and Representatives shall be prescribed
IN each state BY the legIsl thereof subject the
prov iscns OF this Constitution hut the Congress may,
at any time, by law, make or alter such regulations,
except the times and places Of choosing Senator's
>. The Congress shaU assemble at least once IN every
year and such meeting susI be the rst acndsy IN
December, unless they shall ba- iav appoint dife-
| snt day
!. Each Housc stall be the Judge q the elections,
returns and Qualifications OF Its own members, and q
M iorfty OF each shall constitute quorum to do bust
ness but smaller number may adjourn from day to
day, and may be authorized 10 compel the attendance
OF absent members, IL sUcH manner snd Hoder such
/ penalties as each House may proVl6es
g Each House may determine the rples ri Is pre-
ceedngs, punish its neherE for tzcrce-y behavior,
aud, with the concurrence c twOthifdE Cf Jae Shoe
l number, expel member
| g. Each House shau keep journal Of Us proceed
ings and from time 70 TIME publish the same excepting
such parts may n tle!T Judgment require secrecy
I and the yeas and NAYS Of the n1enheFg OF either
House, any question: shall t the dere oI neGith
| Of those present. by entered on thc Journal.
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stall without the CONSENT OF Tue otheri acfoGra -es
more than 1hree days. nor TO any osec place ifaa t'
/ ia which. Ghe two Houses shal oe sitting.
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| l. The Senator'S aud Representatives snau reeve
compensation for their services be zscertzi1e by
faw and paid of the treasury OF tie CoIie2s-a.e
States. They shall, in al cases. except treason al1
breach of tue peace, be privileged o sTTest during
their attendance at the session Of hslr respective
Houses and in going TO and returning TIC
and for any speech debate 10 either Eouas &c,
shall not be questioned 10 any other place.
2. Nc senator or Representative shEil, during -
tine for which he vas elected, be appointed 70 an!
cIyl o1ce uader tae authority. OF tne Confederate
States which shall have been created, OF the emolu
ments whereof shall have been increased during suci
time and no person holding any ONCE under the Con
/ federate States shall be q member of either Hous
during his continuance in Office But Congress may
by law grant the principal officer in each of the Ex
| ecutiye Departments seat upon the door OF eithe
House, with the privilege Of discussing any measure
| appertainng to his department.
SECTION I. --.,-.
| House of Representatives. but the Senate may pro
| pose or concur with amendments other bills.
2. Every bill which shall have passed both Houses
shall, before it becomes law, be presented to tn
President of the Confederate States If he approve,
shall sign it but if not he shall return it with his OF
jectons to the House which it shall have originated
who shall enter the objections at large their Jourr
ais proceed TO reconsider it. IT. after such reconsit
Grafton thirds of that House shall agree TO pas
the BILL it shall be Sent together with the objections
to the other House, by which it shall likewise be n
considered, and if approved by two-thirds OF tha
House. it shall become law. But in all such caset
the of both Houses shall be determined by yes
and nays, and tie persons voting for and against II
bill shall be entered on the journal OF each House n
spectlyey II any bill shah not be returned by Ii
President within ten days Sundays excepted after
shall have been presented TO him, the same shall be
law, in ike he had signed it, unless IL
Congress- by their adjournment, prevent its return;
| which case ii hall not be law. The President ma
approve any al rropriation and disapproye any oth
appropriation b. the same BILL In such case he sha
in signing the "a designate the appropriations disa
proved and shall return a copy Of such approprI
tons with h{s objections, TO the House N which Il
bill shall ha9e originated and the same proceeding
shah then beiad as in case of other bills disapprov'
\ BY the President.
g. Every order resolution or vote, to which the co
currence of both Houses may be necessary except
question of adjournmentl shall be presented to y
President of the Confederate States; and before q
sarne shall take effect shall be approved by him.
beng disappFoyed by him, may be Teassed 6y ~: tE
tations prescribed in case Of 2 bill. -
The Congress shall kayc power
1. To lay and collect taxes duties, imposts, and
cises, necessary TO pay the debts, pTosI
: for the common defence, and carry on the goEer
ment of the Confederate States, but no bountes sl
I be granted the treasury; shall any duties
Il taxes on inportations from foreign nations be lad
promote foster any branch of industry; and all
ties posts and cxcises shall be uniform througho
- | the Confederate States: .eTe "
.. To borrow money on the credit of the Confedi
~ ~ | ate States: -
= 8. Te requisite commerce with foreign nations, a
among the several States and with; the Indian rio'
u but neither this, any other clause conta
ed in the constitution shall ever be Construed 10 dc
T. gate the power TO Congress 70 appropriate money
he any internal Improvement intended TO facilitate CO
~ neroe; except for the purpose OF furnishing leh
- beacons, and buys, and other aids tonasi up
y the coasts, aud the improvement OF harDors ana
" removing of Instructions in river navigation in
which cases, such duties shall be laid on the nav L