Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-03-16

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shall be vested in a Congress of the Con
federate States, which shall consist of Sen
ate and House of Representatives.
SECTION 2.
| 1. The House of Representatives shall bt
composed of members chosen every second
year by the people of the several States; and
the electors in each State shall be citizens oil
the Confederate States, and have the qualif.
| cations requisite for electors of the most
Numerous branch of the State Legislature
but no person of foreign birth not citi
zen of the Confederate States, shall be al
lowed to vote for any officer, civil or politi
cal, State or Federal.
g No person shall be a Representative
| who shall not have attained the age of twenty
five years, and be a citizen of the Confeder-
ate States, and who shall not, when elected
be an inhabitant of that State in which be
shall be chosen
3. Representatives and Direct Taxes shall be
apportioned among the several States, which
may be included within this Confederacy
according to their respective numbers, which
shall be determined, by adding to the whole
number of free persons, including those
bound to service for a term of years. and ex-
Guiding Indians not taxed, three-6fths of all
slaves. The actual enumeration shall be
| made within three years after the first meet
ing of the Congress of the Confederate States,
| years. in such manner as they shall, by law,
direct. The number of Representatives shall
not exceed one for every fifty thousand, but
each State shall have at least one Represen-
| tative; anduntil such enumeration shall be
| made the State of South Carolina shall be
| entitled TO choose six-the State of Georgia
| ten-the State of Alabama nine--the State
of Florida two the State of Mississippi
| seven-the State of Louisiana six, and the
State of Texas six.
4. When vacancies happen in the represen-
| tation from any State, the Executive authori-
| ty thereof shall issue writs of election TO fill
such vacancies.
5. The House of Representatives shall
choose their speaker and other officers; and
shall have the sole power of impeachment;
| except that any judicial or other federal Off
Ger resident and acting solely within the lin
its of any State, may be impeached by vote
of twothirds of both branches Of the Legis-
lature thereof.
SECTION 5.
l. The Senate of the Confederate States
shall be composed of two Senators from each
State, chosen for six years by the legislature
thereof, at the regular session next immedi-
ately preceding the commencement of the
term of service; and each Senator shall have
one vote.
2. Immediately after they shall be assem-
olcu, III COuStuue Vi Lie ulst tltCliOu luey
shall be divided as equally as may be into
three classes. The seats of the Senators of
the first class shall be vacated at the eXpira-
ton of the second year; of the second class
at the expiration of the fourth year, and of
the third class at the expiration of the sixth
year; so that one third may be chosen every
second year; and if vacancies happen by re-
signation, or otherwise, during the recess of
the legislature of any State, the executive
until the next meeting of the Legislature,
which shall then fill such vacancies.
5. No person shall be Senator who shall
have not attained the age of thirty years,
and be citizen OF the Confederate States;
and who shall not, when elected, be an in
habitant of the State for which he shall be
chosen.
4. The Vice President of the Confederate
States shall be President of the Senate, but
shall have no vote, unless they be equally
divided.
5. The Senate shall choose their officers;
and also President pro tcnapore in the alb
sence of the Vice President, or when he shall
exercise the Office of President of the Con-
lederate States.
s. The Senate shall have the sole power to
try all impeacbments. When sitting for that
purpose. they shall be on oath or affirmation.
When the President of the Confederate
and no person shall be convicted without the
concurrence of twO-thirds of the members
present.
4 Judgment in oaocs of impeach,neut shall
not extend further than to removal from Of
fise, and disqualification to hold and enjoy
any office of honor, trust or profit, under the
Confederate States; but the party convicted
shall, nevertheless, be liable and subject to
trial, judgment and punishment |
according to law.
SECTION 4.
2. The times, places and manner of hold |
ing elections for Senators and Representa-
legislature thereof, subject to the provisions |
of this Constitution; but the Congress may,
at anytime, by law, make or alter such regu |
lations, except as TO the times and places of |
choosing Senators. |
g The Congress shall assemble at least |
once in every year; and such meeting shall |
be on the first Monday in December, unless |
they shall, by law, appoint different day. |
SECTION 5.
/. Each House shall be the Judge of the |
returns and qualifications of its |
own members, and majority of each shall |
quorum to do business, but a |
smaller number may adjourn from day to |
day, and may be authorized to compel the |
ner and under such penalties as each House |
may provide.
2. Each House may determine the rules of |
its proceedings, punish its members for dis |
orderly behavior, and. with the concurrence
of twO-thirds of the whole number, expel a |
member.
3. Each House shall keep journal of its |
and from time to time publish |
the same, excepting such parts as may in |
their judgment require secresy, and the yeas |
and nays of the members of either House, on |
any question, shall, at the desire of one-tifth |
of those present, be entered on the journal. |
4. Neither House, during the session of |
Congress, shall, without the consent of the |
other, adjourn for more than three days, nor |
to any other place than that in which the two |
Houses shall be sitting.
SECTION 6.
l. The Senators and Representatives shall |
receive a compensation for their services, TO |
be ascertained by law, and paid out of the |
treasury of the confederate States. They |
shall. in all cases, except treason, and breach |
Of the peace, be privileged from arrest du-
ing their attendance at the session of their
respective Houses, and in going to and re-
turning from the same; and for any speech or
lebate in either House, they shall not be
questioned in any other place.
2. No Senator or Representative shall, du-
ring the time for which he was elected, be |
appointed TO any civil Office under the au.
Ihority OF the Confederate States, which shall
have been created, or the emoluments where
Of shall have been increased during such
Time; and no person holding any Office under
he Confederate States shall be a member of
either House during bis continuance in Office.
But Congress may, by law, grant to the prin-
,ipal officer in each of the Executive Dapart-
nents a seat upon the floor of either House,
With the privilege OF discussing any measures
to his department.
SECTION 2.
l. Ali bills for raising revenue shall origi-
late in the House of Representatives, but the
Senate may propose or concur with amend
nents as on other bills.
2. Every bill which shall have passed both
Houses, shall, before it becomes law, be