Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-29

number of electors appointed; and if no person nav
highest numbers not exceedipg pSrse on aag,ng s 20
those voted for as PRESIDENT the House Represeu
tatiEes shall choose immedistey by ballot. the Pres
taken by States, the representation from each Stat
having one vote; quorum for this purpose shall con
sist Of q member or members from two-thirds of tn
States, and majority of all the States shall be neces
sary to choice. And If the House of Representative
shall not choose President, wheneveI the right o
choice shall devove upon the before the fourth da,
OF March next following then the Ece President shat
act President, as in case of the death other
| sritutional disability of the President. ,.a ~
| 4, The person having the greatest number of vote
Vice President shall be the Vice President if suct
number be majority Of the whole number Of elect
ors appointed: and If person have majority, then
from the two highest numbers the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President; quo um FOR the pur
pose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number
of Senators, and majority Of the whole number shai
| be necessary to choice. : 81 a-
5. No person consttutionaly ineligible TO the Ofics
of President shall be eligible 70 that of Vice President
! of the Confederate States. 4as' --f q -
8. The Congress may determine the time of choosing
the electors, and the day which they shave theil
votes; which day shall be the same throughout The
! Confederate States
T. No person except natural born citizen of the
Confederate States citizen thereof at the time OF
the adoption of the Constitution, citizen thereof
born in the United States prior to the Goth of Dece
Der, 1850, shall be eligible TO the Office of President
neither shall any person be eligible that Office who
shall not have attained the age of thirty five years.
and been fourteen years resident within the limits
of the Confederate States they may exist at the
| time OF his election ->ils-- --f.---t>
s. In case of the removal Of the President from Of
fee, of his death resignation or inability to dis
charge the powers and duties of the said ofhce the
shall devolve the Vice President and the
gress may, by law, provide for the of removal,
death, resignation, inability both of the President
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall then
act as President and such officer shall accordingly
until the disability be removed or President shall be
electeds r
g. The President SHALL at stated times, receive for
his services compensation which shall neither be in
creased nor diminished during the period for which lie
shall have been elected; and he shall receive with
IN that period anv other emoumcnt from the Confcd-
crate States, or any of them.
TO- Before he enters on the execution of his Office,
he shall take the following oath affirmation:
81 do soleinniy swear (or aftrm) that viii faith
States, and wilt to the best of my ability preserve,
protect and defe3d the Constitution thercof.''
SECTION 2.
1. The President shall be comma nder-in chief of
the army and navy of the Confederate States, and
OF the militia OF the several States when called into
the actual service of the Confederate States he
require the opinion in writing, of the principal oa
Ger In each of the Executive Depa rtents upon any
subject relating to the duties of their respective off,
ces and he shall have power to grant reprieves and
pardons for offences against the Confederate States,
except in cases of Impeachment.
= he shall have power, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, make treaties proyd-
ed twothrds of the Senators concur: and he
shall nominate and by and with the advice and
of the Senate, shall appoint other
public ministers and consuls Judges of the Supreme
Court and all other officers of the Confederate States
whose appointments are not herein otherwise pro-
but tho Congress may, by law, the appointment
of such inferior officers they think proper, the
of Departments
3. The principal IN each of the Executive Depart
ments, nd all persons connected with the diplomat
1c service, may be removed from office at the plea
of the President All other civil officers of the
Executive Department may be removed a any time
by the President, or other appointing power, when
their services unnecessary for dishonesty,
capacity inefciency, misconduct or neglect of duty
and when removed, the removal shall be reported
to the Senate, together with the reasons therefor
f. The President shall have power to fll all vacan-
cies that may happen during the of the SEN
ate, by granting commissions which shan IL expire at
the end OF their next session; but person rejected
by the Senate shall be re-appointed to the same oc
during their ensuing recess.
SECTION 8.
1. The President shall, from time to time give to
the Congress information of the state the Coned-
eracy, and recommend to their consideration such
measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient
he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both
Houses, or either of them and in of Disagree
ment between them with respect to the time of ad.
journment, he may adjourn them to such time he
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
the laws be faithfully executed and shall commits
sion all the officers of the Confederate States.
SECTION 4.
1. The President, Vice President and all civil OH.
of the Confederate States shall be removed from
Office on impeachment for and conviction Of treason,
bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION u
1. The judicial power of the Confederate States
shall be vested in Superior Court, and in sucf
Inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to
time order and establish. The judges, both of the
Supreme and Inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices
ceive for their services compensation, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance in Office
u SECTION 2.
j. The judicial power shall extend to all cases ar-
sing under this Constitution, the laws of the Coned.
crate States, and treaties made which shah be
made under their authority; to all cases affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls;
all cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction; to
to which the Confederate States shall
be party; to controversies between two or more
States; between a State and citizens of another
State where the State is plaintiff; between citizens
claiming lands under grants of different States, and
between State the citizens thereof and foreign
States, citizens or subjects but State shall be
sued by citizen or subject of any foreign State.
2. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public
and consus, and those in which State
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have origl
nal jurisdiction. In all the other before menS
toned, the Supremesourt shall have appellate jus
both law and facts with such except
tions and under such regulations, the Congress
shall make.
g. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of i'm.
peachment shall be by jury, and such trial shall be
held in the State where the said crime shall have
been committed; but when not committed within
any State, the trial shall be at such place places
as the Congress may by law have directed.
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l. Treason against the Confederate States shall 1
consist only in levying against them, in ad-
herring to their enemies, giving them aid and COM
fort No person shall be convicted treason unless
on the testimony of two witnesses to the overt
act, or confession in open court.
2. The Congress shall have power to declare the /
punishment of treason, but attainder of treason
shall work corruption of blood, forfeiture, except
during the life of the person attainted.
y 4-- ARTICLE Iy.
SECTION l.
l. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State to the public acts records and judicial proceed
by general laws, prescribe the manner in which
such acts records and proceedings shall be proved,
and the effect theieof
l. The citizens of each State shall be entitled to
all the privileges and immunties of citizens in the
several States, and shall have the righs of transit
md soiourn in any State of the Confederaey, with
heir slaves and other property; and the right Of
property in said slave shall not be thereby i'm |
paired. .l-a -
2 person charged in any State with treason, |
eIopy or other crime against the laws of such State,
hall on demand OF the Executive authority of the
state from which he fed, be delivered up TO be
moved the State having jurisdiction of the crime.
g. No slave or other person held TO service or la
Dor in any State Territory of the Confeder4e
states, under the laws thereof escaping or lawfully
carried into another, shall, consequence or any
aw or regulation therein, be discharged from such
service or labor; but shall be delivered up claim
,f the party TO whom such slave belongs TO whom
,uch service or labor may be due. |
f,sz SECTION 3.
l. Other states may be admitted into this o. ed
,racy by vote of twcsthiTds of the whole Hoase o
and two-thfds OF the Senate, the
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