Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-08
SECTION 2.

the army and navy of the Confederate States, and
1 te militia OF the several States, when called into
e aclna service Of the Confederate States; he may
Ie4eTe the opinion, in writing of the principal Off,
cet IN each OF the Executive departments, upon any
suect relating TO TIE duties of their respective off,
oes; and he shall have power TO grant reprieves and
paruohs Tor offences against the Confederate States,
| except IN cases of impeachment.
2 He shall have power Ly and with the advice
and consent of the Senate to make treaties proyid-
Ill OF the Senators present concur and he
- - IN liae, ana 10y and with the advice and con-
sent OF the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors other
Et MINISTERS and eonsuls, Judges Of the Supreme
anu al oiher officers Of the Confederate States,
whose appointments not herein otherwise pro
| Elded Tor, and which shall be established by law;
o1 the congress Iaay by law, the appointment
of sueh inferior officers, as they think prer i'm the
| of Departments. -
d The principal in each of the Executive Depart
ments and all persons connected with the diplomat
ic service, may be removed from offca ar fba nIsa
sure OF the President An other civil f1;o.rs ~ he
| Executive Department may be removed at anv time
1s the Ftesldent, or other appointing power, when
their services are unnecessary, for dishonesty in
capacity, lnehciency, misconduct or neglect of uty
ana when SO removed, the removal shall be rerorted
10 the senate, together with the reasons therefor
\ The President shall have power TO MI ali vacar-
cleS that may happen during the recess OF the SEN
ale, by granting commissions which shall eSpire at
fiu oI tne4T next session; but rejected
oy the Senate shall be reappOinled 10 the ofc
during their ensuing recess.
,.
L. The President shall, from time TO time give IN
the congress information of the state of the Conf
eracy, and recommend 10 their consideration snc,
measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient
he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both
Houses or either of them; and ia case of disagree
ent between them, with respect to the time of ad-
Journment, he may atiourn them 70 such time As h.
shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors
and other public ministers; he shall take care thar
the laws be faithfully executed and shall commits
SION ali the officers q the Confederate States.
SECTION 1.
l. The President, Vice President and all civil off,
GERS OF the Confederate States, shall removed from
office on Impeachment for, and conviction OF treason
nd m
ARTICLE III.
SECTION Il
l. The judicial power of the Confederate States
shall be vested in Superior Court. and IN sUcb
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
during good behavior, and shall at stated times re-
celNe for their services compensation, which SHAH
not be diminished during their continuance in ofce
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l. The judicial power shall extend TO an cases ari-
sing under this Constitution, the laws of the Copfd
crate States, and treaties made or which sha be
made under their authority: 10 all cases afcriTer
am bassadors other public ministers and consuIs. t
all cases of admiralty and maritime jtlrisiiction. 70
controversies TO which the Confederate States shall
be a party; to controversies between two or more
States between State and citizens of another
state where the State Is PLANTING between citizens
claiming lands under grants different States and
between State or the citizens thereof and foreicn
States citizens or subjects; but State shall le
sued by citizen or subject of any foreign Star.
2 In all cases affecting ambassadors other pubIi.
minister's and consuls, and those in which Stare
shaii be party the Supreme Court shall have origia
nal jurisdiction In all the other cases before ney
toned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate iTs
rlsdlctIon both to law and facts, with such exeT
tiOns, and under such regulations as the tor,-rsS Z
shall make.
). The trial of all crimes exceut in cases Of i'm
peachment shall be by jury, and such trial shall r..
held in the State where the said crime shall -
been committed; but when not committed within
any State the trial shall be at such plac. or ,ac.
as the Congress may by law have directed
SECTION B.
L Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in levying against them or i'm az
fort No person shall De convicted OF treason tJI,
on the testimony of two witnesses to the same yert
act, or on confession in open court
2 The Congress shall have power to declare tbs
oi treason, but no attainder Of treason
shall work corruption OF blood forfeiture exceTt
during the lie of the person attainted.
ARTICLE ".
SECTION l.
!. Full faith and credit shall le piva,, u, oaob
ae TO the pubilc acts records and judicial proceed
ings OF every other State. And the CONGRESS- r,oI
by general laws, prescribe the manner in which
such acts, records and proceedings shall be proved
and the effect theieof
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l. The citizens of each State shall be entitled IN
an the privileges and immunties of citizens in the
several States ana shall have the right of transit
and sojourn in any State OF the Confederarv viii
theIr slaves and other property; and the right of
property u said slave shall not be thereby i'm
paired az
2. a Iarseen eharsvd II any State with treason.
feiony or otter crime against the laws sch STATE
shall on demand Of tie Execative authofitv o. ~
State from which he fed be delivered mn -, ~ -,
moved to the State having Jurisdiction OF the crime
j. No slave OF oLher person held - service or la
bor IL any Stale or Territory of the Coafeders-,
States, under the laws thereof escaping or Ia ~
carried into another, SHALL in consequence of aDy
law or regulation therein, be discharged from s,c6
service or labor but shall be delivered up on claim
OF the party to whom such slave belongs or TO whom
such service or labor may be due.
SECTION ,.
l. Other States may he admitted into this Confsd
eracy by vote of twO-thirds of the whole House O
and two-thirds of the Senate the
Senate voting by States but no State shall be
formed or erected wi>Iin the jurisdiction of any
other State; nor any State be formed by the iunc-
tion of tvJ OF more States, parts of States with
out the consent Of the legislatures the States con-
cerned as we'll as OF the Congress
> The Congress shall have power to dispose of and
make all needtuI rules and regulations concerning
the property of the Confederate States including the
IL nds thereof
3. The Confederate States may acquire new terri
tory; and Congress shall have power to IesI te and
provide governments for the inhabitants of ali terri
tory belonging TO the Confederate States lying with
out the limits OF the several States NAV hermit
them at such times, and in such manner as in may
by law provide, to form States be admitted into
the Contederacy. In all .erritory, the insttu.
uon OF negro slavery it exists in the Confed-
crate states, shall be recognized and protected ly
congress. and by the territorial government: and
the inhabitants of the several Confederate States
and Territories shall have the right to take TO sucb
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them in any
OF the States or Territories of the Confederate
States.
4. The Confederate States shall guaranty to every
State that now Is or hereafter may become mem
ernment, and shall protect each them against in
yasiOn; and application Of the legislature tor of
the Executioe when the legislature is in SESSION.
against domestic violence.