Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-06-14

controversy shah exceed twenty dollars me right
Of trial BY jury shall be preserved aud no fact 50
tried by jury shall be otherwise re-examined ia
Eany court 10 the Confederaey, than according 10
the rules Of the common law
10. Excessive bail shall not be required nor ex-
cessive zines be imposed, nor cruel and unusual
punishments be inflicted.
20 Every law or resolution having the force Of
law, shall rebate to but one subject and that shall
beexpressed in the title. r.e7
Il sgag- sEonox 10
4 No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance,
or consideration; grant letters Of marque and re-
prisal; make anything but gold and silver coin q
tender in payment of debts; pass any hillsof at
tainder, or post dct0 law, or law impairing the
obligation of contracts or grant any title Of nobility.
O. No State shall, without the consent Of the Con-
grcss lay any mposts or duties on imports or ex-
ports except what may be absolutely necessary for
executing its inspection laws; and the net produce
Of all duties and imposts, laid by any State on inn
ports or exports shall he for the use of the treasury
Of the Confederate States and all such laws shall
be subject 10 the revision and control Of Congress
B. No State shall, without the consent of Con-
gress hay any duty of tonnage except on sea going
vessels for the improvement of its rivers and har-
hors navgated BY the said vessels but such duties
shall not conflict with any treaties OF the Confede-
rate States with foreign nations; and any surplus
of revenue, thus derived SHALL after making such
improvement, be paid into the common treasury I;
nor shall any State keep troops or ships of war in
time of peace, enter into any agreement or COM
pact with another State, or with foreign power,
or engage In war, unless actually invaded or in
snch imminent danger as win not admit of delay
But when any river divides or flows through two
or more States, they may enter into compacts with
each other TO improve the navigation thereof.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION l.
l. The executive power shall be vested in Pres
ident Of the Confederate States of America He
and the Vice President she'll hold their offices for
the term Of six years but shall not be re-elgible.
The President and Vice President shall be elected
as follows: H fa-.E
2. Each State shall appoint, in such manner as
the legislature thereof may direct number of cleo
tors equal to the whole number of Senators and
Representatives to which the State may be entitled
in the Congress; but no Senator or Representative
or person holding an Office Of trust or profit under
the Confederate States, shall be appointed cleo
tor.
g. The electorsshali meet in their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President
one Of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabtant of
the same State with themselves they shall name in
their ballots the person voted for President and
in distinct ballots, the person voted for as Vice.
President, and they shall make distinct lists of all
persons voted for as President and of all persons
voted for as Vice President and of the number of
votes for EACH which list they shall sign and certi
fy, and transmit sealed, to the government of the
Confederate States directed TO the President of the
Senate; the President of the Senate shall, in the
presence of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives open all the certificates and the votes shall
then be counted; the person having the greatest
number of votes for President shall be the Presi-
4 nhar ha tbo oil
number of electors appointed; and if no person
have such majority, then, from the persons having
the highest numbers, not exceeding three, on the
list of those voted for President, the House of
Representatives shall choose Immediately, by bal
lot, the President But in choosing the President
the vote shall be taken by States, the representa-
ton from each State shall have one vote a quorum
for this purpose shall consist of member or mem
bers from two-thirds of the States; and majority
of all the States shall be necessary to a choice
And if the House of Representatives shall not
choose President whenever the right of choice
shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of
March next following, then the Vice President shall
act as President as in case of the death or other
constitutional disability of the President.
a. The person having the greatest number of
votes as Vice President shall be the Vice President
if such number be majority or the whole number
of electors appointed, and if no person have ma
iorty then from the two highest numbers on the
list the Senate shall choose the Vice President; n
quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds
of the whole number of Senators, and majority
of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice
5. But no perron coustitutionally ineligible to
the Office of President shall be eligible to that OF
Vice President of the Confederate States
8. The Congress may determine the time Of choo-
sing the electors and the day on which they shall
give their votes; which day shall be the same
throughout the Confederate States. ...
l. No person except natural born citizen of the
Confederate States or citizen thereof at the time
of the adoption Of this Constitution, or citizen
thereof born in the United States prior to the 30th
of December 1860, shall be eligible to the office OF
President; neither shall any person be eligible to
that office who shall not have attained the age Of
thirty-fve years. and been fourteen years resident
within the limits of the Confederate States they
may exist at the time of his election
! g. In case of the removal of the President from
office or of his death, resignation, or inability to
discharge the powers and duties of the said Office,
the same shall devolve on the Vice President; and
the Congress may, by law, provide for the case OF
removal, DEATH resignation, or inability both of the
President and Vice President declaring what officer
shall then act President and such officer shall
then act accordingly until the disability be remov-
ed or a President shall be elected
j 0. The President shall, at stated times, receive
Tor his services compensation which shall neither
which he shall have been elected and he shall moi
receive within that period any other emolument
from the Confederate States or any OF them.
4 10. Before he enters the execution of his Office
he shall take the following oath or affirmation;
"a do solemny swear Tor affirm that will faith
fully execute the office of President of the Conted
crate States, and will, to the best OF my ability
preserve, protect and defend the Constitution there
Of" SECTION 2.
i l. The President shall be commander in chief o
the army ana navy of the Confederate States, ant
of the MALTA of the several States when called in
10 the actual service Of the Confederate States HI
may require the opinion in writing, Of the princi
pal officer in each of the Executive Departments
upon any subject relating to the duties of their re
spective offices and he shall have power 10 gran
reprieves and pardons for otenses against the Con
federate States except in cases OF impeachment.
2. He shall have power, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, to make treaties provi
ded two-thrds of the Senators present concur; anC
-. he shall nominate and by and with the conSen