Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-14

Is. To make-alI laws which shall he necessary and
proper for carrying into execution the foregoing pow
rs and all other powers vested by this Constitution
in the government of .he Confederate States in
department or officer thereof.
g..
/ The importation of negros of the African race.
from any foreign country, othe than the sayeeidng
States Territories Of United States OF America,
is hereby forbidden; and Congress required pass
| such laws as shall enectually prevent the same;
2. Congress shall also have power 10 prohibit the
intro ucion of slaves from any State not member Of
or Territory not belonging 10, this Confederacy
g. The privilege OF the writ OF habeas corpus shall
be suspended unless wheu in of rebellion
/ invasion, the public safety may require it,
4. No bill of attainder, post fLctO law, or law
denying CT inpairng the right OF property in negro
| slaves shall be passed.
s. No capitation or other direct shall be laid
less proportion TO the census enumeration here
| inbefore directed to be taken
/ g. No duty shall be laid articles exported
from State, except by vote of twothirds OF both
| Houses.
No preference shall be given by regulation of
commerce or revenue to the ports OF one State over
| those of another
g. No money Shall he drawn from the Treasury, but
in consequence of appropriations made by law and
regular and account OF the receipts and
penditures of all public money shall be published
| from time to time
| g. Congress shall appropriate money from the
| treasury except by a vote of two-thirds Of both
Houses, taken by yeas and nays, unless IT be asked
and estimated for by of the heads of De-
| partner and submitted 10 Congress by the Pres
dent for the purpose of paying its expenses
and ngences for the payment of claims against
been Iudciay declared by tiibunai for the iDvest
cation of claims against the Government, which 1t
| is hereby made the duty of Congress establish.
10 All bills appropriating money shall specify in
federal currency the exact amount of each apprOpria
ton and the purposes for which it is made and Con
gress shall grant no extra compensation 10 any public
contractor officer, agent servant after such
tract shall have been made such rendered
IL No of nobility shall be granted by the Con-
federate States and person holding any Office of
profit trust under them shall without the consent
Of the Congress, accept OF any present. emOumens, of
he mr. N M ilaf fran kim
| prince or foreign state.
II. Congress Shall make law respecting estab-
lishment of religion prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; abridgng the freedom of speech, of the
press the right of the people peIceably
bic and petition the Government for redress of grey
ances
Is. well regulated militia being necessary tie
security of free state the right of the people TO
keep and bear arms shall not be nirnged.
Il No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered
in any house without the consent of Che SSner
in time of but in manner TO be prescribed by
law.
Is. The right of the people secure their per
sons, houses papers, and effects against unreasonable
searches and seizures, shall not be violated and no
warrant shall but upon probable cause support
ed by oath affirmation, and particularly describing
the place 10 be searched and the persons or things 10
be seized.
10. No person shall be held answer for capital
or otherwise infamous crime, unless presentment
or indictment OF grand Jury except IN cases arising
in the land naval forces, in the militia when in
actual service, in time of war or public danger; nor
shall person be subject for the offence To he
twice put in jeopardy of life or limb nor be compe
ed, in any criminal case to be witness against him.
self be deprived of life, liberty, property,
without due process Of law nor shall private proper
tysbe taken for public use, without Just compensa
tion
II. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall
joy the right TO speedy and public trial, by an i'm
partial jury Of the State and district wherein the
crime shall have been committed, which district shall
have been previously ascertaned by law, and to be
informed the and of the accusation: to
be confronted with the witnesses against him to have
compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his IA
and to have the assistance Of counsel for his de-
fence.
49, In suits at common law where the value in con
troversy shall exceed twenty dollars, tire right of trial
by jury shall be preserved and no fact tried by
jury shall be otherwise re-examined any cou.t of
the Confederacy, than according TO the rules Of the
common law.
~ Excessive bail shall not be required, nor exces-
sve fines be imposed, cruel and unusual punish
ments be inflicted.
20 Every law or resolution having the force of law
shall relate to but subject, and THAI shall lie
pressed in the title.
SECTION 10.
l. No State shall into any treaty, alliance, or
confederation grant letters of marque reprisal
CON money make anything but gold and silver coin
tender in payment of debts pass any bill of attain
der, post factO law or law mparing The obllga
ton of contracts or grant any title of nobility
2 No State shall, without the consent of the Con-
gress, lay impoSts duties mpoStS exports
except what may be absolutely necessary for execut
ing its Inspection laws and the net produce of all du
ties and impOsts, laid by State on imports
rs shall be for the of treasury of the Con
federate States and all such laws shall be subject to
the revision ana control of Congress
3. No stare shall, without the consent of Congress-
lay any duty of tonnage except going vessels
for the of and harbors naviga
ted by the said vessels but such duties shall not
ct with any treaties of the Confederate States with
foreign nations and any surplus or revenue, thus de-
rived, SHALL after making such improvements, be paid
into the common treasury; nor shall any state keep
troops ships of IN time OF peace, enter into
any agreement or compact with another State, with
foreign power, engage in war, unless actually in
vaded, in such imminent danger Will admit
of delay But when any river divides or flows through
two more Ssates, they may enter into compacts
with each other to improve the navigation thereof.
ARTICLE II,
/.
1. The executive power shall be vested in a Pres-
dent OF the Confederate States of America He
Vice President shall held their offices for term of
years. but the President shall be re-egible-
The Pr sident and Vice President shall be elected as
follows
2 Each Ssate shall appoint in such manner as the
legislature thereof may direct, number electors
equal To the whole number OF Senators and Represen
aIyes which the State be entitled in the Con
gress; but Senator Representative, person |
holding office of trust profit Under the Confeder
ate States, shall be appointed an elector-
3. The electors shall meet in their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President
of whom, at least shall be inhabitant of
the same State with themselves; they shall in
their ballots the person voted Tor as President and
ballots the person voted for Vice President
and they shall make distinct lists of all pereOns voted
President, and of all persons voted for Vice
President and of the number of for eac which
list they sha sign and certify, and transmit, sealed
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 Representatives, open all the certificates the
vote shall then be counted; the person having the
greatest number OF for President Shall the
President, if such number be jority of the whole
number of electors appointed; and if person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the |
highest numbers not exceeding three the list of |
those voted for President, the House of Represen-
tatyes shall choose immediately, by ballot the Presi
dent. But choosing the President the shall be
taken by States the representation from each State
having vote; quorum for this purpose shall con-
sist of member members from two-thirds of the
States, and majority of all the States shall be
Iry to choice And if the House of Representatives
shall choose President, whenever the right of
choice shall devoye upon them before the fourth day
of March following then the Vice President shall
President, in OF the death other
stitutional disability of the President. |
4. The person having the greatest number of votes
Vice President shall be the Vice President if such
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: quorum for the pur
pose shall consist Of tw0-thrds of the whole number
of Senator's and majority of the whole number shall
be necessary TO a choice.
s. No person consttutonally ineligible to the office
of President shall be eligible that President
of the Confederate States.
8. The Congress may determine the time of choosing
the electors and the day which they shall give their
votes; which day shall be the same throughout the
Confederate States.
Z. No person except natural born citizen of the
Confederate States citizen thereof, the time of
the adoption of the Constitution, citizen thereof
born the United States prior the 2Jtn of Decem
Der, 1850, shall be eligible TO the Office Of President;
neither shall any person be eeib.e TO that Office who
shall have attained the 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.
s. In case of the removal of the President from of |
fee, of his death, resignation or inability dis
charge the powers and duties of the said Office. the
shall devolye on the Vice President and the
gress may, by law, provide for the 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 President shall be
elected.
g. The President shall, at stated times receive for
his services compensation which shall neither in
creased nor diminished during the period for which he
shall been elected and he shall receive with
IN that period anv other emolument from the Confed-
crate States, or any of them.