Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-06-21


any court in the Gonfederacy, than according to
the r7Tes Of the common law.
10. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor ex-
cessive fines be imposed, nor cruel aud unusual
punshiients be inflicted.
90. Every law or resolution having the force of
law, shall relate TO hut one subject and that shall
be exprsssed in the title.
SECTION 10
/ No State shall enter into any treaty alliance,
or confederation; grant letters Of mnrque and re-
prisat make anything but gold and silver coin
tender in payment OF debts; pass any bill Of at
tainder or ez post fdeto law, or law impairing the
Obligation of contracts or grant any title of nobiliy
2. No State shall, without the consent Of the Con
gress, lay any imposts 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 Inposs, laid by any State on i'm
ports or exports shall he for the Of the treasury
of the Confederate States; and all such laws shall
be subject to the revision and fontrol Of Congress-
3. No State shall without the consent of Con-
gross, lay any duty Of tonnage except on sea going
vessels for the improvement of its rivers and har
bors navigated 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 he paid into the common treasury
nor shall any State keep troops OF 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
such 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. The executive power shall be vested.in Pres
ident of the Confederate States of America He
and the Vice President shall hold their offices for
the term Of six years but shall not be reeligible
The President and Vice President shall be elected
as follows:
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 office of trust or profit under
the Confederate States, shall be appointed an cleo
tor.
g. The eectorsshal meet in their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President
one of whom, at least, shall not be inhabGSnt 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-
dent if such number be a majority of the whole
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 as President, the House of
n u. L.
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 = quorum
for this purpose shall consist of a member or mem
bers from two-thirds of the States; and majority
of all the States shall be necessary to choice
And il the House of Representatives shall not
choose President whenever the right Of choice
shall devove 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.
4. The person having the greatest number of
votes as Vice President shall he the Vice President
if such number be majority or the whole number
of electors appointed and if no person have a ma
iority then from the two highest numbers on the
list the Senate shall choose the Vice President;
quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds
of the whole number Of Senators, and a majority
of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice
8. But no person conStituti0nally ineligible TO
the office Of President shall be eligible to that Of
Vice President of the Confederate States
G. 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.
Z. No person except a natural born citizen Of the
Confederate States, a citizen thereof at the time
of the adoption of this Constitution, or a citizen
thereof born in the United States prior TO the both
of December, 1860, shall be eligible to the Office of
President; neither shall any person be eligible 20
that office who shall not have attained the age Of
thrty-fve years, and been fourteen years a resident
within the limits of the Confederate States as thoy
may exist at the time of his election.
8. 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 OF
removal death, resignation, inability both of the
President and Vice President declaring what officer
shall then act as President and such officer shall
then act accordingly until the disability be remov-
ed or a President shall be elected.
o. The President shall, at stated times receive
Tor his services compensation which shall neither
be increased nor diminished during the period for
which he shall have been elected; and he shall not
receive within that period any other emoument
from the Confederate States or any of them.
10. Before he enters the execution of his Office
he shall take the following oath or affirmation
~ do solemnly swear Tor afiirm) that will faith
fully execute the Office of President of the Coned-
crate States and WILL to the best OF my ability,
preserve, protect and defend the Constitution there
Of" SECTION 2.
/. The President shall be commander in chief OF
the army ana navy Of the Confederate States, and
of the MALTA of the several States when called in
TO the actual service of the Confederate States; he
may require the opinion, in writing, of the prnci-
pal officer in each of the Executive Departments,
upon any subject relating to the duties of their re-
spectiye offices; and he shall have power 10 grant
reprieves and pardons for oenses against the Con-
iederate 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-thrJs of the Senators present concur; and
he shall nominate and by and with the consent
aud advice Of the Senate, shall appoint ambassa-
doris other public ministers and consuls Judges OF
the Supreme Court, and all other officers Of the
Confederate States whose appointment are not here
in otherwise provided for, and which shall be es-
tabshed by law; but the Congress may, by law,
vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as
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