The Oxford intelligencer., 1861-03-27
CONSTITUTION OF THE C0NFED-
ERATE STATES OF AMERICA.


We. the people of the Confederate States
each State acting in its sopereian and indepsn
dent character, in order to form permanent
! Federal Gooernment establish Justice, insure
domestic tranquility. and secure the blessings
of liberty to ourselves and our posterity-inyok
/ ing the favor and guidance of Almighty God
do ordain and establish this Constitution for the
| Confederate States of America
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All legislative powers herein delegated shai
0e vested IN congress Oh the Oohieoera.e
States' wnich shaii consist OIL SENATE ano
house oi representatives
SECTION 3.
/. The House of Representatives shall be
composed of members chosen every second
year by the people Of the several States; and
the electors in each State shall be citizens Of the
Confederate States, and have the qualifications
requisite for electors Of the most numerous
branch of the State Legislature; but no person
| Of foreign birth, not citizen Of the COnfeder~
ate States shaUbe Gttowed 20 oote for any officer,
cicH or political, State or Federal
2. No person shall be a Representative who
shall not have attained the age of twenty-five
years, and be citizen Of the Confederate States
and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabi
tant of that State in which he shall be chosen
o. REPRESENTATIVES ana Drec. iaAes shail DC
appo err, ~ ;.so,,dnS .;.t;r ~ a. Casc'aoo', w.
cord;n 20 .ha;r rosooo,;va n,,n,hors uh;ch sbol
be date,ro,naJ hv add;na 70 the whn,a ,'unnhs,
os e. ,,orsoss ;0o,,d;n, thnsa honnd 70 sar
v;oa g.. pso So, s o"ra ad aSo,rJ;nr. Ind;ans
not taxoJ thrao efbS Of all slaves TSe aetna
enumeration shall he made within three years
sftar ,ho 6rst n,ea,;na ns tbs Conoress of ths
Confadaroto StateS and within everv suhseo,eni
torn Of ,oU roars in s,ch manner ss thev shaii
hv law direct The number Of Renresentatives
sSoiI not ovceod ono for everv f,rty tbonsand
S''. h ~ CO. Ill =. ~. 10y ~ ponrasa,,
,a,vas and ,n,;i s,ch en,narat;on sbalI hl
raada ,ha Stota Of south Caroina shaIl be en,tIod
20 ohooso civ ,he STATE Of GEORGIA. th9
Stat oS Hah.ma naN.the STATE of FIor;do
the state of Mississ;nni seven-tbe St,ts
~ o,;.;ona s;v and ,ho STATE of Toxas s;x
A When vacancies bannen in the representa-
.on f.ona ony Stato tbe Exocnt;ve autbor;ty
.hnnooe sho,, ;ss,,a ur;ts of elocton 70 an srcI
vao.nc;os '
TN ponsa of REPRESENTATIVES. shall cboos,
ho;r SnoaLor and othor officers and shall bavs
tha soIe nowor rof;mne.chment eycent tbot ong
;nS;.S'J pr otbsr Es5ernI ot,;cer rss;dent on1
Jn.t;, so,s,,, "S;,b;n tbs ,;1o;ts of 0nv lstote
,.' 80 ;.S,,.a.boJ h., nnt1 of f,oo- -,I;ras =,
LafI hr1 1oeLao af IpHgeIyfnrp fhpTaOT
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SECTION o.
l. The Senate of the Confederate States shall
be composed of two Senator's from each State
chosen for six years by the Legislature thereof
at the regular session next Immediately preced
ing the commencement of the term OF service
and each Senator shall have one vote.
2. Immediately after they shall be assembled,
in consequence Of the first election they shall
be divided as equally as may be into three class
es. The seats of the Senator's OF the first class
shall be vacated at the expiration OF the second
year of the second class at the expiration oI
the fourth year, and of the third class at the ex
piration of the sixth year; so that onc-third may
be chosen every second year ana IL vacancies
napPe" Sy T; ,., ~ os onr Stoto ,he ~
seu.as ', os VIZ e., 'Oato tsr,norarv anno;nt
eou'.eo az n,; ,aa,ir of the Iec;sIsture
ll,e;,IS t;ni sl"m I,,'n ~ s,1 soh ,o,arc;ns
"u'0i, S"nn .o' VI, 10 Sana,or vbo shall No,
o. ~ pensou ,h o',a', of ,b;rtv voars and I'o
nav a''s'.ieu ~. &C., nd nh shoIl
'aH I,oa ~ a ;,,hah;tsnt ~ tho State
nov MnJn La el.J.e III -" ohosor,
'o' "1Sn IT, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the Conf.dorate
c.. Ill, ~ pras;dent of the Senate bnt shall
bave no vote unless thew be equally divided
g. The Senate shall choose their other officers;
u
of the Vice President or when he shall exercise
the Office of President of the Confederate States,
6. The Senate shall have the sole power to try
all impeachments. When sitting for that pur-
pose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. :
When the President of the Confederate States is
tried. the Chief Justice shall preside; and nc
person shall be convicted without the concur
renee Of two-thirds Of the members present
7. Judgment in case of impeachment shall
not extend further than to removal from Office
and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office
Of honor, trust or profit, under the Confederate
States but the party convicted shall, neverthe
less, be liable and subject to Indictment trial
Judgment and punishment according to law.
SECTION T.
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L. lne 1''Ses' p'aO.S "a Sc panaast.t; ",v e. ShaY
siece'ohs ior u St.. - ~ oa.;s,at'-,
oe Prescr'osu y, e"sn ~. s.ase ns .L;s Co.;
.neleo su AZ Co,,.,pss 49, a. .ny t;roa =,
Isy MAZE or alter such regulations. ercept az b
| the times and places Of choosing Senator'S.
| 9. The Congress shall assemble at least onc'
in every year and such meeting shall be on tn,