Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-14
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l. 10 lay and collect taxes, duties imposts and ex-
cses for revenue necessary to pay the debts provide
for the common defence and carry the govern
of the Confederate States, but bountes shall
be granted from the treasury shall any duties or
taxes importaions from foreign nations be laid 10
promote any branch of industry; and all du-
ties impOss, and excuses shall be uniform throughout
the Confederate States<
2 To borrow money on tho credit Of the Confeder-
ate States
g. Te regulate commerce with foreign nations and
among the several states and with the Indian tribes:
but neither this, nor any other clause contain
ed in the constitution shall be construed dele
gate power Congress TO appropriate money for
any internal Improvement intended 10 facilitate COM
merce except for the purpose of furnishing lights,
beacons and buOys and other aids to navigation upon
the coasts, anG the Improvement of harbors and the
removing of distractions in river navigation, in all
which cases, such duties shall be laid the naviga
tiOn facilitated thereby, as may be necessary to pay
the costs and expenses thereof
l. o establish uniform laws of naturalization, and
IN form laws the subject Of bankruptcies through
out the Confederate States, but no law of Congress
shall discharge any debt contracted before the passage
s. To coin money regulate the value thereof and Of
foreign coin, and fix the standard Of weights and
8. To provide for the punishment of CONTRIBUTING
the securities and current Of the Confederate
States
expenses of the Fostoce Department, after the first
day of March in the year of our Lord eighteen hun
bred and sixty three shall be paid out OF its own re-
venues:
s. To promote the progress of science and useful
arts by securing for imi ed times TO authors and
yentors the exclusive right their respective writings
and discoveries:
g. To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme
Court:
10 To define and punish piraces and felonies com
mtted ON the high seas, and offences against the ass
of nations;
IL To declare war, grant letters OF narque and re-
prs and make rules concerning captures on land and
water:
IL. To raise and support armies; but no appropria
tion OF money 70 that shall be for longer term
than two years:
~ To provide and maintain navy
Ia To make rules for government and the regus
ton Of the land and naval forces:
Is To provide calling forth the militia to execcte
the laws OF the Confederate States suppress Insured
lions and repei invasons
To- To provide for organizing, arming, and diselp-
lining the militia and for governing such part Of them
as may be employed in the service Of the Confederate
States reserving the States, respectively, the APP
Of the officers and the authority OF train
ing the militia according 70 the discipline prescribed
by Congress:
IL To exercise exclusive egislotion, in ali cases
whatsoever, Iover such district mot exceeding ten
miles square) may, by cesslon OF one or more
States and the acceptance OF Congress, become the
OF the Government Of the Confederate States and
exercise like authority all the places purchased
By the OF the legislature Of the State N which
the shall be- for the erection Of ors magazines,
Hrsenais docky ards and other peedfsi buildings aud