Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-03

the Senate may propose or concur WIN
amendments, as an other bills,
.. Eyery bill which shall have passed th'
House of Representatives and the Senate
,hall. before il becomes Law, he presented
10 the President of the Confederate States
n he approves he shall sign i'' hut II not
he shall relnru d, with hi objections Ia ihal
House In which II shall have originated
who shall enlsr he objections at large on
their Journal aud prueced 4" reconsider ~
H. aitsr such reconsideration, two'lhlrds oI
that House shall agree 10 pass the lill' u
shall be sent, together With The ohlssu"n''
TO the other House, by which ~ shs'i ,is''
wise be Teoonsidered, aud IL approved pl
iwo.thirds or that House u shall become
law. Bul IA all such eases the votes "i O''I
Houses shalt be determined by yeas ana
NAYS, aud the names ot the persons N"hhe
~ r,l AGAINST lhe bin shall Dc cu,c,.I on
the journal OF ,ach House respectively u
any bill shall not be returned by the Presi'
dent within ten days Sundays eIeepiedI
after il shall have been presented to HIM
the same shall be law In like manner as
IL lie had signed il, unless Congress by thelf
adjournment prevent its return, In when
case il shall not he law, The President
may approve any appropriation and disap'
prove any other appropriation in the same
bin. In such ease he shall, in signing the
bill, designate the appropriations disappro'
we'd and shall return n copy OF such appro'
priations, with his objections, TO the House
in which the bill shall have originated and
tho same proceedings shall then be had as
In case Of other bills disapprored by the
President,
q. Every order, resolution, or vote TO
which the concurrence OF the senate anu
House of Representatives may be necessary,
(exccpt question OF adjournment )shall be
10 the President of the Conicd-
crate States, and before the same shall take
effect, shall be approved by him, or, being
By him, shall be rc-passed by
two-thirds of the Senate and House OF Hep
according TO the rules and
limitations prescribed in the case Of
bill. ~
SECTIONS.
The Congress shall have power
!. To lay and collect taxes, duties, I'M
posts, and excuses, for the revenue necessary
to pay the debts and carry on the Govern
nent of the Confederate States but no
bounties shall be granted from the Treasury,
nor shall any duties or taxes on importations
from foreign nations be laid to promote or
foster any branch of industry and all
duties, imposts and cxcises shall be uniform
throughout the Confederate States.
2. To borrow money on the credit Of the
States.
3. To regulate commerce with foreign
nations, and among the several States, and
with Indian tribes but neither this nor
my other clause contained in the Constitu-
tion shall ever be construed to delegate the
powert to Congress to appropriate money
for any internal improvement, intended to
facilitate commerce, except for the purposes OF
lights, beaconsa and buoys,and 9TH
cr aids to navigation upon the coasts, and the
Improvement of harbors and the removing
Of distractions in river navigation IN oil
which cases such duties sha be levied on
hc navigation facilitated thereby as may be
necessary to pay the costs and expenses
thereof.
4. To establish uniform rule of natural
ization, and uniform laws, on the subject,
throughout the Confederate
States but no law of Congress shall dis
charge any debt contracted before the pas
sage Of the same.
5.To ocoin money, regulate the value there
of, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard
of weights and measures.
6. TO provide for the punishment OF coun-
tcrfeitng the securities and current coin OF
the Confederate States.
7. TO establish post-offices and post-roads;
but the expenses of the Post. Office Depart
mcnt. after the first day of March i'll the
year of our Lord eighteen hundred and
sixty-thrcc, shall be paid out Of its own re-
venues.
8. To promote the progress ofscicncc and
useful arts by securing for limited times 10
authors and inventors the exclusive right
to their respective writings and lnvcn-
tions. ,'S
0, constitute tribunals inferior to the Su-
prcmc Court.
10. TO define and punish piracies and
fclonies committed OH the high sens, and
offences against the law of nations.
IL. To declare war, grant letters of mar
que and rcprisal, and make rules concern
ing captures on land and water.
L. TO raise and support armies, but no
appropriation of money to that use shall DC
1Or u longer TERM tHuh WV yS"iS'
l3. To provide and maintain navy.
IA. TO make rules for the government and
regulation of the land and naval forces.
is. To provide for calling forth the mil
itia to execute the laws of the Confederacy,
suppress instructions, and Icpel inva-
siOns.
l6. To provide for organizing, nrming
and disciplining the militiy, and for govern
ing such part of them rs may be employed
in the service of the Confederate States,
rcscrving to the States respectively the aP,
pointment of officers and the authority OF
training the militia according to the disc'-
pline prescribed by Congress.
II. TO exersise exclusive legislation, in
all cases whatsoever over such district not
exceeding ten miles sqnare) ns may, by
ccssion of one or more States anu the ac-
ceptance of Congress, become the seat Of
Government of the Confederate States, and
to exercise like authority over all places
purchased, by the consent of the Legisla-
turc of the State in which the same shall
be, for the erection of forts, magazines
arscnals, dockyards, and other needfu
public buildings and,
ls. To make all laws which shall b,
necessary and proper for carrying into execu
ton the foregoing powers, and all othe
powers vested b. this Constitution in tn
Government of the Confederate States, o
any department or officer thereof.
SECTION 8.
!. The importation of negroes of the Al
rican race from any foreign country othe
than the slaveholding States or Tcrritorie
of the United States of America, is hereby
prohibited, and Congress is required +
pass such laws as shall effectu lily preven
the said Importation.
2. Congress shall also have power t
prohibit the introduction of Slaves fror
any State not member of, or from an.
Territory not belonging to, this Confedera
cy.
8. The privilege Of the writ Of habeds cor
pus shall not be suspended, unless when i
cases of rebellion the public safety may re
quire it.
4. No bill Of attainder or er post .fdci
! law, or law denying or impairing the rigf
of property in negro slaves, shall be pa
| sed.
5. No capitation or other direct tax sha