The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-11

a. 10 make rules for the government and regulation
o' ihe land ahc naval forces.
To- To provide for calling for the militia 70 execute the
s The Union, suppress nsarrcctions and repcl inva
10. 70 provide for organizing armng and dss,plninu
he mhna and for governing such part Of them
US may be employed in tho service Of the
rpectiyeiy The appointment Ut the officers and the
authority OF training the militia, according 70 the dis
ciplnc presc' ibed BY Congress
H. To exercise exclusive iegsla,on all cases what
soever, sash district (not exceeding ten mles
and he .ces,es Of Cou~r Sscn s'A,ss
scat Of goyernment Of the Con'edsrased States,
ard to exercise like authority over all places
purchased by the sent Of the Legislature Of the state
III which tbs sumo shall be- for the erection Of forts
magazine rsenals, dockyards and other needful build
is To nakc all laws which shall be necessary and
Proper for caryng into execution the foregoing powers
ard all other powers vested by the constitution In the
goVcrne1t the Conederated States or in any depart
neht OF olcer thereof.
Section o.
l. The privilege Of the writ OF habcas corpus shall not
be susrended unless wher OF rebellion or nva
sion, the public ga ety may require It,
passed.
No captation other direct tax sha be laid unless
~ proportion to the census or enumeration herein before
No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported
from any State Nopeference shall be given by any
regulation OF commerce TO the ports OF
state over those Of another shall
from one State be obliged to enter clear pay duties in
another.
No money shall be drawn from the treasury but In
consequence Of appropriations made by law, and regu-
lar s,atemen, and account Of the receipts and expend
lures Of all public money shall be published from time 70
time.
No title of nobility shall be granted by the Consede
rated States holding any Office Of profit or
trust under them sha without the Of the Congress-
accept Of any present, emolumeLt, Office title Of any
Kind whatever from any King prince Or foreign State
l. No State shall enter into any treaty alliance or
confederation grant letters of marque and reprisa
money emit bills Of credit make any thing but gold and
silver coin ie"dey In ment OF debts pass any bin Of
attandcr ex post facto law or law impair,ng the obl
CATION Of contracts or grant any title Of nobility
2 No State shall without the consent Of Congress, lay
any mpost duties imports exports except what
may be absolutely necessary executing inspection
laws and the net produce of duties and imposts laid
by any state imports exports shall be for the OF
The Treasury OF the Conederated States and all such
laws sha be subject TO the revision and the
Congress No State shall without the coasent Of Con-
gress, lay any duty tonnage keep troops ships OF
pact with another State with foreign Power,
gage IN war unless actually Invaded, or In such mmi-
nent danger as will not admit Of delay.
ARTICLE II.
Sect,OnI
1. The Executive power shall be vested in President
Oh Inc toncaeTated states OF America lie shall hold his
Office during the Of four years and together with
the Wee President chosen for the term be elected
2. Each state shall appoint, such the Le-
gsature thereof may direct number OF electors, equal
10 the whole number Of Senators and 70
which the State may be entitled in the Congress; but
Senator representative person holding oce OF
trust profit under the Conederatcd states shall be ap
g. The Congress may determine the time of choosing
the electors and the day on which they shall give their
votes which day shall be the throughout the Con-
federated States.
l. No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen
Of the Conederated states the time OF the adoption Of
this constitution shall be eligible TO the office Of Presi
dent neither shall any person be eligible that Office
who shall not have attained ne age OF thrtyfve years,
and been fourteen years resident within the Confedera-
ted States.
g. In case Of the removal Of the President from olce
Of his DEATH resignation inability discharge the
powers and duties Of the said office, the shali
devolve the Vice President and the Congress may by
or Inability both Of the President and Vice President,
declaring what officer shall then act President, and
such officer shall act accordingly until the disability
The President SHALL at stated times receive FOR his
services a compensation which shall be mother In
shall have been elected he shall not receive within
that period any other emolumsnt from the Conedcrated
Before he enter on the execution Of his Office he
shall take the following oath or afirmaton;-
execute the oce Of President Of the Couedsrs,sd sssss
and will to the best Of my ability, preserve, protect
and defend the constitution Of the concderaed States"
Sedion 2.
l. The President shall be commander chief or tho
army and navy Of the Confederated saes and Of the
militia OF the States when called into the actual
Of the Confederated States he may require the
opinion in writing Of the principal officers In elch OF tho
hs aSn & any S %
TO grant rcprievcs and pardons for offences against tho
Confederacd States except in cases of impeachment
consent Of the Senate to make treaties, provided two
thirds Of the Senators present concur and he shall nom
nate, and by and with the consent or the Senate shall
appoint ambassadors other public minister's and copsuls
judges Of the Supreme Court and all other ocers Of the
otherwise provided or and wHch sha be pY
law but the Congress may by law vest the appointment
Of such inferior officers they think proper In the Pre-
sdent alone in the courts Of law, or In the heads OF de-
partmcnts.
g. The President shar have power to 6n up all vacan-
ccs that may happen during the the senate, by
their next session.
l. He shall from time time give the Congress
formation Of the state Of the conederncy, and
mend to their consideration such measures he shah
Judge necessary and cypet; he may iinary
occasions convene bOt hons either Of thcm and
OF dsagTeom, nt ptECen them, with respect TO
the time Of adjournmou &c nay adjourn then To such
time as he shah ihas rrcpe nc sha ambassa.
doris and other pubic ministers be shall take caro- that
the laws be fathuy Xccgavd, and shall commission all
the officers Of tue Comic Grated States
Seton a.
!. The President, Vice President and all civil officers
Of the Confederated States shall be removed from office
impeachment for and conviction Of treason, bribery,
other high crimes or misdcmeanors.
Sstion l.
The judicial power Of the Conederated States shall be
Supreme Court and Ia such inferior courts
the Congress may from time to time ordan and
establish The Judges both Of the supreme and inferior
courts shall hold their Offices during good behavior and
shall at stated times receive for their services COM
pehsation, which shall not be diminished during their
continuance In Office.
Section
l. The judicial power shall extend TO all Ia law
and equity arising under this constitution the lava OF
the Conederated States, and treaties made, or which
shall be made under their authority 10 all affect
ing Ambassadors either public ministers and consas %
all Of admiralty and maritime jnsictcn to con-
uovelsies 10 which the Confederated states shall be
party; 10 controversies between two more staies,
between state and citizens Of another STATE,
between citizens Of different states betssen
citizens Of the State claiming lands under
grants OF different states, and between state or
The citizens there and foreign States citizens Or subjects
2. In all affecting ambassadors, other public MN
siers and consuls and those In which state shan PEI
party the Supreme Court sha have gina Jurdction
In all the other before mentioned INC supreme
Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction ho,h = " INV anu
the Congress shall make. . - = ,,
a Tho trial OF alI crimes except Ia cases of mpeach-
mont sba he nv inry aud euch trial ehah he held IN
The state where The said crimes shall have been coinnit
led bnt anon not committed within any state the trial
Shall be al sucb place places, az the Congress may by
law have directed.
SssDn 3.
Treason against tho Confederated states shall
sst only in levyng against them in aihering 70
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