Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-14
ARTICLE III.


bribery, or other high crimes and misdemesnors
ARTICLE III.
SECTION l.
I. The Judicial power of the Confederate States
shall be vested in Superior Court and in such
Inferior Courts as the Congress may from time TO
Supreme and Inferior Courts shall hold their offices
during good behavior, and shall q stated times,
cfise for their services comPf7R>sen, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance in office.
SECTION 2.
l. The judicial power shall extend TO all cases ar-
sing under this Constitution, the laws Coufed-
crate States, and treaties made which sha IL be
made under their authority; to all cases affecting
AMBASSADORS, other public ministers and consuls; TO
all eases OF admiralty and maritime jurisdiction;
controversies to which the Confederate States shall
DE party; TO controversies between two or more
states; between State aud citizens of another
STATE where the State is plaintiff between citizens
claiming Ia nds under grants different States and
between State the citizens thereof nd foreign
States, citizens or subjects but no state shall he
sued by a citizen or subject of any foreign State
z In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public
ministers, and consuls, and those in which State
nal jurisdiction. In all the other before mem
toned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate iu-
radction both as to law and facts with such excep
tlons ana un der such regulations, the Congress
shall make.
,. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of i'm
parchment, shall be by jury nd such shall be
held in the State wlere the said crime shall have
been committed; but when not committed within
State the trial shall be such place OF places
as the congress may by law have directed.
SECTION 3.
I. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in ievying war against them,
herring to their enemies, giving them aid and COM
fort No shall be convicted of unless
the testimony of two witnesses the same overt
act. confession in open court
2. The Congress shall have power TO declare the
punishment OF treason, but attainder of treason
shall work corruption of blood, forfeiture except
during the life Of the person attainted
ARTICLE ".
SECTION l.
l. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
ings of every other State. And the Congress may,
by general laws, prescribe the manner in which
such acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved
and the effect theieof.
/. The citizens of each State shall be entitled TO
all the privileges and mmunities of citizens the
several States, and shall have the right of transit
and sojourn il any State of the Contederacy, with
their slaves and other property; and the right of
property i'll said slave shall not be thereby imr
paired.
=. A person charged in any State with treason
felony other crime against the laws of such State
shall, on demand of the Executive authority of the
State from which he fed, be delivered up to he
moved to the State having jurisdiction of the crime
s. No slave or other person held to service or la
Dor in any State Territory of the COnfedera
States, under the laws thereof, escaping lawfully
carried into another, SHALL in consequence of any
law regulation therein, be discharged from such
service or labor; but shall be delivered up claim
of the party to whom such slave belongs to whom
such service or labor may be due.
SECTION 3.
!. Other States may be admitted into this Confed-
eracy 10y vote of two-thirds of the whole House of
and two-thirds Of the Senate, the
Senate voting by States; but State shall be
formal erected within the jurisdiction of any
other State; any State be formed by the juno
ton of two more States parts of States, with
the Of the legislatures of the States
cerned as we'll as of the Congress.
g The Congress shall have power to dispose of and
make all needful rules and regulations concerning
the property of the Confederate States, including the
lands thereof
3. The Confederate States may acquire new terri
tory; and Congress shall have power legslate and
provide governments for the Inhabitants of all terri
tory belonging the Confederate States lying with
out the limits of the several Sates and may permit
them at such times, and in such manner il may
by law provide, form States TO be admitted into
the Conederacy. In all such territory, the insttu-
ton of negro slavery exists in the COnfed
crate States, shall be recognized and protected by
Congress, and by the territorial government; and
and Territories, shall have the right AXE such
territory any slaves, lawfully held by them in any
of the States or Territories of the Confederate
States.
4. The Confederate States shall guaranty to every
State that now is hereaft may become a men,
Der of this Confederacy, republican form of gov
eminent, and shall protect each of them against in
Vasion; and application of the legislature Tor of
the Executioe when the legislature is il SESSION.
igainst dOmes tic violence.