Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-07
NEW SERIES NO. 176s

| II To raise and support armies but no appropri
| ton of money TO thai use shan be for longer ter
| than years.
| l3 To provide and maintain a navy:
| Il To make rules for government and the regul
| tion of the land and naval forces:
Is To provide calling forth the militia
the laws of the Confederate States suppress insurre
lions and repel invasiOns:
10 To provide fer organizing, arming, and disciI
lining the militia and for governing such part of thel
may be employed in the service of the Confedera
States reserving to the States respectively, the al
pOintment Of the officers, and the authority OF tran
ing the militia according 10 the discipline prescrice
by Congress:
| II TO exercise exclusive legislotion in all case
| whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding te
miles square, as may, by cession Of one or NOR
States, and the acceptance of Congress, become tn
seat Of the Government of the Confederate States
TO like authority all the places purchase
by the consent of the legislature Of the State in whic
the same shall be, for the erection OF forts, magazines
arsenals dockyards and other needful buildings ant
Is. To make all laws which shall be necessary anC
proper tor carrying into execution the foregoing
ers, and all other powers by this Constitution
in the government of the Confederate States.
department or officer thereof.
| SEXTON 9.
l. The importation of negrOes of the African race
from any foreign country Othe than the slaveholdIng
States Territories OF the United States OF America
is hereby forbdden and Congress required pass
such laws shall electually prevent the
2. Congress shall have power 10 prohibit the
intro ucton vi slaves from any State not member of
or Territory not belonging To, tins CuEfederacy.
3. The privilege OF the writ OF habeas corpus shall
Ia vasion, the pubic safety may require il.
1. No bill OF attander, post factO law or law
denying or impairng the right of property in negro
slaves shall be passed
s. No capitation other direct tax shall be laid un-
less proportion 10 the OF enumeration here
nbetore directed To be taken.
g. No tax or duty shall be laid articles exported
from any State except by OF thirds of 10th
Houses.
T. No preference shall be given by any regulation of
commerce or revenue to the ports OF State oSer
those of another
5. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but
in consequence OF appropriations made by law and
regular statement and account Of the receipts and
pendltures OF all public MONEY shall be published
from time TO time.
9. Congress shall appropriate no money from the
treasury except by vote of twOthirds of both
Houses, taken by yeas and nays unless be asked
and estimated for by the heads of the De-
partmen., and submitted 10 Congress by the Presi-
dent or for the purpose of paying It's own expenses
and contingencies Tor the of claims against
the Confederate States the justice OF which shall have
been Judciay declared by tribunal for the inyesti-
CATION of claims against the Government which il
is hereby made the duty of Congress to establish.
10 All bills appropriating money shall specify in
federal currency the exact amount of each appropra
ton and the purposes for which IL is made ALL Con
gress shall grant extra compensation to lbc
contractor, officer agent servant, after such
shall have been made such service rendered
H. No title of nobility shall be granted by Con
federate States and no person holding any Office of
pront or trust under them SHALL without the consent
OF the Congre accept OF any present emoluments of
ce or titles OF any kind whatever, from any king,
prince, or foreign state.
II. Congress shall make law respecting estab-
lishment of religion prohibiting the free
thereof abridgng the freedom of speech Of the
press the right of the people peaceaby 10 assem-
BILE and petition the Government for aredress of grev
ID. well regulated militia being necessary to tie
security a free State, the right of the people 70
keep and bear arms shall not be iniringed-
II. No soiier SHALL in time of peace, be quartered
in any house without the consent of the owner
in time of war, but in manner to be prescribed by
law.
Is The right of the people to be secure IN their
pf ava SOnan nlp
searches and seizures, shall not be violated and
warrant shall but upon probable cause support
ed by oath affirmation, and particularly describing
the place to be searched and the things
be seized.
10. No person shall be held TO answer for a capital
otherwise Infamous crime, unless presentment
indictment of grand jury, except in arising
in the land naval forces, in the militia, when in
actual service In time of War or public Danger
shall any person be subject the offence be
twice put in jeopardy of life limb be cOmpell-
ed In any criminal case TO be witness against him
self nor be deprived of life, liberty, property,
without due process of law shall private proper
tysbe taken for public use, without Just compensa
ton.
II. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall en-
joy the right 10 speedy and public trial, by i'm
partial jury of the State and district wherein the
crime shall have been committed, which district shall
have been previously ascertained by law, and to be
informed OF the and of the accusation;
be confronted with the witnesses against him 10 have
compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his IA
and to have the assistance of counsel for his de-
fence.
Is. In suits at common law where the value in con-
troversy shall exceed twenty dollars the right trial
by jury shall be preserved and fact tried by
jury shall be otherwise reeXamned IN any court of
the Conederacy, than according to the rules Of the
common law
l9. Excessive bail shall not be required nor exces-
sive fines be imposed, cruel and unusual punish
ments be inflicted.
20. Every resolution having the force of law,
shall relate TO but one subject, and that shall Le
pressed in the title.
SECTION 10.
l. No State shall enter into any treaty alliance or
confederation grant letters marque and reprisal
com money make any thing bur gold and silver coin
tender in payment OF debts pass any bill Of attain
der, post fGctO law, law mparing the oblga-
tion of contracts grant any title of nobility
z. No State shall, without the consent Of the Con-
gress lay any imposts duties imposIs exports
ing its inspection laws and the produce Of all du-
ties and impOsts, laid by ahy State imports
pOrts shall be for the Of the treasury Of the Con-
federate States and all such laws shall be subject TO
the revision ana control of Congress.
g. No Stale shall, without the consent of Congress,
lay any duty OF tonnage except going vessels,
for the mprov of its rivers and harbOrs navga
ted by the said vessels but such duties shall
ct with any treaties of the Confederate with
foreign nations and any surplus revenue, thus
rived shall, after making such improvements be paid
into the common treasury; nor shall any State keep
troops ships of war in time peace, enter into
any agreement compact with another State with
foreign power, engage in war, unless actually in
vaded, or in such imminent danger will admit
of delay. But when any divides flows through
two more Ssates, they may enter into cOmpacts
with each other 70 improve the navigation thereof.