Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08
-. NASHVILLE, TENN. EEMBER" s. 1861

beacons ana buoys and other aids to navigation upo
the coasts and the Improvement of harbors and tn
removing of distractions in river navigation in al
which cases, such duties shall be laid the naviga
ton facilitated thsreby as may be necessary 70 pa,
4. 10 establish uniform laws of naturalization ana
uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies through
shall discharge any debt contracted before the passag
/ Of the same: - 4
g. To coin money, regulate the value thereof and O
foreign coin, and fix the standard Of weights and
To provide for the punishment of counterfeitins
the securities and current coin of the Confederate
4 States: 4 sljfsSBt bii5 ,sA5ss < as-e G0tr
T. To establish post Offices and post routes but the
expenses of the Postofce DEPARTMENT after the first
1 day OF March III the year of our Lord eighteen hun
dred and sixty three shall be paid CUT OF its own re
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arts by securing for limited times to aui hors and in
ventors the exclusive right to their respective writings
e. Toconsttute tribunals inferior to the Supreme
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TO- To define and punish piracies and felones COM
united on the high seas, and offences against the law
IL To declare war, grant letters of marque and re-
4 gwater. 'ti~ i - = '1--' ~
: IL To raise and support armies but no appropria
ton of money to thai shall be for longer term
than two years.
LIB. To provide and maintain navy:
IA To make rules for government and the regula-
tion of the land and naval forees- -gs-i
is. To provide for calling forth the militia to execcte
the laws or the Confederate States suppress nsurrec
16. To provide for organizing arming, and discip-
lining the militia and for governing such part of them
may be employed in the service of the Confederate
States reserving the States respectively, the ap
pointment of the officers and the authority of train
ing the militia according to the discipline prescribed
Ill 70 exercise exclusive iegislotion in all cases
whatsoever, such district (not exceeding ten
miles square) as may, by cession of one or more
States and the acceptance of Congress, become the
seat of the Government of the Confederate States and
exercise like authority over all the places purchased
Of Of in
the same shall be- for the erection of FORTS magazines,
arsenas, dockyards and other needful buildings and
18 To make all laws which shall be necessary and
proper for carrying into execution the foregoing pow
ers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution
the government of the Confederate States in any
department or officer thereof
- SECTION 9.
r. /. The importation of negroes of the African race
from any foreign country, Other than the sayeholdng
States Territories of the United States of America
is hereby forbiddeng and Congress is required TO pass
such laws shall eaectually prevent the same:
2. Congress shall also have power TO prohibit the
Introduction of slaves from any State member Of
or Territory not belonging to, this Confederacy.
g. The privilege of the writ OF haeas corpus shall
not be suspended unless wheu in rebellion or
invasion, the public safety may require it $50
4. No bill of attainder, post factO law, law
denying or impairng the right Of property in negro
slaves shall be passed s,z @4t-.r " 7s;t-vrffy.3 -.
s. No capitaton or other direct tax shall be laid un
less in proportion to the census enumeration here
inbefore directed to be taken.
g. No tax duty shall be laid articles exported
from any State, except by vote OF ohrds OF both
Houses. ,ti--Afa = t4t - c1i- 1912 -.-s+-
l. No preference shall be given by any regulation of
commerce or revenue to the ports OF one State oyer
, s. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but
in consequence of appropriations made by law and
regular statement and Of the receipts and
penditures of all public money shall be published
. 9. Congress shall appropriate no money from the
treasury except by vote of two-thirds of both
Houses, taken by yeas and nays, unless it be asked
and estimated for by some Of the heads of the De-
partmenI, and submitted to Congress by the Prcsi-
dent for the purpose of paying its own expenses
ss soF the ch sap s agass ass
been Judciay declared by tribunal for the nvesti
cation of claims against the Government, which it
IS hereby made the duty of Congress to establish.
10 All bills appropriating money shall specify In
federal currency the of each appropria
tion and the purposes for which it is made and Con-
gress shall grant no extra compensation to any public
Contractor officer, agent or servant after such con-
shall have been made such service rendered.
H. No title of nobility shall be granted by the Con-
federate States and mo person holding any office of
profit or trust under them SHALL without the consent
of the Cong accept of any present. eoluments Of
fee or titles of any kind whatever, from any king,
prince, foreign State. .,,sE sofef4l1., s.i.s
ishment Of religion, prohibiting the free exercise
thereof abridgng the freedom of speech, of the
press the right of the people peaceably to assem-
BILE and petition the Government for aredress Of giey
ances. p 80 4-i~ss-@t -
I3 well regulated militia being necessary to tie
security of free State the right Of the people to
keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. ao5e
IA No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered
in time of war, but in manner toJbe prescribed by
law. -, - s .-@;.-.-s -. = 4
sons houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable
searches and seizures shall not be violated and no
warrant shall issue but upon probable cause support
ed by oath affirmation, and particularly describing
the place to be searched and the persons or things to
be seized. - = rtsf-. ,,,;.. n, .t,.,-f ,sF i
orotherwise infamous crime, unless on presentment
or indictment of grand Jury, except in cases arising
in the land or naval forces or in the mlits, when in
actin a rv1C in a war Or
shall any person be subject for the offence TO be
twice put in jeopardy of life or limb nor be- coupell
ed in any criminal case, to be witness against him.
self be deprived of life, liberty, or property,
without due process of law shall private proper
tyEbe taken for public use, without just compensa
H. In all criminal prosecutions the accusedshall en-
joy the right to speedy and public trial, by am inn
partial jury of the State and district wherein the
crime shall have been Committed which district shall
have been previously ascersained BY law, and to be
be confropted with the witnesses against him to have
compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his fa
yor and TO have the assistance of counsel for his de-
49, In suits at common law where the value in con-
troversy shall exceed twenty dollars the right of trial
jury shall be otherwise relexamined in any court OF
ihe Confederacy than according to the rules OF the
49, Excessive bail shall not be required, nor exces
siye lines be imposed, nor cruel and unusual punish
rnents be inflicted ~ - is170 sTGi5G al f7Esf
20. Every law resolution having the force of law,
nresesaj ffe title ilrzs4z
f.1iEoo ! 4sea1 ElIs SECTION TO- leG5s9a9 EiG 81
No State shall enter into any treaty alliance or
confederation grant letters OF marque and reprisal
coin money make any thing but gold and silver coin
tender in payment OF debts; PASS any bill of attain
der or post foeto law or law imparing the obiiga
tion Of contracts grant any title of nobility. II
2 No State shall, without the consent of the Con-
gress lay any impoSts duties imposts exports
except what may be absolutely necessary for
ing lis inspection laws and the net produce of all du-
ties and mposts laid by ally State imports
emf fhe of
federate States and all such laws shall be subject to
the revision and control of Congress. i
3 No State shall, without the consent of Congress-
lay any duty OF tonnage, except ein vessels
Tor the Improvement of its rivers and harhors nayiga
ted oy the said vessels but such duties shall
dict with any treaties Of the Confederate States with
foreign and any surplus revenue, thus de-
into the common ueasury nor shall any State keep
troops or ships OF war in time OF peace, enter into
any agreement compact with another State or with
foregn or engage in war, unless actually in
yaaeq or IN such imminent danger will not admit
OF delay But when any river divides or flows through
two or more Ssafes, they may enter into ccmpaefs
Win eacn other TO improve the navigation thereof t
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l. The executive power shall be vested in Presi-
Vice President shall hold their Offices for the term Of
BIZ years; but the President shall not be re
The Pr sdent and Vice President shall be elected as
follows: s39asz 81 - E1ss5-I1lssS 1sSs'~ =
2 Each Ssate shall appoint, in sucimanner as the
egsiature thereof may direct, number of electors
equal 70 the whole number Of Senators and Represen
atves 70 which Che State may be entitled in the Con-
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