Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-26

number of appointed: and if no persou hay
highest numbers, not exceeding three on the iiss
those voted for President the House of Represen
tatives shall choose Immediately, by ballot Presi
dent. But in choosing the President the shall bt
taken by States, the representation from each
having one vote quorum for this purpose shall con
sist of member or members from two-thirds of ths
States, and majority of all the States shall be
sary to choice. And the House of Representative
shall not choose President, wheneyeS the right O.
OF March next following then the Vice President shall
act as President, as in case of the death other
stitutional disability of the President.
4. The person having the greatest number of votes
Vice President shall be the Vice President such
| number be a majority of the whole number of elect
appointed: and if person have a majority then
from the two highest numbers the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice Presidents quorum for the pur
pose shall consist of twothirds OF the whole number
OF Senators, and majority of the whole number shall
| be necessary to choice.
OF President shall be eligible to that of Vice President
Of the Confederate States.
g. The Congress may determine the time OF choosing
the electors and the day which they shall give their
votes; which day shall be the same throughout the
Confederate States
Z. No person except natural born citizen of the
Confederate States, citizen thereof at the time OF
the adoption of the Constitution, citizen thereof
born in the United States prior to the 10th of Decem-
ber 1860, shall be eligible to the Office of President
neither shall any person be eligible to that Office who
shall not have attained the age of thirty years.
and been fourteen resident within the limits
OF the Confederate Stacs as they may exist at the
time OF his election.
O. H.
hce or OF his death, resignation, inability to dis
charge the powers and duties of the said Office the
same shall devolve the Vice President; and the Con-
gross may, by law, provide for the OF removal,
DEATH resignation, inability both of the President
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall then
act President and such officer shall accordingly
until the disability be removed President shall be
electeds
g. The President shall at stated times receive for
his services compensation which shall neither be in
creased diminished during the period for which he
shall have been elected and he shall receive with
IN that period anV other emoument from the Confed
crate States, or any of them.
TO- Before he enters the execution of his office,
he shall take the following oath affirmation:
81 do solemnly swear Cor afirm) that will faith
fully execute the Office of President of the Confederate
States, and WILL TO the best of my ability, preserve,
protect and defend the Constitution thereof.'
SECTION 2.
1. The President shall be commandments chief of
the army and navy of the Confederate States, and
of the militia of the several States when called into
the actual service the Confederate States he NAV
require the opinion, in writing, of the principal OH
Ger in each of the Executive Departments, upon any
subject relating to the duties Of their respective off,
ces; and he sha have power to grant reprieves and
pardons for offences against the Conederate States,
except in cases of impeachment
z He shall have power, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate TO make treaties proyid-
ed two-thrds OF the Senator'S concur and he
shall nominate, and by and with the advice and con-
sent OF the Senate, shall appoint ambassadors other
public ministers and consuls, Judges of the Supreme
Court and all other officers of the Confederate States
whose appointments not herein otherwise pro-
vided for, and which shall be established by law:
but the Congress may, by law, vest the appointment
of such inferior officers, they think proper in the
PRESIDENT aone In the courts of la in the heads
OF Departments.
8. The principal in each of the Executive Depart
ments and all persons connected with the diplomat
ic service, may be removed from Office at the plea
of the President ALI other civil officers of the
Executive Department may be removed at any time
by the President, or other appointing power, when
their services unnecessary for dishonesty
and when SO removed the removal be e
to the Senate, together with the reasons therefor.
T. The President shall have power to fill all vacan-
cies that may happen during the of the Sem
ate, by granting commissions which shall expire at
the end of their next session. but person rejected
by the Senate shall be reappointed to the ofic
during their ensuing recess
SECTION }.
1. The President SHALL from time to time give to
the Congress information of the state of the Coned
eracy, and recommend to their consideration such
measures he shall judge necessary and expedient;
he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both
Houses, either of them and in case of disagree
ment between them with respect to the time OF ad.
Journment, he may adjourn them to such time as he
shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors
and other public ministers; he shall take that
the laws be faithfully executed, and shall commis-
sion all the officers OF the Confederate States.
SECTION 4.
1. The President, Vice President and all civil efi.
GERS of the Confederate States shall be removed from
Office impeachment for, and conviction Of treason,
bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION ii
1. The judicial power of the Confederate States
shall be vested in one Superior Court and in suct
Inferior Courts the Congress may from time to
time order and establish. The judges, both of the
Supreme and Inferior Courts shall hold their Offices
during good behavior, and SHALL at stated times, re-
ceiye for their services a compensation, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance in Office
SECTION 2.
1. The judicial power shall extend to all cases ari.
sing under this Constitution the laws of the Confed
crate States, and treaties made which shah be
made under their authority; to all cases affecting
ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls TO
all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction to
controversies to which the Confederate States shall
be party; to controversies between two more
States; between a State and citizens of another
State where the State is plaintiff; between citizens
claiming lands under grants of different States, and
between State or the citizens thereof and foreign
States, citizens subjects; but State shall be
sued by citizen or subject of any foreign State.
2, In all affecting ambassadors other public
ministers, and eonsuls, and those in which State
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have origl
nal Jurisdiction In all the other before menk
toned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate jus
risdiction both to law and facts, with such except
tions, and under such regulations, the Congress
shall make.
3. The trial of all crimes except in cases of inn.
peachment shall be by jury, and such trial shall be
held in the State where the said crime shall have
been committed; but when not committed within
any State, the trial shall be at such place places
as the Congress may by law have directed.
SECTION g.
1. Treason against the Confederate States shall
consist only in levying war against them, or in ad
fort No person shall be convicted of treason ur'.ss
the testimony of two witnesses to the same &
act, confession in open court.
2. The Congress shall have power TO declar. - {
punishment of treason but attainder of treasol.
shall work corruption of blood forfeiture except
during the life of the person attainted. i# p -
ARTICLE Nv. lnlar -
-TI SECTION 1. ~ 5efBs.
l. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
State the public acts records md judicial proceed
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. aa
SECTION 9.
l. The citizens of each State shall be entitled to
all the privileges and immunities of citizens in the
several States, and shall have the right Of transit
and sojourn in any State of the Confederacy, with
their slaves and other property; and the right of
property in said slave shall not be thereby i'm
paired. f-s
2. 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 be re-
moved to the State having jurisdiction of the crime.
g. No slave or other person held to service or la
bor in any State Territory Of the Confederate
carried into another, SHALL in consequence Of any
law or regulation therein, be discharged from such
service or abor but shall be delivered up on claim
of the party to whom such slave belongs, or to whom
such service or labor may be due. M
rs. SECTION 3. =
L Other States may be admitted into this % sed.
eracy by a vote of twc>thirds of the whole Hob.a
Representatiyes, and two-fhirds Of the Senate tha
Senate voting by States but no new State shai hs
formed erected wisain the jurisdiction of any
other State; nor any State be formed by the June
ZION of tw, more States. parta ssr;<L