Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-25
NEW SERIES-NO. 1882

| y To raise and support armies but appropria
ton Of money thai shall be for longer Tern
| Than two years.
| Is II prov ije and maintain q navy:
| Il To make rules for government and the resula
| ton OF The Land and nayaiforcse;
Is. To provide calling forth the militia
the laws of the Confederate States suppress ls
| lions and repsl inyasions:
! l6. 10 provide for organizing srmlIs snd discip
lining The miltla nins such part hef.
as may be employe ed in the VI Confederate
states Feservng 10 the States, respectively, the aP
poillnent OF the officers, and the authority OF train
| by Congress:
whatsoever, over such district mot exceeding ten
| miles square, as may, by eession VI or moT
ot~itH, and The acceptance OF Congress, bec the
seat O the Government OF The ate states and
10 exercise like authority all the places purchased
by the Consent oi the legislature the state lii which
the same shall be- iOr the erection OF Ors mag aziue
ars-nals docky ards, and other needul build nes and
| Is To make ali laws which shall be necessary and
proper Tor carrying into the foregoing DOW
and all other powers vested by this ConsI.tatou
In The government of the Confederate SlaIes or IN any
department. officer there>a
sAcTIoS 3.
1. The Importation OF negrors of the African race
from any IUreien country othe than The slayeLoldrn
Stairs or Territories the United America
Is hereby forbidden and Congress Is required 10 ass
such laws as shall efectually prevent the same:
z Congress shall aso have power prohibit the
~uclion OF any State MOI member Of
or Territory lot belonging ~, this Coniederacy.
3 The privilege ot the nrIt OF hab,,as cornus shall
mol be saspended uress wheu, OF rebellion OF
iayasion, the pubic safety may require
4 No bin oi attsinder, Posf fact0 law, or law
slaves shall be passed.
8. No captstion other direct tax shall be laid un
less IN proportion 10 the enumeraIlon here
inbeiore direcIe,i lo be
o. NO tax duty shall be laid artrIessxported
trun any state, except by Vote u twoIhIrls
No preference shall be given by any regulation OF
commerce or revenue ~ The ports oi State
Hose ul another
8. NJ money shall be drawn from the Treasury but
IN consequence oi appropriations made by law and
regular statement ad Of the receipts ex
pcndiufes OF all public Iaonsy shall be published
from time 10 time.
g. Congress shall appropriate no money from the
treasury except by = vote of Two thirds both
Houses, taken BY yeas ami lays, uness II be asked
and estimated lor by som- the heads The De-
paIllnen and submitted ~ Congress by The Preai
denl or Tor The purpose Of paying lis own EXPENSES
and con ingencs Ior the oi claims against
the Confederate states the Justice OF which shall have
been ludiciay declared by Iibunal the inyesti
gallon Of clsias against the Government, which u
lis hereby made the duty Of Congress TO establish.
10 Ali bills approprisIing money shall specify In
federal currency The exact amount o each sppTopria
Iion and the purposes for which il Is made aud
gress shall grant no extra compensation 10 public
contractor officer, agent servant such con-
tract shall have beel made such rendered
IL. NJ title OF nobility shall be granted by the Con-
federate States and no person holding any Office OF
prohi trust under them, shall without the
OF The Congr accept Oi present. emouments Of
nee or titles OF auy kind whatever, from any king,
prince, foreign Stale.
L. Congress shall make law respecting Al estsb-
lishment Of religion prohibiting the free exercise
thereof abrdging the freedom of speech OF the
press the right o the people peaceAbiy TO assem-
bic and petition the Government Tor redress o gries
snces-
IL. well regulated militia being necessary tie
security Of free State, the right Of the people 10
keep and bear SHALL not be luirngod.
Ii. NJ soluier SHALL in time OF peace, be quartered
in any house without the OF the ner nor
IN time o war, but IN manner 10 be prescribed by
law.
10. The right of the people secure IN their per
SONS houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable
searches and seizures, shall not be violated and
warrant shall issue but upon probable cause support
ed by oath or strmatOn and particularly describing
the place 10 be searched and the persons things
be seized.
To- No person shall be held 10 answer for a capital |
or otherwise Infamous crime, uness presenImeut
or Indictment III grand Jury except arising
in the land OF naval forces, IN the militia when
actual service, time oil public danger nor |
shall any person be subject same offence to be
twice put in jeopardy Of life LIMB be Compel |
ed, in any criminal be wltIess against
self nor be deprived Of life, liberty, or property,
without due process Of law shall private proper
tlon
IL 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 zseerIaned by law, aud be
informed Of The nature and cause Of the accusation
be confronted with the witnesses against bun have
process for obtaining witnesses In his ia
Vor and 10 have The assistance OF counsel for his de-
Iencs.
Is. In suits al common law where the value in con
troversy shall exceed twenty dollars, The right trial
by jury shall be preserved snd tact tried 0y
Jury shall Dc othsrGiss re-examned IN any court Of
the Confederacy, than according To The rules
common law.
10. Excessive bail shall not be required, exoes-
siye fines be imposed, cruel and unusual punzh-
Insnts be inflicted
20. Every resolution having ths force of law
shall relate 10 but Que subject, and ltAt shall Os
pressed in the title.
$4,000 AN-
I. No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance OF
grant letters marque aud repr Isal
com money make any thing but gold and silver coin
der, post factO law, Law lmpairng Ihe oblga-
lion of contracts grant any title OF nobility.
z No State shall, without the consent Of the Con
gress Lay mpoSts duties on impOsIs exports
except what may be absolutely Necessary for execut
ing its Inspection laws aud the net produce Of all du
ties ant imposts, laid by sLy State imports
shall be for Of the treasury Of the Con-
iederste States and all such laws shall De subject 10
the revison control Of Congress
j. No state shall, without The consent OF Congress,
lay any duty of tonnage, except going vessels,
the improv emeut of It's rivers and Larbors nsvga
ted by the said but such duties shall
with any OF the Confederate States
foTeg nations and any Surplus revenue, thus
rived shall, after making such Inprov be paid
into the common treasury; nor shall any State keep
troops ships of in time peace, enter into
any agreement compact with another State, with
a foreign power, engage in war, unless actually n
aded or such imminent danger will not sdait
delay But when any divides or rows through
two more Ssates, they may enter into compzets |
" th each other To improve the navigation thereof