Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-09-13

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the rules Of the common law.
49, Excessive bail shall not be required, nor ex
cessive fines be imposed, nor cruel and unusual
punishments be inflicted.
90 Every law or resolution having the force of
law shall relate 10 but one subject and that shall
be expressed in the title.
SECTION 10
l No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance,
or confederation grant letters of marque and re-
prisal; make anything but gold and silver coin
tender in payment Of debts pass any bill of at
tainder or en- post fdcto law, law impairing the
obligation Of contracts grant any title of nobility
2. No State SHALL without the consent of the Con-
gress, lay any mposts or duties on imports or ex-
ports except what may be absolutely necessary for
executing its inspection laws; and the net produce
Of all duties and imposts, laid by any State on i'm
ports exports shall be for the of the treasury
of the Confederate States; and all such laws shall
be subject TO the revision and control of Congress.
3. No State shall, without the consent of Con-
gress, lay any duty of tonnage except on sea going
vessels for the improvement of its rivers and har-
bors navgated by the said vessels; but such duties
shall not conflict with any treaties of the Confede-
rate States with foreign nations; and any surplus
of revenue, thus derived, shall, after making such
improvement, be paid into the common treasury;
nor shall any State keep troops or ships of war in
time of peace, enter into any agreement or COM
pact with another State, or with q foreign power,
or engage in war, unless actually invaded or in
such imminent danger as win not admit of delay
But when any river divides or flows through two
or more States, they may enter into compacts with
each other to improve the navigation thereof.
ARTICLE ii.
SECTION |.
| |. The executive power shall be vested in Pres
ident of the Confederate States of America. He
and the Vice President shall hold their offices for
the term fisk years: but shall not be re-egible.
The President and Vice President shall be elected
as follows:
| 2. Each State shall appoint, in such manner as
the legislature thereof may direct number of cleo
tors equal to the whole number Of Senators and
Representatives to which the State may be entitled
| in the Congress but no Senator or Representative
or person holding an Office of trust or profit under
the Confederate States shall be appointed an cleo
| tor.
g. The electors shall meet in their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President
one of whom least, shall not be an nhabitant OF
the same State with themselves they shall name in
their ballots the person voted for President and,
in distinct ballots, the person voted for Vice
President and they shall make distinct lists of all
persons voted for as President, and of all persons
voted for Vice President, and of the number Of
votes for each, which list they shall sign and cert
y, and transmit, sealed, to the government of the
Confederate States, directed to the President of the
Senate; the President of the Senate shall in the
presence of the Senate and House of Representa-
ves, open all the certificates and the votes shall
then be counted; the person having the greatest
number of votes for President shall be the Presi-
dent if such number be majority of the whole
number of electors appointed; and if no person
have such majority, then, from the persons having
the highest numbers, not exceeding three, on the
list of those voted for as President, the House OF
Representatives, shall choose Immediately by bal
lot, the President But in choosing the President
the vote shall be taken by States, the representa-.
ton from each State shall have one vote quorum
for this purpose shall consist of member or men,
bers from two-thirds of the States; and majority
of all the States shall be necessary to choice
And if the House of Representatives shall not
choose President whenever the right of choice
shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day OF
March next following, then the Vice President shall
act as President, as in case of the death or other
constitutional disability of the President.
A. The person having the greatest number o.
votes Vice President shall be the Vice President
if such number be majority or the whole number
of electors appointed, and if person have = ma,
Iiority, then from the two highest numbers on the
list the Senate shall choose the Vice President;
quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-third,
of the whole number OF Senators. and majority
of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice
5. But no per"on coustitutionay ineligible tc
the office Of President shall be eligible to that OIL
g. The Congress may determine the time of choo
sing the electors, and the day on which they shal
give their votes; which day shall be the SAME
throughout the Confederate States.
7. No person except natural born citizen of tn,
Confederate States, citizen thereof at the tim,
of the adoption of this Constitution, or citlzer
thereof born in the United States prior to the 30ti
OF December 1860, shall be eligible to the office o
President; neither shall any person be eligible Il
that Office who shall not have attained the age o
thrty-ive years. and been fourteen years residen
within the limits of the Confederate States as they
may exist at the time of his election.
8. In case of the removal of the President from
Office, of his death, resignation, inability Il
discharge the powers and duties of the said Office
the same shall devove on the Vice President; anC
the Congress may, by law, provide for the case o
removal death, resignation, or inability both of tn
President and Vice President declaring what office
shall then act as President and such officer shall
then act accordingly until the disability be remov
ed or a President shall be elected
8. The President shall, at stated times, receiv
Tor his services a compensation which shall neithe
! be increased nor diminished during the period 70
which he shall have been elected and he shall no
receive within that period any other emOlumen
from the Confederate States or aIy of them.
u 10. Before he enters on the execution of his oiic
u he shall take the following oath or affirmation:
ii do solemny swear Tor affirm that will faith
e crate States and will to the best Of my ability
preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution there
Of" SECTION 2.
l. The President shall be commander in chief @
the army AMI navy of the Confederate States, an
Of the MALTA OF the several States when called in
to the actual service of the Confederate States;
may require the opinion, in writing, Of the princ
: pal officer in each of the Executive Department.
Ipon any subject relating to the duties Of their re
spective offices; and he shall have power TO gran
o reprieves and pardons for ofenses against the Con
fedente States except in cases Of impeachment.
p ?. He shall have power by and with the advc
y aud consent Of the Senate, to make treaties prov
ded two-thirds of the Senators present concur; au
he shall nominate, and by and with the consen
and advice Of the Senate, shall appoint ambassa
y doris, other public ministers and consuls Judges
a the Supreme Court and all other officers OF tn
Confederate States, whose appointment are not here
~ in otherwise provided for, and which shall be es
tablished by law; but the Congress may, by law