Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-28
NEW SERIES-N0. 1885

| l2 To raise and support armies. bu, no appropria
ton of money 10 that shall be ion longer term
than two years.
Is. t. provide and maintain navy:
II To make rules Tor government and tie resalt
| ton OF the land and navalforces.
Is To provide ior calling forth the mns TO execcJs
the laws of the Confederate States suppress nsGrIec
| lions and repel invaSioIs
10 To provide tor organizing, srmIrg, AMI diScip-
lining The militia and for governing such part uf lhe
as may be employed IN tbe u the Confederate
States reseFylng To the States, respectively, the a
pontment Of the officers and the authority o train
| by Congress:-
| II 10 exercise exclusive legisIoiion in ali cases
whatsoever, over such district (not exceeding ten
mlies squar@,) as may, By cession Of one or La're
states aud the acceptance OF Congress- become The
seat "I the government u the Confederate SIlI and
10 exercise ike authority ali the plsces purchased
by the consent OF the et lslature the which
the sae shall be- for The erection OF IOTis magazines,
asenals, uOcA and other needinl build anu
| Is 10 make al laws which shall be Necessary and
proper ior carrying into execution the foregoing pow
ers, and ali other powers vested by tins Constitution
IN the govsrnmsnt Of the Confederate States IL
department or Otieer thereof.
SECTION 9.
l. The importation OF negros of the African race
irom any Ioreen country, Otne than The eirodng
States or Territories United America
is hereby fOrbiddeD and Congress required 10 lass
such laws as shall enectualiy prevent the saline
z. Congress shall aiso have power 10 prohion the
INTRO ucllon OF slaves from any state uoI o.
Or Territory mol belonging 10, tins Conieierzcy-
3 The privilege of lie Oi habess corpus shah
mol be suspended, unless wheu, IN cases OI rebellion
invasion, ths pub Gc safety may require
I. No bin oi aIIainder pos fac1O law, law
denying or inpairhg The TisAI u property AZ
slaves shall be passed.
s. No caplaIon or other direct tax shall be laid un
less proportion the euUIueraIlun here
mbeiore directed 10 be tax n
D. No Tax duty shah Oe izld articles eNPaEIed
nom any Slate, except by voIe u t"O thEs UI both
Z No preference shall be given by any regulation
Commerce OF revenue 10 the ports OI Stale
5. No Inoney shall be drawn from the Treasury but
IN consequence oi appropriations made by law
Regular statement and account OI the
pendItures OF all public inOney shall be published
from time 10 time.
.. Congress shall appropriate money from the
treasury except by vote Of Two thirds Il bOIh
HOUSES taken by yeas and nays, unless II be asked
and estimated for by Ul the heads oI the De-
partmen and submitted 10 e ngress by the PTesi--
dent Ior The yurp, VI paying own expeuses
and cOnIinge the OF claims
The Confederate States the justice oi which shat have
been Iudicially declared by bunA iOr The
| CATION of claims against the government, which Al
is hereby maize the duty Of Congress To establish
10 All bills apprOpriaiing money shall specify in
federal currency the exact amount OF each AppOpra
tion and the purposes Tor which Al is made aud Con
gress shall graut extra compensation 10 any public
Contractor officer, agent servant, after suCU
tract shall have been made OF such service rendered
IL. No or nobinIy shall be granted by Con
federaIe Staes and no person holding any uilee al
profit trust under them, shall IhOut the
Of the Cong accept oi any present, oaments. OF
nee titles Of auy Kind whatever, IrOIn any KING,
prince or foreign state.
II. Congress shall make law respecting esiab-
shment Of religion or prohibiting the Tree exercise
thereof abrdgng the freedom OF speech, or OF The
press the right Of the people peceably 10 assem-
bic and petition the Government Tor redress OF grie
snces.
l3 A well regulated militia being necessary 10 The
security a free state the right OF the people
keep and bear arms shall mol be InIringed-
Ii. No sol shall, time OF peace be Quartered
in any house without the consent OF the owner nor
in time OF war, but IN manner 10 be prescribed by
law.
l5 The right of the people to be their per
sons houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable
searches and seizures shall not be violated and
warrant shall Issue but upon p obabe cause, suppolt
ed by oath or airmaton, amt particularly describing
the place 10 be searched and the persons "r things 10
be seized.
To- No person shall be held for a capital
oIherw infamous crime, pres lneuI
OF Indictment uf grand jury except IA cases arising
III the lard OF naval iorees, Oh IN the militia, when l.
actual service, IN time OF pubic Gaaser, nor
shall sny person be subject for the same offence 10 be
Twice put IN jeopardy vi lie or hmo nor De compeii-
cd, criminal case, be witness hun
self be deprived OF life, liberty, property,
without due process OF law shaiI private proper
tytbe taken for pubc use, without just compeusa-
ton.
IL In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall en-
joy the right To speedy and public trial, BY an I'M
partial jury OF The state and district wherein The
crime shall have been committed viii district shall
have been previously ascertained by law, and 10 DC
informed OF the nature and cause OF The AccusIon 10
be confronted with the Witnesses against him have
compulsory process for obtaining witnesses IN has Ia
vor and 70 have the assistance Of Counsel iOr has de-
fence.
Is. In suits at common law where the value IN con-
troyersy shall exceed twenty DOLLARS the right vi tElz
by jury shall be preserved and fact So tried 10y
Jury shall be otherwise examined any CouL OF
the Confederacy, than according 10 the Tues y! the
common law.
l9 Excessive bail shall not be required, exoes-
siye fines be imposed, cruel ami unusuAi punish
nents be inflicted.
70 Every law resolution having the force Of law,
shall relate but subject, and that shall
pressed ia the LIe.
SECTION 10.
l. No State shall into any treaty, alliance,
confederation grant letters OF InaTque and repTsz
CON money make any thing but gold and silver coin
tender in pay OF debts pass any bill of attain
der post fdctO law, OF Law unparln ING The obiiga
tion OF contracts grant any title OF nobility.
p, 2 No State shall, without the consent oI the Con
gress lay any imposts duties impOss exports
ing Inspection aud the net produce Uf ali du
ties and mpOsts, laid by aLy State on imports or
prts shall be for the Of tue treasury OF the Con
federate States and all such laws shall be subject 10
| the revision control of Congress
g. No State shall, without the consent of Congress,
lay any duty tonnage except going vessels,
of its rivers and Lar naviga
ted by the said vessels bat ouch duties shall not
dlct With any OF the Confederate states with
foreign and any surplus or revenue, thus
rived shall, after making sach improvements, be paid
into The common treasury; nor shall any state Keep
| troops ships of war ia time o peace, enter INTO
apy agreement compact with another state, with
q foreign power, engage IN war unless actually IN
yaded or such imminent danger will mol adait
of deay But when river divides or lows tnrOush
two or more Ssates, they may enter into compaets
with each improve the navigation thereof
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