Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-09
SECTION 2.

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| the army and navy of the Confederate States, and
of the militia of the several States, when called into
require the opinion, in writing, the principal ON
in each of the Executive Departments, upon any
subject relating TO the duties of their respective o
ces; and he shall have power grant reIieyes nd
parons for offences against the Confederate States,
except in of impeachment.
2. He sha II have power, by and with the advice
and consent Of the Senate TO make treaties prosid
ed twothiris of the essnt concur: and he
shall nominate, and by and with the advice and con-
sent OF the Senate shall appoint ambassadors other
public ministers and coRsuls Judges Of the Supreme
Oourt and all other officers OF the Confederate States,
whose appointments not herein otherwise pro-
vldea for, and which shall be established by Law;
but the Congress may, by law, the appointment
of such inferior officers as they thiak proper in the
President alone, in the of law in the heads
| of Departments. r
3. The principal in each of the Executive DEPART
ments, and all persons connected with the diplomat
ic service, may be removed from office the plea
sure OF the President All other civil officers Of the
Executive Department may be removed al any time
by the President, or other appointing power, when
capacity, ineciency, misconduct or neglect of duty;
and when removed, the shall be reported
to the Senate, together with the reasons therefor
L. The President shall have power 10 MI ali yaean-
ces that may happen during the of the SEN
ate, by granting commissions which shA expire at
e emu OF ther next session; but no person rejected
by the Senate shall be reappointed 10 the ONCE
during their ensuing recess.
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l. The President shall, from time 70 ti,ne give 70
the Congress information Of the state OF the Confed
eracy, and recommend their consideration surh
measures as ne snail Judge and
he may, on extraordinary occasions convene boIb
Houses, or either of them; and in of disagree
ment between them with respect to the time OF ad-
Journment, he may ADJOURN them to such time IS he
shall think proper; he shall receive ambassadors
and other public ministers; he shall take care that
the laws be faithfully executed, and shall commits
sion all the officers OF the Confederate States.
SECTION 4.
l. The President, Vice President, and a II civil off,
GERS of the Confederate States, shall be removed from
Office impeachment for, nd conviction Of treason,
bribery, or other high crimes and misdemesnors.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION L.
1. The judicial power the Confederate States
shall be vested in Superior Court, and in such
Inferior Courts as the Congress may from time 10
time order and establish. The Judges, both of the
Supreme and Inferior Courts sha II hold their of-.
during good behavior and shall, at stated times,
ceiVe for their services compensation, which shall
not De diminished during their continuance in ofes
SECTION =.
/ The judicial power shall extend TO all cases ari
sing under this Constitution, the laws the Confe-
crate States, aud treaties made or which shall be
made under their authority; all cases af1ectinS
ambassadors other public ministers and eonsuls; 10
all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction: 10
controversies TO which the Confederate States shall
be party; to controversies between two OF 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 the citizens thereof and foreign
States, citizens or SUBJECTS but State shall be
sued by citizen or subject of any foreign Stare
2 In all cases affecting ambassadors other public
ministers, and consuls, and those in which StaTe
shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have oriR.
nal jurisdiction In ali the other cas-. befar. -,
toned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate in.
rsdcton, both TO law and facts, with such exceT-
tons, and under such regulations, the Congress
shall make.
j. The trial of all crimes except in cases of i'm.
peaehment, shall be by jury, and such shall ts
been committed; but when not committed SSitbin
any State, the trial shall be such place or pIso.
| as the Congress may by law have directed.
SECTION B.
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consist only in levying against them, or in ad-
herring to their enemies, giving them aid and COM
tort No person shall be convicted treason unless
on the testimony Of two witnesses to the same overt
act, or on confession in open court.
2 The Congress shall have power TO declare the
punishment OF treason, but no attainder Of
shall work corruption of blood, forfeiture except
during the life Of the person attainted.
ARTICLE "
SECTION l.
l. Full faith and credit shall be given in each
ings of every other State. And the Congress NAV.
by general laws, prescribe the manuer in which
such acts records, and proceedings shall be proved
and the effect theieOf
l. The citizens of each State shall be entitled 10
all the privileges and immunities citizens in the
several States, and shall have the right of transit
anu soJot'rn IA any State vi the Confederacy with
tirir slaves and other property; and the right of
property in said slave shall NOT be thereby iu,
paired.
=. person charged in any State with treason.
felony, or other crime against the laws
SHALL on demand OF the Executive authority of the
State from which he fed, be delivered up TO be ne.
moved TO the State having Jurisdiction the crime
3. No slave or other person held service or La
Dor in any State or Territory of the Confederate
States, under the laws thereof, escaping or lawfully
| carried into another, SHALL in consequences of any
law regulation therein, be discharged from such
service or labor; but shall be delivered up on claim
of the party whom such slave belongs or TO whom
/ such service or Ia bor may be due.
| SECTION 3.
l. Other States may be admitted into this Confad
eracy by a vote of two-thiris of the whole House @
Representatives and twO-thirds of the Senate tie
Senate voting by States; but new State shall te
formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any
other State; nor any State be formed by the juno
tion OF two States parts of States. with
out the consent of the legislatures the States con-
cerned as well as of the Congress
= The Congress shall have power dispose of and
make all needful rules and regulations concerning
the property of the Confederate States including the
| lands thereof.
3. The Confederate States may acquire new terri
tory; and Congress shall have power to egislate and
provide governments for the inhabitants of all terri
tory belonging to the Confederate States lying with
out the limits of the several States and NAV permit
| them, such times, and in such manner as in NAV
by law provide, to form States be admitted into
the Confederacy In all such territory the nsfitu-
tion of slavery it exists the Confed-
crate States, shall be recognized and protected by
Congress, and by the territorial government and
the inhabitants of the several Confederate States
and Territories, shall have the right to ia Ike TO sush
| territory any slaves, lawfully held by them in any
| of the states or Territories Of the Confederate
States.
4. The Confederate States shall guaranty 10 every
State that now is OF hereafter may become a men,
| Der of this Confederacy, republican form Of gov
vasion and application of the legislature Tor Of
l the Executioe when the legislature i'm SESSION.
| against domestic violence.
| ARTICLE V