Year: 1861

on laws and the nett produce of all duties and impos
laid by any state on imports exports shall be for the
OF the treasury OF the Conederacy and all such laws shall
be subject to the revision and control of the Congress- No
State SHALL without the Congress- lay sny duty
OF tom age enter into any agreement compact with
other state, or with foreign power, engage in
less actually invaded in such imminent danger will not
! admit OF delay


! ARTICLE
SECTION l.


l. The Executive power shall be vested in President of
he States of America He together with the
Vice President shall hold his office for year. or until
this Provisional Government shall be superseded ny per-
manent Government, whatsoever shall ii. st


The President and Vice President shall be elected by
ballot by the States represented this Congress- each
site to elect.
g. No person except tural born citizen or citizen Of
one OF the States Of this COnederacy the time the
adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible Office
OF President neither shall any be eligible to that
office who shall not have attained the age thyve years
and 6een fourteen years resident of of the States
OF his death gnation, inability discharge the pow
and duties OF the said oce (Which inability shall be
same shall dev0lVe the Vce President and the Con
gress may by law provide for the case of removal death,
PRESIDENT declaring what officer shall then President
and such officer shall act accordingly until the disability be
removed or President shall be elected.


s. The President shall times receive for his SER
vices, during the period of the Provisional Government
and he shall not receive during that period any
er emoument from this Confederacy aL of the States
| thereof.


G. Before lie the execution of his office he shall
take the following oath or affirmation:


do s0lemnly swear (or airm that will faithfully
ec1te the once OF PRESIDENT OF the Confederate States of
America and will to the best Of my ability, preserve pro
tect, and defend the Constitution thereof"


!. The President shall be Commandern-C Chief of the
Army and Navy of the Conederacy and of the Militia
the severa States when called into the actual service of
the Conederacy; he require the opinion writing of
the principal officer in each Of the Executive Departments
any subject relating the their respective
Offices and he shall have power grant repves and par
dons for offences against the Conederacy except in
2. He shall have power, by and with the advice and
consent of the Congress, make treaties provided
thirds OF the Congress concur; and he shall nominate
and by and with the advice and OF the Congress
sus judges of the court all other officers of the Con
tederacy, whose appointments not herein otherwise
provided for and which shall be established by law. But
the Congress may by law, vest the appointment of such
Inferior officers they think proper the President alone
PeeR ef al g fae h9ads Of Pa I'm mt
cies that happen during the of the Congress-
granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their
next session


SECTION g.


l. He shall from time to time, give to the Congress infor
nation OF the state OF the COnede1acy, and recommend
to their consideration such he shall Judge
cessary and expeden he may extraordinary occasions
the congress at such time he shall think proper
be shall receive ambassadors and other public minister's
aa take that the laws be faithfully executed shall
commission all the officers of the Confederacy.


The President, Vice-Presdent, and all civil officers of
the Contedera sh be removed from cice
by the Congress OF treason bribery other high crimes
and mlsdemeanos vote Of t@O-thdo shall be necessary
| for such conviction.


ARTICLE III.
SECTION l.


l. The judicial power OF the Confderacy shall be vested
in Supreme Court and in such inferior courts as are
herein directed or as the Congress may from time time
ordain and establish


Each State shall constitute District in which there
shall be court called District Court, which, until other
wise provided by the Congress- shall have the jurisdiction
vested by the laws of the United States applicable
in beth the District and CIRCUIT Courts United states
for that State Judge whereof shall appointed by the
President By with consent of the Con
gres and shall, until otherwise provided by the Congress-
exercise the and authority vested the of
United States in the judges District and Circuit Courts
of the United States for that State and shall appoint the
times and places at which the courts shall be held Appeals
may be taken directly from the District sup
RENE Court under similar regulations those which are
provided in cases of appeal to the Supreme Court of the
United States under such other regulations as NAV be
provided by the Congress- The commissions of all the
judges shall expire with this Provisional Government


g. The Supreme Court shall be constituted Of all the Dis
trict Judges orty CT whom shall be quorum, and
shall sit AT such times and places the Congress snail ap
point.


L. The Congress shall have power to make laws for tt
transfer OF any which pending in the courts OF
O1Ore rendered by the said courts Of the United
and also all laws which may be REQUISITE to protect Il par
ties to all such suits ORDERS Judgments, de- rces their
heirs, personal representatives. or assignees


The judicial power shall extend to all cases Of law aud
equity arising under this Constitution, the laws OF the Uni
TED States and of this onfedeacy and treaties made or
which shall be made under its authority all afec
ting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls all
cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction controveI
sizes which the COlederaCy shall be party;
sizes between two States between citizens of differ
ent States between citizens of the State claiming
lands under grants Of different States.


z In all affecting ambassadors other public minis
tiers and consuls and those in which State shall be par
y, the court shall have original jurisdiction. In
all the other before mentioned, the supreme
shall have appellate jurisdiction both to law and fact
with such exceptions under such SulatioIs the Con
gress SHALL make.


B. The trial of all crimes except in cases of mpeach
ment, shall be by jury and such trial shall be held the
State where the said crimes shall have been committed; but
when not committed within any State trial shall be
such place places the Congress may by law have d
rected.


SECTION 8.


l. Treason against this deracy shall consist only
eVyng war against H. or in adheIing to its enemies, giving
them aid and comfort No person shall be convicted o
treason unless the testimony two witnesses TO the
same overt act, confession in open court.


2 The Congress shall have the power declare the pun
shment of but attander of shall worn
corruption of blooI forfeiture except during the lie


ARTIGLEv.


l.


]. Full faith and credit shall be given in each State the
public records and judicial proceedings of every
other State. the Congress may, by general ws pre-
scribe the i'll which such acts records, pro
ceedngs shall be proved and The effect OF such proof


SECTION 2.


l. The citizens Of each shall be entitled to all pvi
leges and immuntes Of citizens in the several


2. person char ged in any State with treason felony
other crme who shall fee from justice, and be found
another State SHALL demand of the executive authority
of the State from whoh he fed, be delivered up be
moved to the State having jurisdiction of The crime.


B. slave IN one State escaping to another shall be de
belong Dy the executive authority of the State in Hhcl
slave snail De 1OGnu IN OF
forcibe full compensation, including the value
the slave and all costs and expenses shall be made to the
party by the state which such abduction or rescue shall
take place.


3.


l. The Confederacy shall guaranty to every State th
Union, republican form of government AID shall protec
each OF theA against invasion and, application of th
legislature of The executive (when the legislature
not be convened) against domestic violence.
ARTICLE V.


l. The Congress- vote of ftwothirds may any time
after amend this Constitution.


AkTICLE vi.


l. This Constitution, and the laws of the Conederacy
which shall be made in pursuance thereof and all
made, which shall be made, under the authority of the
ConfederacY shall be the law of the land and the