Year: 1861

II. To raise and support armies; but no appropra
ton Of money TO that shall be for longer term
than two years.


Is. To provide and maintain navy:
IA. To make rules fer government and the regula
ton OF the land and naval forces:


l5 To provide for calling forth the militia
te laws OF the Confederate States suppress
4 lions and repel invasions:


16- To provide fer organizing arming and discip-
nnlng the militia and for governing such them
as may be employed in the the Confederate
states reservng to the States, respectively, the a
pontment OF the officers, and the authority of
| by Congress:


II. To exercise exclusive legislotion in all cases
whatsoever, over such district mot exceeding ten
miles square.) as may, by cesson of one or more
states, and the acceptance of Congress- become the
seat OF the Government of the Confederate States
TO exercise like authority all the places purchased
by the consent of the the State in which
the shall be- for the erection of forts magazines
arsenals, dockyards and other needful buildings and
Is To make all laws which shall be necessary and
proper Tor carrying into execution the foregoing pow
in the government of the Confederate States or in anv
department or officer thereof.


SECTION 9.


1. The Importation of negroes of the African race
from any foreign country Other than the slavehodpe
States Territories of the United States America
is hereby forbidden; and Congress is required pass
such laws shall efiectually prevent the same:


2. Congress shall also have power to prohibit the
intro auction of slaves from any State member Of
or Territory not belonging to, this Confederacy.


3. The privilege of the OF habeas corpus shall
he suspended, unless Wheu IN rebellion
invasion, the pubic safety may require it,


4. No bill OF attainder post fdctO law, or law
denying or mpalrHg the right OF property in negro
slaves shall be passed.


s. No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid un-
less proportion 10 the census OF enumeration here
inbefore directed TO be taken


6. No duty shall be laid on articles exported
from any State except by vote OF twothrds of both
Houses.


l. No preference shall be given By any regulation of
commerce or revenue to the ports of one State over
those of another


s. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but
in consequence OF appropriations made by law and
regular statement and account OF the receipts and
penditures of all public money shall be published
from time to time


g. Congress shall appropriate no money from the
treasury except by vote of two-thirds of both
Houses, taken by yeas and mays, unless 1t be asked
and estmated for by OF the heads of the De-
partmenI, and submitted to Congress by the Presi-
dent for the purpose of paying its own expenses
and contingencies Tor the payment OF claims against
the Confederate States the justice of which shall have
been ludciay declared by tribunal Tor the inyesti
CATION of claims against the government, which il
is hereby made the duty OF Congress TO establish.


10 All bills approprlatng money shall specify IN
federal currency the exact amount of each appropra
tion and the purposes for which 1t is made and Con-
gress shall grant no extra compensation any public
contractor, officer agent or servant aftsr such
tract shall have been made or such service rendered


IL title of nobility shall be granted by Con-
federate States and person holding any office of
profit trust under them, SHALL without the consent
of the Congress- accept OF any present. emOluments Of


fee or titles Of any kind whatever, from any king,
prince, or foreign state.


congress Snail make no respecting an eSlaD-
lishment of religion prohibiting the free exercise
thereof abrldgng the freedom of speech of the
press the right of the people peaceably to assem-
BILE and petition the Government for aredres of griev
ances


ID. A well regulated militia being necessary to the
security of a free State, the right of the people to
keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.


IA. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered
in any house without the consent of the owner nor
in time OF war, but IN manner 10 De prescribed oy


IS The right the people to be secure their per-
sons houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable
searches and seizures, shall not be violated and no
warrant shall but upon probable cause, support
ed by oath affirmation, and particularly describing
the place TO be searched and the persons things TO
be seized.


To- No person shall be held answer for a capital
or otherwise infamous crime unless u presentment
indictment of grand jury, except IN arising
in the land naval forces in the militia, when Ill
actual service in time of public danger nor
shall any person be subject for the offence 10 be
twice put jeopardy Of life OF limb be compell-
ed, in any criminal case to be witness against him
without due process of law shall private proper
yE be taken for public use, without just compensa
ton.


IT. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall
joy the right to 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 sscerained by law, and 10 be
informed of the nature and cause of the accusaon TO
be confronted with the witnesses against him have
compulsory process for obtaining witnesses his ia
and to have the assistance Of counsel for his de-
fence.





froversy shall exceed twenty dollars the right of trial
by jury shall be preserved and no fact tried by
jury shall be otherwise reexamined IN any court OF
the Contederacy, than according TO the rules OF the
common law.


10. Excessive bail shall not be required,
sve fines be imposed, nor cruel and unusual punish
ments be inflicted.


20 Every law resolution having the force of law
shall relate to but subject, and that shall be
pressed in the title.


SECTION 10.
l. No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or
confederation grant letters of marque and reprisal
coin money make any thing but gold and silver coin


tender in payment OF debts pass any bill of attain
der post fdct0 law, law impair ing The obga-
tion of contracts grant any title of nobility


2 No State shall, without the consent of the Con-
gress, lay imposts duties impOStS
except what may be absolutely necessary for execut
ing Inspection laws and the net produce of all du-
pors shall be for the of the treasury of the Con
federate States and all such laws shall be subject
the revision and control of Congress
3. No State SHALL without the consent of Congress
lay any duty of tonnage, except going vessels
for the of its rivers and barbors naviga
ted by the said vessels but such duties shall


ct with treaties of the Confederate States with
foreign nations and any surplus revenue, thus de
rived SHALL after making such improvements be paid
into the common treasury; shall any State keeI
| troops ships of IN time peace enter intC
any agreement compact with another State witt
foreign power, engage in war unless actually in
of delay. But when any divides flows tnrougt
with each other TO improve the navigation thereof.