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CITY OF 'SAN ANTONIO. SATURDAY EVENING APRIL 6. 1861.
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CONSTITUTION
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CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.
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ARTICLE I.
Sec. I. All Ugiflstiv* |««n herais
«ball bs v**t*d la > Congr*** oftti T
SUM, which fhsll couUt of s S*sst*
«T Representative*.
Sue. 2. 1 .-Tie Hons* of Represas Utiraa skill h*
Vonapoaad oí meaban eho**s trtrj Hcoad j«*r by
llw ptosis of ths s*v*rsl States; and tba alccton
in aa'eh Stata «hall ba eUissos of tha Confederal*
states, and b ra tha qastifestios* requisite far
«lector of tha moat aamarooi branch of the 8tata
Legislator*; hot no person rf foreign birth Bet a
citizen of the Confederate State* «hall b* allowed
to rote far any oSoer, ciril or political, State or
federal.
2. No penon (hall be a Representativo who (hall
not hire attained tha sg* of twenty-Are years,
Bad ha seitisan of the Confederate States, and who
shall not, whaa elected, be aa inhabitant of that
.SUte in which be shall be chosen.
3. Representatives and direct taxes shall ha ap-
portioned vmong thi several States which Buy be
included within this Confederacy, according to their
rwpectire nambcrs, wbieh shall ba determinad by
udiling to the whole Bomber of freo persons, fn-
cluliuj those boon 1 to service for a term of years,
and excluding Indians not taxed, tbree-fiflhs of all
«lavas. The actual enumeration shall be made
within three yeara after the f rat meeting of the
Congress of the Confederáis States, and within
every subsequent term of ten years, in such manner
as tbey shall by taw direct. The oom'<er of Repre-
sentatives shall not exceed one tor erory fifty thous-
and, but each State shall hare at lest one Repre-
sentative; and until such enumeration shall be
made the State of South Carolina shall be entitled
tochooaesix—the State of Georgia ten —the State
of Alabama Bine—ths State ot Florida two—the
fttate of Mi«ia<ippi revea—the State of Louisiana
aix—an-1 the Stale of Texas six.
4. When vacancies happen in the rep-esentati >d
from any State, the Executive authority tbereoi
f shall iuue writ* of election to fill such vacancies.
5. The House of Representatives shall choose
their speaher and other officers: and shall have
the solé power of impeachment; except that any
judicial oroihar Feleral officer resident and acting
x ilely within the liqiUa/if any State, may bo im-
peached by a vote of two-thirds of both branches of
the Legislature thereof.
Sec. 3.—1. The Senate of the Confederate States
shall be composed of two Senator; from each State,
chosen for lx years by the Legislature thereof, at
the regular session next immediately preceding the
cummanccment of the term of servic-; and each
Senator shall "haye one vote.
2. Immediately altar they shall be assembled,
in consequence of the first election, they (hall be
divided aa equally as may be into three cUsses.
The seati of the Senators of the first class shall be
vacated at the expiration of the seoond year; of
tha second class at the expiration of the fourth year,
and of ths third class at thr expiration of the sixth
rear; so that one-third may be chosen every sec-
ond year, and if vacancies hsppen by resignation,
or otherwise, during the recess of the Legislature
of any State, the Executive thereof may make tem-
porary appointments until the next meeting of the
Legislature, which shall then fill su-h vacancies
3. Xo person s'iall be a Senator who shall not
have attained the age of thirty j cars, and be s
citizen of the Confederate States; and who shall
.not, when elected, bean inhabitant of the Slate for
which he shall be chosen-
4. The Vice-Pre ident of the Confederate
States shall be President of the Senate, but shall
have no vote, unless tbey be equally divided.
5. The fenate shall choose their other officers;
and also a Presileot pro tempore in the absence ot
the Viee-Pre*i tent, or when be shall exercise the
office of President of tho Confederate States.
6. The Senate shall have the sole power to try
all appeachments. When sitting for that purpose,
they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the
President of the Confederate /Sutes is tried, the
Chirf Justice shall preside, and no person shall be
convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds ot
tba members present.
7. Judgment in eases of impediment shall n'-t
extend farther than to removal feom offiie, and uii-
qualificatioB to hold and enjoy any office of honor,
trustor profit, under the Confederate Stales; but
the party eonviet 1 shall, nevertheless, be liable
and subject to indictment, trial, judgment and pun-
ishment according to law.
Skc. 4.—1. The time, places and mapner of
hot :ing elections for Senators and Representatives
shall be prescribed in each State by the Legisla-
ture thereof; sntject to the provisions of this cons'
t tiiution; but tho Congress may, at any time, by
law; make or alter such regulations, except as to
the time* aad place* ot choosing Senators.
2. The Congress shall assemble at least one* in
every year; aad sack meeting shall be oa the first
Monday ia December, unless they shall by law ap-
point a difereat day.
Sec. 5 —1- Each Hoase shall be the judge of
Che electioas, retara* and qualifications of Hs own
members, and a majority of each shall constitute a
.quorum to do business; hat * smaller Bumber may
adjjtna from day today, aad may be authorised
do compel ths atteadsnce of absent members, in
such manner aad uuder sach penalties as each
Hoase may provide
2 Each House may determine ti* rules of its
proceedings, punish its members for dtserferf y be-
havior, aad, with the cnaeamace of two-thirds of
it, If, alter aasfc reconsideration, two-
third* of
othor Hmue. by'irkich it shall lftsaisfrW'maa-
sidered, «ad iT*fprcv*d by two-thirds M that
Hoase, it shall bessau a 1aw. Bnt ia ail
cases, th* vetas of both house* shall b* determined
by yeas aad says, aad the names of th* persons
votiag for Bad against the bil 1 shall he esterad on
the journal of each House respectively- If any
bill shall not be fétnraed by tbe President within
ten days(Sundays
cribad by IM.
IS. The'right of th* people to be secure in their
persons, houses, papara, and effects, against un-
reasonable searches aad seizures, shall not be vlo-
nrned by tne President wuaia lated; aad no warrants shall Issue bat upon pto-
excepted) after it shall hava bable cause, aapported by <rsth or affirmation, and
beca proeentod to him, the same shall be a law, ia
lik* meaner as if he bad signed it, unleaa the Con
particularly describing the place to ba searched,
aad the persons or things to be seitc&'f'i.ri
16. tio person shall.£e hold to answer Air a capi-
ta* same proceedings shall then lie had as in ease
of ethar UUs disappaoved by tha President.
3. Every order, raaoiatioa or veto, to wbieh the
of both Ilnnssi may be necessary (ex-
aa question of adjournment,) shall be pres-
to tbe President of ths Confederate States,
and before the aame shall take effect, shall be ap-
proved by him; or being disapproved by him, may
be repassed by two-thirds of both Houses accord-
ing to tba rotes aad limitations prescribed in case
of a bill.
Sec. 8.—Ths Congress shall have power—
I. To lay and collect «axes, duties, Imposts, and
excise, for revenue necesaary to pay tbe debts,
provide for tbe common defence, and carry on tbe
Uoverameat of the Confederate States; but no
bounties shall be granted from the treasury, gpr
shall any duties or taxes on importations from
eigh Batióos be laid to ptouMe or f<*t*r any bn
of industry - and all duties, imposts aud *:
shall b* uniform throughout th* Confederate
2 To borrow mosey on the credit of the
derate State*:
3. To regulate commerce with foreign nations,
and among the several States, and with tho Indian
tribes; but neither this, nor any other clause con-
tained in the constitution, shall ever be construe^
to delegate tbe power to Congress to apropriate
money for any international improvement intend-
ed to facilitate commerce; except for the purpose
of furnishing lights, beacons and buoys, and Ither
aids to navigation upon ths coasts, and the im-
provements of harbors and the removing of ob-
structions in river navigation, in all which eases
such duties shall be laid on the navigation fac.li-
Uted thereby, as may b< necessary to pay the
costs and expenses thereof:
4. To establish uniform laws of naturalization,
and uuiformlaws «*n the subject of bankruptcies
throughout the Confederate States, but no law of
Congress shall discharge any debt contracted be-
fore the passage of the same :
5. To coin money, regulate the value thereof,
and o! foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights
13. A wail regulated militia b*lag .
tbe securttv ot a free Stete. th* right of th*
to toepaal bear arms «hall not he
iTk* soldier shall, latto* of
toradia aay house, without th* «
qrfMK
toradia any hous*, without th* coüs^t of th* «on-
er ¡ nor ia ar war, bat la a njsnnsrtoUaprc*
Mis crime, unless «na
r indictment of la grand Jury, *xc*pt I
g in th* lead *r naval threes, or hi1
6. To provide for tbe punishment of counterfeit-
ing the securities and current coin of the Confede-
rate States:
7. To establish post offices and post routes: but
thj expenaes of tha Poat Office Department, after
the first day of March, in the year of our Lord
eifhteen hundred and aixly-thrce, shall be paid
out of its own revenues:
To promote the progress cf science and use-
ful arts, by securing for limited times to authors
aad inventors tbe exclusive right to their respec-
tive writing and discoveries:
9. To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme
Court:
10. To define aad punish piracies aad felonies
committed on tha high seas, and offences againit
tbe law of nations:
11. T* declare war, grant letters of marque aid
reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on
land and water:
12. To raise and support armies; but no appro-
priation of money to that use shall be for a lunger
term than two years:
13. To provide snljmaintain a navy:
14. To make rulce|or the guiutWutnt^ud
latios of tbe land and naval force i
15/- To provide for calling forth the militia to
execute tbe laws of the Confederate States, sup-
press insurrections and repel invasions:
16. To provide for organising, arming and discip-
lining the militia, and for governing such part of
them as may bu employed in the service of the
in actaat iiiiviee, in Im* of war pr
public danger | nor shall any penon b* subject for
th* saaa* offeuo* to b* twice put in jtopardy of llf*
or limb; nor b*compelled, In any criminal case,
to be a witness against (timselft nor be deprived <4
life, liberty, or pmparty, with * du* process of
law i n*r shall private property b* taken for public
use, withoatjast compensation. .
17. In all criminal prosecutions the accused
shall enjoy th* right to a speedy and public trial
by an impartís! Jury ot th* Stater and district
wherein the crime shall havta bam committed,
which district shall have b*én previously ascer-
tained by law, a«d to be inforined ef the nature
*nd«aus* of thy accusation; to be eonfrontedwilh
th* witnesses against him, to hare oompuliory pro-
cesa for obtaining witne ses in ' bis favor; trad to
have the assistance of counsel for his defenso.
18. Intuits at common law, where the value in
oontrovtrs; shall exceed twenty dollars, tbe right
of trial by Jury shall be preserved; and no fact so
" by a jury shall b* otherwise re-examined Ik
' of the Confedoracy, than according to
19. Excessive bail aíall Bet Jp required, nor <
excessive finca imposed, nor cruel aad unusual pin- I
tshmenU inflicted.
20. Everr law or resolution having the force of
law, shall relate to but on* subject: and that shall
b* expressed in the titl^.
% Sec. 10—1. No State shall enter Mto any trea-
ty, alliance, or confederation;' grssit letters of
marque and reprisal; coin tnoney; malte anyth:
bat gold and silver *oio a tender, in p
debU; pass any bill of attainder,
law, or law impairing tho obligate
or grant any title of nobility.
2. No State shall, without the consent of
Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports
•xports, except «hat may be absolutely necei
for executing it* inspection laws; and tho net
due* of all duties and imposts, laid by any 1
on imports or exports, shall be for the use of Trei
ury of t|ia Confederate States; and all such laws
shall be subject to th* revision aad control of Con-
gress.
3' No State shall, without the consent of Con-
gress, lay any duty of tonnage, except on sea go-
ing veaiels, for the improvement of its rivers and
harbors navigated by the eoid^ressels; but such
duties shall not conflict with any treaties of th*
Confederate States with foreign nations; and any
surplus revenue thus derived, shall, after making
such improvement, be paid into the common treas-
ury. Nor shall any State keep troops or shipe of
war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or
compact with another State, or with a foreign pow-
er, or engage in war, unless actually invadod, or
ia such imminent danger as will not admit of de-
lay. Uut when any river divides or flows through
two or more Stales, they may enter into compa-ts
with each other to improve the navigation thereof.
ARTICLE II.
oittoá thereof at th* tima of tbtadopttefa
of thiii Constitution, or a citkea the
tora in the United States prior to the)
of December, I960, «Mil be eligible te
office of President; neither shall any per-
son be eligible to that «flee who shall not
have attained the age of thirty-five years,
and been fourteen years a resident within
the limits of the Confederate States as
tbey may exist at the tine of his eleotfon.
8. In oase of the rejnovnlof the Pres-
ident from offii
tion, or iuab
and duties q
plr*
Preside
is death, resigna-
arge thé potrera
office, the same
President; and
*y lair, .provide for the
£h, resignation, or in-
resident aud Vice
at offioer shall then
ach officer i
neitJ
i theC
residí
Tbe Presidí
receive for liis
which shall
minished dm
shall have been
«•sieve within
ument front "
4>f them.
10. Before* he
of his office; be si
oath or affirmation :
. •'I do solemnly an
will faithfully ex^ettte
'^OleGad
ffitt ability, IBUDHHHT! Uli. -
toot and deffnd the Constitution thereof."1
Sxc. 2. Tl o President shall be Com*
ándér-in-ChiáGnf the army and navy of
infederain States, und of the mill-
the «ercrsJ plates, when called into
óf the Confedérate
re the' opinion, in
ial offioer in each
nts, upon any
lbs of their re-
eh he
. opt
; émol-
ütáte^ ór any
i on tlie execution
take the following
ear (or affirm) that I
lee of Presi
mnrllt.
preserve, prc-
plai
directed.
8KC. 3-1.
federate
ing war
I
J.
ed to deny or dUpuroge «U>«r re
tho people of the «avaralStataa.
^ 6. The powers not delegated to tha ,i
ttAtea by the ConsUtutloia
o the State*; ai«
eotively, or
m
' the
ofloleu
t
The rati
tad anch trial shaU be held lu the State
their-euemiee, giving them aid and'
fort. Mo person shall
fesslon in open court.'
The Congress
re power to
treason) but
nil work, corrup-
, except during
nted. r19
Section 1—1. The Executive power
shall be vested in a President of the Con-
federate States óf America. lie and the
Vico President shall hold their offices for
the'term of six years, but the Presidont
shall not bo re-elected. Tho President
and Vice President shall be elected as fol-
lows :
8 i<i*eh "CU>.a1ii«Hppp*<nt, ia auaji a
taanner as tbe Legislature 'thereof shall
direct, a number of electors equal to tbe
whole number of Senators and Represen-
tatives to which the State may be entitled
in the Congress; bat no Senator or Bep-
all have power
lons for offen-
States,except
, int.
2. He-shall haVe power, by and with
tho advice and consent of the Senate, to
make treaties, provided two-thirds of the
Senators present cbncnr. and he shall
nominate, and hysjfcd with the advice and
iseu|.c^thb shall appoint ain-
saddts, dtheFfluolic ministers aiid con
suis. Judges of the. Supreme Court, and
all other offiMrs of the Confederate States,
whose appointments are not herein other-
wise provided for, and which shall be es-
tablished by law; but tho Congress may,
by law, vest tho appointment of such in-
ferior officers, as they think proper, in
the President alone, in tho courts of law,
or in tho heads of departments.
3. Tho prinoipal officer in each of the
Executivo Departments, and all persons
connected with the diplomatio service,
may be removed from office at tho pless-
uro of the President. All other civil offi-
cers of the Exeoutivo Department may be
removed at any time by tho President, or
other appointing power, when their serví
ees are unnecessary, or for dishonesty,in-
capacity, inefficiency,misconduct, or neg-
lect of dntfy ; uvdtwben so removed, the, Uwjiro'
Confederate State* respectively, tbe appointment resentalive, or person holding an office of
th* whale number, expel a
3. E "h Horn* ahaU keep s journal «fit* pro-
ceedings, aad from time to time publish th* *ub%
excepting sect puts a* may in their j*dgmeat r -
<¡uires*croeeay, aaAtheyeas end uaja of the mem-
bers of either Hoase, on any questks, shall, at th*
dnira of «ae-iflh of those present, be catered cu
tbe journal.
4. KeitberH«u*e, duriag the searien of Oaagress,
«hall, without the Liaaiat of th* ether adjoara for
aeore than thre* dava, b*t to say ather place than
that in which the two Hooae* ab*T "
Sec. 6.—I. Tha Ste.ileia ssd
shall receive s u «p*neitinn for their aerviscs, to
be aacntainad by law, and paid gut *f the tmssuiy
•T tin Caafedente States. They ahull, is oil cases,
except truusua, fekmy
privileged from mtrmt during their stteadaace at
ths aasama ef their respective Boo***, aad is going
to aad returning from the same; end for aay
spaceb *r debate ia either Hess*, they afesll aot be
■oeationed in say athsr pises.
2. He SaoaSsrar ftepiswststive ahall, duriag
the tima fcr which hs was elected, he appointed te
say civil oftre under the suthority cf the Coofrde-
raxe States, which ahaU have been created, or th*
of the oflrers and the antbority of trainisg the
militia according to the «Baripline prescribed by
Congress:
17. To exercise exclusive legislation in alt eases
hatsoever over such distinct (not exceeding ten
milessqaare) as may, by cession of one or more
•States and tbe rcceptance of Congress, become the
seat of the Government of the Confederate States;
and to exercise like authority over all places pur-
chased by the consent of the Legicliture of tbe
átate in which the some shall bo for the erection of
forts, magaiines, arsenals, dockyards and other
needful baildings; sal
18 To make all laws which shall be necessary
aud proper for carrying into execution the forego-
ing powers and all other powers vested by this
constitution in the Government ot the Confederate
States, or in any department or officer thereof.
Sec. 9—1. The importation of negroes of tbe
African race, from any foreign country, other than
the slavabolding States or Territorio*of th* United
átate* of America, ia hereby forbidden; and Con
gre is required to pass such laws as shall effectu-
ally prevent th* earn*.
'I. Congress shall also have power to prohibit the
intmlwtmef slaves from any State not a member
of, or Territory not beloaging to this Confederacy.
3- The privilege of th* writ of bobees corpus
shall ?at be suspended, unless when Si esses of rs-
bcUiaeor invasion, tLe public safety amy require
it
4. Ho bin of u'tiinder, ore* pott Jada law, or
ight or property in
the ptiailegu of dim amiaig
taiaisg to his doportmeat.
Sac. 7. All billa for raía
tías;.sad as paraca helling any
the Cae federate States shall ba a
Hamas duriag bis caaróauance is
_ cas may, by law, groat to the
la sseh of the Execaxirs Depart-
upoa the floor of other Hoase, with
say
«a riasHisT ef tbe GoaMsrata States; if hs
aapraee, bs ahaO siga it; bat if art, ha shall n-
tmn it with hi* iljutinatethatHeaseis which It
shan hare arigiaaSKL whs shall eater th* at*
tin at larga *a their jasioaL end proceed tort-
law denying or impoiriag tha right
rsgro «lave* shall b* passed.
5. So capitation or other direct tax dull be laid
uniera ia proportion to tbe census
hereinbefore directed to be taheu.
6 No tax or daty shall be laid oa article* ax-
potted from aay State except by a vote of two-
thiide of both Usures.
7. So pretereaee shall be gives by aay regula-
latiou of reiumsrna or revenue to th* ports of oac
State overthoseof another:
8. Ho mosey shall be drawn from the treasury,
but in consequence of appropriations by
' a regalar «tetement aad acoountcf tl
expesditore* of all public money shall h* pub-
td bom tim* to tims.
Coogresa shaU appropriate BOmumj ft em the
treasury except by a vote of two-third* af both
Uooaea, takeo by yeaa and aaya, untaos it h* asked
aad estimated far by some one of the heads of
Dsportaseat, aad aahasitted to Ceagrea by th*
Presidaat; or terths purpose of payiag iU owa ex-
pense* aad esatiagearies; or for tbe paymeat ef
claims against the OmfeJerate States, ths justice
of which shall havs been judicially deolaiad by a
tribunal far tbe iarastigarioa of claims agaiauttbe
which it ia hsraby saade the duty ot
Coogrcas to establish
10 All
All bills appropriating money dull specify
ia federal currency the exact amount of each ap-
propriation. aad tha purposes fur which it is made;
aad Ceagiw* shall grant as extra eompenaatioa to
ty pahlis «outtactor, ofieor, agent or servant
after such eon-net shall havs beea made, or such
trust or profit under tbe Confederate
States shall bn appointed an Elector.
3. The Electors shall meet in their re-
spective States and vote by ballot for
President and Vico President, one of
whom, at least, shall not bo an inhabitant
of the same State with themselves; they
shall name in their ballot tho person voted
for as President, and in distinct ballots
the person voted for as Vice President,
and they shall make distinct lists of all
persons voted for as President, nnd of all
persons voted for as Vice President, nnd
of tho number of votes for each, which
lists they shall sign and certify.and trans-
mit, sealed, to the seat of Government of
tho Confederate States, directed to the
President of the Senate ; the President of
the Senate shall, in tbe presence of the
Senate and House of Representatives,
open all the. certificates, and the votes
shall then be counted ; the person having
the greatest number of votes for President
shall be tho President, if snch number be
a majority of the whole nninber of Eleot
ora appointed; and: if no person have
such majority, then, from the persons
having the highest numbers, not exceeding
three, on tbe list of those voted for n
President, the Houao of Representatives
shall choose immediately, by ballot, the
President. Bat in choosing the President
the vote shall be taken by States, the rep-
resentation from each State having one
vote; a quorum for this purporso shall
consist of a member or metnbors from two
thirds of the States, and * majority of .all.
stall
I Hi
the Congress mAy by law
„ Treapon agatmt the Cóñ
States shall cogslst only In levy-
uguiiHt them, or in adhering to
giving them I
son shall be
treason unless on the test
witnesses to tbe same ovcrjtat, or os qon>
Ooi _
the. punishme;
iderpf treaso
lood, orf
!e of the peí
. .|t
Sec. 1—1. Full faith and oredlt shall
be given in each State Co the publio nets,
records and judicial proceedings of every
Other State; and tbe Congress may, by
general lawa. prescribe the manner in
which aach acts, records and proceedings
shall'be proyed, aud the effect thereof.
Sb& ¿T—t. Tho citizens of cach State
shall be entitled to all tbe privileges and
immunities of citizens of the several «States,
and shall hftve the right of transit and so-
journ in any' State of this Confederacy,
with their slaves and other property; and
the fight of property in said ¿laves shall
Qui bbitteyebyimpaired.
ft. A person charged in any State with
treason, felony, or other crimo agaiust
the laws of such State, who shall flee from
justice, and be found in another State,
ahall, on demand of the Exeoutivo author-
ity of the State firorn which be fled, be de-
livered up^be removed to tho Stato huv-
iag jurlstMtion of the crime.
3. No slave or oth/r person hold to
service or labor in any State or Territory
of the Confederate 8tat«s, under the laws
thereof, esoaping or lawfully carried into
another, shall, in consequence of any law
or regulation therein, bo discharged from
suoh service or labor; but shall be deliv-
ered up on claint of tha party to whom
such slave belongs, or to whom such ser-
vico or labor may be duo.
Sec. 3—1. Other. States may bo admit-
ted into this Confederacy by a vote of
two-tbirds of the. Senate, the .Senate vo-
ting by States ; but no new State shall bo
formed or erected within the jurisdiction
of any other State; nor any State be form-
ed by the junction of two or more States,
or parts of Statos, without the consent of
the Legislatures of tho States concerned
as well as of the Congress.
2. The Congress shall have power to
dispose of and make all needful rules and
regulations concerning the property of
the Confederate States,including tbe lands
thereof.
3. Tho Confederate States may no-
quire new territory, and-Congress shall
have power to legislate and provide gov-
ernments for the inhabitants of all terri-
-ory belonging to tho Confederate States,
lying without the limits of tha se
States; and may permi); them, at
times and in snch manner as it
II. So title of twbility dull bu granted by tbe
OsoMetste ¿totes; sad aa pensa holdiBg say
sf profit or trust und*r them (ball, without
ef th* Ccqgrm, accept of any present,
j oMto or tills of any kind whstevtr
bom aay king, prinoe or foreign State.
II Coogresa shall main no low respeetiag an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting th* free
excreta* thereof; or shridgiag ths baodam ot
(peach, or ef tha pram; or the right of ths people
pesasohlyts assemble aadpstftna the Screraxaent
fjz s redress jf grievances
nd if the House of Represen I olives shall
not choose a President, whenever the right
of choice shall devolve apon them, before
th* 4th day of March next following, then
i he Vice President shall act as President,
as in the case of the death, or other con-
stitutional disability of the President.
4. The person having the greatest num-
ber of votes as Vie* President shall be tbe
Vice President, if such number be a ma-
jority of tlte whole number of electors aP;
pointed; and if po person have a tnajot i-
ty. then, from the two highest numbers on
the list the Sentfte shall choose tbe Vice
President; a quorum for the purpose shall
consist of two-thirds of the whole nnidber
of Senators, and t majority of the whole
number shall be neoeasary to a choice.
5. But no person constitutionally in-
eligible to the office of President shall be
eligible to that of Vioe President of the
Confederate States.
6. Tbe Congress may determine" the
Electors and the day on which tbey shall
give tbeir votes, whioh day shall be the
same throughout tbe Confederate States.
7. Me person except a natural born
citizen of tho Confederate States, or a
removal shall be reported to tho Senate*
together with the riasons therefor.
4. The President shall have power to
fill all vacancies that may happen during
the recess ot the Senato, by granting com-
missions which shall expire at the end of
their next session; but no person rejected
by the Senate shall be re-appointed to the
same office during their ensuing recess.
Sec. 3—1. The President shall, from
time to lime, givff to the Congress infor-
mation of the Stato of tho Confederacy,
aud recommend to their consideration suoh
measures as he shall judge necessary and
expedient; ha may, on extraordinary oc-
casions, convene both houses, or either of
them ; and in case of disagreement be-
tween them, with respect to the time of
adjournment, be may adjourn them to such
time as he sb^Jbink proper; he shall re-
ceive ambasstSrifttad other public min-
isters ; he'fehajrtike caro that the laws be
faithfully executed, and shall commission
all tho officers of the Confederate States.
Sec. 4—1. Tba President, Vice Pres-
ent, and all eitil officers of the Confed-
erate States, stall be removed from office
on impeadrmetlt for and conviction of
treason .bribe?y, or other high crimes and
misdeméaUOffágSKy
\j3SraCEEtJL
Sec- 1—J. - 3Pbe Judicial power of the
Confederate Stiles shall be vested in one
Suproms Conrt,and in suoh inferior courts
as the Congress may-from time-to time
ordain and establish. Tha Judges, both
of tbe SupreoMfand inferior Courts, shall
hold tbeir omcét during good behaviorand
shall at stated times receive for tbeir ser-
vices a compensation whioh shall not Be
diminished during tbeir continuance in
.««.i..
sfitution, the laws of tbe Confederate
States, and treaties made or wbieh shall
Into the I
tory, the instlti
He made
ohses aff<
mini story
mil '
trovereics to
shall be pai
two or mor*
citizens of ai
is plaintiff- f,
.lands
under
between « Si
anff foreign
but no State
their authority; to all
'ibassadors. other publio
isuls; to all cases of ad-
me jurisdiction; to oon-
loh the Confederate States
to controversies between
t} between a State and
er State where tbe State
tween citizens Claiming
its of different States, and
the citisena thereof.
sol
.tes, citizens or Subjeoti;
all be sued by a citizen or
foreign State.
In all cases affecting ambassadors
otbe| publio Ministers, ana consuls, and
those in which a State shall ba a party,
the SopHMalgfeart Shall have originaVJu-
risdictidft. all the other cases befo
mi S«p#em« Cosrt shall liave
Appellate jurisdiction, both aa to law and
faca with suob exceptions, and under snob
lations. as tbe Congress shall sake.
The trial of all o rimes, except in
cases of impeachment, shell bo by Jury ;
-
establishment of t
ttí ¡8t¿tés so rattMálf IÉ
8. When five States a
this Constitutionete.tfce'—no before ape*
olficd, the Congress, under tha PkMffcUtoal
Constitution, ¿hallpresort!* ths tine,for
holding tbe eleotion of President and Vioe
President ¡ and for the meeting of the
Electoral College and for conntlng: «Kb
votes aud inaugurating-the President.—
They shall also prescribe tbe tint* lor
holding the first election, of aeabeff wf
Congress under this Coustltutien, and die
time for assembling the same. unttl|Uie sis.-
sembling of suoh Congress, the Conprtse
under the Provisional Co«etltúU«é
continue to exeroisd the]
granted them; notosten
time limited by the Cons
Provisional Government.
may
ion of nouro slayei.
it now exists ia the Confederate Si
AN ORDINANCE
To amend tkt Ant and ncond Stctimii of
Article third of A* CotutihUim pf the
Slate of Texas. ,
The people of the State tf Tetad, by their
Delegate in Convention cunmUedj; emimtm
that Section let of Article id (AaM hereafter
read a* follow*:
ARTICLE III.
Sectiok 1. That alljpersons who fere
citizens of the State of Texfis on the 9n<
day of Síaroh, 1861, ell persons borksftsr
that time of a parent oitlseii of'thls Stat /
all persons born Jo this-State, of a parent
residing in and entitled to moquire. the
■ > this Btate« all eitf-
Confoderate State*
of America, or of any -State whioh may
hereafter be admitted into union with tiré
Confederate States of America on terms
of equality with them, Immigrating to and
permanently residing in this State« all
persons naturalised by tbe Constitatfo
and laws of the' Confederate States of
America and,, of, this Stafe. and perfwa-
nently residing therein, (Indians not tazad
and negroes and tbeir descendants encep-
ted)sbailT e citizens of the State of TtiM'
The 2d Section of Article 3d shall hefeaf'
ter read at follow*:
Sec. 2. All freo male citiseae of this
8tate, as defined in the preceding tcetion.
over the age of twenty-one years, whw.
" tall have resided in (bis State one year
;t preceding an election, and the last
djjt#«¡t. oaanjftfftjlifo
1 to tlA#.'
vn, in whioh they
i deemed qualified ele
shall be reoognized and proi
gress and 6y tbe Territorial Uevern
and the inhabitants of the several Ci
erato States and Territoriee shall have
the right to take to such Territory any
slaves lawfully held by then in any of tbe
States or Territories of the Con federate
Statos. t b.
4. Tho Confederate States shall gal-
antee to every State that is now or may
hereafter bceome a member of this Con-
federacy, a Republican form of Govern-
ment, and shall protect each of them
against invasion ; and on application pf
the Legislature (or of the Executive when
the Legislature is not in tession) against
domestic violence.
ARTICLE V.
Sec. 1—1. Upon the demand of any
three States, legally assembled in their
several Conventions, tho Congross phall
summon a Convention of all the States, to
take into consideration such amendments
to the Constitution as the said States shall
concur in suggesting at the time when the
said demand is made; and shonld any of the
proposed amendments to the Constitution
be agreed on by th#s|Ud Convention—vo-
ting by States—and the same be ratified by
tho Legislatures of two-tbirds of tbe sev-
eral States, or by conventions in two-
thirds thereof—as the one or the other mode
of ratification may be proposed by the gen-
eral convention—tbey shallthenoeforward
form a part of this Constitution. But no
State shall, without its consent, be de-
rived of its equal representation in the
¡enate.
ARTICLE VI.
^tiiTba government established by this
Constitution fs thtf suefsaaor Vf tho pro-
visional Government of the 'Confederate
States of Amerioa, and all the Jawp passed
hy the latter shall oontioue in forOe until
the same shall be repealed or modified;
and all the officers appointed by the same
shall remain in office nutil their successors
are appointed and qualified, or the offices
abolished.
2. All debts contracted and engage-
ments entered into before the adoption of
this Constitution shall be aa valid against
the Confederate States under this Consti-
tution as «nder tbe Provisional Govern
ment.
3. This Constitution, and the laws of
thtrConfe'derata Slates, made in nursuance
thereof, and all the treaties made, or that
shall be made under the authority of the
Confederate States, shall bo tbe supreme
law of th&land; and the Judges in every
<tate shall be bound thereby, anything
in the Constitution or laws of any Stat*
to the nontrary notwithstanding.
4. Tbe Senatore and Representatives
before mentioned, and tbe members of thi
several State Legislatures, apd all eae¿u
' suoh qualified elector
/other county, situated
which he resides at tbe <
tion, lie Ahall be permitted to vole Tor raw
district «pioer, and qualified electors shall
be permitted to vote anywhere in the fiat*
for State officers, provided that no soldier<
seaman or marine Ml the regular amy or
nary 6f the Confederate States of Asaer-
ioa, shall be entitled to vote at any elec-
tion created by this Constitution.
AN ORDINANCE
To confer juriedietion over At FoHi,'Netty
Yardt, Arsenal* and Light Home* in the
State of Texa*. upon the Confederate
State* of America.
Section 1. Be it ordained ty Ule people
of the State of Texa* in Comtentitm aettm-
bled. That tbe Government of the Cow
federate States is hereby authorised to>
use, ocoupy and hold possession of *H
Forts, Navy Yards, Arsenals and Lhrhl
Houses and their .appurtenances, (n this
SMte. and ahall repair and rebuild said
Forts, Navy Yards, Arsonals ana Light
Houses, and oonstruot others ht accord-
ance with existing laws of this State, wjiile
this State shall continue a member of ,aald
Confederacy. .,
Adopted in Convention at tba city of
" * cf March, A. D..
Austin, on the 20th day
1861. O. M '
G. T. Brownbiooí
Secretary.
'ettibnt.
A CAM FOR AMI.
I with to give you a statement of facto for
the past month.
TVehave suffered á good deal of annoy-
ance from Indians. They have killed some
of onr citizens in this neighborhood. They
have been killing otir cattle and taking off
our ponies. On Monday night- they sbme
into our town and took away álasoct every
pony that we had. On Tuesday atoning we
mada an effort to send out a acout, as usual.
bnt owing to tho scarcity of honee, found
it difficult to mnster a sufloisnt naffbsr.
Eventually we succeeded in mustering 11
mounted men wheeet off on the trail 'by 2
o'clock, under command cf Win. f . Smith.
All the men that fre could spate have en-
rolled them selves to take oharge ef the neigh-
boring posts. 7
We call on the citizens of 8an Astasia to
use their mfiuencs in order to have we pro-
vided with rifles end eigshooters. J se*
mounted men will aleo be necessary. With*
out thoee side our country wilt he laid waetw
and w* run tbe risk cf auihiiatica. Soase
of car cHisene ere leaetng and all ai very
miMb alarmed for their safety. ,
Your obodlsaUwvaal,
WM.H.PÜLUAM.
■Uvalde, March, 2*th lWt.I "
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