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	Constitution of the Confederate States of America - 2003
		The Confederate States shall be open for inclusion to all jurisdictions and territories who may petition to become a part of the Confederate States, and who by their regional convention, election, or plebecite, agree to ratify this Constitution.
		The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected; and he shall not receive within that period any other emolument from the Confederate States, or any of them.
		The President shall have power to fill all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session; but no person rejected by the Senate shall be reappointed to the same office during their ensuing recess.
	www.newconfederacy.com /confedcn.htm (5327 words)

	Constitution of the Confederate States of America - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
		The Senate of the Confederate States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen for six years by the Legislature thereof, at the regular session next immediately preceding the commencement of the term of service; and each Senator shall have one vote.
		The citizens of each State shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of citizens in the several States; and shall have the right of transit and sojourn in any State of this Confederacy, with their slaves and other property; and the right of property in said slaves shall not be thereby impaired.
		The Confederate States shall guarantee to every State that now is, or hereafter may become, a member of this Confederacy, a republican form of government; and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the Legislature or of the Executive when the Legislature is not in session) against domestic violence.
	www.usconstitution.net /csa.html (3616 words)

	The Confederate Constitution
		Clause 9: The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected; and he shall not receive within that period any other emolument from the Confederate States, or any of them.
		Clause 4: The President shall have power to fill all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session; but no person rejected by the Senate shall be reappointed to the same office during their ensuing recess.
		Clause 4: The Confederate States shall guarantee to every State that now is, or hereafter may become, a member of this Confederacy, a republican form of government; and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the Legislature or of the Executive when the Legislature is not in session) against domestic violence.
	www.evervigilant.net /documents/confederate.html (3004 words)

	The Avalon Project : Constitution of the Confederate States; March 11, 1861
		He and the Vice President shall hold their offices for the term of six years; but the President shall not be reeligible.
		Section I. (I) The judicial power of the Confederate States shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may, from time to time, ordain and establish.
		The ratification of the conventions of five States shall be sufficient for the establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the same.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/csa/csa.htm (3108 words)

	Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens
		President and Vice President of the Confederate States
		In 1845 he was elected to Congress from that State; but at the outbreak of the Mexican War he resigned his seat in Congress, volunteered, raised a regiment in Mississippi, of which he was Colonel, and accompanied General Taylor in his campaign, distinguishing himself signally at Buena Vista.
		ALEXANDER H., of Georgia, the Vice President of the new Southern Confederacy, was born in Georgia on the 11th of February, 1812, and is consequently forty-nine years of age.
	www.sonofthesouth.net /leefoundation/Jefferson_Davis_Vice_Stephens.htm (719 words)

	Const Confederate States of America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the Confederate States, and within every subsequent term of ten years, in such manner as they shall by law direct.
		But in choosing the President the votes shall be taken by States; the representation from each State having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the States, and a majority of all the States shall be necessary to a choice.
		When five States shall have ratified this Constitution, in the manner before specified, the Congress under the Provisional Constitution shall prescribe the time for holding the election of President and Vice President; and for the meeting of the Electoral College; and for counting the votes, and inaugurating the President.
	www.agh-attorneys.com /4_const_confederate_states.htm (3628 words)

	Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederate States of America
		Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederate States of America
		Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America
		On November 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president, not of the United States of America but of the Confederate States of America.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/civil/davis_1 (122 words)

	President of the Confederate States of America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The President of the Confederate States of America was the Head of State of the short-lived Confederate States of America, which seceded from the United States.
		According to the Confederate States Constitution, the President's office was almost entirely the same as that of the President of the United States.
		One unique power granted to the Confederate president was the ability to subject a bill to a line item veto, a power held by some state governors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/President_of_the_Confederate_States (407 words)

	Transcription of Confederate Constitution
		The President, Vice-President, and all civil officers of the Confederate States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
		The Confederate States shall guaranty to every State that now is or hereafter may become a member of this Confederacy, a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the Legislature (or of the Executive when the legislature is not in session) against domestic violence.
		When five States shall have ratified this Constitution, in the manner before specified, the Congress under the Provisional Constitution, shall prescribe the time for holding the election of President and Vice-President; and for the meeting of the Electoral College; and for counting the votes, and inaugurating the President.
	www.libs.uga.edu /hargrett/selections/confed/trans.html (3196 words)

	Confederate States of America Constitution
		(1) The Senate of the Confederate States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen for six years by the Legislature thereof, at the regular session next immediately preceding the commencement of the term of service; and each Senator shall have one vote.
		(1) The President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the Confederate States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
		Adopted unanimously by the Congress of the Confederate States of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, sitting in convention at the capitol, m the city of Montgomery, Ala., on the eleventh day of March, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-one.
	members.cox.net /polincorr1/csa5b.htm (3252 words)

	The Confederate States Constitution
		The Senate of the [United] Confederate States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years, at the regular session next immediately preceding the commencement of the term of service; and each Senator shall have one Vote.
		The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the [United} Confederate States or any of them.
		The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States, and shall have the right of transit and sojourn in any State of this Confederacy, with their slaves and other property; and the right of property in such slaves shall not be impaired.
	www.civilwarhome.com /csconstitution.htm (3183 words)

	Jefferson Davis
		He was made chairman of the senate committee on military affairs, and here, as in the house, was active in the discussions on the various phases of the slavery question and the important work of the session, including the fugitive slave law, and the other compromise measures of 1850.
		The message also condemned, as illegal and absurd, President Lincoln's proclamation calling for troops, and that announcing a blockade of southern ports, and ended with the famous words, "All we ask is, to be let alone," followed by a promise to resist subjugation to the direst extremity.
		The Confederate congress that met in November, 1864, was outspoken in opposition to the administration, and in January, 1865, the Virginia delegation urged a change in the cabinet, expressing their want of confidence in its members.
	www.jeffersondavis.net (5266 words)

	Tenn11
		President of the Senate; the President of the Senate shall, in the presence of
		The President shall be Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the
		State shall be citizens of the Confederate States, and have the qualifications
	www.ceusolutions.info /Tenn11.html (4389 words)

	Alexander Hamilton Stephens Biography
		In the formation of the Confederate Constitution his statesmanship and profound acquaintance with the principles of government were found to be of great value.
		He held that slavery as a domestic institution under the control of the States was attacked by those who sought to establish the rule that the Federal government had the power to regulate any domestic institution of any State.
		His views regarding the political relations of the Federal and State governments were nearly allied to those of Jefferson, and these views he carried with him in his construction of the Confederate constitution.
	www.civilwarhome.com /stephens.htm (1964 words)

	Jefferson Davis President Confederate States of America
		He was in constant conflict with extreme exponents of the doctrine of states' rights, and his attempts to have high military officers appointed by the president were opposed by the governors of the states.
		Davis was nevertheless responsible for the raising of the formidable Confederate armies, the notable appointment of General Robert E. Lee as commander of the Army of Virginia, and the encouragement of industrial enterprise throughout the South.
		As her title suggests, Allen, an independent scholar, has written a sentimental account of the life of the president of the Confederate States of America.
	americancivilwar.com /south/jeffdavi.html (711 words)

	JEFFERSON DAVIS, PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
		The Civil War was the result of the state’s determination to secede and the federal government’s refusal to allow them to leave.
		Even today in our government, representatives of each states have in their purpose not only to guide issues concerning national policy, but their primary responsibility is to serve in the interests of the people of the individual states from which they are elected.
		Jefferson Davis never wavered in his faith in state’s rights and his theory that the founding fathers of our country required that the federal government’s right to govern fully rested upon the consent and will of the people being governed.
	www.informsol.com /dean/jeffdavis.htm (885 words)

	Constitution for the Confederate States
		Section I. The executive power shall be vested in a President of the Confederate States of America.
		Treason against the Confederate States shall consist only in levying war against.
		Section I. Full faith and credit shall be given in each State to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other State; and the Congress may, by general laws, prescribe the manner in which such acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof.
	www.confederatestatesofamerica.org /articles/35.htm (3387 words)

	The Confederate States of America Constitution
		ARTICLE I. Section I. All legislative powers herein delegated shall be vested in a Congress of the Confederate States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
		Feel free to download, reprint, and/or otherwise redistribute this file as long as this statement of origin is given.
		The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is kittyware (R).
	americancivilwar.com /documents/confederate_constitution.html (3346 words)

	The Avalon Project : Confederate States of America - Letter of President Davis to President Lincoln February 27, 1861
		For the purpose of establishing friendly relations between the Confederate States and the United States, and reposing special trust, &c., Martin J. Crawford, John Forsyth, and A. Roman are appointed special commissioners of the Confederate States to the United States.
		Given under my hand at the city of Montgomery this 27th day of February, A.D. 1861, and of the Independence of the Confederate States the eighty-fifth.
		A Resolution for the Appointment of Commissioners to the Government of the United States of America; February 15, 1861
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/csa/l022761.htm (136 words)

	Confederate States of America
		If you want more depth, click on the images to be taken to the complete news stories as they appeared on the pages of Harper's Weekly.
		Please note that I hand transcribed all these news stories, so please email me when you find typos.
		Cabinet of President Jefferson Davis and the Confederate States of America
	www.sonofthesouth.net /leefoundation/Confederate_states_America.htm (372 words)

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