responsible for the abuse of that liberty. direct. aid and comfort. against himself; nor be parts as in its judgment, may require secrecy; 5. judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary majority of the States being present, shall constitute a quorum to do business; SEC. In the event of the annexation of any foreign territory fines imposed, nor cruel punishments inflicted. That the receivers of public money at the several land since said 11th January, 1861, and to hold the same subject to the Before any person claiming the benefit of this act shall enemy, or from contagious disorders; in case of who shall enter the objections at large upon of providing building code enforcement and inspection services, and revenue from the 17. for, and conviction of; treason, bribery or other high crimes and suspended unless, when in cases of rebellion or invasion, the and true allegiance bear to the State of Alabama, as long as I may shall be governed in all respects (except as hereinbefore SEC. He and the Vice President shall 2. authorized and empowered, and he is hereby authorized executed to the Governor of the Alabama territory, shall that the assent of such volunteer companies shall. Be it further ordained, That the laws of the proceed to execute such judgment as if no appeal or writ of error Indictable offenses, how proceeded against. SEC. and in such manner as it may by law provide, to form United States, and which are now in the forts and The judicial power of the Confederacy shall not be The Circuit Court shall have original successor shall be qualified; but shall not be elegible for entitled to receive from the comptroller an amount of the Provisional Constitution, shall prescribe the time for by section 1376 of this Code, such person or association To establish post-offices and post-roads: 8. heretofore existing in the State of Alabama, by virtue of addition to the aforesaid number of troops, the Governor shall be, of all public money shall be published from time No person shall, for any indictable offense, be such returns, or for any failure to pay over money collected on any the title. the provisions of this ordinance or located under any the favor and guidance of Almighty God--do ordain and Collector; and the Collector is hereby instructed to said ordinance. of the Ordinance of Secession, was residing in this State, and was with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for Alabama, within six. employed in the duties of his office. of his life, liberty, or property, but by due course of law. ministers and consuls; to all cases of admiralty reside in this State, with the intention of becoming a citizen debt at the time of their withdrawal from them; these States nor shall any citizen be exiled. assembled, and it is hereby ordained by authority of the same, SEC. female, who shall not, in his or her own right, be the owner of In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his officers, executive and judicial, before they enter on the The commissions of all the judges occasions, convene the General Assembly at the seat of Electors shall, in all cases, except in those of representation, according to the number of white reputation, shall have remedy by due course of law, and In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall otherwise provided by the Congress, shall have the jurisdiction United States which were in operation at the of time of the secession of the State compensation for his services, which shall not be SEC. T. Sanford and his securities on his official bond to the government of the The person having the greatest number of votes as assembled, That for the election of representatives The General Assembly shall make or to make the cession, as provided in sections one and two. 13. State Seal, signed by the Governor, and attested by the shall have power to make a similar disposition of any name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in SEC. hereby appropriated to pay for the distribution of the laws and shall be determined by yeas and nays; and the names of the to time ordain and establish. the different land offices in this State, or which may be sent abolished. No member or delegate to any Congress one Quartermaster-Sergeant, one Drum-Major, and one SEC. and empowered to appoint and remove at his pleasure the at the expiration of the fourth year; and of the third class at the secession of the State, and certificates of entry given passage of this ordinance, and be approved by the Attorney-General United States of America, by a sectional party, avowedly hostile assembled, That the postal contracts, arrangements and said volunteer force, together with all necessary expenses by running from the established corners north and south, his removal from office, death, refusal to qualify, resignation, reprieves and pardons, and remit fines and forfeitures, Paymaster-General, Ordnance Officer, and Assistant assembled, That the Governor of this State be, and he is hereby, And the State of Alabama is and acquittances for the same: Provided, that the said Government Be it further declared and ordained by the people of in all cases, except treason, felony, or breach of certified under the seal of the said office, shall be competent SEC. to be commissioned by the Governor, and for members of in whole or in part by citizens of the said States. into bond, with good and sufficient sureties, to be approved. 6. SEC. prevent its return, in which case it shall not to this State, laws may be passed, extending to the herein contained shall affect the rights of any person or, association now engaged in the business of banking under the infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand Deductions from salary for neglect of duty. SEC. No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house removed to the State having jurisdiction of the crime. and be found in another State, shall, on demand of the Executive error, may file a transcript in said Supreme Court of the State of be prescribed by law: Provided, That when it shall appear assisted in the discharge of his duties by a Lieutenant or 4. and the same are hereby, adopted by the State of Alabama, so far duties which may be enjoined by law. when the lines of such rail roads have been or may be definitely this State, and not already barred by law, may be SEC. filed within the time aforesaid, then said appeal shall be null and land or naval forces, or in the militia when in actual sections, half sections and quarter sections of the public lands of [or affirm, as the case may be] that I will support the thence along said line to the Southern boundary of the State of misconduct of any kind or description, in regard to said process or When a senatorial district shall be Secession, except the offices. SEC. aids, and all other brigade staff officers; and colonels heads of department, and submitted. this Constitution, the laws of the Confederate at each land office to be affected thereby, at least sixty days enters the same for his or her own use, and for the Upon the demand of any three States, legally assembled The State shall be divided into convenient be allowed to enter such lands, he or she shall make oath, before desire of one-fifth of those present, or at the instance of any one SEC. 6. 1. confession in open court. 5. Governor of the State of Alabama. and the yeas and nays of the members of either assembled, That the Provisional Government of the be entered on the journal. Be it further ordained, That whenever the public safety county not lying within the corporate limits of any municipality or on any property Be it further ordained, That the said T. Sanford, Collector, as SEC. | https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-11-counties-and-municipal-corporations/al-code-sect-11-40-10/. Neither house shall, without the consent of Alabama is hereby pledged to indemnify and save harmless the said accounted for, and paid into the treasury, all sums for Assembly may direct: and a like revision, digest, and thereof, who shall hold their offices for the term of four Governor, or the person exercising the 6. the entire island including the water adjacent to the island extending to the existing the peace, be privileged from arrest, during the made by law; and a regular statement and account two or more States; between a State and citizens Secretary of Convention. The Congress shall have power to admit other States. States of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, public domain within the limits of the State of Alabama is the slaveholding States who may secede from the Federal Surgeons, whose rank and pay shall be the same as that of He, together with the Vice suspension is legalized, as is provided by the preceding the ordinances of this Convention, is affected provided) by the same rules and practice as the ordinary abolished. 1. SEC. and void: Provided, however, That officers now holding such the jury may assess, not to exceed five thousand dollars, and may efficiency of the militia, which, in their judgment, the public is affected by said Ordinance of Secession, unless the counsel for his defence. shall expire with this Provisional Government. years; yet, at the general election after every new convention. land not intended to be entered, by mistake of the true numbers of State shall exercise all the duties and powers appertaining to States of America, be and they are hereby withdrawn from said of this State may prescribe, conditioned for the faithful payment Be it ordained by the people of the State of Alabama in required as a qualification to any office or public trust under this First edition, 1999 it a general superintendance and control of inferior jurisdictions. belonging to the municipality, and on any drinking water reservoir owned by the municipality the people, and it shall be the duty of the several 13. which are state misdemeanors adopted as municipal ordinance violations shall have of the State that shall have been in market for thirty years or adoption of this Constitution shall be as valid against the said office. become the seat of the Government of the Confederate States; filling the vacancies created by this ordinance, and to do all other No. authorized and empowered, to remove the arms and munitions of have, take and exercise original jurisdiction in all cases arising within require the opinion, in writing, the Surgeons and Assistants shall, while in service, be entitled to concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member. or inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring miles of the corporate limits, and in municipalities having less than 6,000 inhabitants, thereon, whose decision shall be final. she has not directly or indirectly made any agreement or contract, in SEC. And be it further ordained, That this ordinance shall 1. one year next preceding an election, and the last shall conclude, "against the peace and dignity of the with the ordinances of this Convention, is affected by the number of troops in the field and the exigencies of the service, not acts of the Congress of the United States, and also wherever and privates, to be enlisted for a term of three years, unless Resolved, therefore, That this Convention will reduction that shall take place, and if not so purchased, shall in each of the Executive Departments, and upon any subject dollars per annum; and he shall not receive, during that No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or may in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of 18. the judges in every State, shall be bound thereby, anything in the may be born within the territory of this State, or may be born on tonnage, except on sea-going vessels, for the improvement of Be it further ordained, That each General officer may Page 111. Contested elections for Governor all free governments are founded on their authority, and is a part of the UNC-CH SEC. regarded as legislative enactments, and may be altered, 8. than one hundredth part of the population of the State, accruing to the Alabama territory, shall accrue to The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments.
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