Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865: Journal of the House of Representatives of the Second Congress of the Confederate States of America, first session, held at Richmond, Va., May 2, 1864, to June 14, 1864 ; Second session held at Richmond, Va., November 7, 1864, to March 18, 1865 ; General index, volumes I to VII

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Página 523 - The Congress shall have power — 1. To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, for revenue necessary to pay the debts, provide for the common defence, and carry on the government of the Confederate States; but no bounties shall be granted from the treasury; nor shall any duties or taxes on importations from foreign nations be laid to promote or foster any branch of industry; and all duties, imposts, and excises shall be uniform throughout the Confederate States: 2.
Página 156 - mineral land,' wherever the same occurs in this act, and the act to which this is an amendment, shall not be construed to include coal and iron land. And any lands granted by this act, or the act to which this is an amendment, shall not defeat or impair any preemption, homestead, swamp land, or other lawful claim...
Página 312 - That Congress have no authority to interfere in the emancipation of slaves, or in the treatment of them in any of the states ; it remaining with the several states alone to provide rules and regulations therein, which humanity and true policy may require.
Página 675 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee; for whither thou goest, I will go; where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God, my God.
Página 522 - To establish post-offices and post routes, but the expenses of the Post-Office Department after the first day of March, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and sixty-three, shall be paid out of its own revenues.
Página 179 - Act of 1958, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows : That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the House...
Página 295 - And whenever and wherever the said privilege shall be suspended as aforesaid, no military or other officer shall be compelled, in answer to any writ of habeas corpus, to return the body of any person or persons detained by him by authority of the President...
Página 281 - Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to inquire Into the expediency of...
Página 783 - SECTION 1. The congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the president...
Página 778 - That a committee of three Members be appointed on the part of the House, to join such committee as may be appointed on the part of the Senate, to wait on the President of the United States and inform him that a quorum of the two Houses has assembled, and that Congress is ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make.

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