Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-04-10
1)olitital,
Constitution of the United States
ARTICLE II.
Of jbo Ereruf;re

SEC. IL The executive power shall be yes.
ted in President of the United States of Amer
ica He shall hold his office during the term of
four years, and, together with the Vice Presi-
dent, chosen for the same term, be elected as
follows:
2. Each state shall appoint, in such manner as
the Legislature thereof may direct, number of
electors, equal y the whole number Of senators
and representatives to which the state may be
entitled in Congress but no senator or repre-
sentative, or person holding any Office of trust or
profit under the United States, shall be appointed
an elector.
3. The electors shall meet in their respective
state, and vote by ballot for two persons of whom
one at least shall not be an inhabitant of the same
state with themselves And they shall make a
list of all the persons voted for, and of the num-
Der of votes for each which list they shall sign
and certify and transmit sealed to the seat of the
government of the United States, directed to the
President of the Senate. The President of the
Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and
House of Representatives., open all the certif-
Gates, and the votes shall then be counted. The
person having the greatest number of votes shall
be the President, if such number be majority
of the whole number of electors appointed; and
If there be more than one who have such ma
jority, and have an equal number of votes, then
the House of Representatives shall Immediately
choose by ballot one of them for President and
if no person have ma jority, then, from the five
highest on the list, the said House shall in like
manner choose the President. But in choosing
the President, the votes shall be taken by states,
the representation from each state having one
vote; quorum for this purpose shall consist of
member or members from twothirds of the
states, and majority Of all the states shall be
necessary to choice. In every case after the
choice of the President, the person having the
greatest number of votes of the electors shall be
Vice President. But if there should remain two
or more who have equal votes, the State shall
choose from them by ballot the Vice President.
A. The Congress may determine the time of
choosing the electors and the day on which they
shall give their votes, which day shall be the
same throughout the United States
s. No person except natural-born citizen, or
citizen of the United States at the time of the
adoption of this constitution, shall be eligible to
> the office of President; neither shall any person
, be eligible to that office who shall not have at
taned to the age of thirty five ye'rs, and been
} fourteen years a resident within the United
States.
6. In case of the removal of the President
l from office, or of his death, resignation, or ina
blity to discharge the powers and duties of the
9 said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice
3 President; and the Congress may be law provide
for the case of removal, death, resignation, o.
n inability, both of the President and Vice Presi
= dent, declaring what officer shall then act al
President; and such officer shall act accordingly
d until the disability be removed or Presden
: shall be elected.
"a 7. The President shall, at stated times, re
ceive for his service a compensation, which shal
neither be increased nor diminished during tn
1t period for which he shall have been elected, an
e he shall not receive within that period any othe
5, emolument from the United States, or any G
J. them.
8. Before he entel on the execution of his Of
a fce he shall take the following oath or affil
nation -
IN Il do solemnly swear Tor affirm that wi
u, faithfully execute the Office of the President
n the United States, and will, to the best of II
n ability preserve, protect, and defend the cons'
tuition of the United States"
of SEC. Ill The President shall be comma
he der-in-chief of the army and navy of the Unit
States and of the militia Of the several state
when called into the actual service of the Unit
no States he may require the opinion in writing
ry the principal officer in each of the executive
he partments, upon any subject relating to the d
d., ties of their respective Offices; and he shall ha
of power to grant repreves and pardons for ofenc
ill impeachment.
IN 2. He shall have power, by and with the a
m, vice and consent of the Senate, to make reatie
ng provided two-thirds of the senators preser
lin concur and he shall nominate, and by and wi
In the advice and consent of the Senate, shall a
his point ambassadors, other public ministers a
sss consuls, judges of the supreme court, and
ch other officers of the United States, whose q
mt ponments are not herein otherwise provided fl
ch and which shall he established by law. But
N. Congress may by law vest the appointment
such inferior officers as they think proper in I
President alone in the courts of law, or in
no hands of departments.
ful 3. The President shall have power to fill
all vacancies that may happen during the rec
of the State, by granting commissions, VIII
shall expire at the end of their next session.
nth Sec. I'LL. He shall, from time to tiu
n give to Congress information of the state of
the Union, and recommend to their consideration ST
measures as he shall Judge necessary and ex
dent; he may, on extraordinary occasions, c.
vene both Houses, or either of them; and
case of disagreement between them, with resp
dat to the time of announcement, he may adjo
ri" them to such time as he shall think proper;
" o shall receive ambassadors ard other public mil
ouf, ters he shall take care that the laws be ial
the fully executed and shall commission all the
fcers of the United States.
SEC. IV.--l. The President Vice Preside
the and all civil officers of the Union shall be rem
low ed from office on impeachment for and convict
to of treason, bribery, Or other high crimes
misdemeanors.