The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-03-22
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|. The executive powar shall be wostcrS
in Prcssdeml OF tho GoufsderaGe States
| Of America he and Vice President shall
| hold their Offices for the term OF six years:
| but the President shall not be re-eligible.
The President and Vice President shall DO
elected as follows;
2. Each State shall appoint, in such man
ner as the legislature thereof may direct,
a number of electors equal 10 the whole
number Of Senators and Representative
10 which the state may be entitled in the
Congress; but no Senator or Representa-
tive, or person holding an Office of trust
or profit undorthe Confederate States shall
be appointed an elector.
3. Tho electors shall meet In their re-
spective States and vote by ballot for Presi-
dent and Vice President, one of whom,
az least, shsll not be an inhabitant Of the
same State with themselves they shall
name in their ballots the person voted for
As President. and in distinct ballots the
person voted for as Vice President, and
they shall make distinct lists of all per
sons voted for as President, and Of all per-
sons voted for a. Vice President, and Of
the number of votes for each. which list
they shall sign and certify and transmit,
sealed, TO tho government Of the Confed-
crate States, directed 70 the President Of
the Senate the President Of the Senate
shall, in the presence of the Senate and
House of Representatives, open all the
certificates, and tho votes shall then be
counted; the person having the greatest
number Of votes for President shall be the
President. il such number be a majority
Of the whole number Of elect Jrs appoint
ed and il no person have such majority,
then, from the persons having the highest
number, not exceeding three, on the list
of those voted for a. President the House
of Representatives shall choose immedi-
ately, by ballot, 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 a member
or members from two-thirds of the States,
and majority Of all the States shall be
necessary 10 a choice. And if the House
| OF Representatives shall not choose
1 President, whenever the right OF choice
! shall devolve upon them. before the fourth
I day OF March next following, then the
I Vice President shall act - President. ~
I ia case Of the death, or other constitution
1 al disability Of the President.
4. The person having the greatest num-
! Der OF votes az Nice-President shall be the
/ Vice President, if such number be q ma
] iority Of the whole numbers Of electors
I appointed; and il no person have a ma
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on tho list the Senate shall choose the
I Vice President quorum for the purpose
shall consist Of tFvO-thirds Of the whole
I number Of Senator, and majority Of
I the whole shall 10 necessary TO choice.
8. But no person coustitatiOnally ineli-
Z gible 70 the Office Of President shall be el-
igible 70 that OF Vice-President Of the
Confederate States.
9. The Congress may determine the
Z time Of choosing the electors, end the
oav on which they shall give their votes
/ which day shall be the sane throughout
Z the Confedsrate States.
7. No person except q natural born oiti-
zen Of the Confederate Etates, or a citizen
I thereof, az the time Of the adoption Of
( tnis Constitution. Tor a citizen thereof born
Z N the United States prior 20 the 10Th Of
I December, 1867 shall Be eligible 20 the
ofice Of PRECEDENT; neither shall any por-
son be eligible 70 that Office who shall not
have attained the age Of ihirty-hve years,
| and been fourteen years resident within
/ the limits Of the Confederate states. a.
tbev ~ exist AZ the time Of his election.
s In case Of the removal Of the Presi-
( dart from Office. or Of his death, resigna~
{ lion. or inability 70 discharge the powers
{ nd duties Of the said Office, the same shall
I rievolvs on the Eice-P President; and the
/ Congress may, by law. provide for the case
Z Of removal, death, resignation, or lnabili-
Z ~ both Of the President and Nice-Presi-
dent, and such officer shall act according
I " until the disability Be removed OF q
Z President shall be elected.
Q. The President shall, at stated times,
receive for his services o compensation,
which shall neither be increased nor dirnin-
ished during the period for which be shall
have been elected and he shall not re-
ceiTe within that period any other euoiu-
ment from the Confederate States, OF anv
Of them.
~. Before he enters on the execution
of his Office, he shall take the following
cath or Affirmation:
do solemnly swear Tor affirml that
Will faithfully execute the Office OF preai-
dent Of the Confederate States, and viii.
70 the best Of my ability, preserve. protect
and defend the Constitution thereof.''
SECTION 2
/. The President shall be commander
in-chief Of the army and navy Of the
confederate States, and Of the nilitla Of
the several States, when called into the
actual service Of the Confederate States
he may require the opinion, in writing, Of
the principal officer in each Of the Exec
utive Departments. upon any subject re-
laiing 70 the duties Of their respective Of
fees and be shall have power 20 grant
reprieves aud pardons for offences against
the Confederate etatSu, exsspt IN gages VI
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