Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-25
PARTICLE II.
SECTION l.

l. The executive power shall be vested in Presi-
dent of the Confederate states OF America He and the
Vice President shall hold Their offices for the term oil
The Pr sdent and Vice President shall be elected as
follows: - a--
2 Each Ssate shall appoint, in such manner as the
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal the whole number of senators and Represen-
tatives 10 which the State my be entitled ID The Con
gress; but no senator Representative, or person
holding an Office of profit nder the Cohfeder-
ate States, shall be appointed an eleetor
g. The electors shall meet IN their respective states
and vote by ballot for President and Vice PRESIDENT
one of whom, least, shall not be an inhabltant OF
the State with themseivesi they shall name IN
their ballots the person voted Tor as Paesldent and III
distinct ballots the person voted for ViPresident
and they shall make distinct lists OF all pereons voted
for as President and of all voted Tor as Vice
President and of the number for each, which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit, Sealed
the government OF the Confederate states directed
To the President of the Senate the President of the
Senate shal in the presence of the Senate and House
of Representatives, open all the certificates, and tne
vote Shall then be counted; the person haying the
greatest number of votes for President shall be the
de- i sSsh pgmssr S. be nd no person have
such majority, then, from the persons haxlhg .ne
highest numbers, not exceeding t1ree on le s1 Va
those voted for President, the House OF kep sen
tatiyes shall choose immediately, by ballot, tnsesl-
dent Rut n choosing tbs President, tue vote snail De
taken by States the rePresen lronl een seae
having one vote; quorum for tins purpose slah con
sist of a member or members from two-thlrds oil The
States majority of all the states shai oe neces
sary 10 a choice And the House oi representatives
shall NOT choose President, whenever the right OF
choice shall them, before the iourth day
Of March next following then the wee fre iasn. sn
act as President, in case oI se ueatn or ollef coh
stjt,,tional disability of the President.
a. The person having the greatest number of votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice President, such
nnnber be majority OF the whole number OF elect
ors appointed and il person have maturity, then
from the two highest numbers the list the Senate
shall the Vice President quorum ior TIE pur
nose shall consist of twothrds Of the whole number
Of senator's and majority Of the whole number shall
oe No person consttutionay ineligible TO the Office
of President shall be eligible 10 that Ut Vice President
/ of the Confederate states
a The Congress may determine the time OF choosing
the electors and the day on which they shall give their
votes which DAY shaii Dc the same throughout The
/ Confederate States ~ Ef
| T. No person except natural born citizen Of the
Confederate States, citizen thereof, the sme
the adoption OF the Constitution, citizen thefea
born in the United States prior the 10Th Of Dsccm
ber 1890, shall DC eligible TO the Office OF President
neither shall any person be eligible that office She
shall not have attained the age OF thirty i've years
and been fourteen years rssident within the limit;
1 Of the Confederate States they may exist al ta'
| time OF his election.
8. In Of the removal of the President from Of
/ hce or Of his DEATH resignation, inability 10 dis
charge the powers and duties Of the said Office, ths
same shall develpe the Vice PRESIDENT and the a
gress may, by law, provide or .hs case Of semosa Al
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall the
act as President and such officer shall act accordingly
until the disability be removed or President shall
g. The President SHALL at stated times receive e
hs services compensation which shall neither be II
creased nor diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected, and be shall viii
that period other e,nolument from the Confes
I crate States, or any Of them.
| To- Before he enters the execution OF his e1ls'
he shall take the follow ing oath snirmsf:on;
fully execute The once Of ssisnf Of the Coufsdsrnl
States and viii, 10 1he baat of my Abtify
lprotsei. and defend tbs Constitution thereof" -