Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-22
ARTICLE 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 Of
six years; bnt the President shall be reelIgble.
The Pre- sident and Vice President shall be elected as
follows: tfs l-
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-
atives TO which the State be entitled in the Con-
gress; but no senator Representative, or person
holding office of trust profit Under the Confeder
ate States, shall be appointed an elector-
g. The electors shall meet in their respective States
and by ballot for President and Vice President,
of whom at least, shall not be inhabtant OF
the State with themselves; they shall name n
their ballots the person voted Tor Passent and IN
distinct ballots the person voted for as
and they shall make distinct lists OF al persons voted
President and OF all persons voted Tor ts vice
President and OF the number of votes fer EACH which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed
TO the geverument of the Confederate States directed
10 the President OF the Senate the President o ihe
Senate shall, in the presence OF the senate ana house
of Representatives. open all the certlncases and tue
vote Shall then be counted; tue persoo haFing the
greatest humber Of votes for President shll be the
President, if such number De N )orlty OF tns |ole
number OF electors appointed; and If no PeTsoo have
such majority, then, IRON the persons naylLg Tue
highest numbers, not exceeding three, on The list Of
those voted President, the House OF Represen-
tatiyes shall choose immediately by ballot, the Fresl
dent But choosing the President, the vote shall De
taken by States the representation from each state
having one vote; quorum for thiSpupose shall con
sst of member members from two-Ihlrds ci tae
States and majority OF all the States sea De neees
ga choice AHA HOUSE O4
shall not choose President, wheneveS the right oil
choice shall devove upon thern before tne ioorlh Gay
OF March next following then the wee re aeni snail
act President, in case OF the ceaiH W otnef CON
stitutonaI disability Of the President.
4 The person having the greatest number OF votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice Pfesideut such
number be a majority OF The whole number OF elect
ors appointed: andf no person have majority then,
from the two highest numbers the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President; quorum fer tDe pur
pose shall OF twothirds Of the whole number
of senators, and majority Of the whole number shall
be necessary to choice. e'L
s. No person enthusiastically inegible to the ONCE
President shall be eligible 70 that Of Vice President
Of the Confederate States-
g. The Congress may determine the time Of choosing
the electors and the day which they shall give their
votes whica day shall be the came throughout the
Confederate States IT r1-fa - n
Z. No person except natural born citizen Of the
Confederate States citizen thereof al the time OF
the adoption of the Constitution, Citizen thereof
born the United States prior % the 10th OF Dsccn
Der, 1seo, shall be eligible 10 The Office OF President
neither shall any person be eligible TO that Office who
shall not have attained the age OF thirty i've years.
and been fourteen years resident within the limits
Of the Confederate Stlies they may exist al the
s. In case Of the removal Of the President from Of
ce Of s death, resignation, or inability 10 dis
charge the powers and daties OF the said orce the
same shall devoiye the Vice President; and the Cen
gress may by law provide Tor the case OF removal
death, resignation, inability both Of the Presidents
and Vice President declaring what officer shall then
act as President and oiicer shall accordingly
until the disability be removed or President shA PC
eiec,eds
O. The President shall at stated tunes, receive for
his services compensation which shall neither be ~
creased diminished during the periodfor which ns
shall have been elected and he shall NOT fscslss
IN that period other emolnnlsnt rom tue
crate States, or any Of them -
10. Before he enters the execaLae o. LIS fsee'
be shall take the following oath oF am. % lnaon III,
fuly execute he ooe OF President Of the Confederate
states and siil 20 the best Of my ability, preserve,
protect and defsad the constisGtion thsfesis"