Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-12
ARTICLE III.

| The executive power shall be vested in n Presi
VI the confederate States Of America He and the
Vice President shall hold their Offices for the tcr, :,
SIX years; but the President shall not be- eI,gih -
1 follows: ~ '0 e4eesSu as
Each Ssate shall appoint, in such manner as ,b.
legislature thereof may direct number OF electors
e4uil 70 the wnoe number of Senators and Renresen
faves TO shieh the State may be entitled in ne c.
gress; but no Senator Representative or nerSo,
hoidlDg an Office of trust profit tnder the Cnnf
ate States, Shall be appointed an elector
Inc electors shall meet in their respective States
anu sote oy ballot for President and Vice President
que OF wnon, al least shall be an inhabitant Of
the same State with themselves; they shall nsna IN
tnelr ballots the person voted Tor as aesjent sn -
[ & oaoIs Ine person voted for Vice-Presldent
ad they shall make distinct lists of all pereons votd
Ior as PRESIDENT and of all persons voted for s
rfesident and OF the number Of votes for each which
tney Shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed
70 TIE government of the Confederate States rect9
" the freSdent of the Senate: the Presidcnt % a.
- snail, IN the presence of the Senate and House
VI representatives, open ali the certificates and the
vote shall then be counted; the person b.vins, tbe
greatest number of votes for President shall be The
Iaes,uent II such number be jority Of the whole
numper o. electors appointed; and if no persoa have
sqcn sue MAJORITY then, from the persons having the
those voted for President, the House of ReDresen
tatlyes shall choose Immediately by ballot the Presi-
dent But IN choosing the President the vote shan be
taken by States the representation from each Sste
having one vote; quorum for this purpose shall con
slst OF member or members from two-thirds Of The
states, and majority of all the States scall be nec
sary 70 choice And If the House Representatives
shall not choose President Whenever the right OF
aV
oi March next following then the Vice President shall
act as President in case OF the death or other con-
stitutionai disability of the President.
4. The person having the greatest number of votes
Vice President shall be the Vice President If such
number be majority of the whole number Of elect
ors appointed: andn no person have majority then
from the two hghes; numbers the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President; quorum for pur
pose shall consist OF othirds OF the whole number
OF Senators, and majority Of the whole number shall
be necessary to choice.
s. No person constitutionaIy ineligible TO the Office
Of President shall DC eligible 10 that Vice President
Of the Confederate States.
g. The Congress may determine the time of .hoosin, |
the electors, and the day which they shall give tb,
votes, which day shall be the same Throughout The
States Nie |
Z No person except natural born citizen Of th 1
States or citizen thereof at the time of
lhe ADOPTION OF the Constitution or a citizen fhcrsT
born IA he United States prior 10 the 2Ot of oc.T
,el 1907 shal be eligible 10 the Office of President
,einer Snail any person be eligible To thai oltf NJ
naii not have attained the age of thirty-fye ve.r
nc oeen fourteen years resident within he limits
.he ooniederate States, as they may exist al the
g. In case Of the removal OF the President from, nj
ce or oi ms death, resignation, inability 10 dis
harge the powers and duties the said Office The
! me snA oeyoiye on the Vice President; and the Cn-
ress may, py law, provide for the case of removal
or INABILITY both OF the President
nd Vice President, declaring what officer shall sh
- Iesiaeht ana such officer shall accordingly
iecteds s sl-ii DC
9. The President shall, at stated times rece,. o..
y services compensation which shall neither be in
hall have bean elected; and he shall moi r;v ssth
mat period an other enoluncnt from fhe f,f,I
rate States, or any Of them.
Q shall take the follow ing oath or affrmsfisa.
1o soismniy swear Tor aiirm) that viii faith
anu VIZ % me ees, Of my ability, preserve,