Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-21
EARTICLE II.
SECTION /.

l. The executive power shall be vested in Presi
the Confederate States OF America de aud the
Vice President shall hold their offices Tor the term o
years; but the President shall not be reegibie-
The Pr sient and Vice President shall be elected as
follows:
p Each Ssate shall appoint, in such manner as the
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal TO the whole number OF Senators and Represen
taves TO xhich State may be entitled in the Con-
gress; but no Senator or Representative, or person
holding an of trust profit under the Conieder
ate States, shall be appointed an eector
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 iuhabitant Of
the State with themselves they shall name IN
their ballots the person voted ior Passdent and IN
distinct ballots the person voted for as President,
and they shall distinct lists of all pereons voted
for President, aud of all persons voted for as Vice
President and of the number OF votes for each which
list they shall sign ad certify and transmit, sealed,
TO the Of the Confederate States directed
10 the President OF the Senate the President
Senate SHALL in the presence OF the Senate and House
of Representatives, open all the certificates, and the
vote shall then be counted; the person having the
greatest number of for President shall be the
President, such number be minority of the whole
number OF electors appointed; and If no person have
such majority, then, IRON the persons having the
highest numbers, not exceeding three ON the list OF
those voted President, the House of Represen
tatiyes shall choose Immediately, by ballot the Presi-
deut choosing the President, the vote shah be
taken by states, the representation from each State
having one vote; quorum this purpose shall con-
sist of member members from twothirds of the
States, and majorty of all the States shall be
slry a choice. And if the House Of Representatives
choice shall deyolve upon them before the fourth day
March next following, then the Vice President shall
President IN Of the death other con
| stituiional disability of the President.
| l. The person having the greatest number oi votes
Vice President shall be the Vice President, sueh
number be majority OF the whole number oil elect
ors appointed and If no person have majority, then,
from the two highest numbers on the list the senate
shall choose the Vice President; quorum or the pur-
pose shall consist OF twothirds oi the wloe number
of Senators, and majority oil the Nhoie sHai
| be necessary TO choice.
of President shall eligible ~ that of Vice President
a The Cong ress may determine the time Of choosing
ts electors DAY which they shall give heiI
votes; which day shall De the same throughout The
Confederate States
| 4 No person except natural born citizen Of the
Confederate States citizen thereof, the time o
the adoption OF the Constitution, citizen thereo
born in the United States prior 10 the 10th OF Dsce
ber, 1850, shall be eligible the office Of President
neither shall any person be eligible TO that Office whe
shall not have attained the age of thirty five years
and been fourteen years Resident within the limits
of the Confederate States they may exist Al ths
time OF ms election.
g. In case OF the removal of the President from OF
nce or his death, resignation, inability To dis
charge the powers and duties OF the said once,
same shail dsvoiye the Vice President and the Con
gress may, by law, provide for the Of removal
death resignation, inability both OF the Presiden
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall the
President, and such officer shall accordingi
until the disability be removed or President shall b
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g. The President shall al stated times, receive "a
his eeryices compensation which shall neither be /.
creased nor diminished during the period for which
shall have been eieeted and he shall receive viii
in that period other euolument from the Confes
| crate States, or any of thsm-s -. 5.
10 Before he enters on the exscution Of bis ono
be shall take the following oath or sfnrsnxtlon
| 81 do sosnuy swear tor snarm) that VII @ n,s,
fully execute the once Of President Of The ConfsdeFs
States, and viii, 70 The best OF my solliy, pfes,rs