Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-13
ARTICLE II.
SEcTION i.

l. The executive power shall be vested in a Pres-
dent of the Confederate States of America He and the
Vice President shall hold their offices for the term OF
six wears; but the President shall not be re-egible-
The sdent and Vice President shall be elected as
follows: .
legislature thereof may direct number of electors
equal to the whole number OF Senators and Represen
tatives which the State may be entitled IN the Con
gress: but no Senator Representative, or person
holding an Office of trust profit under the Confeder
ate States shall be appointed an elector
& The electors shall meet in their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President
one of whom at least, shall not be inhabitant of
the same State with themselves; they shall name in
their ballots the person voted for as Paesldeni and IN
distinct ballots the person voted for Vice President,
and they shall make distinct lists OF all pereons voted
for President and of all persons voted for as Vice
President and of the number of votes for each which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed,
to the government of the Confederate States directed
to the President of the Senate the President of the
Senate SHALL 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 votes for President snail be the
President if such number be majority of the whole
number of electors appointed; and If no person have
such majority, then, from the persons hzving the
those voted President, the House of Represen-
atves shall choose Immediately, by ballot, the resi
dent But in choosing the President the vote shall be
taken by States the representation from each State
having one vote; quorum for this purpose shall con-
sist of a member members from two-thirds OF the
states and majority of all the States shall be
sary TO choice. AID the House OF Representatives
shall not choose President whenever the right OF
choice shall devolve upon them before the fourth day
of March next following, then the Vice President shall
act President in of the death other con-
stitutional disability of the President
A. The person having the greatest number of votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice President such
number be majority of the whole number OF elect
ors appointed: andn no person have majority, then
from the two highest numbers the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President; quorum Tor the Pur
pose shall consist of two-thrds of the whole NUMBER
of Senators, and majority of the whole NUMBER Snail
be necessary to choice.
s. No person constitutonaly ineligible to the ONCE
of President shall be eligible TO that Of Vice President
a. The Congress NAV determine the time of choosing
Che electors and day which they shall give their
votes; which day shall be the same throughout the
Confederate States
!? No person except natural born citizen of the
Confederate States, citizen thereof the time
the adoption Of the Constitution citizen thereof
born in the United States prior to the 10th of Dsce
Der, $780, shall be eligible to the Office of President
neither shall any person be eligible TO that oce who
shall not have attained the age Of thirty years
and been fourteen years resident within the limits
of the Confederate States as they may exist al the
time OF his election.
s. In case Of the removal of the President from of
ce of his death, resignation, inability 10 dis
charge the powers and duties Of the said Office th,
same shall devolve 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 thel
act President, and such officer shall according
until the disability be removed or President shall
g. The President shall at stated times receive fo
hls services compensation which shall neither be il
creased diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected and he shall not receive witt
IN that period any other emolument from the Confe.
crate States, or any % them
10. Before he enters on the execution Of his oiic
| he shall take the following oath or affirmation:
| 81 do solemnly swear Tor ainrn) that win fsit.
fully execute the Office Of President OF the Coaeasra
States, and win, 70 the best Of my ability
protect and defend the oonssitatioH taereo'. -
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