Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-06
ARTICLE II
SECTION !.

L The executive power shall be vested in a Presi-
dent of the Confederate States of America He and the
Vice President shall hold their oces Tor the term oil
six years. but the President shall not be reeligbe-
The Pr. sident and Vice President shall be elected as
follows:
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
eauaI TO the whole number of Senators and Represen
tatiyes TO which the State be entitled in the Con-
gress; but no Senator Representative, or person
holding office of trust profit nder the Confeder
ate states shall be appointed an elector-
q The electors shall meet in their respective States
and by ballot for Preshent and Vice President,
,ne of whom, at least shall not be nhabitant OF
the same State with themselves; they shall name in
their ballots the voted or President, and in
distinct ballots the person voted for Vice President,
and they shall make distinct lists of all pereons voted
for as President and of all persons voted for Vice
President of the numbtr of votes for each which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed,
TO the OF the Confederate States directed
10 the President of the Senate the President OF the
Senate shall in the presence ofthe 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 shall be the
President, if such number be Jorty OF the whole
number of electors appointed; and If no person have
such majority, then. trorn the persons having the
highest numbers not exceeding three, the list OF
those voted for President the House of Reprt SEN
tatives shall choose Immediately by ballot, the Pres
dent But choosing the President, the vote shall be
taken by States the representation from each state
having vote; quorum for this purpose shall con-
sist of member members from two thirds OF the
states and majority of all the States shall be neces
siry to a choice And if the House OF representatives
shall not choose President, whenever Inc rlgnt OF
choice shall devoye upon them, before the fourth day
of March following then the Vice Pre- ldent Shall
act as President Is Of the dealh or other con-
stitutional disability Of the President
f. The person having the greate-t number OF votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice President, sncn
number be a majority of the whole number oil elect
ors appointed; and no person have mAorl'y theh,
from the two highest numbers the list the senate
shall choose the Vice President quorum ior tie pur-
pose shall consist of twOthirds Of the whole number
of Senators, and majority Oh the hnoie hunDef snail
De necessary a choice.
No nerson constItutionally ineligible TO the Office
of president shall eligible 10 that of Vice President
i of the Confederate States
the electors and the day which they shall give thr
votes: which day shall be the came throughout III,
Confederat te States
= No person except natural born citizen of tn,
Confederate States citizen thereof at the time
the adoption of the Constitution or citizen thereo
born in The United States prior TO the 10th Of Dscem
ber 1880, shall be eligible 10 the Office OF President
neither shall any person be eligible 10 that Office VIII
shall not have attained the age Of thirtynve years
and been fourteen years resident within the limit
Of the Confederate States, as they may exist at tn
| time OF bis election.
8. In case of the removal of the President from Of
nee, Of his DEATH resignation inability 10 di:
charge the powers and duties of the said office, u
same shall devolve the Vice President; and the Cor
gress may, by law, provide for the case OF remova
DEATH resignation, inability both OF the Presder
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall the
act as President and such officer shall act according
until the disability be removed or President shall
elected
O. The President shal, at stated times, receive 4
his services q compensation which shall neither be
creased nor diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected and be shall not receive VIZ
IN that period sns other emoiumsnt nom tns coaie
IA. Iefore he snssrs % the axscuticn ef his ocac
be shah take the following oath or smrns-e; ri, a,
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