Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-28
ARTICLE II.
SECTION l.

The executive power shall be vested in a Presi-
dent of the Confederate States OF America de and the
Vice President shall hold their offices for the term of
six years. the President shall not be eligible
The sident and Vice President shall be elected as
follows:
2 Each Ssate shall appoint, in such manner as the
legislature thereof may direct, a number of electors
equal the whole number Of Senators and RePresen-
tatives 10 which the State my 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 vote by ballot for Present and Vice President
one of whom at least shall not be inhabitant of
the same State with themselves; they shall in
their ballots the person voted Tor President and
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 Vice
President and of the numb of for each which
list they shall sign and certify and transmit, sealed
the government of the Confederate States directed
the President Of the Senate; the President of the
Senate shall in the presence of the Senate anu House
of Representatives, open all the Certificates the
vote shall then be counted; the person having the
greatest number of votes Tor President shall be the
President, if such number be mjority of the whole
number of electors appointed; and if person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the
highest numbers, not exceeding three on the list Of
those voted for President the House OF Reprtsen
tatyes shall choose Immediately by ballot the Presi-
dent. But IN 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 OF members from two thirds Of the
States and majority of all the States shall be
ssry 10 choice. And the House of Representatives
shall 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 coa
stitutional disability of the President
L. The person having the greatest number oi votes
Vice President shall be the Vice President socn
number be a majority Of the whole number OF eject %
appointed: and no person have majority ten,
from the two highest numbers the list the senate
shall choose the Vice President; quorum 1r the pun
pose shall consist of two-thirds oi the whos sl,
of Senators, and majority oil Inc "Hoio nuiHoei 0
No person constitutionally ineligible TO the ONCE
of President shall be eligible 70 thai OF foe ffesoeh
of the Confederate States
a The Congress may determine the time Of choosing
the electors and day which they shall give their
votes which day shaH DC tne saiiie 1nioosHoui INC
Coufederate te States
= No person except natural born citizen OF the
Confederate States citizen thereof, at the time Of
the adoption of the Constitution, citizen thereof
born the United States prior 20 the 10th OF Dscem
ber 1850, shall be eligible 10 the Office of President
neither shall any person be eligible 20 that Office who
shall not have attained the age OF tnTsy nye years
Of the Confederate States rs they may exist al the
time Of his election.
g. In case Of the removal of the President from Of
fos OF his death, resignation, Inability dis
charge the powers and duties Of the said Office the
same shall devolve the Vice President; and the Csn
gress may by law, provide for the OF removal,
death resignation, inability both Of the President
and Vice President, declaring what ofhcer shall then
act President, and such officer shall accordingly
until the disability be removed President shall be
elected
9. The President SHALL at stated times receive fOl
his services compensation which shall neither be in
creased diminished during the period for which hs
shall have been elected, and be shall not receive Win
crate States, or any Of them
10. Before he enters the execution OF his Once
he shall take the following oath or affirmation:
fully execute the once Of fresdsnf ihe oneder.i'
states and will 70 the Of my ability, preserve
protect and defend tbs Constitution thersof