Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-16
ARTICLE II

Tho sr.cut,ve rover shall he vested in a Presi
dent the CneeieTaIe states OF America lie and the
Vice President hold their offices tor tue term OF
six years bI the President shall hot be re-eginle-
The sident and Vice iresd'nt snail be eieeted as
follows:
p Each Srate shall appoint, in such manner the
legislature thereof may dIect number vi elecIors
equal the whole number OF Senators and Rtprestn-
tatives 10 Sh,ch the be entitled in the Con
sr,ss: but no senator representative, or person
holding Office of trus or proht IndeT the COLieer
ate STATES snal be sp .ointed an eiector.
g. the electors shall meet their respective States
and by ia lot for Pre-Isent and Ace frsslaent
n. of whom at least shall not be an iuabitssnt ui
the same State 2iti.telnseyts they shall
their ballots the person vsted or raesla-nt and
distinct ballots petson voted fer csPresI'ient,
ana they make distinct lists of ali ler,
for as President, and OF ali persons voted for Aice
fr,sl,ent and the number Uf votes ea b, which
list they shall sign aud certify and transmit, sealed,
10 the government the Confederate states, drecIed
To the President OF the Senate; tie President the
shal in the presence OF the senate and House
Representatives, open all the cer iaIes, and the
vote shall then be counted; person having the
greatest number OF Tor President shall be the
President If such number be ,joriIy the whole
number ely ctors aploi1ted; and II person have
sucn majority, then, roua the persons having the
higDest numbers, not exceeding three On the lsi u
those EresI,ieiit the House of kepry
tsiives hail choose immcdi4te y by ballot the Prs
deut. But choosing lne Pre>isnt, the vote shall be
taken by States, the representation Irom each State
having vote, a quorum FOR tbis purpose shall con-
sist of q member members IRON O-thrsls Of the
states jorItl Of al the states shall be necs
sAry tO a choice And the Iuse of Representatives
shall not chv,se Presa-nt, Whenever the rigUt OF
choice shall devove upon them, bsfOre the ourti day
March ncxi following then The Wee eidsnt sh
President, 10 of the deah VI otiier oon
stitutonai disability OF the President
a. The person having the gTsste-t number OF Nolts
Vice President shall be Tie Vice PiesIeht sue
number be majority OF the Whole number u s.e.s i
appointed: and 1t no person have h.1soii .,
from the two highest numbers ON the st lne oet~ae
shall choose the Vice President; quorum of te Pet
pose shall consist of twethirds OF the "hoe hanod
Of senators ana majority OF ihe whole number shall
S 1 enst.rutlouaily ineligible TO the osce
OF President shall be eligible 70 tii-s" "
The CongTess may determine the time OF choosing
the electsrs the DAY on which they snail give thir
votes which DAY shall DC Inc same tnroushoat the
Confederate Ststes
7. No person except a natural born Citizen n the
Confederate states, citizen thereof al tbe Tune Of
the adoption Of the Constitution citizen tbere-d
born in tbs United prior The @oIh Of Bsoem
ber 1850, shall be eligible 70 fbe ocu Of President
neither shall any person be eligible 70 that ooe tho
shall have attained the Of thirty-nve years.
and been fourteer ears si1ent within the limits
of the Confederate ei<ses. tney may exiss al
In case o. the removal Of the presiaot nom az
nce Of bis desth resiS nation or aeility % dis-
charge the powers and duties Of the said ohee TIE
shah desoive on the Wee Presidents; ana toe n
gress may, by law, provide for Gaze ei removal
death, resisnation inability both Of ts Presdssi
and Vice President declaring what oficer shall then
act President, and sach sfcer shall act
until the disability be removed or frssdent shall Be
elected - t.4- fsa -
o. The President shall, al stated times, receive for
hs services compensation which shall nessher be in-
creased nor diminished during the period for which he
% that peried sny other enoiumens from The Conlee-
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