Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-11
ARTICLE II.
SECTION 1.

The executive power shall be vested in a Presi-
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 reeligbe-
The Pr, sident and Vice President shall be elected as
follows:
legislature thereof may direct, number of electors
equal to the whole number OF Senators and hepresen-
tatiyes to which the may be entitled in the Con-
press: but no Senator Representative, or person
holding an 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 President and Vice President,
one of whom at least, shall not be an inhabitant OF
the same State with themselves they shall in
their ballots the perscn voted Tor President, and in
distinct ballots the person voted for President
and they shall make distinct lists of all pereons voted
for as President and of all persons voted for 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 for President shall be the
President if such number be msJority OF the whole
number of electors appointed; and if no person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the
highest numbers, not exceeding three on the list Of
those voted President, the House of ReIresen-
tatiyes 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 othirds OF the
States and majority of all the States shall be neces
sary TO choice. And if the House OF Representatives
shall not choose President whenever the right OF
choice shall devolve upon hem before the fourth day
of March next following, then the Vice President shall
act as President in of the death other con
1 stitutonal disability of the President.
T. 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
appointed: and no person have majority, then
from the two highest numbers on the list the senate
shall choose the Vice President; quorum for tue pur
pose shall consist of twothrds Of the whole number
of Senator's and majority of the whole number shall
s. No person consttutonaIy ineligible to the ofic,
of President shall be eligible 70 tnat oil vice fresden
| of the Confederate States
G. The Congress may determine the time of choosing
the electors the day which they shall give thei
votes; which day shall be the same throughout TIA
Confederate States
1 T. No person except natural born citizen OF tn
Confederate States, citizen thereof, the time
the adoption of the Constitution, or citizen theres
in the United States prior to the 10th Of Dscem
Der, 1S6O, shall be eligible TO the Office of President
neither shall any person be eligible TO that office wh
and been fourteen years resident within the limit
OF the Confederate Stated, as they may exist al II
time of his election.
8. In case of the removal of the President from o
ce or of his death, resignation, inability dh
charge the powers and duties of the said offoe, th
same shall devove the Vice President and the Coz
gress may, by law, provide for the case OF remova
death, resignation, inability both Of the Presidel
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall the
act President and such oficer shall act ding
until the disability be removed or President shall
elected
| o. The President shall, at stated times receive
his services compensation which shall neither be
creased nor diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected; and he shall not receive wit
in that period other emolnlnent from the COME
| crate States, or any Of them.
10. Before be enters on the execution Of bis ONO
ne sns saks shs following o.in , o. ,bat ~i fsit
fully execute the once Of President o. tne
States and will 70 the best Of my abityl
protect end defsnd ths oopsssat'oo 'hefsa q
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