Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-19
ARTICLE Il.
SECTION !.

I Tha axacut,ve mower shall be vested II . Presi-
dent of the Confederate States OF America he ana the
Vice President shall hold their Offices fer lie term OF
six years. but the President shall not be re elgbe
The Pr, sident and Vice Preseent SHAH BE- elected @s
follows: 4, ---s
legislature thereof may direct number oi electors
equal TO the whole n1nbeF OF Senators ad terreens
tatyes which the state Iasy be entied IN inc ooh
Oress- but no senator -or Representative, or psTson
holding an office Of trust or proni en'eT tu eteaer
ate States, shall be appointed an elecior- 90.
g. The electors shah meet IN tAeIf re- t't.s
and vote by ballot for President and ice fftsaehl,
one of whom least, shall not be IN inhaoIiit o.
the same state with themselves they shall iiainc IL
,hr Iillots the erson voted ior Faesident and N
distinct ballots the person voted foE As
and they shall make distinct lists OF al perns otei
for as President and Of al persons Fote soi =
President and of the number Of votes icr each, iici
list they shall sign and certify, aud transmit asi
no the of the Confederate States dected
10 the President of the Senate the President @ me
Senate shall the presence OF the Senae anu f'use
Of ReTrsentatives open all the eerticaig anu ne
vote Shall then be counted: tte psTsoH hlflL tae
yrea.st number OF votes Tor President s--t oe tls
President II such number be majority OF the si'e;e
number Of electors appointee -hu u - pl-o- -
such naioiity, then. IRON tAo iere9is H.sAAs th
hrhest numbers mot exOSeiDg lhreo, en Le lisi q
those voted for President The House oi HltseI
taiycs shall CHOOSE iauciacy, oy baltot, As fItsi
deat Fut IN choosing the President, the vue shall De
taken By states, the sercsentatsnu rpm cl-l 9
having one vote; quorum ier tbs pc ~
sist of a member or Members from two o-iilE4s ~
states and majority OF al The States - y -
/ sarv 70 choice. And Il tbs House o. -
l tsfs not clQ1sc LreEl1eEt. A1t-4-h
! choice shall deyove upon theills Z, ~ -. -il
/ of March next following, then tAs ~ 'l-
1 act as President, II case os III e-1eAH ~ -
1 sttutionaf disability Of the Freala1ils. -.
Il Thr uersclI having The greatest nE-a'- g FSt-1
as Vice President shal be TIE Nisefs ssl---t = -
number De majority o. III Nil9ie nNh-IeI =. -,
-: fai. al III no i,cFetn hsve majority, tnsn
fos tie tySo highest numbers on TIE ~ - SLA-,
snail choose the Vice President qaorln ier tae -
r..ss snail CONSIST OF q tEe s1slis -@-is
Of Senators, ant l}c4.t3 "a slfr s.--1tl 1880
So refson ceastS0i. stineisisie to t-ss se'
Of jresiacft shEi be elDle "a tilzs o. Nies -4s1--
tn, ,usrs l,s- 5Ie.erI n 3 tilsle 4 etnee N
The electors and the dey which they s-s-- ss LEI
votes; wnichday shall be the s-L-ie IliS1s--1- -
1 Confederate States -. - -,
Confederate States citizen tae-oo = = .tae =
the adoption of the Constitution q SS1..-ea @ - -
har Il, he Cnibed States p-lvr 10 tns 2oss 4-ees
ber ls6o shall be eligible = ne e-eee =
nr,t,.er shall any FeIsa - eligible % Hlt- sS9 E
shall nol have sttairzS ne sse {, = -.
Land been sozf teen yeas Tssi5e-.. 49, - 49,
of ne Confeesrate States, IS tEey Y hAs-- -
l time OF his eleotion- - s,s--- ...z,,, ~
O. - - ~ I,s .,alii res-astfUli, lcapl.liy % .-
49, - he royvers acd dtIllsS oi tss sad eicc La
sne shall degolve ou the Kls srsidea,. aza ~ : =
gre7s may, by @ lses s S 81 5os -5s q he Fsszssa
e-,d :Tsce pres.Se-lt, declsricg y hss en- =,
act as Prssisest and such oleeE sns. a. =
ami aae aas5iisy be fsEaofel Or : sH'e7-ss
e'sess ~ PFS.aest az, i ssase@ sss sses.ss e 81 s..
his ssrviees coEnf fe1sztla ,ies - s,;s 81
. - =. nor ,ls II. -na Iss'- - s- -
1911 49, s,rs.,, slectse z.s- lis anal ss-s =
"a iIat perlod ans otiler -i-9is'-s--A -
l ersie sssse-, of say 2. -, -. - 1. osiscs
t,' ss..ss ze me g.iossiss st - -
II . eielany seeer ~ eIsn a. ~ ~ s.
s:asss. and w to the best q ny anlAiy2 ptss9F ss
5So;sss ~; s.sss - -. = =.
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