The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-06
CONSTITUTION
OF TIE
CONFEDERATE STATES or AMERICA.
CONCLUDED
ARTICLE II.

aEcrIoxI.
l. The Executive power shall bs vested in O
President OF the Confederate States of Anne
RIGA. lie and the Vice President shall hold
their Offices for the term of six years: hat the
President shall not be re eligibla The Pre-.
| sident and ' ioe-President shall be elected rs
| follows
g Each State shall appoint in such manner
as the Legislature thereof may direct "A mum
| Der of Electors equal 10 the whole number OF
Senators and Representatives, TO which the
! State may be entitled in Congress; but nc
Senator or Represru tative or person holding
an office OF trust or profit under the Coufed
| crate States. shall I've appointed az Elector.
| B. The Electors shall meet in their respec-
| tive States and vote, by ballot, for President
! ana retirement, one OF whom, at least,
| shall not be an inhabi tant of the same State
| with themselves; they shall name in their
| ballots the person voted for as President, and
In distinct ballots the person voted for rs Ice-
| President, and they shall make distinct lists
| OF all persons voted for AS President, ana OF
| all persons voted for as Vice President ana OF
| the number Of votes for each, which lists tnty
shall sign and certify. and transmit, seaief,
TO the seat of the Government OF the Confed-
| crate States, directly to the President OF the
| Senate; the President of the Senate Shaii,
| In the presence of the senate and
House Of Represent atives, open ali the certl-
| fica,ee and the votes shall then be counted !;
| the person having the greatest number OF
| votes for President shall be the president, II
| such number be a majority OF The whole mum
| Der OF Electors appoIn ted; and i! no person
| Ia ve such majority, then, from the persons
| hayi ing The highest numbers, not exceeding
| three on the list of those voted for as PresI-
| dent, the House of Representatives shall
| choose Immediately, by ballot, the President.
| But in choosing the President, the vote shall
| be taken by States, the representation from
| each > Ia te having one vote; a quorum for TINS
! purpose shall consist Of member or members
| from two thirds of the States, and a ma jority
| OF all the States shall be necessary to Il
| choice. And if the House OF Representativ
Oh not CHI Hanf y,yha no
| right of choice shall devoiye upon them, be-
| fore the fourth day of March next following,
| then the Vice President shall act as Presi-
| dent, ~ in case of the death, other con-
| stitutional disability OF the President.
i. The person having the greatest number
of votes as Vice President shall be the Vice
! President, if such number be a majority OF the
whole number OF Electors appoln ted; and II
no person have a majority, then from the two
highest numbers on the list the Senate shall
choose the Vice President; a quorum for the
purpose shall consist OF tWo-thlrdS oil the
whole number of Senators, and "A majority of
the whole number shall be necessary to u
choice.
s. But no person constitutionaIly ineligible
TO the Office of President shall be eligible TO
that of Vice President of the Confederate
States.
G. The Congress may determine the time Of
choosing the Electors, and the day on which
they shall give their votes, which day shall
be the same throughout the Confederate
States.
= no person PXcppt 4 natural porn CltlIHn
OF the Confederate States, or a citizen thereof
AT the time of the adoption of this ConStitu-
ton, or citizen thereof born in the United
States prior to the Goth of December, 1860,
shall be eligible to the office of President
neither shall any person be eligible 10 that
office who shall not have attained the age OF
thirty five years, and been fourteen years Il
resident within the limits of the Confederate
States, as they may exist at the time OF his
election.
8. In case of the removal of the President
from office, or OF his death, resignation, or in
ability to discharge the 20 overs and Guties of
the said office, the same shall de yolve on tho
Vice President; and the Congress may, by
law, provide for the case of removal, death,
resignation, or inability both OF the President
and ice President, declaring what officer
shall then act as President, and such officer
shall act accordingly until the disability be
removed or a President shall be elected.
'. The President shall, at stated times, re-
celFe Tor his services compensation, which
shall neither be increased nor diminished dur
ing the period for which he shall have bean
elected; and he shall not receive within that
period any other emolument from the Con-
federate States or any OF them.
10. Before he enters on the execution of his |
office, he shall take the folowin. oath or
affirmation
81 do solemnly swear (or affirm tina will
faithfully execute the of1ice of President of !
the Confederate States, anu WILL to the best |
of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend |
the Constitution thereof
SECTION II.
l. The President shall be Commauder-in- |
Chief OF the Army and Navy of the Conieder- |
ate States, and of the Militia of the several |
States, when called in to the actual service Of |
the Confederate States; he may requirsaake |
opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in |
each OF the Executive Department Is, upon any |
subject relating to the duties OF their respec- |
tive Offices and he shall have power to grant |
and pardons for offences against the |
Confederate States except in cases OF impeach |
ment.
2. He shall have power, by and with the adj !
vice and consent of the Senate, to make trea- |
ties, provided two-thirds of the Senators pre- |
sent concur; and he shall nominate and by |
and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
shall appoint Ambassadors, other public min |
listers and CoDsuls, Judges OF the Supreme |
Court, and all other officers oil the Confederate
States, whose appointments are not herein
otherwise provided for, aud which shall be
established by law o.; but the Congress may,
by law, vest The appon tment of such inferior
officers, as they think proper, III the President
alone, in the courts OF law, or in the heads of
departments.
5. The principal officer in each of the Exacu-
tive Departments, and all persons connect
ed with the diplomatic service, may be re-
moved from Office at the pleasure of the PrpSi- |
dent. All other civil officers of the Executive |
Department may be removed at any time by
the President, or other appointing power, |
when their services are unnecessary, or for
dishonesty, inrapacity, ineGiciency, miscou-
duct, or neglect of duty; and when so re-
moved, the removal shall be reported TO the
Senate, together with the reasons therefor.
4. The President shall have power to I'LL all
vacancies that may happen during the recess
OF the Senate by granting commissions, which
shall expire at the end OF their next session
but no person rejected by the Senate shall be
re-apponted 10 The same office during their en-
suing recess.
SECTION Ill.
l. The President shall, from time to time,
give to the Congress information of the state
Of the Confederacy, and recommend to their
ton such measures a he shall Judge |
necessary and expedient he may, on exrraor-
inary occasions, convene both Houses, or
either OF them and in ease of disagreement |
between them, with respect to the time of
adjournment, he may adjourn them to such
,eive Ambassadors and other public Minis
ters he shall take that the laws be
executed and shall commission all
the officers OF the Confederate States.
SECTION ".
/. The President, Vice President, and all
,iyil officers of the Confederate States, shall
1e removed from office on impeachment for |
md conviction Of. treason, bribery, or other
high crimes and misdemeanors.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION l.
1. The judicial power of the Confederate | 7
states shall be vested in one Supreme Court
md in such inferior courts AS the Congress
nay, from time to time, ordan and establish
The Judges, both of the Supreme and Inferior
}ourts shall hold their offices during good
behavior, and shall, at sta ted times, receive :
or their services compensation, which shall /
ot be diminished during their continuance in
fice.
SECTION II.
l. The judicial power shall extend to all i
ases arising under this Consultation, the S
AVS of the Confederate States, and treaties
lade, or which shall be made, under their :
II m ~ n al