Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-15
ARTICLE II.

1. The executive power shall be vested in q Presi
dent OF the Confederate States Of America He and
Vice President shall hold their offices for the of
six years; but the President shall be re-eligbe-
Their sdent and Vice President shall be elected as
follows:
2. Each Ssate shall appoint IN such manner as the
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal 20 the whole number of Senators and Represen
taiives 10 which the State ~ be entitled IL the Con
gress; but no senator or Representative, person
holding office OF trust profit uRder the Confeder
ate States, shall be appointed elector.
3. 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 inhabitant
the same State with themselves; they shall IL
their ballots The person voted President, and il
distinct ballots the person voted for President
and they shall make distinct lists OF ali pereons voted
for 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 Oi the Confederate States directed
to the President Of the Senate; the President Of The
Senate shall in the presence Of the Senate and House
Of Representatives, open all the certificates and Inc
vote shall then be counted; the person having the
greatest number Of votes for President shall be the
President, il such number be jorty 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 lst 0.
those voted for as fresident the House q EepTssc
deut But IN choosing the President, the vote shall be
taken by States the representation from zach state
having vote, quorum for this purpose shan con-
sst of meuaber or members from thirds of The
States, majority of ali the States ai be neees
sary to a choice And Il the House OF resenialiTes
shall no, choose President whenever The right Of
choice shall devove upon he before tue fourth day
OF March next following, then the Vice President shah
President, as IN case Of the death or other eon
sttutional disability OF the Presideat- -
A. The person having the greatest number OF votes
as Vice President shall be The Vice President snch
number be majority OF the whole numDer o. eiect-
appointed: sndH no person have majority tAen,
the two highest numbers on the list The Senate
shall choose the Vice President; quorum Tor tie pur
pose shall consist of two-thirds OF the whole number
Of Senators, and majority Of the whole noIcbsr shall
s. No person coustitutionaily ineligible 10 the oce
OF President shall be eligible 10 that OF Vice President
OF the Confederate States
g. The Congress may determine the time Of choosing
the electors and the day which they shall give Ihs
votes; which day shall be the throughout The
Confederate States ..-r,
T. No person except natural born citizen Of the
Confederate States citizen thereof al the time Of
the adoption OF The Constitution citizen thereof
born in the United States prior the 29sh Decem-
Der, 1s6o, shall be eligible The Office Presdent;
neither shall any person be eligible that Office who
shall nos have attained the age OF thrty-dve years
and been fourteen years arss,dent within the limits
Of the Confederate States they may exist at the
time OF his election.
s. In case ef the removal Of the President from or
fce OF his death, resignation, inability dis
charge the powers and duties Of the SAID olce,
same shall devoIve on the Vice presideni and The n
gress may, by law provide for tie case OF relaoy al
DEATH resiKnstion or inability both Of the President
and Vice President, declaring what oficer shall then
act President, and such ofcer shall accordingly
until the disability be removed or President shall be
O. The President sbaIi at stated times receive 70,
his services compensation which shall neither be in
creased nor diminished during the period for which b
shall have been elected; and he shah receive with
that period other emoluu1ent from the Confed
crate States, or any Of them. lzl.Iscs 3 -
TO- Before be enters the execution Of his once
be shall take the following oath All nation:
al do solemniy swear Tor AFFIRM thai All Ialtn
fully execute the ONCE Of President Of the
States, ead wiz. " the best Of nay ability presefFe
protect spd defsad the Constitution thereei