Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-05-28
ARTICLE II.
SECTION 1.

ai l. The Executive power shall be vested IN a
President OF the Confederate States of America.
He and the Vice President shall hold their of
fees for the term of six years; but the President
shall not be re-eligible. The President and Vice
President shall be elected as follows:
2. Each State shall appoint, in such manner
as the Legislature thereof may direct, number
of Electors equal to the whole number of Sena-
tors and Representatives to which the State be
entitled in Congress; but no Senator or Repre-
sentative, or person holding Office of trust or
profit under the Confederate States, shall be ap-
pointed as Elector.
3. The Electors shall meet in their respective
States and vote by ballot, tor President and Vice
President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an
lnhabitant of the same State with themselves;
they shall name in their ballots the person voted
for as President, and in distinct ballots the per-
son voted for Vice President, and they shall
make distinct list of all persons voted for as
President, and of the number of votes for each,
which lists they shall sign and certify and trans
init, sealed, to the seat of the Government of the
Confederate States, directly to the President of
tue Senate the President of the Senate shall in
the presence of the Senate and House of Repre-.
sntatlves open all the certificates, and the votes
shall then be counted the person, having the
greatest number of votes for President shall be
the whole number of Electors appointed; and if
40 person have such majotity, then, from the
persons having the highest numbers, not exceed
ing three on the list of those voted for as Pres
ident, 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 State
having one vote; aquOrum for this purpose shall
consist OF member or members OF two thirds of
The States, and majority of all the States shall
be necessary to a choice. And if the House of
Representatives shall not choose President,
whenever the right Of choice shall develve upon
them, before the fourth day of March next fol
lowing, then the Vice President shalt act as
President, as in the case of the death or other
constitutional disability OF the President.
4. The person having the greatest number of
votes as Vice President, shallbe Vice President,
if such number be a msjorty of the whole num-
ber of Electors appointed; and If no person have
msjority, then from the two highest numbers
on the list the Senate shall choose the Vice
President; a quorum for the purpose shall con
sist of two thirds of the whole number of Sem
ators, and majority of the whole number shall
be necessary to q choice.
B. But no person constitutionally ineligible to
the office of President shall be eligible to that of
Vice President of the Confederate States.
6. 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
T. No person except natural born citizen of
the Confederate States, or a citizen thereof at
the time of the adoption of this Constitution, or
a 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 per-
son be eligible to that Office who have not attain
ed the age Of thirty-fve years, and been fourteen
years a resident within the limits of the Con-
federate States, as they may exist at the time of
his election. a 1881 s+g{T .ss4ss-a fI~E t.1
8. In case OF the removal of the President
from Office, or of his death, resignation, or ina
bility to discharge the powers and duties Of the
said Office, the same shall devolve on the Vice
President; and the Congress may, by law, pro-
vide for the case of removal, death, resignation,
or inability of the President and Vice President.
declaring what officer shall then act as President.
and such officer shall act accordingly until the
disability be removed or President shall be-
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9. The President shall, at stated times, receive
for his services a compensation, which shall
neither be increased nor diminished during the
period for which he shall have been elected; and
he shall not receive within that period any other
emolnment from the Confederate States or any
of them.
lO. Before he enters on the execution Of his
office, he shall take the following oath or afirma,
tion: 9I sg9F Il Gs&c-d u.zG &
u do solernnly swear (or afirm.) that will
faithfully execute the Office Of President of the
Confederate States, and will, to The best of my
ability, preserve, protect and defend the Consti-
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l. The President shall be Comm ander in Chief
of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States,
aud of the Militia of the several States. when
called into the actual service of the Contede rate
States; he may require the opinion, in writing,
of the principal officer in each Of the Executive
Departments, upon any subject relating to the
duties OF their respective offices; and he shall
have power to grant reprieves and pardons for
offence against the Confederate States. except ia