Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-28
ARTICLE II
SECTION l,


I The executive power shall 1e vested in = Presi
dent OF the States of America be and the
Vice President shall hold their olces Tor ine term OF
sx years bat the President shall not be eglbie-
The Pr sdrnt and Wee President small be elected AZ
follows:
legislature thereof may direct number Of electors
equal 10 the whole number vi senators and Represen
Iatiges 10 hch the State u ~ be entitled i'll the Con-
gress: but no senator Representative, or person
holding An office of trust or pront ndef The ConiedeT
ate States, small be appointed an eiector
q The ELECTORS snail their respective States
ana vote by ballot for President and Vice President,
one of whom least, shall not be an inhaoitant u
the same Slate " III ihenlselyesi they shall name Ia
their ballots person voted Tor fassdenl, and ia
distinct ballots the person voted for as Presient,
and they shall make distinct lists Of all voted
for President and OF all persons veted Tor s ice
President and OF number Of votes for each winch
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit 5ead,
10 the government vi the Confederate States directed
10 the President the Senate; the President OF he
Senate shall the presence Of the Seate and House
of Representatives open all the csrtdeaies ami the
vote shall then be counted; the person having the
greatest number of votes President shall be The
President such number be IN -JorIty OF the whole
number oil electors appointed, aid If person have
sach majority, then, iron the persons having the
highest numbers no; exceeding three, on The list OF
those voted Tor President the House OF ReTcsen-
tatyes shall choose Immediately by ballot the Fr~s
dent But IN choosing the President, the vote shall be
taken States the representation from each State
having one vole quorum for this purpose skail con-
sist OF member members from two-thirds Of the
States and majority of all the States shall be
sary 10 choice. Aud the House OF Representatives
shall not choose President, whenever Tue right OF
choice shall devoiye upon them, before the fourth day
of March following then the Wee Pre-ldent shall
President, IN case OF the death or other con-
stitutonal disability OF the President-
4. The person having the greatest number OF votes
as Vice President shall be The Vice President, II such
number be a majority the whole number OF elect
ors appointed and II NO person have majority, then,
from the two highest numbers on the llsl Lie Sonale
shall choose the Vice PRESIDENT quorum for the pGr
pose shall of twothirds Of the whole number
Of senator's and majority Of tls whole number shall
be necessary 10 a choce- =. -
s. No person constiutionaliy ineligible TO the ofcS
of President shall be eligible 70 that vi Vice President
OF the Confederate States. -
a. The Congress may determine the time Of choosi ms
the electors, and the day which they shall give t
votes; which day shall be the throughout ths
Confederate States
T. No person except a natural born citizen OF tbs
Confederate States, citizen thereof 81 The time o.
the adoption OF the Consultation, cltlzen Isg
born in the United States prior 70 the 9Oth 9f Dsee
ber lseO, shA be eligible the Office OF President
neither shall any person be eligible - that ooe az
shall not have attained the age Of thirty i've yeas
and been fourteen years resident within l.e I.,u
Of the Confederate states they may exist Al il'
time OF his election.
In case on the removal Of the President from Of
fce or Of his death, reslgnzton or inahity 70 als
charge the powers and duties of the sad olnce, t
same shall devove the Vice Presldelt and TIE n
grsss may, by law, provide of the case OF remoy a
DEATH resignation, inability bsth q The tresiden
and Vice PresdsnI, declaring what olcer shall the
act as President and such officer shall act aecordngl
until the disability be removed or President sha
o. Tue President shall, a, stated times, receive Il
his services q compensation which ehzl neither be u
creased nor diminished during the period for wkcn
shall have been elected; ami he shall not receive Will
IN thai period ans othsr elnoluent fran the confs
crate States, or any Of tEen- = -.
10. Before he enters on the execution Of his on'c
% ss,ssly saS sSssr tss that Win
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protect and defend TIE Constitution tnsfso