Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-24
PARTICLE II.
SRcTI0N I.

l. The executive power shall be vested in a Presi-
dent of the Confederate States of America He and the
Vice President shall hold their offices for the term of
six years. but the President shall not be eeligble
The President and Vice President shall be elected as
follows:
2 Each Ssate shall appoint, in such manner the
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal to the whole number OF Senators and
tatiyes to which the State may De entitled IN the Con
gress; but no Senator Representative, or person
holding office of trust or profit Under the Confeder
ate States, shall be appointed an eector.
g. The electors shall meet in their respective States
and ballot for President and Vice President,
of whom, at least shall not be an i1habitant OF
the same State with themselves; they shall name in
their ballots the person voted ior as Paesdent and IN
distinct ballots the person voted for VcePresldent
and they shall make distinct lists of all pereons voted
President and of ali persons voted for as wee
President of the number of votes for each, which
TO the government of the Confederate Stes 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 the
vote shall then be counted; the person having the
greatest number of votes for President shall be the
President If such number be minority of the whole
humber of electors appointed; and if person have
such majority, then. from the persons having tue
highest numbers, not exceeding inree on the ist OF
tatiyes shall choose Immediately, by ballot, the Presi
dent But IN choosing the President, the vote shall be
taken by States the representation from each state
having one vote: quorum sor this purpose shall
sist OF a member or members from two-thlrds cf The
States, and majority Of al tne states sa oe neces
sary 10 a choice And if the House OF representatives
shall not choose President whenever the right of
choice shall devove upon them before the fourth day
Of March following, then the Vice President shall
act as President in OF the death or other con-
stitutional disability Of ths President
a The person having the greatest number OF votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice President, such
number be a majority OF the whole number OF elect
ors appointed: and person have majority then,
from the highest numbers on the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President quorum for the pur
pose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number
Of Senators, and majority Of the whole number shall
be necessary to a choice
g. No person constitutionaily ineligible to the Office
of President shall eligible 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 their
votes; which day shall be the throughout the
Confederate States
z. No person except a natural corn citizen Of the
Confederate States or citizen thereof the time Of
the adoption OF the Constitution citizen thereof
born in the United States prior to the 10th Of Dsce-
Der, $780, shall be eligible to the Office OF President;
neither shall any person be eligible that Office who
snail not have attained the OF thirty I'VE years.
and been fourteen years resident within the limits
Of the Confederate States, they may exist at the
time OF his election.
s. In case Of the removal Of the President from Of
fce, OF his death, resignation, inability TO dis
charge the powers and duties OF the said osce, the
same shall devolye the Vice PRESIDENT and the Cyn-
sZress may, by law, provide for the OF removal
DEATH resignation, inability both Of the President
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall then
President and such officer shall act accordingly
until the disability be removed OF President shall be
elected1
g. The President SHALL at stated times receive for
hs services compensation which shall neither
shall have been elected and he shall not receive sifh
~ that period any other emolument from the Confed
crate states. or any Of them -
To- Before he enters on the execution OF his ONCE
he shall take the following oath affirmation
fully the once Of President u she oonedsTste
States, and wii 70 the best Of my sbiiliy
protect and defend Tie Constitution thefsoL =