Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-03-17
CoNsTIrUrIoN
OF THE
Confederate States Of America.
IcoNcLUDED.l
ARTICLE II.

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President shall not be re-eligibe. The Pres
ident and Vice President shall be elected as
| follows:
| 2. Each State shall appoint. in such mani
ner as the legislature thereof NAV direct, a
number OF electors equal to the number Of
| Senators aud Representatives TO which the
State may be entitled in the Congress; but
| no Senator or Representative, or person
| holding an Office OF trust or profit under the
| Confederate States, shall be appointed an
| eiector.
g. The electors shall meet in their respec-
| tive States and vote by ballot for President
and Vice President, one of whom, at least,
shall not be an iDhab;tant of the same State
with themselves; they shall name in their bal
| lots the person voted Tor as President and in
/ distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice
| President, and they shall make distinct lists
| OF all persons voted for as President, aud of
all persons voted for as Vice President. and
of the number of votes for each. which list
| they shall sign and certify, and transmit,
| sealed, to the government of the Confederate
| States, directed to the President of the Sem
| ate; the President of The Senate shall, in the
| presence of the Senate and House of Repre-
atives. open all the certificates, and the votes
| shall then be counted; the person having the
| greatest number of votes for President shall
| be the President, il such number be a major
| iiy of the whole number of electors appoint
1 ed; and if no person have snch majority.
| then. from the persons having the highest
| numbers, not exceeding three, on the list of
| those voted for as President, the House of
| Representatives shall choose Immediately,
by ballot, the President. But iu choosing
| the President. the votes shall be taken by
| States, the representation from each State
| having one vote; quorum for this purpose
| shall consist of member or members from
| two-thirds of tie States, and majority of
| all the States shall be necessary to choice.
| And if the House of Representatives shall
not choose President, whenever the right
of choice shall devolve upon them, before the
fourth day Of March following. then the
| Vice President shall act as President, as in
case of death, or other constitutional disabil-
| ity of the President.
| 4. The person having the greatest number
of votes as Vice President shall be the Vice
| President, if such number be majority OF
| the whole number of electors appointed; and
| if 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-thirds of
the whole number of Senators. and a MAORI
| ty of the whole number shall be necessary
| to choice.
5. But no person constitutionally ineligi
BILE 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 Confede-
rate States.
Z. No person except a natural born citizen
of the Confederate States. or a citizen there
of, at the time of the adoption of this Con-
stitution, or citizen thereof born in the
United States prior to the goth of December,
1860, shall be eligible to the Office of Presi-
dent; neither shall any person be eligible 10
that Office who shall not have attained the
age of thirty-fve years, and been fourteen
years a resident within the limits of the
Confederate States, as they may exist at the
time of his election.
s. In case of the removal of the President
from office, or of his death. resignation, or
inability to discharge the powers and duties
of the said Office, the same shall devolve
on the Vice, President; the Congress may.
by law, provide for the case of removal,
death, resignation. or inability both of the
President and Vice President, declaring
what officer shall then act President, and
such officer shall act accordingly until the
disability be removed or President shall
be elected.
9. The President shall, at stated times, re-
ceive for his services compensation, which
shall neither be increased nor diminished du-
ring the period for which he shall have been
elected; and he shall not receive within that
period any other emolument from the Con-
federate States, or any of them.
10. Before be enters on the execution of
bis office, he shall take the following oath or
affirmation:
II do solemnly swear Tor afirm) that l
will faithfully execute the Office OF President
of the Confederate States, and will, to the
best of my ability. preserve, protect, and de-
tend the Constitution thereof"
SECTION 2.
l. The President shall be commander-in-
chief of the army and navy CT the Confeder-
ate States, and of the militia of the several
States, when called into the actual service of
the Confederate 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 re-
spective offices; and he shall have power to
grant reprieves aud pardons for offienses
against the Confederate States, except in Ca
SEES of impeachment.
2. He shall have power, by aud with the
advice and consent of the Senate, TO make
treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators
present concur; and he shall nominate, and
by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, shall appoint ambassadors, other
public ministers and consuls, Judges oil the |
Supreme Court. and all other officers of the |
States, whose appointments are
not herein otherwise provided for, and which |
shall be established by law; but the Congress |
may, by law, vest the appointment of such |
inferior officers, as they think proper. in the |
President alone. in the courts OF law or 10 |
the heads of Departments.
5. She principal officer in each of the Ex- |
ecutive Departments, ard all persons connec |
ted with the diplomatic service, may be re- |
moved from Office at the pleasure Of the Pre- |
sident. All other civil officers of the Execu- |
tive Department may be removed at any |
time by the President, or other appointing |
power. when their services are unnecessary, |
or for dishonesty, incapacity, ineficiency, |
or neglect of duty; and when so |
removed, the removal shall be reported TO |
the Senate, together with the reasons there
or.
4. The President shall have power to fill |
all vacancies that may happen during the |
recess OF the Senate, by granting commits
sions which shall expire at the end of their |
next session; but no person rejected by the /
Senate shall be re-appointed to the same Of
ice during their ensuing recess.
SECTION g.
l. The President shall, from time to tune,
rive to the Congress information of the state
Of the Confederacy. and recommend to their
consideration such measures as he shall judge
and expedlent; ne may, on extra
,rdiaary occasions, convene both Houses, or
either of them; and in case Of disagreement
between them, with respect to the time of |
adjournment, he may adjourn them to such
lime as he shall think proper; he shall receive
and other public ministers; he
hall take care that the laws be faithfully
and shall commission all the Off
,ers of the Confederate States.
SECTION 4.
L. The President, Vice President, and all
;ivil officers of the Confederate States. shall
De removed from Office on impeachment for,
md conviction of, treason, bribery, or other
high crimes and misdemeanors.
ARTICLE III.
SECTION /.
l. The iudicial poWcr of the Confederate |