Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-22
ARTICLE II.
SECTION !.

The executive power shall be vested in q Presi-
dent of the Confederate States of America lie and the
Vice President shall hold their offices for the term Of
SIX years but the President shall not be re-egible-
The Pr, si,ienI and Vice President shall be elected
follows:
legislature thereof may direct number OF electors
equal 10 tue whole number Of Senators and Represen-
talyes TO which the State mty be entitled IN the Con-
gress; but no Senator Representative, or person
holding oIce OF trust profit under the COnieder
ate States shall be appointed an eleclor.
g. Tie electors shall meet in their respective States
aud by ballot for President and Vice President
one of whom a least, shall not be inhabitant Of
the same state with themselves; they shall name
their ballots the person yoted Tor Passident and
distinct ballots the person voted for FieePresident
ami they make distinct lists Of all pereons voted
for President, and of all persons voted for as Vice
President aud ol The number OF votes for each, which
list they shall sign and cerly ana transmit, sealed
10 the government the Confederate States directed
the President OF the Senate the President OF The
SENATE shall in the OF the Senate aud House
OF Representatives. all the Certificates, and the
vote shall then be counted; the person having the
greatest number OF votes for President shall be the
President IL such number be majority of the whole
number OF electors appointed; and no person have
such majority, then, IRON the persons having the
highest numbers not exceeding three, the last of
those President, the House OF Represen-
tatyes shall choose immediately by ballot the Presi-
dent. But choosing the President the shall be
taken by States, the representation from each STATE
having vote; quorum for this purpose shall
sist OF member or members from two-thirds OF the
States majority OF all the States shall neces-
s4ry a choice. And Il the House of Representatives
shall not choose President, whenever the right Of
choice shall devoye upon them before the fourth day
of March next following thea the Vice President shall
President, as IN of the death other
stitutional disability of the President
4. The person having the greatest number OF votes
Vice President shall be the Vice President, If such
number be majority OF the whole number Of elect
ors appointed and no person have majority, then
from the two highest numbers the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President quorum for tie pur
pose shall OF two-thirds OF the whole number
of Senator's and majority u the whole number shal
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s. No person consttutionally ineligible to the ofac
Of President shall be eligible Vice Presden
of the Confederate States.
o. The Cong may determine the time Of choosni
the electors, and the day which they shall give the
votes; which day shall be the came throughout IN.
Confederate States g.
7. No person except natural born citizen OF ths
Confederate States, citizen thereof the lime
the adoption Of The Constitution, citizen thsreo
born in the United States prior the 10th Of DSceLn
ber 1850, shall be eligible the office Of President
neither shall any person be eligible 70 thai once wh
shall not have attsned the age OF thirty I'VE years
and been fourteen years Resident within the limit
of the Confederate States they may exist 81 tn
time oil his election.
s. In case Of the removal of the President from Of
Zee, OF his death, resignation, Inability TO dis
charge the powers and duties Of the said o11ce IA
shall devoye the Vice President and the CoI
gress may, by law, provide for the OF
death, resgnaiion, or inability both Of the PresdeI
and Vice Presdent, declaring what officer shall the
President and such ofcer shall act
until the disability be removed or President shall
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3. The President shall, at stated times receive 4
his services compensation which shall Beither be
creased nor diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected; and ne shall receive viii
IN that period snv other emoiumsni from the conis.
crate States, or any OF them
To- Before be enters on the execution Of bis ono
II do sossuniy swear Ger saarm) thA. wsll f.isl
fully the once q frssidsnt o. ne eonleaer.
and Va. e g: ss.: e nay sssss
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