Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-18
PARTICLE II
SECTION i.

L The executive power shall be vested in Presi-
dent Confederate States Of America. He and the
VicPresIdent shall hold their offices for the term Of
six years; but the President shall not be Re egibie-
The Prt sident Vice President siall be elected
p Each Ssate shall appoint in such manner the
legislature thereof may direct nuhber OF electors
equal To the whole number Of senators aud Represen
Iaves to which the State may be entitled IN the Con
gress; but senator Representative, or person
holding Office OF trust proht Under the Confeder
ate States, shall be appointed an elector.
g. The electors shall meet IN their respective states
and by ballot for President and Wee President
one of whom at least, shall not be an inhabitant Of
the same State with themselves; they shall name III
their ballots The person voted Or as fasoident aud III
distinct ballots the person voted for Wee President
and they shall make distinct lists OF all pereonS voted
for President, and of all persons voted for as Vice
President of number of votes for each, which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed
.s~-rnn,nt OF the Confederate States, directed
the President of the Senate; the President of the
Senate shall the presence of the Senate and House
of Representatives., all the certificates aud the
vote shall then be counted; the person having the
greatest number for President shall be the
President, such number be In jority of the whole
number OF electors appoir ted and if no perlon have
such majority, then, from tue persons having the
highest numbers, not exceeding three, the list of
those voted for President the House of Represen-
tatves shall choose Immediately by ballot the Presi-
dent But choosing the President, the vote shall be
taken by States, the representation from each
having one vote; quorum for this purpose shall
sist of a member or members from two-thrds of the
States, and majority of all the States shall be
sary choice. And If the House Of Representatives
shall not choose President, whenever the right of
choice shall devolye upon them, before the fourth day
ol March next following then the Vice President shall
as President of the death or other con
stitational disability 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 elect
ors appointed: and no person have a majority, then,
from the two highest numbers the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President quorum for the pur-
pose shall consist OF twothrds the whole number
Of Senator'S, and majority of the whole number shall
be necessary TO choice
8. No person constitutonay ineligible to the Office
of President shall be eligible that Of Vice President
of the Confederate States.
o. The Congress may determine the time of choosing
the electors and the day which they shall give the
votes; which day shall be the sans throughout ths
Confederate States
T. No person except a natural born citizen of tbs
Confederate States, citizen thereof at the time
the adoption of the Constitution or citizen thereo
porn ~ he United States prior 10 the 10Th Of Dscem
Der, 1860, shall be eligible to the Office of President
Dether shall any person be eligible 10 that office VIII.
shall not have attained the age thirty years
and been fourteen years resident within the limit
Of the Confederate States, they may exist AZ ID.
time oil his election.
s. In case OF the removal OF the President from of
nee, or Of his DEATH resignation inability dis
charge the powers and duties OF the said once, th
same shall deyolye the Vice President; aud the
gress may, by law, provide for the removal
DEATH resignation inability both Of the Presiden
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall the
act President aud such oeer shall act sccordsne
until the disability be removed President shal! b
g. The President SHALL at stated times, receive "a
his services compensation which shall neither be il
creased nor diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected and be shsl not receive viii
IN that period other etnoument from the Coates
crate States, or any OF them.
10 Before he enters On the execution Of his afac,
.I do soleEniy Hwsar Cor smrul that win fsifi
fully execute the once cf President Of the confedera
sistea, and WILL 20 toe best q my ability, prsssrf
protect and defend the Constitution shereaf : =