Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-05
PARTICLE II.
SECTION j.

I The executive power shall be vested in Presi-
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 eligible
The sdent and Vice President shall be elected ss
follows:
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal TO the whole number OF senators and Represen
taiives hch the State may be entitled In the Con-
gress: but no Senator Representative, or person
holding an office of trust profit under the Coneder-
ate States, shall be appointed an eector.
g. The electors shall meet in their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President,
one of whom at least, shall not be inhabtant Of
the same State with themselves; they shall in
their ballots the person voted Tor as President and in
distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice President,
and they shall make distinct lists Of ali pereons voted
for as President, and of all persons voted for 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 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 m iJorIy OF the whole
number of electors appointed and If no person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the
highest numbers not exceeding three, on the list OF
voted for as President the House Of Represen
tatves shall choose Immediately, by ballot the Pres-
dent. But choosing the President, the vote shall be
by States the representation from each State
having one vote quorum for this purpose shall con-
States majority of all the States shall be neces
sary choice. and if the House Of Representatives
choice shall devoye upon them, before the fourth day
of March next folowng then the Vice President shall
act President as in case OF the death other
stitut0nal disability of the President.
4. The person having the greatest number of votes
Vice President shall be the Vice President, such
number be majority Of the whole number Of elect
appointed; andH no person have majority then,
from the two highest numbers the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President quorum for the pur-
pose shall consist OF twothirds Of the whole number
of Senator's and majority of the whole number shall
be necessary to choice. -
8. No person consttutionally ineligible to the Office
of President shall be eligible that of Vice President
o. The Congress may determine the time Of choosins
the electors, and the day which they shall give the
votes; which day shall be the throughout ths
z. No person except natural born citizen OF tn,
Confederate States, citizen thereof at the time
the adoption of the Constitution or citizen thereo
porn u sne United States prior TO the 10th Of Dscem
ber 1Soo, shall be eligible TO the Office Of President
neither shall any person be eligible thai ofce VIII
shall not have attained the age of thirty five years
and been fourteen years resident within the limit
.ne C1nieaerate states as they may exist at Ia
8. In case of the removal Of the President from o
nee or Of his death, resignation, inability 20 din
charge the powers and duties OF the said Office, III
same snail deyoiye the Vice PRESIDENT and the Cor
gress may, by law, provide for the case Of renoys
death resignation, inability both Of the PresdeI
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall the
act President and such officer shall aecordingi
until the disability be removed or President shall
1 electeda -ftl II ~ -
8. The President shall, at stated times receive 4
hls services compensation which shall neither be i
creased nor diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected and he shall not receive wit
tnas period ans other eznoiumsnt from the confe
| crate states, or any Of them.
| To- Before he enters on the execution Of his ono
| be shall take the following oath or ae1rnazlons :,
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