Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-22
PARTICLE ii.

The executive mower shall be vested in Presi-
dent of the Confederate States of America He and the
Vice President shall hold their offices for the term of
six years; the President shall not be reeligble
The Pr sden 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 Represen-
tatives to which the State may be entitled In the Con-
gress but no Senator or Representative, or person
holding office Of trust or proht under the Coneder-
ate States, shall be appointed an elector.
g. The electors shall meet in their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice Presdent
Of whom, at least shall not be an inhabiant OF
the same State with themselves; they shall name IN
their ballots the person voted tor President, and IN
distinct ballots the voted for as Nlceresdet
they shall make distinct lists of all pereons voted
for President, and of all persons voted ior as
President and of the number of votes for eac wnien
list they shall sign and certify and transmit seaeu
the government of the Confederate States directed
to the President of the Senate the President OF the
Senate SHALL the presence OF the senate and House
of Renresentves open all the certificates, and the
vote shaii then Be COUNTED; the person hayng the
greatest number of votes for President shall be the
President if such number be majority OF the whole
number of electors appointed; and no person have
such majority, then, from the persons having Tue
highest numbers not exceeding three, on the list Of
those voted for as President the House of Reprsen-
tatiyes shall choose immediately oy balol, tne rresl-
dent But choosing the President the vote sna oe
having one vote quorum for this purpose snAh CON
sist of member members from two.thlrds Of ,ne
states and majority of all the States stall be neees
ssrv t a choice And IL the House Of Representatives,
shall not choose President, whenever the rsghi OF
choice shall devolve upon them, before tne cay
Of March next following then the Vice President shan
act as President as of the death or other con
stitutional disability Of the President
4 The person having the greatest number oi VoIes
as vice President shall be the Vice President, such
number be majority Of the Whole nnMoeI % sssS -,
ors appointed: and If person have nalorlty tnen,
from the highest numbers on tnelist Ine oo.l.
shall choose the Vice President; quorum I9r tns
pose shall consist of twothrds Of the wDols
of Senator's, and majority of Tine whoie HA'0es s
be necessary TO choice. .,..., 20 ,ha 49,.
s. No person consututonay ineligioe @ " ene oise
of President shall be eligible t that oil vice ffeseht
of the Confederate States
The Congress may determine the time OF choosing
electors and the day on on mn'cn ,sy 5ra tnss
votes; which day shaIi % Inc eA'iie soaenus NC
No person except natural born citizen of the
oonfsderate States citizen thereof at the time of
the adoption of the Constitution, citizen thereof
horn in The United States prior to the 20th Of Dscem-
her 1890 shall be eligible 70 the Office Of President;
neither shall any person be eligible that ONCE ho
shall not have attained the age OF thirty years
and fourteen years resident within the limits
Of the Confederate States, as they may exist the
time of his election.
s. In case Of the removal Of the President from Of
fee, Of his death, resignation inability dis
charge the powers and duties Of the said ofce the
shall devove the Vice President and the Con.
gress may, by law provide for the case of removal
death, resignation, Inability both the President
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall then
act as Presidents and such officer shall accordingly
until the disability be removed President shall bs
8. The President shall at stated times receive fo
his services compensation which shall neither be IN
creased nor diminished during the period for which h
shall have been elected; and be shall receve with
IN that period ang other emolument ftom the confei
crate States, or any of them.s 2
10. Before be enters tho executicn ~ his odlce
ne shsn take the following oath o. eazrnaszlons
fully execute the once Of President q ths confedera
States, and wil 70 ibs best q y ability, preserve
protect and defend The conssipziaa thefsaf'"