Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-23
PARTICLE Ii.
SECTION /.

i The executive power shall be vested in a Presi-
dent of 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 re-eglble-
The Pre- sident and Vice President shall be elected
follows:
q Each Ssate shall appoint in such manner the
legislature thereof may direct number OF electors
equal to the whole number OF Senators and Represen
taves TO which the State may be entitled in the Con-
gress; but no Senator Representative, or person
holding office of trust profit Under the Conieder
ate States, shall be appointed an elector.
g. The electors shall meet in their respective States
and by ballot for President and Vice President,
one of whom at least, shall not be an inhabitant OF
the same State with themselves; they shall name in
their ballots the person voted Tor Paesident and ia
distinct ballots the person voted for President
and they shall make distinct lists of all peFeos voted
for as President and OF ali voted for Vice
President and of the number OF votes for ech which
list they shall sign and certify and transmit, sealed,
to the government of the Confederate States directed
TO the President of the Senate the President of the
Senate SHALL in the presence Of the Senate and House
of Representatives, open all the certificates and the
greatest number of votes for President shall be the
President, if such number De m13orily OF the whole
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 Represen
ttives shall choose Immediately, by ballot the Pres
dent. But choosing the President the vote small oe
taken by States, the represe naton from eacn SIaIe
ha wing one VOTE quorum for this purpose shall con-
sist OF a member or members from two-thrds OF the
States majority of all the states shall be neces
sary a choice And the House OF representatives
shall not choose President, whenever the right OF
choice shall deyolve upon them before the fourth day
of March next following, then the Vice President shall
act President in OF the death or other con
stitutional disability of the President
A. The person having the greatest number OF votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice President, sucn
number be majority OF the whole number Of elect
ors appointed: andf no person have majority, llen;
from the highest numbers on the isl the senate
shall choose the Vice Presidents quorum Tor tue pur
pose shall consist of two-fhirds oi the WHOLE
of Senators, and majority Oh ine "oae s.A1i
No person constitutionaly ineligible TO the Office
of President shall be eligible 10 tnat OF vice froent
of the Confederate States
The Congress may determine the time Of choosing
the electors and the day which they shall give their
votes; which day snail De the same throughout the
Confederate States @ A-5
Il No person except natural born citizen Of the
Confederate States, citizen thereof at the time of
the adoption OF the Constitution, citizen thereof
born in the United States prior the 20rh of Dscem
Der, $780, shall be eligible the office Of President
neither shall any person be eligible that Office who
shall not nave attained the age Of thirty five years.
and been fourteen years resident within the limits
Of the Confederate states As they may exist al the
time OF his election Est 44f s 3 ses-=-s
s. In OF the removal Of the President nom Of
nee, or OF his DEATH resignation, inability to dis
charge the and duties OF the Office, the
shall devolve on the Vice President and the Con-
gress may, by law, provide for the OF removal
DEATH resignation, inability both OF the President
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall then
President, and such officer shall accordingly
until the disability be removed or President shall be
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g. The President shah, At stated tnnes receive for
hs services compensation which shall neither be
creased nor diminished during The period for which he
shall have been elected and he shah receive With
N that perso4 any other enoluaent from the CcEed
10. Before be enters % the execatlon Of MS oses
be shall take the ioliowjl1 cath or snlrmattons
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