Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-21
PARTICLE II.

1. The executive power 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. but the President shall not be reeligibe-
The Pr, sdent and Vice President shall be elected as
follows:
q Each Ssate shall appoint in such manner as the
legislature thereof may direct, number Of electors
equal 10 the whole number of Senators and Represen
tatiyes to which the State may be entitled in the Con
gress; but Senator Representative, or person
holding an Office OF trust or profit 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 President,
of whom, at least shall not be an inhabitant Of
the State with themselves; they shall name Ia
their ballots the person voted tor President, and in
distinct ballots the person voted for Viceresdent
they shall make distinct lists of all pereOns voted
for as President and of all persons voted for Vice
President and of the number for each, which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed
the 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 Representatives, open all the certificates, and the
vote shall then be counted; tue person haYing the
greatest number of votes for President shall be the
President if such number be majority 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 tie ist OF
those voted for President, the House OF hepresn
tatyes shall choose Immediately, by ballot the Pres
dent But choosing the President, the vote sna De
taken by States, the representation from each state
having vote; quorum for TINS purpose Snail con
sist of a member or members from twothirds OF the
States and a majority of all the States shall be neces
sary TO choice And if the House of Representatives
shall not choose President, whenever the right Of
choice shah devolve upon them, before the fourth day
of March next following then the Vice President shall
act President, in case 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 such
number be a majority of the whole number OF elect
ors appointed and person have majority, tfien
from the two highest numbers the list the senate
shall choose the Vice President; quorum for the pur
pose shall consist OF two-thrds of the whole number
OF Senators, and majority Of the whole number shall
be necessary TO choice
g. No person constitufonally ineligible TO the Office
of President shall be eligible TO that of Vice President
g. The Congress may determine the time Of choosing
the electors and the day which they shall give their
votes; which day shall be the same throughout the
Confederate States
T. No person except a natural born citizen of the
Confederate States or citizen thereof the time Of
the adoption of The Constitution, or citizen thereof
born the United States prior 70 the aOth of Decem
Der, 1850, shall be eligible the Office of Presidents
neither shall any person be eligible 20 that Office who
shall not have attained the age of thirty five years,
and been fourteen years resident within the limits
OF the Confederate States as they may exist at tbs
time OF his election.
s. In case Of the removal of the President from Oh
nee, or OF his death, resignation inability dis
charge the powers and duties OF the said ONCE the
same shall devoye 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
act as PRESIDENT and such officer shall act accordingly
until the disability be removed President shall be
elected
Q. The President SHALL at stated times receive for
his services compensation which shall neither be
creased nor diminished during the period for which be
shall have been elected and be shall not receive with
IN that period any other emoument from the Confed
crate states, or any Of them
10. Before he enters the execution Of his Office,
he shall take the following oath or affirmation:
fully execute the ONCE OF President Of the Cnfedefa.e
staes and WILL 10 the best Of my ability, preserve
protect and defend the Constitution thereof"