Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-17
ARTICLE II.

The executiye power shall be vested in Presi-
dent the Confederate States OF America He and the
Vice President shall hold their offices for the term Of
six years. but the President shasl not be reelgbe-
The Prt sidenI and Vice President shall be elected
follows:
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal to the whole number OF Senators and Represen
tatves TO Shich the State may be entitled in the Con
gress: but no senator Representative, OF person
holding an office of trust profit under the COnfeder
ate States shall be appointed an electOr.
& The electors shall in their respective States
and vote by ballot for Presuent and Vice President,
one of whom, least shall not be an nhabitant of
the same State with themselves; they shall name in
their ballots the person voted ior President, and in
distinct ballots the person voted for president,
and they shall make distinct lists of all pereons voted
for as President and of all persons voted for Vice
President of the number of votes for eae which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed,
To the OF the Confederate States, directed
t the President of the Senate; 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 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 person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the
highest numbers, not exceeding three on the list OF
those voted for as President, the House of Represen
tatives shall choose Immediately by ballot the Presi-
dent But IN choosing the President, the vote shall be
taken by States the representation from each State
having one vote; quorum for this purpose shall con-
sist of a member members from twothirds of the
states and majority of all the States shall be
sary TO choice And if the House Of Representatives
choice shall devolve upon the before the fourth day
of March following, then the Vice President shall
President, as in case OF the death or other con
stitutional disability Of the President.
T. The person having the greatest number OF votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice President, snch
number be majority OF the whole number oi eiect7
appointed: and person have majority, Then,
from the two highest numbers on the list the senate
shall choose the Vice PRESIDENT quorum ior the pur-
pose shall consist of twothirds OF the whole number
of Senators, and majority Of the whole NUMBER shall
be necessary to a choice.
g. No person constitutionally ineligible the ofce
of President shall be eligible TO that OF Vice President
a The Congress may determine the time Of choosin
the electors aud the day which they shall give the
votes; which day shall be the throughout In,
Confederate States
z. No person except natural born citizen of tn.
Confederate States citizen thereof at the time
the adoption of the Constitution, citizen thereO
born IN the United States prior to the 10th of Decem
Der, 1880, shall be eligible the Office OF President
neither shall any person be eligible that Office VIII
shall not have attained the age of thrty-dve years
and been fourteen years resident within the limit
of the Confederate States al they may exist tn
| time OF his election.
g. In case Of the removal OF the President from of
fce or of his death, resignation inability TO dis
charge the powers and duties Of the said office, t
shall deyolve the Vice President and the Con
gress may, by law, provide for the case Of removal
death, resignation, inability both of the Presiden
and Vice President. declaring what officer shall the
act as President and such officer shall accordngl
until the disability be removed or President shall
| elected ID
9. The President shall, at stated times receive f
his services compensation which shall neither be il
creased nor diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected and he shah not receive viii
IN that period any other emolument from the Comics
| crate States, or any of them
TO- Before be enters on the execution Of his oiic'
he shall take the following oath or aim nation
fully execute the once of President the oonfedera
STATES and WILL to the best of my ability, presefs
| protect and defend tbs Constitution thefeo'f