Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-20
ARTICLE II.


1. The executive power shall be vested in Presi-
dent OF the Confederate States Of America He aud the
Vice Predent shall hold their offices for the term OF
six year but the President shall not be re-eligbIe.
The Pr sident and Vice President shall be eected as
follows:
2 Each Ssate shall appoint, ia such manner as the
Legislature thereof may direct. number OF electors
equal 10 the whole number Senators and RepFesen-
tatves TO which the State y be entitled in the Con-
gress; but senator or Representative, or person
holding office OF trust or prott Gncer TIE Conlede
ste States, shall be appointed an elector.
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 sn nnRbtant oi
the same State with themselves; they shall Lame IL
their ballots the person voted Tor as faedent and n
distinct ballots tue person voted iOr
and they shall make distinct lists OF all pereons voted
for PRESIDENT and OF ali persons voted for as Wee
President and OF the number OF votes for each which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed,
the government the Confederate States, directed
the President the Senate; the President OF the
Senate shall, the presence OF the senate and house
OF Representatives, open ali the cerncaies snd me
vote shah then be oountedi tue person haYlLe tne
greatest number of votes Tor President sna De ihe
President If such number be mJority OF the Fiaoie
number OF electors appointed; and nO eISoI HANe
such majority, then, from the peIsens h.tlns s
highest numbers not exceeding three, On le isl VI
those voted for as President the House oil
atves shall choose immedialeiy, by ballot the fTssi-
dent But choosing the President the vote snaA DC
taken by states the representation iFvm each State
having vote, quorum ior tnlS Pufoee snGL coz
sist OF member or members IFon t~otniras o. ine
states and majority OF ali the states sa oe neess-
sary 10 choice. And the House Of representatives
shall not choose President, wheneveS the rgni OF
choice shall devolye upon then before TIE fourth aa
of March next following then the wee Pre- Idsnt sh
act as President in Of the death or other con
stirutionai disability Of the President
l. The person having the greatest number OF votes
as Vice President shall be the wee President, seeh
number be n majority oi the whole number oi elect
ors appointed: and no person nave hlAory then,
from the two highest numbers the list the Senate
shall choose Vice President quorum ior tie pnr
nose shall consist of t~otEirds OF The whole number
of Senator'S and majority oi The Whole number shall
he necessary CHOICE
5 No person consttutioRallr ineligible 20 the Office
of President shall be eligible 10 that Of Vice President
of the Confederate States. -sfs-
G. The Congress may determine the time OF chOosin
the electors, and the day which they shall gye thei
votes; which day shall be The same throughout ths
Confederate States
4. No person except natural born citizen cf the
Confederate States, citizen thereof, at the time
the adoption of the Constitution, citizen Thereof
born in the United States prior 20 the 10th Of DScem
Der, 1s6o shall be eligible 10 the office Of President
neither shall any person be eligible 10 that oce Shc
shall have attained the age Of thirty dive years
Of The Confederate States they may exist his
tIae OF his election. aaf
s. In case or The removal of the President from Of
fce Of his death, resignation, or inability 10 dis
charge the powers and duties of the said oce, The
shall deyolve the Vice Presidents and the Cn
gress may, by law, provide fof the case OF removal
death, resignation, inability both Of the Presideol
and Vice President, declaring What ofOF shall then
act as President aud such eseer shall accordingly
until the disability be removed or Presidelt shall be
electeda
o. The President shall al stated times, receive fol
hls services compensation which shall neither be IN
creased diminished during the period fF which ns
shall have been elected; and he saa not receive
thai period other emcunlsnt from the eSniso
erate States or any Of them
10 Before he enters on the execnilon oi hk oaale
he shall take the following oath or airtnailon;
81 do soemny swear lof slirml that VIII iaith
uIly execute the oce OF President OF the Confederate
States, and VIII % the best o. my ssIly pteser'e
protscs and dsfdad ths Constitution ihereof,"
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