Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-26
tARTICLE II.
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/ The executive power shall be vested in Presi-
dent of the States of he and the
Vice President shall hold their Offices for
six years the President shall not be re-esioie-
The Pr sdenI and Vice President snail be elected As
follows:
q Zach Ssats shall appoint, in such the
Legislature thereof may direct number OF electors
equal 10 whole number OF senators and Represen
alives hch The State 10 ~ be emitted in the Con-
sress; but senator or Representative, OF prrsou
holding oice of trusi or pront nder The lonieder
ate states shall be ap ,poinI5d an elector-
g. Tn. ele~-I0s shall their respective States
and vote By BaOt for presIuent and Vice Prtsident
one OF whom, least, shall not be lnhaoilant Of
the same State th themselves they shall name in
their ballots the person voted - Passldent aud
distinct ballots the voted for Wee Pr-dent
and they shall make distinct lists of all pvTsons vutesi
for as President and OF all persons voted for ice
President and OF the number of votes for each, which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit, d
10 the government the Confederate states d!recls
TO the President OF the Senate :he President Of tile
Senate shall, The of the Senate and House
Of Representatives, opea all the cerid snd the
yote shall theu be counted; the person hayiIg the
greatest number OF votes for President shall be the
President, If such number be q Jority Of the whole
number OF electors appointed; and If nO person have
such majority, then, trom tue pers9u> having the
Eighes; numbers, not exceeding three, the list Of
those voted for President, the House OF Rtpr
tatyes shall choose Immediately, by ballot, the Prrsi
dent But choosing the President the vote shall be
taken by States, the representation from each
having vote; quorum for this purpose shall
of y member or members from two thirds OF the
states, and majority Of ali the States shall be
s.ry n choice. And the House Of Representatives
shall choose President, Whenever the right of
choice shall deyOlye upon the before the fourth day
March next following, then the Wee Pre- Ident sl
act President, in Of the death other
sLitutional disability OF The President
I. The person having the greale-I number Of votes
Vice Pres sdent shall te the Vice PTesl1eDt, such
number be majority of the whole number Of elect
ors appointed: andn no person have majority, LIen,
from the two highest numbers The lst tie Senale
shall choose the Vice President; quorum for te par
pose shall conslst oi twOthlrdG vi the whole number
Of Senators majority VI the whole number stall
be necessary 10 choice.
g. No person constitutiopaIly ineligible 10 the Office
OF President shall be eligible thai Vice
OF the Confederate States.
o. The Congress may determine the time Of choosing
the electors and the day which they shall give
votes; which day shall be The throughout lie
Coulederate Statss
T. No person except natural born citizen Of The
Confederate States citizen thereof time Of
the sdoption Of the Constitution cilzen thsEeef
born In hs United States prior the 2ot of Dseen
ber, ls6o shall De eligible the Office of President
neither shall any person be eligible 10 that ONCE Who
shall not have attained the OF thrLynSe years.
and been fourteen years arsident within the imiis
OF the Confederate states IS they may exist ihe
time of hls election - F.s.-s--
s. Ia case Of the removal Of the President from Of
fce Of his death, resignation, inability 10 dis
charge the powers and duties Of The sid oIce,
same shall devolve On the Vice President the
eress may, by law, provide for Inc reInov al
death, resignation, inability both of President
and Vice President, declaring what ofcer shall ther
President, and such officer shall act
until the disability be removed President shall b,
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g. The President shall, ii stated times receive fo
hs services compensation which shall neither be IN
creased diminished during the period for which b
shAli haze bssa elected ana be shall receive with
crate States, or any Of them =
10 Before be enters on the executioa ol his ou'1s
be shall take the ioslowing cath or Affirmation;
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