Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-09
ARTICLE II.


l. 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 reegible-
The Prt sdent and Vice President shall be elected
follows: tta
q Each Ssate shall appoint, in such manner as the
legislature thereof may direct number Of electors
equal to the whole number Of Senators Represen-
ttives which the State may be entitled in the Con-
gress; but Senator Representative, person
holding Office of trust profit under the Confeder-
ate States, shall be appointed an elector.
g. The electors shall meet their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President,
one of whom, at least, shall not be inhabtant of
the State with themselves; they shall name in
their ballots the person voted for as President and in
distinct ballots the person voted for cePresdent
and they shall make distinct lists Of all pereons voted
for as President, and Of all persons voted for Vice
President and Of the number of votes for each which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed
10 the 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
vote shall then be counted; the person having the
greatest number of for President shall be the
President if SUCH number be majority of the whole
number OF electors appointed; and no person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the
highest numbers, not exceeding three on the list OF
tatiyes shall choose Immediately, by ballot, the Pres
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
sist OF member members from two thirds Of the
States and majority Of ali The States shall be neces-
shall not choose President, whenever the right Of
choice shall devove upon them before the fourth day
OF March following then the Vice President shall
act President in Of the death or other con
stitutional disability Of the President.
L. The person having the greatest number OF votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice President such
number be majority OF the whole number Of elect
appointed and no person have majority, then
from the two highest numbers on the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President quorum for the pur
pose shall consist of twothirds OF the whole number
Of Senator's and majority Of the whole number shall
40 person constitutionaIy ineligible to the ono,
Of President shall be eligible 10 that Of Vice President
of the Confederate States
g. The Congress may determine the time Of choosin,
the electors and the day which they shall give the
votes; which day shall be the same throughout tn,
Confederate States. Lst f-iissf1 = =
Confederate States, citizen thereof al the time
the adoption OF the Constitution or citizen fhereo
born in the United States prior the 10Th Of Dacem
Der, 1s6o shall be efglbe 30 the Office OF President
neither shall any person be eligible TO tina; once VIII
shall not have attained the age Of thirty years
and been fourteen years aresident within the limit
OF the Confederate States, they may exist Al Ia
time OF hiz election.
g. In OF the removal OF the President from o'
nee er o. nus Death RESIGNATION or inability 70 dis
same shall derolve the Vice Presidents and the Con
gress mag, by law, provide for the Of removal
death, resignation, inability both OF the Presider
and Vice President, declaring xsat officer shall the
act as President, and such officer shall act accsr nzf
until the disability be removed Presidents shall
g. The President shah, al stated times. receive 4
hIs services compensation which shall neither be u
creased nor diminished during the period Tor which
shall haze been elected and be shall net receive wit.
that period ans other enolunent from the ccnfes
crate States, or any Of them - -
L. Before he enters on the execution OF his orlcs
81 do solennly swear lor z1nrn) thai VIII fait,
fully exeoute the Office Of President Of the ConeaerA
States, and viI, 70 the best of my soinIy, fseere
protect md tef1nd he censt111tion snsre9