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delay. But when any river divides or flows through
two or more States, they may enter into compacts
with each other to improve the navigation thereof


two or more States, they may enter into conpacts
with each other to improve the navigation thereof
4 ARTICLE II.
| SECTION III. The Executive power shall be
vested in President Of the Confederate States Of
America. He and the Vice-Presdent shall hold
their offices for the term of six years, but the
| President shall not be reGligibe. The President
and Vice president shall be elected as follows:
| 2. Each State shall appoint, in such manner as
| the Legislature thereof may direct, number OF
electors equal to the whole number of Senators
| and Representatives to which the State may be
entitled in the Congress but no Senator or ltepfe
sentative or person holding an office Of trust or
profit under the Confederate States snail De ap-
| pointed an eectOr.
3. The electors shall meet in their respective
States and vote by ballot for President and Vice
President, Of whom, at least, snail not be an
inhabiant Of the same State with themselves; they
shall name in their ballots the person voted for as
President, and in distinct ballots the person voted
for as Fice-President and they shall make dstlnct
lists Of all persons voted for as PRESIDENT ana OF
all persons voted for Fice-Prcsdent, and Of the
number of votes for each, which lists they shall
sign and certify, and transmit sealed, to the seat
| Of the Government Of tile Confederate states, Gi-
rected to the President OF the Senate; the Pfesi-
dent of the Senate shall, in the presence OF the
Senate aud House of Representatives, open all tie
certificates and the vote shall then be counted;
the person having the greatest number OF votes
for President shall be the President if such number
he majority of the whole number OF electors ap-
pointed and il no person have such majority, then.
from the persons having the highest numbers, not
| President, the Housc Of Representatives shall
choose Immediately, by ballot, the President. But
in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken
by States, the representation from each State nay
ing one vote a quorum for this purpose shall con-
sst of a member or members from two-thlrds OF
the States and majority OF all the States shall be
necessary to choice. And il the House Of Repre-
sentatives shall not choose President, whenever
the right Of choice shall dev0ive upon them, be-
fore the fourth day of March next following, then
the Vice President shall act as President, as IN case
han tint n
4. The person having the greatest number of
votes as Vice President shall be the Nicetresldent
if such number be majority Of the Whole number
of electors appointed; and if no person have ma
iority then, from the two highest numbers on the
list the Senate shall choose the gice-Presldent: a
quorum for the purpose shall consist OF t"o,tlI ds
Of the whole number Of Senators, and majority OF
the whole number shall be necessary to choice.
D. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the
Office Of President shall be eligible to that OF Wee
President OF the Confederate States.
g. The Congress may determine the time OF
choosing the electors, and the day on which they
shall give tEeir votes, which day shall be the same
throughout the Confederate States.
7. No person except natural born citizen OF the
Confederate States, citizen thereof at the time
Of the adoption Of this Constitution, or citizen
thereof born in the United States prior to the 10Th
of December 1860, shall be eligible to the office OF
Presidents neither shall any person be eligible to
that office who shall not have attained the age of
thirtyve years, and been fourteen years resident
WilIln the lnIlLS b Wiz
may exist at the time of his election.
s. In case Of the removal of the President from
office, Of his death, resignation, or inability to
discharge the powers and duties Of the said office,
the shall deyoive on the Vice-President; and
the Congress may, by law, provide for the of
removal, death, resignation or inability both OF the
Presidentand NicePresdent, declaring what officer
: shall then act as President, and such officer shall
6 act accordingly until the disability be removed OF
e a President shall he elected
8. The President shall, at stated times, receive
@ for bis services compensation, which shall neither
II be increased diminished during the period for
which he shall have been elected and he shall not
+ receive within that period any other cmoiamenl
b. from the Confederate States, or any OF them.
10. Before he cutters The execution of his
It Office, he shalt take the following oath affrma
a tom
l. q dc socmnly swear Cor affirm) that I will
faithfully execute the Office Of President of the
s Confederate States, and will to the best Of my
f ability preserve, protect, and defend the constitu-
G ton thereof"
SEC. al. The President shall be commandern,
T. chief Of the army aud navy of the Confederate
d States, and of the militia Of the several States,
when called into the actual service of the Confed-
e crate States: he may require the opinion, in
writing of the principal officer in each of the EX-
ecutive Departments, upon any subject relating to
: the duties Of their respective offices; and he shall
j. lave power to grant repreves and pardons fol
offences against the Confederate States, except IL
l. cases OF Impeachment.
e 2. He shall have power, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, pro
:, videl twothrds of the Senators present concur
and he shall nominate and by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, shall appoint ambassa
Y doris, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges
of the Supreme Court and all other officers of the
Q | Confederate States, whose appointments not
h herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be
established by law but the Congress may, by law
. vest the appointment of such Inferior officers, as
; they think proper, IN the PRESIDENT alone, IN the
It g. The principal officer in each of the Executive
Il Departments, and all persons connected with the
e diplomatic service, may be removed from Office at
. the pleasure Of the President All other civil Of
O fGers of the Executive Department may be re-
moved at any time by the President, or other APP
n pointing power, when their services are nnneces
= sary or for dishonesty, ncapacity, inetiicency
: misconduct, or neglect of duty; and when so re
O moved. the removal shall be reported to the Sen
t, ate, together with the reasons therefor.
h 4. The President shall have power to fill all va
| Cancies that may happen during the recess of the
Senate by granting commissions which shall expire
al the end OF the next session; but no person re
i jeced by the Senate shall be lGappointed to the
t. same office during their ensuing recess.
+ Sec. 81. The President shall, from time tC
time, give to the Congress information OF the state
n of the ConledeTacy, and recommend to their con
c sderation such measures as he shall judge neces
If sary and eNpedicnt; he may, on extraordinary oc
e ca4iolls, convene both Houses or either of them
1t and in case of disagreement between them, witt
respect to the time Of adjournment, he may aQ
~ ionrn them to such time as he shall think proper
" he shall receive ambassadors and other public
minister's he shall take that the laws be faith
fully executed and shall commission all the officers
a of the Confederate States.
y SEC. Al. The President, Fice-President, and al
= civil officers OF the Confederate States shall be re
n moved from Office on impeachment for and convc
y. ton Of treason bribery or other high crimes AM
:, ! mis1emeanOrs.
ARTICLE III.
\ SEC. II. The Judicial power of the Confed
crate States shall be vested in Supreme Court
- and in such inferior courts as the Congress ma,
from time to time ordan and establish. Tho
;, judges, both of the Supreme and Inferior Courts
n Shall hold their offices during good behavior, ant
- shall at stated times receive for their services
compensation which shall not be diminished dur
~ ing their continuance in Office.
= SEC. IL. The judicial power shall extend to al
Il arising under this Constitution, the laws
~ the Confederate. States and treaties made Whic
% shall be made under their authority to all case
~ affecting ambassadors other public ministers all,
y consuls; to all cases OF admiralty and martini
II jurisdiction; to controversies to which the Confed
n crate States shall be party; to controversies be
N tween two or more States between a State AM
- citizens of another State where the State is plain
y, tiff; between citizens claiming lands under grant
II of different States and between Stale or the cit
= zens thereof, and foreign States, citizens sub
=, iects but no State shall be sued by citizen o
% subject of any foreign State.
- q In all cases affecting ambassadors other pub
r.; lie ministers, and consuls and those in which
h. State shall be a party, the Supreme Court sha
~ have original jurisdiction In all the other case