Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-10
PARTICLE II.
SECTION 1.

/ The executive power shall be vested IN a Presi-
dent of the Confederate States Of America DE and the
Vice President shall hold their offices for the term of
six years. but the President shall not be eligible
The Pre- sident and Vice President shall be elected
follows:
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal TO the whole number of Senators and Represen
taliyes TO which the State y be entitled IN the Con
gress; but no senator Representative, or person
holding office of trust or pront Dnder the Confeder
ate States, shall be appointed an elector
& 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 inhabitant of
the same State with themselves; they shall name in
their ballots the person voted Tor as Paesdent, and in
distinct ballots the person voted for as PRESIDENT
and they shall make distinct lists of all pereons voted
for President and OF all persons voted for as Vice
President and of the number Of votes for each which
list they shall sign and certify and transmit, sealed
To the government 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 votes for President shall be the
President, If such number be majority Of the whole
number of electors appointed and II no person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the
highest numbers not exceeding three, the list Of
those voted for PRESIDENT the House Of Represen-
tatyes shEll choose Immediately by ballot the Pesi-
dent But in choosing the President, the vote shall be
taken by States, the representation from each STATE
having vote quorum for this purpose shall con-
sist OF a member members from two thirds Of the
States and majority of all the States shall be
sary a choice. And the House of Representatives
choice shall deyolve upon them, before the fourth day
March next following then the Vice President shall
act President in of the death or other
stitutional disability of the President.
4. The person having the greatest number of votes
Vice President shall be the Vice President. such
number be majority of the whole number of elect
appointed: and if person have majority, then
from the two highest numbers 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
be necessary to choice.
s. No person consttutionally ineligible TO the ofict
Of President shall be eligible 70 that OF Vice President
of the Confederate States
g. The Congress may determine the time Of choosn,
the electors the which they shall give thei
votes; which day shall be the same throughout III
Z. No person except natural born citizen Of tn
Confederate States, citizen thereof at the time
the adoption Of the Constitution, eitzen thereo
born II the United states prior 70 the 10th OF Dace
ber 1850, shall be eligible the Office OF President
neither shall any person be eligible 20 that Office VIII
shall not have attained the age of thirty i've years
and been fourteen years resident within the limit
OF the Confederate States as they may exist ID
| time OF his election.
8. In of the removal of the President from o.
nee, or Of ms death, resignation or inability 10 dil
charge the powers and duties Of The said Office, IA
same shall devolve the Vice Presidents and the c
gress may, by law, provide for the case OF remoya
DEATH resignation, inability both of the PresideI
and Wee President, declaring what officer shall the
set President and such officer shall act according
until the disability be removed President shall
elected5
@. The President shall, at stated times. receive
hls services compensation which shall neither he
creased nor diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected and he shall not receive wit
| N that period ans other emoument from ths Comic
crate states, or any of them
10. Before he enters on the execution OF his ofic
he sh.u take the following oath Or Affirmation;
fully sxecgse tie eace e fresasns " he cpnsdsys
States, and VIII, 70 he best of ny ability,
protsst and defend ths c0sssisutiaa ihsreaf.' -