Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-15
PARTICLE II.


1 The executive power shall be vested in a Presi-
dent Confederate states Of America de and The
Vice President shall hold their offices for the term OF
six years; the President shall not be reeiigbe
The Pr sident and Vice President shall be eectd as
follows:
2 Each Ssate shall appoint, in such manner as the
legislature thereof may direct, numUer or electors
equal 10 the whole number Of senators and Represen-
Iayes ThIch Ihe State IN y De emitted IN the Con-
gress: but no senator Representative, or person
holding an Office of trust profit nder the Conteder
ate States, shall be ap polnIed an elector.
g. The eecofs shall meet in their respective States
and voe by bafioI for PTesdent and Vice President,
one of whom least, shall not be an nhabiIant Of
the same State with themselves; they shall IN
their ballots the person voted Tor Paesident, and ia
ballots the person voted for as Vice President
and they shall make distinct lists Of all pereons voted
President, and OF all persons voted Tor as VICE
PRESIDENT the number OF votes for each which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed
10 the government of the Confederate States directed
TO the President OF the Senate; the President of the
senate sha IN the presence OF the Senate and House
o Representatives, open ali the ceriihaIes and the
vote shall then be counted; the person haYing the
greatest number OF for President shall be the
President if such number be a N j0rity of the whole
number OF electors appointed; and if no person have
such majority, then, iron the persons having the
highest numbers, not exceeding three, on the list OF
those voted President, the House of Represen-
tatives shall choose Immediately, BY ballot the Presi-
But choosing the President the vote shall be
taken by states the representation from each State
having vote; quorum for this purpose shah con-
sst of a member members from two thirds of the
States, and orty OF all the states snail be Reces-
Iry to a choice And If the House Of Representatives
shall choose President, whenever the right oi
choice shall devolve upon them before the fourth ay
OF March mex; following, then the Vice President shall
President, AS in of the death other
stituIionai disability OF The President.
4. The person having the greatest number of votes
as Vice PRESIDENT shah be the Vice President If such
number be majority oi the whole number Of elect
from the two highest numbers the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President quorum for tue pur
shall consist OF two-tLirds OF the whole number
Of Senator's majority OF the whole Number shai
be Necessary 10 a choice. ,s.
s. No person consttationaiiy Ineligible TO the one
OF President shall be eligible 10 that OF Vice PFesde
o. The Congress may determine the time Of ehoosin
the electors and the day which they shall give tei
votes which day shall be the same throughout III
q No person except natural born citizen OF th
Conlederate states citizen thereof al the time
the adoption OF the Constitution, citizen thereo
born IN The United States prior the 20th of Dseem
ber 1s60, shall be eligible 70 the oice Of Presiden.
neither shall any person be eligible TO that oce VII
shah not have attained the age of thirtyhve years
and been fourteen years rrsideht within the limit
ei the Confederate States, they may exist th
time ol his election
s. IN case of the removal Of the President from o.
nee, or OF his DEATH resignation inability d;
| charge the powers and duties OF the said ONCE th
same shall devolve the Vice President, and The Z I
gress may, BY law, provide for the ease Of remova
death, resignaiion inability both of the PresdeT
and Vice PTessaent declaring what olhcer shall ths
President, and such ofcer shall act according
ans The disability be removed or President shall
= The President zhaii, at stated times. receive 4
hs services compensation which shall neither be
creased nor diminished during the period for which
shall have been eeefed and ne shall reoeive wit
| Il that period ans other emsumeus from the Comic
crate States, or any OF them.
TO- Before De enters on the execution Of bis o0S
nc shau take the following oath or amrmatoa: = = !.
Il do soiemnIy swear Tor sfarr1) that vii laiI
fully execute the olce Of iEe5lnent ol ns SoHeaeIe
States, and viii, 70 NE esst q ny solsty, ssssfs
protsct and defend the conntitnti0n thoresk.