New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-15
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lists of nil persons voted for as President, and of
ali persons voted for as Vice-Presdent, and OF the
number of votes for each, which lists they shali
sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat
of the Government of the Confederate states, az
rected to the President of the Senate; the Presl
dent of the Senate shall, in the presence OF me
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 APP
nointed and if no person have such majority, then,
from the persons having the highest numbers, not
exceeding three on the list of those voted for as
| President the House 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 nav
| ing vote quorum Tor TINS purpose shail con-
sist of a member members from tWo-thlrds OF
| the States and ma orty Of all the states shall ne
necessary to choice And it the House of Repre-
sentatives shall not choose President, whenever
the right of choice shall devolve upon them, be- !
fore the fourth day of March next following then
the Vice President shall act President as IN case
of the DEATH other constitutional disability OF
| the President.
| 4, The person having the greatest number of
votes as Vice President shall be the Vice President,
| if such number be ma orty of the whole number
of electors apponted and il no person nave ma ma
iority then, from the two highest numbers on the
list the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; q
quorum for the purpose shall consist OF two-thirds
Of the whole number of Senators, and majority OF
the whole number shall be necessary to a cheice.
| g. But no person constitutionay ineligible to the
office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice
President of the Confederate States.
g. The Congress may determine the time OF
, choosing the electors, and the day on which they
shall give their votes which day shall be the same
throughout the Confederate States
T. No person except natural born citizen OF the
, Confederate States, or citizen thereof at the time
of the adoption of this Constitution, or cltlzen
thereof born in the United States prior to the 20th
of December, 1850 shall be eligible to the office OF
President; neither shall any person be eligible to
that office who shall not have attained the age OF
thrty-ve years, and been fourteen years resident
within the limits of the Confederate States, as they
q NAV exist at the time of his election.
. g. In case of the removal Of the President from
;. office or of his death, resignation, or inability to
discharge the powers and duties Of the said Office
n the same shall devove on the Flce-lresdenti and
r the Congress- may, by law, provide for the case of
removal DEATH resignation, inability both of the
V President and Vice President, declaring what officer
J. shall then act President and such officer shall
is act accordingly until the disability De removed or
q President shall be elected.
9. The President shall, at stated times, receive
for his services compensation, which shali net9er
n be increased nor diminished during the period for
d which he shall have been elected and he shall not
l. receive within that period any other emolunent
t. from the Confederate States, or any OF them.
TO- Before he enters on the execution OF his
it office, he shall take the following oath OF airma
n III do solemnly swear Tor afirm) that l will
faithfully execute the office OF President OF tue
IS Confederate States, and will, to the best OF my
Of ability preserve, protect and delend the cohs'u
e ton thereof"
SEC I'll. The President shall be commander-in
)r chief of the army and navy of the Confederate
in 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, II
r. writing of the principal officer in each OF the Tx
ecutive Departments upon any subject relating to
Y the duties of their respective offices; aud he shall
o. have power to grant reprieves and pardons fol
offences against the confederate States, except Il
a. | cases Of impeachment.
40 ,, He shall have power, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, to make treatles, pro
v | vided two thirds of the Senators present concur
ne and he shall nominate and by and with the advice
ne and consent of the Senate shall appoint amhassa
~ doris other public Ministers and ConsUJS Judges
of the Supreme Court and all other officers OF the
ne | Confederate States, whose appointments are no
tb herein otherwise provided for. and which shall be
I'd established by law but the Congress may by law
f. vest the appointment of such inferior officers, a.
+. thew think proper, in the President alone, IN the
I'd courts of la or in the heads of Departments
st g. The principal officer in each OF the Executive
Ill Departments, and all persons connected with the
le diplomatic service, may be removed rom once q
# The Measure of the President. all other civil of
to | ficers of the Executive Department may be re
moved at any time by the President, or other ap
in pointing power when their services are unneces
a. 4arv or for dishonesty, ncapAcity, lnethcIency
G misconduct, or neglect of duty and when so re
to moved the removal shall be reported to the Sci
nt ate together with the reasons therefor. - -
oh 4. The President shall have power to fill all VI
cancies that may happen during the recess OF tn
he Senate by granting commissions which shall expir
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oro, ANN Va" III
ana SEC. IL. The Judicial power Of the COME
leot crate States shall be vested in Supreme C0u
and in such inferior courts the Congress m
zap Trnn, Tina ta lime nrdain and establish, T
pre- Judges both of the Supreme and inferior Cour
IN shall hold their GtlCeS during ghDd DtHaVuT, a
The shall at stated times receive for their services
I or compensation which shall not be diminished d
Slor ing their continuance in office
o. SEC. Il. The judicial power shall extend to
de- ,h I,f5r,ta Stotea and trratiae made ar "
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