Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-29
PARTICLE II.

I The executive power shall be vested in Presi-
dent the Confederate States of America lie and the
Vice President shall hold their offices for the term Of
six years but the President shall not be reeligbe-
The sideni and Vice President shall be elected as
follows:
2 Each Ssate shall appoint, in such manner as the
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal to the whole number OF Senators ana hereen-
tatiyes to Shich the State may be entitled IN the Con-
gress. but no Senator Representative, or person
holding Office of trust pront Under the Conleuer
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 an nhabitant Of
the same State with themselves; they shall name ia
their haIots the person voted President, and
distinct ballots the voted for as
and they shall make distinct lists OF all pereos voted
for as President and Of all persons voted for as Vice
President of the number Of votes for each which
list they shall sign and certify and transmit, sealed
10 the government of the Confederate States, directed
10 the President Of the Senate the President OF the
Senate SHALL the presence of the Senate and House
of Representatives, open all the Certificates, ana 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
humber of electors appointed; and no person have
sucb rnaiority then, from the persons having the
highest numbers not exceeding three, on the llst Oh
those voted for President the House oi keprssen
taives 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 yote quorum ior TINS slali 0In ~
sist of member or members from two-thlrds OF the
states and majority of all the States shall be neces
s,ry To choice And If the House OF Rel1resen atVes
chs mot eh
choice shall devolve upon them before the fourth day
of March next following, then the wee President shall
act as President in case Of the death or other con-
stjtutionai disability Of the President
4 The person having the greatest HUMBER OF votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice President such
number be q majority of the whole number oi elect
ors appointed: andf person have majority, then,
from highest numbers on the list the Senate
snail choose the Vice President; quorum for the pur-
pose shall consist of two-thirds OF the whole number
OF Senators, and majority OF the whole number Shall
be necessary TO choice
s. No person constitutionaily ineligible 10 the oce
of President shall be eligible 10 thai Of Vice President
g. The Congress may determine the time Of choosing
the electors and the day which they shall give
votes which day shall be the throughout The
Confederate States
T. No person except a natural born citizen OF ths
Confederate States a citizen thereof, the time o
the adoption OF the Constitution citizen thereof
Der, 1So0, shall be eligible 70 the Office Of Presicet
neither shall any person be eligible 10 that oce wt
shall not have attained the age of thirty I'VE years
and been fourteen years resident within the init'
Of the Confederate States, they may exist al th'
time OF his election.
g. In case or the removal Of the President from OF
fce, or Of his death resgnatlo9 or inability S 70 a az.
same shall devolve the Woe President; and the Cn
gress may, by law, provide Tor the case OF removal
DEATH resignation inability both Of the Presden
and vice President declaring what officer shah thel
act as President and such officer shall act accordingly
until the disability be removed or President shall
electeda
o. The President shall, st stated times receive 10
hls services compensation which shall neither be IN
creased nor diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected and he shall not receive will
in that period other emoulnent from the Comics
| crate States, or any OF them. =.
10. Before he enters the execution Of his once
he shall take the following oath or aiiTmst,on;
81 do solemnly Exe&r (or afnrm} thai VIII a..
fully execute the once Of President Of tss con.sas
STATES, znd wil % tne best Of nay sbity, pressrS'
protect aud defend tbs Constitution tnefso''