Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-04
ARTICLE IL.

7 Tho executive mower shall be vested in Prcsi-
dent the Confederate States OF America de anu Le
Vice President hold their offices for the term OF
six years. bat the President shall not be re-ellgloe-
The sdcnt ana Vice President shall De elected s
follows: -,
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal the whole number OF Senators and KepreSeh
alives which the State N ~ be emitted IN the Coh
gress; but no senator Representative, or person
holding Office Of trust or Proht nder the Conieder
ate States shall be ap pointed al electof
g. The electors shall meet in their respective States
and vote ballot for President and Vice President,
one of whom at least, shall not be an lnhaoitant Ui
the same State with themselves they shall name IN
their ballots the person voted ior as PaeSlent and III
distinct ballots the person voted for as NlcePresident
and they shall distinct lists OF all pereons voted
for President, ami OF ali persons voted Iof as
President oi the number OF votes for EACH which
list they shall sign and certify and transinlt' seaed
TO the government of the Confederate States, drect
10 the President OF the Senate; the President oI he
senate shall the presence of the Senate anu house
of Representatives, open all the eerihoaes and !ne
greatest number of votes for President snai pe tnc
President if such number be M Joriiy OF the wiioIe
| number OF electors appointed; and no peTsoa nave
| snch majority then, the persons having lae
highest numbers not exceeding three, on the isa Vi
those voted for as Fresidert, the House OF teprvn
,a,es hatI choose jmnedi atey, by ballot the Pres
dent But choosing the President, the vote sila De
taken by States, the representation rom ecn ot1S @
sist of member or members from t~otrSis Of The
states and majority Of ali the States shall be necs
sary To choice And the House OF =
| shsI not choose President, whenever the FlgIl o.
choice shall deyolve upon them before the fourth DAY
of March following, then the Vice Pre-ldeht sili
act as President case oi the ceaih vi c'ASi S
| stitutonal disability Of Lac President =,
| T. The person having Che greate-t nunoer oi Vote'
az Vice President shall be the Vice fEesdehts sue
nnp,ber be a majority OF the whole number Of elct
| ors appomted: andn person have majority theh
from the two highest numbers on The Isl thc Seiat
shall choose the Vice President quorum lor tae pur
nose shall consist twothirds of the whole numbe
Of Senators, and majority o 'ne "hoie naioei slA
| be necessary to cholce-
5. No person constitutonay Ineligible to the ofao
of President shall be eligible to that of Wee PreseeE
| of the Confederate States.
g. The Congress may determine the time Of choOsin
the electors and the day which they shall give the
votes; which day shall be tie same throughout u
Confederate States at
T. No person except natural born citizen Of Il
Confederate States, citizen theTeo at the time
the adoption of the Constitution, citizen there
born in the United States prior the 20tf of DSeer
ber 1S60 shall be eligible to the Office OF Presden
neither shall any person be eligible To that Office vi
and been four years Resident within the iIni
Of the Confederate States as they may exist al Z
= time OF his election. sllae 5,
! g. In case OF the removal Of the President from
fee or of his death, resignation, inability 10
charge the powers and duties OF the said ONCE,
same shall devoIve the Vice President; and the c
gress may, by law, provide for the case OF reInoy
: death, resignation, inability both Of the Preside
!, and Vice President, declaring what officer shall ii
= act as President and such officer shall aceordin.
until the disability be removed or President shall
: | eiectedt ..5l6. - Eze5 :
:, O. Tue President shall, Al stated, times, receive
= his services compensation which shall neither be
= creased diminished during the period for which
shall have boen elected and be shall not receive w
| crate States, or any of them =,
10 Before he enters on the execution OF ns on
W. he shall take the following cath or sirmaaoa ;,, "a
:" ssI do solcnniy Cor afirnf inat VII -
fully execute tha office OF Pres.denl oL Ing eo-
"a States will, 10 the best OF my aoi.l,y Hssei
AA protect and defs nd tho Constitution 'nessn