Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-29
ARTICLE II.
SECTION l.

The executive power shall be vested in Presf
dent OF the Confederate States OF America He and the
Vice President shall hold thelr onoes Tor the term Of
six years, but the President shall not be reeligoe-
The Pr adent and Vice President shal De elected as
follows:
legislature thereof may direct, humber electors
equal To whole number Of Senators and Represen
taliyes 10 which the Stale may be entitled in the Con-
gress; but no senator Representative, OF person
holding office Of trust pront .nder the Coniedsr
ate States, shall be ap .solnIed eector.
g. The electors shall NEE. IN their respective States
ami vote BY ballot for Pre-denI and Wee President,
one of whom least, shall lot be an lnhabLant Of
the same State with themselves; they shall nane IN
their ballots the person voted Passdent, and
ballots the person voted for President
and they shall make distinct lists OF all pereOnS vOted
for a. Pres,enI and vi ali persons voted for as
President and Of the number 0I NOtes Tor which
list they shall siln and certify and transmit, seaid,
government Ol the Confederate states, directed
TO the President Of the Senate the President VI The
Senate shall presence Of the Senate aud House
Representatives, opeH ali the csTlnSAtes, and the
vote shall then be counted the person having The
greatest number OF votes ftr President shal bS the
President, II such number be Jor;y OF the Wiole
number OF electors appointed; and If person have
such majority, then, from the person. having the
highes hunters not exceeding three on the ist Of
those voted for fresident Ihe House Of Rrpresen
taliyes shall choose Immediate by ballot the Prrsi-
But choosing the President, the vote shall be
taken by States the representation from each state
having vote; quorum Tor this purpose shall con-
sst OF member or members from two-thrds Of the
States, and lorly Vi al tae States snail De neces-
s.ry 70 choice. And If the House Of Representatives
shall not choo5e President, whenever the right OF
choice shall teyolye upon them before the fourth day
March following the Vlce Pre- Ioent Sd all
President 10 Of The death or OIher con-
stitutional disability OF the President
4 The person having The greatest number ot votes
as Vice President shall be Vice President, II such
number be a majority Of the whole number of elect
appointed: AndM person have majority then
from the two highest numbers ca the Inst the Senate
shall choose The Vice President quorum for tie pur
pose shall OF two Lhrcs of The whole nproef
Of Senator'S and majority Of The whole number sLa
be necessary to choice
Of President shall be egibie ~ thai of Vice President
Of the Confederate States.
g. The Congress may determine the time OF choos nl
the electors, and the day which they shall give the
votes; which day shall be the throughout Lls
Confederate States
Z. No person except natural born cisisea Of The
Confederate States, citizen thereof ~ Tue lime
the adoption of the Constitution, cit.zen there's
born In the United States prior the eot oi seei1
ber ls6o, shall be eligible 20 the once Of frs1assi
neither shall any person be eligible 70 that once wh
shall have attained the age of thirty nFe Years
and been foarteen years resident within The hnit
Of the Confederate states, as they may exist A. u
g. In case Of the removal Of the President frou ..
hce Of his death, resignation, Inabhiy 70 dis
charge the powers and cntaes q The said oos, III
sans shall desolye the Vice PRESIDENT and the
gress may, by Law provide Tor the Of
death resignsson, inability both of the PresdeL
and Vice President, declaring what ofcer shall ,tes
act President, aud such oioeF shall Aocoring
until the disability be removed or President shall
elscted9 s-
his services q compensation which shall nsithsr Be .
creased diminished during the period for which
shall hare been elected; and be nha 1ot receive VIZ
N thai period knv other emosuneot fro<n tas oeaie
10. before BE- enters ou the exscutioo of his oa1c
h shaai taks ths following oath o. s11rnsi.oa,
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