Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-03
ARTICLE II.

l. The executive power shall be vested in a Presi-
dent of the Confederate States of America He and the
Vice President shall hold their offices for the term of
six years; the President shall not be reegible.-
The PIT sident and Vice President shall be elected
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 and Represen
tatyes to xhch the State may be entitled the Con-
gress; but no Senator Representative, person
holding Office OF trust profit under the Conteder
ate States, small be appointed an elector
g. The electors snail meet IN their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President
one of whom, least, shall not be inhabitant Of
the State with themselves; they shall name in
ballots the person voted President, and in
distinct ballots the person voted for YicePreSdent
and they shall make distinct lists Of all peTeOns voted
for as President and of ali persons voted for Vice
President and OF the number of votes for each which
list they shall sign and certify and transmit, sealed,
the government of the Confederate Statcs directed
the President of the Senate the President OF the
SHALL in the presence of the 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, such number be jority Of the whole
number OF electors appointed; and If no person have
| such majority, then, from the persons having the
highest numbers not exceeding three, the list OF
those voted President, the House of Represen-
atves shall choose Immediately, by ballot, the Presi
dent. But choosing the President the vote shall be
taken by States, the representation from each State
having one vote; quorum Tor this purpose shall con-
sist of member members from tgo-thirds of The
States, and majority OF all the States shall be
slry To choice and if the House OF Representatives
shall not choose President whenever the right OF
choice shall devOlve upon the before the fourth day
of March next following then the Vice President shall
act President in of the death or other con-
stitutional disability Of the President.
T. The person having the greatest number of votes
Vice President shall be the Vice President, such
number be majority OF the whole number Of elect.
appointed: and IL person have majority, then
from the two highest numbers the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President; quorum for the pur
pose shall OF thirds of the whole numbeI
Of Senator's and majority OF the whole number shal
be necessary 70 choice
s. No person constitutionalIy ineligible to the ofc
of President shall be eligible that of Vice Presen
/ 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 the same throughout th
| Confederate States.
| Z. No person except a natural born citizen OF tn
Confederate States, citizen thereof, the time
the adoption of The Constitution, citizen thereC
born IN the United States prior TO the 10th of Dece
Der, 1850, shall be eligible to the office of Presiden;
neither shall any person be eligible that office VIII
shall not have attained the age OF thirty year,
| and been fourteen years resident within the limit
Of the Confederate States, they may exist al ID
time OF his election.
| s. In OF the removal Of the President from a
ice, of his death, resignation, inability di
charge the powers and duties of the said oiice Il
shall devove the Vice President; and the Coz
gress may, by law, provide for the case OF remova
death, resignation, inability both of the Presidel
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall the
act as Presidents and such officer shall act according
until the disability be removed President shall
| eiectede ~
o. The President shall, at stated times receive q
his services compensation which shall neither be
creased nor diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected; and he shall not receive VII
IN that period ans other emolunent from the oonie
| crate States, or any Of them.
10. Before he enters the execution OF his oHao
he shall take the following oath or affirmation: .
fully execute the Office Of President Of the coniedera
States and will, the best OF my abiity pfesefs
protect and defend the Consultation thereof"