Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-24
PARTICLE II.

l. The executive power shall be vested in 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 reeligbe-
The sident and Vice President shall be elected as
foilows: -. 80,
IesIs,ature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal 10 the whole number OF senators and Repressu-
taves Shich The State IN y be entitled IN the Con-
gress: but no senator Representative, or person
holding an office of profit nder the Confeder
ate States shall be ap oluIed an eiector-
g. The shall meet IN their respective states
and vote by ballot President and Vice President,
one of whom, least shall not be nhabitant Of
the State with themse!vesi they shall name IN
tbe,rbslIots the person voted Passident and
instinct ballots the person voted for glcfresIdent
and tney shall make distinct lists of all ons voted
fo- President and OF all persons voted for Is Vice
president and OF number Of each, which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed
10 the government OF the Confederate States directed
TO the President OF the Senate the President Of the
Senate shall presence OF the Senate and House
of Representatives open all the certiuaIes and the
vote shall then be counted; the person having the
greatest number Of votes for President shall be the
President II such number be N joriiy Of the whole
number OF electors appoiuted; and 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 Repr
tatIves ohoose immediately, by ballot, the
dent But choosing the President, the vote shall be
by states, the representation from each state
having yotei quorum for this pu pose shall con-
sist of member or members from two thirds of The
states, ority VI AL the States shall neoes-
siry q choice And If the Juse OF Representatives
shall not choose President, whenever the Iigut Of
shall deyolve upon them befo the day
vi March next following tpen the ice Pre- Ident shall
President, as IA Case vi the deslh Other con-
sIlIutionai disability o the fresideni r.
4. The person having the create number Of votes
Vice resident sh ii be the Vice p esl-eut, such
lumber be majority OF the whole numb 7 OF elect
@ppinped: and person have n.zlori'y, then
tns Two highest numbers the list the censIs
shall choose the vics President; quo uIn for tie pur
pose shall conslsi tgo-ihlrGs the whole humber
f Senators, and n.lorty Of the whole number shai
oe necessary TO q choice. 3r .l' -- .1.i-tlt
s. No person const.Iutianslly ineligible the olc
Of President shall be eligible Vice Presisn
| of the Confederate States Ia - fr-s --r'f a
The Cong ess may Determine the time OF choosing
the electors, aid the day which they shall give th
sotes whic, day shall be the same throughout III
Confederate States -
Z No person except : natural bora citizen q III
Coniederate states, eitzen Ihereof the time
the adoption Of lhe Constitution citzs1 thereo
Der, lsoo, shall be lgole TO the Office OF President
neither shall any person be gi0e 20 hai once VII
shall not have attained the age OF thirty ave years
and been fourteen years ssdent within the limit
Of the Conlederafe SI<ses, they may exist n ID
g. In case o. the removal Of the President from o
hce Of bis DEATH reslgnation inability 70 dis
barge the powers and duties Of the said oIce, ID
same shall desoive the ice President; and The 4
4 gress may, By law, provide for tae a removA
death resignation Inability both Of the Preeidel
and Vice Pres dent, deolnrEg what ufscer shah The
act President, and such officer shall act according
unit the disability be removed or President shall
i electsd5 1 ~ H-s
g. The President shall, Al stated times, receive q
hs services sconpeusAfian hieh shall neither be
creased nor diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected and he shall not receive VII
N tlzst perhsd other esnsument from The ccnte
A crate States, OF any Of them - - .s.ss -
Il TO- Before he enters on the execution q ais odc
he shall lake ,he iosiosing osih g !.
fu,ly exseass tbs olsss & frssloe.E q ths ouasdz1
etsies and win, 10 ths bsst q my shlffyf Prsssry
pFotsei sad dsfsnd the oonstisniion thsrsef u
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