Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-24
ARTICLE 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 wears: but the President shall not be reegible-
The sident and Vice President shall be elected as
follows:
legislature thereof may dIrect number OF electors
equal the whole number Of Senators and Represen-
atives which the State may be entitled in the Con
eress: but no senator Representative, OF person
holding an Office OF profit under the Conieder
ate States shall be ap folnIed an elector.
g. The electors shall meet IN their respective States
and vote by ballot Tor President and Vice President,
. ne of whom, least, shall not be inhabiLanI of
the same State with themselves; they shall name in
their ballots the person voted ior Psesdent and
distinct ballots the person voted for VlcePredent,
and they shall make distinct lists of all voted
for President, and OF all persons voted for as Vice
President and of the number of votes for each which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed,
to the government of the Confederate States directed
the President of the Senate the President Of the
Senate SHALL in the presence of the Senate and House
of Representatives, open all the certificates and the
vote shall then be counted; person having the
greatest number of for President shall be the
President II such number be N jority Of The whole
number OF electors appoiGted; and if no person have
such majority, then. from the persons having the
highest numbers not exceeding three, the list OF
those voted Fresident, the House OF Reprssen
tatiyes 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 vote; quorum for this purpose shall con-
sist OF a member members from two-thirds Of The
States and ljorty of all the States shall be neces
lry 10 a choice And the House OF Representatives,
shall not choose President whenever the right OF
choice shall devoive upon the before the fourth DAY
OF March next following, then the Vice Pre- lden sa
President, in OF the death or other CON
stitutionsl disability OF the President
4. The person having the greate-t number OF solts
as Vice President shall be tue Wee fIes:den., Ie,
number be a majority of the whole number OF erect
ors appointed: andh no person have nssoIrS -, s,
from the two highest numbers on the iist tns sense
shall choose the Presidents quorum iof Tue Por
pose shall consist OF twothirds oi the Nnol1
OF Senators, and majority oil Inc snoe HA'e H-A-'
DC S 80, ennsttationay ineligible 10 the once
of Presideni shall eligible 70 that Of Vice President
of the Confederate States
The CongT ess may determine the time OF choosing
,h electors aud the day which they shall give their
votes: which day shall be the same throughout the
Confederate States
Confederate States citizen thereof the Of
the adoption Of the Constitution ctizen thereof
born he United States prior the 2oth Of Dsoem-
ber 1850, shall be eligible 20 the office Of President;
neither sh Al. any person be eligible that oce who
shal have attained the age OF thirty 6ye years
and been FOO teen years sident within the limits
Of the cenfederAts st.ies, as they may exist al the
g. In case OF the removal Of the President from Of
doe, Of his DEATH resignation inability dis
charge the powers and duties Of the said ONCE the
Same shall dsvoivs The Vice President; and the
gress may, by law, provide for the OF removal
death reaispstioc inability both Of the President
and Wee Pres dent, declaring what officer shall then
President, and such ofcer shall accordingly
until the disabity be removed or President shall De
elected
g. Ths presdent shall. at stated times receive for
his SERVICES compensation which shall neither De IA
creased nor diminished during the period for which ne
shall hsss been elected and be shall not receive wtn
- that period ans other emoiument nom the eunieu
io 1sS1re - eSssrs on The execution Of his once,
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