Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-08
EARTICIE ii.

The executive power shall be vested in a Presi-
dent of Confederate States of America He and the
Vice President shall hold their offices for the term Of
six years; but the President shall not be reeligbe-
The Pr sident and Vice President shall be elected as
follows:
.. Each Ssate shall appoint, in such manner the
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal the whole number OF Senators and Represen-
tatiyes to Sch the may be entitled in the Con
gress: but no senator Representative, or person
holding an Office of profit under the Confeder
ate States, shall be appointed an elector-
g. The electors shall meet in thelrrespective States
and vote by ballot President and Vice President,
one of whom at least shall not an nhabitant of
the same State With themselves; they shall in
their ballots the person voted Tor President, and
distinct ballots the person voted for President
and they shall make distinct lists Of all pereOns voted
for as President and of ali voted for Vice
President number OF votes for each, which
list they shall sign and certify and transmit, sealed
10 the OF the Confederate States directed
to 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; the person haying the
greatest number Of votes for President shall be the
President, if such number be majority Of the whole
number of electors appointed; and If no person have
such majority, then, from tie persons having the
highest numbers, mot exceeding three on the hist Of
those voted President, the House of Represen-
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
sst of a member members from two-thirds of the
States, and majority of all the States shall be neces
s4ry q choice And the House of Representatives
shall choose President, whenever the right
choice shall devove upon them before the fourth ay
of March next following then the Vice President shall
President, as in of the death other
stitutionai disability of the President
4. The person having the greatest number Of votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice President, such
number be majority OF the whole number Of elect
ors appointed: andn person have majority, then,
from the two highest numbers the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President quorum for the pur
pose shall consist OF thirds of the whole number
of Senator's and majority Of the whole number shall
be necessary to a choice.
5. No person constitutionally ineligible the ocs
of President shall be eligible that of Vice Presiden
Of the Confederate States
6. The Congress may determine the time Of choosins
the electors, and the day which they shall give thei
votes; which day shall be the same throughout tn,
Confederate States
Z. No person except natural born citizen Of tbs
Confederate States citizen thereof at the time
the adoption of the Constitution or citizen thereo
born in the United States prior 10 the Goth Of Dscem
ber 1850, shall be eligible TO the office of President
neither shall any person be eligible that Office VIII
shall not have attained the age Of thirty five years
and been fourteen years resident within the limit
OF the Confederate States, they may exist In
/ time OF his election.
s. In of the removal of the President from Of
charge the powers and duties of the said office, ia
same shall deyolve the Vice President and the Con
gress may, by law, provide for the case Of removal
death, resignation inability both of the Presideu
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall the
act President, and such officer shall act accoTdngl
until the disability be removed or President shall
eiected5
Q. The President shall, at stated times, receive I.
his services compensation which shall neither be Il
creased nor diminished during the period for which
snaii nave been elected; and be shall not receive wit
IN that period anv other emolument from the Confe
| crate States, or any Of them
| To- Before he enters the execution Of his ono
he shau take the following oath or sf1rmatlcn: -,
fully execute the ooe q fresideaI Of The confsdsra
States and win, 70 the best Of my aolsyl
protect and defend The Constitution thereof