Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-05-30
ARTICLE Il.

I. ne e~zscltvs power shall he vested Dr. q President
q the Confederate sfste- q Auarica. ne and tie
Z Yice-Presltelt shall bold their 0Mces ipr tho term "
six yesrss bets Pie President snsA mes De re-e ieille ]
The President ant Tcc-Presidsuf shall Be elected e.
flllaws:
q. zach State shan appoint. In such manner as The
lez Stature thereof may direct. q number - ele1fsrs
eQusi 20 TIE Ehuie uumbsr o. senators aud Representa-
tvs 10 which the Safe maybs enu Jed iutve Congress-
sn-e % trust or rrudt uneer iha Genfederafe Statcs,
shzI be appointed 80 eieetor.
q. The eirctars .aal meet 10 their rescective States
and vo;e By ballet i0r President I'D Frce-P esident enc
q w IT,, tleast shsil MS Or 90 i~nHstiiEnt of the same
ue persn vui-d f- as P~resideut, ari in ai-uu-t bsilcis
the person Vorsd Tor a. Vics-Pr-sifeut snd they s-au
msss district hsa o. az pe.sons voted % a. Presita9t
and = Ell peis Us voted Or a. VICE President Hn4 o. The
uluber OF votes f0r each, Whilh ISL they tha sign and
certify, and trzusnit sealed. to the Government o the
Ooufederate aiaN's, aireeted TO be Presiaentoi The SEN
atss The President o. the Senate shall IN ne presence
or the senate and House - Rapresanat YES. Cd % al
tba csrtthcafss. aud fhe votes shall teen be coun:ad; he
per On haring she grestest number OF Fut1s far Pr-si-
dent shall BE- the President, IL such uumherba a n jar-
ity o. the who.e number o. electors sgnqiulsd; and n no
inE The hi hest Numbers, Mt exceeting llr1o. 90 me
IiEt o. those voted for o. President Che House % Raure-
seniauves shall choose immediately By ballot. tue Pre-
sideut. BOZ M choosing tae President the votes shall
BE- token By States the rC1resentatiau from esch state
havne one vatei q qlorum ior this purpose shslI consist
cf q member or membez from Two tiiTds Of the States,
ard q maj lrtry % ali The ttstes Shall BE- Necessary toa
choice. aAud ~ The House q representatives, SHALL NOT
choose a President. whenever the rlrht o. choice shan
-ev1lse upon urm. before le Oh day % harcl next iai-
loEiuE, then hs wee President fhali st a. President
a. 10 c.se % Che dsatas or cher ooaEiit1uonaI debility
Of tie President.
4. Ebe person having the gresiest uumber OF votes As
Yl-e-Prezldrut shall be the YIce-P0Psid-nt, fsu1h naa-
Der be a nj ry o. the vbole number o. election sp-
poluted5 and n 10 reua1u have majority. then, from
the two highest numbers On the list. Iae Senate sllu
choo the Tic--Presid-ni 2 quorum Tor the purpose
shan consist OF two-lbirds n the r.oIe n7.nb5r m ssa-
ators, ana a majority ef lie vho,s number shzu be ne
cessary % choice
g. Bat no persou oonsttutionlly ineligible % the
oGcn OF Pres dent shall De- eilg Die 20 that o. Vlce~Frei-
den o. the amsderls states
6 The Congress may determine the tima % chos-in-
ELECTORS, and fhe c2T on which they snail give thefr
gotesi which dag ihan be The sane throughout the Cen
fedeate States
Z rEo person except a natural born citizen o.: tie
Confederate States o. q citizen thereof, a. toe tine Of
the lflpl-n tHls Constitution. or q citizen Iheraef
1850 shall De- e-EHni 20 TIE nee o. P~rasldenti neither
Shall any person be eligible 10 thtt ice who stall not
have attained Lle aGe Of tEirty I've rezrF. and seen
fourteen yaars r. resident within the Limits OF the Cen
tsdsrzte states astuey nay ezlst a. the zine q BIS
s~iecti0n.l
6 In ease Or ths removal o. he President non ice.
or Of bic ceaths reslguatt1u. or inability % dic1arre
the powers aDl duiirs OF 4hp se-1 ,m1a the srme shan.
tevolve an BE- Fice-Fresideni I'd ne Congress may,
1} tsws prlEll7 lorthe case 10 removal d-zth resirna-
toH. or iuarliiy b1th Cf the President apd Tiee-Presi-
dslr. dec arinE what cmcrr shall then AGA as President.
ali sab o11sf shdi q lc79riinsy Until The disability
be removed en- o. President shall De elected
8 The Pre- ide=t shtl 81 slated u'a-, recc re for
his services a CON cessation, which rhaI neither be in
creased 90 diminished durI1g the peri. ] 6 which ho
shall have been ele ted an he shsl not receive With
n ihat parIcd any other fnJIEmeHl from the G9rfs1e-
rat elsfrs- OF alE % theE-
j hetr= he elie-@ erpc-li0n o. hts encs. he
lh-4 Lke the Iiiowi1e oa-h ~ a15rmsfiau
90 soler~iY swear or afrml thstI VIII rfr f1lv
eTeuh t1s r1cs Of Pro l4eut af the Caufesersfe stsfes.
and VIII, Dr. the 0esi o. my ability, rrs=ervr. s-etect
o11 81 me Constitution thereof"