Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-08
ARTICLE II.

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. but the President shall not be reeligibe-
The Pr, sdent and Vice President shall be elected as
follows:
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal the whole number OF Senators and Represen
tatiyes to which the may be entitled in the Con-
gress; but no Senator Representative, or person
holding an Office of trust profit under the Confeder
ate States shall be appointed an elector-
g. The electors shall meet in their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President
of whom, at least shall not be an nhabltant OF
the same State with themselves; they shall name in
their ballots the person voted Tor Paesdent and in
distinct ballots the person voted for as VcePresldent
and thew shall make distinct lists of all pereons voted
for as President and of all persons voted for as Vice
and of number of votes for EACH which
list they shall sign ana certnyy ana transmit, sealea
10 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 having the
greatest number of for President shall be the
President if such number be majority Of the whole
number of electors appointed; and if person have
such majority, then, from the persons having tue
highest numbers, not exceeding three on the list OF
those voted President the House of Represen-
tatiyes shall choose immediately by ballot the Pres-
dent But in choosing the President, the vote shall be
taken by States, the representation from eaen STATE
having one vote; quorum for this purpose shall con-
sist of member members from two-thirds OF the
States and majority of all the States shall be neces-
ssrv 10 q choice And If the House Of Representatives
shall not choose President, whenever the right o.
choice shall deyoye upon the before the fourth day
of March next following then the Vice President shall
act rs President in of the death or other con-
sttutional disability of the President.
A. The person having the greatest number of votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice President, such
number be a majority of the whole number OF elect
ors appointed: and no 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 twothirds of the whole number
Of Senator's and majority Of the whole number shall
be necessary to choice.
s. No person consttutionally ineligible to the Office
of President shall be eligible TO that Of Vice President
Of the Confederate States.
g. The Congress may determine the time Of choosing
the electors and the day on which they shall give the
votes; which day shall be the same throughout th
Confederate States.
T. No person except natural born citizen Of tn,
Confederate States, citizen thereof, the time
the adoption of the Constitution or citizen thereo
born in the United States prior the 10th of Dscem
Der 1850, shall be eligible TO the Office of President
neither shall any person be eligible 10 that Office VIII
shall not have attained the age Of thirty i've years
and been fourteen years resident within the limit
of the Confederate States they may EXIT al tn
time OF his election.
g. In case Of the removal of the President from o
fce of his death, resignation, inability 20 di:
charge the powers and duties Of the said Office, tn
game shall devove the Vice President; and the Cor
gress may, by law, provide for the case OF remova
death, resignation, inability both Of the PresdeI
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall the
act as President and such officer shall according
until the disability be removed or President shall
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9. The President shall, at stated times receive e
his services q compensation which shall neither be
lcreased diminished during the period for which
aha have been elected and he shall not receive wit
Ierate States, any of them.
Is 10. Before he enters the execution Of bis ono
he shall take the following oath or Affirmation:
fully execute the once Of President Of the ooneders
States, and w to The best Of my ability, presefS
protsct ana defend shs Constitution sssrsa,a