Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-31
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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 eligible
The sdent and Vice President shall be elected as
follows:
2 Each Ssate shall appoint, in such manner as the
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal TO whole number OF Senators and Represen
tatiyes xhich the State may be entitled IN the Con
gress. but no Senator Representative, or person
holding an Office of profit under the Coneder
ate States, shall be appointed an eector-
g The electors shall meet III their respective states
and vote by ballot President and Vice Presde1I,
one of whom at least shall not be an inhabtant Of
the same State with themselves; they Shall name in
their hallos the person voted President, and IN
distinct ballots the voted for as Vice President
and they shall make distinct lists of all pereons voted
for as President and of all persons voted for Vice
President and of the number OF votes for each which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed,
TO the government the Confederate States, directed
y. President of the Senate; the President of
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 votes for President Shall be the
President if such number be minority OF the wnoie
number OF electors appointedi and no person nave
such majority, then, from the persons having tue
highest numbers not exceeding three, on the list OF
those voted President, the House OF hePreen-
tatiyes shall choose Immediately, by ballot, the Prel
ant Rut IN choosing President the vote shall be
taken by States, the representation iroE each state
having vote quorum Tor thls purPosse stan con
states and majority of all the States shall be neces
s.ry 10 choice. And if the House OF representatives
shall not choose President, ~LensSeL tne Tshs oi
choice shall devove upon them before the fourth day
nj March next following then the Vice President shall
act as President OF the death or other con-
sttutionaI disability of the President
a The person having the greatest number OF votes
az Vice President shall be the Vice President, such
number be a majority OF the whole number OF elect
ors appointed: andh no person have majority then
from the two highest numbers the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President; quorum Tor the pur
nose shall consist OF tWo-thirds Of the whole number
OF Senators, and majority Of the whole number SHAH
be necessary TO choice.
s. No person constitutonally ineligible 10 the Office
of President shall eligible TO that of Vice Presden.
g. The Congress may determine the time OF choosing
electors and the day which they shall give their
votes; which day shall be the same throughout the
Confederate States
T. No person except a natural born citizen Of the
Confederate States citizen thereof the time o!
the adoption of the Constitution citizen thereOi
born IN the United States prior 70 the 10th Of Dsce-
Der, 1890 shall be eligible to the Office Of Presidents
neither shall any person be eligible that Office who
shall not have attained the age Of thirty years
and been fourteen years resident within the limits
OF the Confederate States, they may exist a. the
time OF his election
s. In case of the removal Of the President frcm Of
hce or q his Death ressnstio2 or maSsy ; 70 a az,
same shall devolye the Vice President and the Con
gress may, by law, provide for the case OF removal
death resignation, inability both Of the President
and Vice President declaring what officer shall then
act as President and such officer shall act accordingly
until the disability be removed or President shall b
g. The President shall, at stated times receive f0
hs services compensation which shall neither in
creased nor diminished $uring the period for which b
shall have been elected; Md be shall receive with
in that period other smolument from the confed
crate States, or eny Of them -
10. Before he enters on the execution Of MS once
81 do solemnly swear (or afirn) that vin faith
fully execute the once Of President ef the
States, and win, 70 the beat % my anuity,
protect ssnd defend ths Constitution shsfeo1 -