Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-20
fARTTCLE II.


L The executive power shall be vested in 8 Presi-
dent of the Confederate States of America He and the
vice Presdent shall hold their offices for the of
six years. but the President shall not be reelglole-
The Pr sdent and Vice President shall be elected as
follows: -, : ~,
q Each Ssate shall appoint, in such manner as the
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal TO the whole number of Senator's and Represen
tatives which the State may De emitted IN the Coh
gress; but no senator Representative, or person
holding Office of trust or pront Under the Conieder
ate States, shall be appointed an eiector. -
Tine electors shall meet in their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President,
one of whom, at least, shall not be an lnnaotant OF
the same state with themselves; they shall name in
their ballots the person voted Tor as Paesdent ana IN
distinct ballots the person voted Tor as
snd thew shall make distinct lists of all pereons voted
for as President and of all voted for as Vice
president and Of the number Of votes for each which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed
~, the osvernment of the Confederate States directed
10 the President of the Senate the President OF the
Senate shall the presence of the Senate and House
of Representatives. open all the certificates, and the
vote shall then be counted; the person having tbs
greatest number of votes for President shall be the
President, such number pc msJorily OF tne Wnole
humber of electors appointed; and if no person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the
highest numbers not exceeding three, on the list OF
tne voted for as President the House of Represen-
tayes shall choose Immediately, by ballot, the Pres
dent But in choosing the President, the vote shall be
taken by States, the representation from eacn sete
having one vote quorum for this purpose shall con
sist Of a member members from two-thlrds OF the
states and majority Of all the states shall be neoes
sary 10 choice. And the House OF representatives
shal not choose President, Whenever the right OF
choice shall devolve upon hem before the fourth day
Of March next following. then the Vice President shall
act President Of the death or other con-
stitutional disability of the President.
a. The person having the greatest number OF votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice President such
number be q majority of the whole number OF eject
ors appointed: and no person have majority tnenI
from the two highest numbers the list the senate
shall choose the Vice President quorum for the pur-
pose shall consist of twothrds OF the whoie notnDer
OF Senators, and majority of the whole NUMBER sAn
be necessary to choice a;
of President shall be eligible 10 hat OF vice fresloeni
of the Confederate states
a The Congress may determine the time Of choosing
the electors the day on which they shall give their
votes; which day shall be the same throughout the
4. No person except natural born citizen Of the
Confederate States, citizen thereof the time
the adoption Of the Constitution, citizen thereo
born in the United States prior 10 the 10th Of Dsce
Der, 1850, shall be eligible to the Office of President
neither shall any person be eligible to that office whs
shall not have attained the age Of thirty i've years
and been fourteen years resident within the limit
Of the Confederate States, a. they may exist al Ia
| time of his election,
g. In case Of the removal of the President from Of
ce of his death, resignation, or inability 10 DIS
charge the powers and duties OF the said Office, III
same shall devoye the Vice President and the Con
gress may, by law, provide for the case OF removal
death, resignation, inability both Of the Presiden
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall the
act as President and such officer shall act aecordngl
until the disability be removed or President shall
O. The Presideni shaii, at stated times receive {.
his services compensation which shall neither be b
creased nor diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected and he shall not receive witt
| crate States, or any Of them. -.
10. Before be enters on the execution OF hls olaD
he shsn take the following oath or srsnsion I'm nh,
fully sxecpte TIE once Of fressdent of se eonsesa
states. and win, TO The best ef ny sPlntg
protect and defend The Constitution tns'