Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-15
ARTICLE II.
SECTION I.

l. 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 wears; but the President shall not be re-elglbe-
The Pr, sident and Vice President shall be elected as
follows:
legislature thereof may direct number OF electors
equal to whole number of Senators and Represen-
tatives which the State may be entitled in the Con
gress but no Senator Representative, or person
holding an Office of trust profit Inder the Conieder
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
one of whom at least, shall not be an lnhabitant of
the same State with themselves; they shall name IN
their ballots the person voted TOR as President and IN
distinct balos the person voted for President
and they shall make distinct lists OF all pereons voted
for as President and of all persons voted for as Vice
President of the number Of votes for each, which
list they and certify, and transmit, sealed
10 the government of the Confederate States directed
to 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 the
greatest number OF votes for President shall be the
President such number be m 4jority of the whole
number 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
those voted for President, the House OF Represen
tatives shall choose Immediately, by ballot the Pres
ent But choosing the President, the vote shall be
taken by States the representation from each State
having vote; quorum for this purpose shall con-
sst of a member members from two-thlrds of the
states and m,orty of all the States shall be neces
sary TO choice And If the House OF Representatives
shall not choose President, whenever the right OF
choice shall deyolve upon them, before the fourth day
of March following then the Vice President shall
act as President in of the death other con-
stitutional 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 andm 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 shai
be necessary TO q choice
s. No person constitutionally ineligible to the once
of President shall be eligible 10 that OF vice PRESIDENT
of the Confederate States
The Cnnp ress NAV determine the time of choosing
the electors day which they shall give their
votes which day shall be the same throughout the
= No person except natural born citizen Of the
Confederate States, citizen thereof at the time
the adoption of the Constitution, citizen thereo
born in the United States prior TO the 2oth of Dscem
ber 1850, shall be eligible 10 the Office Of President
neither shall any person be eligible that Office whit
shall not bave attained the age of thirty five years
and been fourteen years Resident within the limit
Of the Confederate States, they may exist al th
time OF his election.
g. In case of the removal Of the President from OF
fee, of his death, resignation, inability TO dis
charge the powers and duties OF the said Office, tn
same shall deyove the Vice President and the N
oy usSy Vr s Of sss Ss
and Vice President, declaring what oicer shall the
act as President and such officer shall act aocordngl
until the disability be removed or President shall
| elected
g. The President shall, at stated times receive ft
his services compensation which shall neither be IL
creased nor diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected, and he shall not receive wit
in that period any other emolument from the Comic
| crate States, any of them.
10. Before he enters on the execution Of his ono
he shall take the following oath or affirmation:
al do scaemniy swear (or afhrm) that viii fan
fully execute the once Of President Of the Confsosf
States. and wi, 70 The best of my sblii.y Prsserv
| protect and defend the Constitution thereaa-