Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-06
PARTICLE II.
SECTION !.

The executive power shall be vested in a Presi-
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 reellglbe-
The Pr, sident and Vice President shall be elected as
follows:
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal to the whole number OF Senators and Represen-
tatves which the State may De emitted ID the Oon-
press but no Senator or Representative, or person
holding an Office of trust pront Under 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 least, shall not be an inhabitant OF
the same State with themselves they shall name in
their ballots the person voted Tor President and in
distinct ballots the person voted for 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,
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
yote Shall then be counted; the person haying the
greatest number of votes for President shall be the
President, if sucr number be majority Of the whole
number OF electors appointed; aud If no person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the
highest numbers, not exceeding three, the list OF
those voted President, the House Of Represen
tatiyes shall choose immediately by ballot the Presi
dent choosing the President the vote shall be
by States, the representation from each State
having one vote; quorum for this purpose shall
sist of member members from two-thirds of the
States and majority of all the States shall be
sary To choice. And if the House Of Representatives
shall not choose President whenever the right Of
choice shall devolye upon them before the fourth day
of March next following, then the Vice President shall
President in case of the death other con
stitutional disability of the President.
T. The person having the greatest number of votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice President if suct
number be a majority Of the whole number OF elect
appointed: and no person have majority, then
from the two highest numbers the list the Senats
shall choose the Vice President; quorum for the pur
pose shall of wo-thrds of the whole number
of Senators, and majority of the whole number shal
be necessary to choice.
S. No person constitutonaly ineligible TO the ofic
of President shall be eligible 70 that of Vice Presiden
Of the Confederate States.
g. The Congress may determine the time of choosin
the electors and the day which they shall give thei
votes; which day shall be the same throughout tn
1 T. No person except a natural born citizen of tn
Confederate States, citizen thereof at the time
the adoption OF the Constitution, citizen theres
born in the United States prior 70 the Goth Of Dscem
Der, 1880, shall be eligible TO the Office of President
neither shall any person be eligible that o1ice VIII
shall not have attained the age of thirty five year
and been fourteen years resident within the limit
OF the Confederate States, rs they may exist At ID
time OF his election.
8. In case of the removal Of the President from O
hce of his death, resignation, inability TO di
charge the powers and duties Of the said ofce, u
shall devolve the Vice President; and the Col
gress may, by law, provide for the case OF renova
death resignation, inability both Of the Presidel
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall the
act as President, and such officer shall act according
until the disability be removed OF President shall
| elected
O. The President shall, at stated times. receive
his services compensation which shall neither be
creased nor diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected and he shall receye vii
IN mat period AM other emolament nom the COME
crate States, or any of them.
no. Before he enters On the execation Of ais e1z
be shall take the following oath or Affirmation: =.
~ DO solennly swear or srm that nat da ss as1s
States, and will, 70 the best Of my sohitys
protect and defend the Consultation thereos