Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-13
LARTICLE II.
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1 Tbs executive power shall be vested N . Pres-
dent OF the Confederate States VI America De and the
Vo President shall hold Ihei. Offices for the term Of
six wears; but the President shall not be re-egible.-
The Pr sdeni and Vice President shall be elected a.
follows:
legislature thereof may oirect, number oI electors
equal 70 the whole nnnbes Of senators aud Represen
taives Shich Ihe State n De ennteo IN lne Con>
eress: but no senator Representative, OF person
holding Office Of trust or pToDt nder the CoIieder
ate States, shall be sp rolnted al eleclor
Tho electors snail meet n their respective States
and vote by ballot for Prelent and Vice President,
one of whom least, shall not be an inhabitant Of
the same STATE with themselves; they shall name II
their ballots The person voted raesIdent, and
distinct ballots the voted Tor
and they shall make dlstnct lists oi an PEI ons voted
for as Presdent and Of ali persons voted for as Vice
President and OF toe number Of votes ior each which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed,
70 the government OF the Confederate States directed
TO the President of the Senate the President Of the
senate SHALL presence OF The Senate and House
OF RepresenIsvss open ali the cer.ia stes and the
vote shall Then be counted; tae person hayIng the
greatest number of votes for President shall be the
President, if such number be Jority Of the whole
number OF electors appoi-tsd; ana no psrsoa have
such majority, u n. from the persons having The
higaest numbers Dot exceeding three, the ist Of
voted for s Fresinent, the House OF Reprs
tatyee aI choose Immediately, by ballot the Presi-
dent. But onoosng Ihe President, the vote shall be
taken by States, the representation Irom each State
having one vote, quorum Tor ths pa pose shall con-
sist OF menber members from Iwo-thirds of The
States ana 4jority Of all the states shall
sry 70 choice And If the House OF Representatives
shall not choose President, whenever the ngnt Of
choice shall devolye upon lne, before the fourth day
oil March following, then the Vice Pre-Ident shall
act President IN case OF the deAlh other
ssitutional disability OF The President
T. Tins person having the create number OF votes
as Vice President shall be tue Vice PTee,denI such
number be majority oil the whole number OF elect
appointed: andn 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 twothros OF The whole number
Of Senators, and majority Of the whole number shall
be necessary 10 q choice. ..4
s. No person constitutionaly Ineligible TO the ONCE
Of President shall be eligible 20 that Of Vice President
Of the Confederate States f
g. The Congress may determine the time Of choosing
the electors and the day which they shall give their
votes; which day shall be the same throughout tbs
Confederate States
T. No person except natural born citizen OF The
Confederate States, citizen thereof,
the adoption OF the Constituticn or citizen thereo
born the United States prior 70 The z0th OF Dscem
Der, lseo, shall be eligible the oce Of Presdent
neither shall any person be eligible that oics whG
SHAH not have attalnsd the age OF thirty-hve ysars
and been fourteen years Resident within the limit,
OF the Confederate States, ss they may exist st sh'
time OF his election. 81 81
g. In case Of The removal Of the Psssden, from Of
hce or of his death, resignation, inability 70 cs
charge the powers and duties OF the said otbce, IN
same shall devove the Vice President; and the
gress may by law provide for the case OF removal
death, resenatoa, inability both Of The Presiden
and Vice President, declaring what oficer shAn tbe
act President and such officer shall act accordingly
until the disability be removed Presidsat shall
O. Tho President shall, Al stated times recs.ve q
his services compensation which shall neither be II
creased nor diminished during the period Tor which
shall have been elected ana be shall no, receive WIZ
N that period other ernolureut frouu tbs Coris
crate States, Or any OF them s..s sss.ssss -
10. Before he enters on the execution Of his oezc
al DO solsniy swear tor asrra5 thas Win fam
fully execute the oce Of President o The
States, and VIII, TO the bsst of my abt1ty,
protect and defend tns ccnrsisutfoo tns .
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