Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-30
ARTICLE Ii.
SECTION j.

/ The executive power shall be vested in a Presi-
dent the 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 reeligbe.-
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
latives Shch the State ~ be entitled IN the Con
gress but NO Senator or Representative, or person
holding an office of trust profit nder the Conteder
ate States shall be appointed an elector.
g. The electors shall meet in their respective States
and vote by ba lot for President and Vice President,
ne of whom least, shall not be an inhabiiant of
the same State with themselves; they shall name IN
their ballots the person President, and III
distinct ballots the person voted for Vice President,
and they shall make distinct lists of all pereons voted
for President, aud of all persons voted for as Vice
President and OF the numbtr OF votes for EACH which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmlt sealed
to the government Of the Confederate States, directed
the President Of the Senate; the President Of the
Senate SHALL the presence of the Senate and House
of Representatives, all the Certificates, and the
vote 81 all then be counted; person having the
greatest number Of votes for President shall be the
President If such number be IN ijority 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 st Of
those voted for President, the House of Repre-
tatiyes shall choose Immediately by ballot the Pres-
dent 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 member or members from twothrds OF the
States, and orty Of all the States shall be neces-
siry choice. And If the House of Representatives
shall not choose President, whenever the right or
choice shall devolye upon them before the fourth day
of March following then the Vice President shall
act President, in OF the death or other con
stitutional disability of The President
4. The person having the greate-t number OF votes
Vice President shall be the Vice President, II such
number be a majority OF the whole number OF elect
appointed: and If no person have majority theE,
from the highest numbers on the list the senate
shall choose the Vice PRESIDENT quorum Tor tie pr-
pose shall consist of thirds OF the whole number
Of Senator'S and majority of the whole number shall
| be necessary TO a choice.
s. No person consttufionally ineligible TO the Office
of President shall be eligible 20 that Of Vice President
| of the Confederate States
The Congress may determine the time OF choosing
the electors the day which they shall give their
votes; which day shall be the throughout the
Confederate States.
= No person except natural born citizen of the
Confederate States, citizen thereof the tno Of
the adoption OF the Constitution or citizen theres
ber 1soo, shall be eligible TO the Office Of President
neither shall any person be eligible TO that oice vhs
shall have attained the age of thirty years
and been fourteen years a resident within the laitl
or the Confederate states, As they may exist al th,
| time OF his election
g. In case of the removal Of the President from Of
hce or OF bis death. resignation inability to dis
charge the powers and duties OF the said ONCE TIL
same shall deyelye the Vice Presidents and the n
gress may by law, provide for the case OF removal
death resignation, inability both Of the Presideu
and wee Presdenf, declaring what officer shall the
act as President, and such officer shs act aocording
elected
g. The President shall at stated times. receive "a
his services compensation which shall neither be il
creased Dor diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected and be shall will
N tnas period ans other emolumsnt from the cOnfss
10. Before be enters on the execution of his oaca
ne ahah take The follow ing oath or shtrmatson:
~ DO sossnoy sws.r Sor ssrn Cha. S s.ss III s,s'
Staten. and WIN, 70 the best Of my ability Preserv
protect end defend The Constitution thereof