Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-14

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gage in war, unless actually invaded or in such
imminent danger as will not admit of delay. But
when any river divides or flows through two OF more
States they may enter into compscts with each
other 20 improve the navigation thereof.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION IL. The executive power shall be
vested in President of the Confederate States Of
America. He and the Vice President shall hold
their offices for the term of six years but the Presi
dent shall not be re-eligible. The President and
Vice President shall be elected as follows
2 Each State shall appoint, in such manner as
the legislature thereof may direct, number of
electors equal to the whole number of Senators and
Representatives to which the State may be entitled
in the Congress; but no Senator or Representative,
or person holding Office of trust or profit I'M
der the Confederate States, shall be appointed an
elector.
j. 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
inhabitant of the same State with themselves they
shall name in their ballots the person voted for
President, and in distinct ballots the person voted
for as President and they shall make distinct
lists of all persons voted for President, and of
all persons voted for as Vice-President and of the
number of votes for each, which list they shall sign
and certify and transmit, sealed to the seat Of the
Government of the Confederate States, directed
to the President of the Senate; the President
of the Senate shall, in the presence of the
Senate and House Of Representatives open all
the certificates, and the votes shall then be
counted; the person having the greatest NUM-
Ter of votes for President shall be the Presi-
dent, if such number be a majority of the whole
number of electors appointed; and if no person
have such majority, then, from the persons having
the highest number, not exceeding three, on the list
of those voted for as President, the House of Rep
resentatves shall choose Immediately, by ballot the
President. BuS in choosing the President, the votes
shall be taken by States. the representation from
each State having one vote; quorum for this pur-
pose shall consist of a member or members from
two-thirds of the States, and majority of all the
States shall be necessary to a choice. And if the
House of Representatives shall not choose Presi-
dent whenever the right of choice shall devOlve
upon them before the 4th day of March next fol-
lowing then the Vice President shall act as Presi
dent in of the death, other constitutional
disability OF the President.
4. The person having the greatest number of
votes as Vice-President shall be the Vice -Presi-
dent if such number be majority of the whole
number of electors appointed; and If no person
have majority, then, from the two highest num-
beers the list the Senate shall choose the Vice
President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist
of two-thrds of the whole number of Senators,
and maioSity Of the whole number shall be neces-
sary TO Il choice.
). But no person constitutionally ineligible to
the office of President, shall be eligible to that Of
President of the Confederate States.
o. The Congress may determine the time of choos-
ing the electors, and the day on which they shall
give their votes which day shall be the same
throughout the Confederate States.
7. No person except natural born citizen of
the Confederate States, citizen thereof, at the
time of the adoption of this Constitution or a cti-
zen thereof born in the United States prior to the
10Th of December, 1850, shall be eligible to the
office of President either shall any person be eli
gble to that office who shall not have attained the
age of thirty five wears, and been fourteen years
resident within the limits of the Confederate States
as they may exist at the time of his election
g. In case of the removal Of the President from
office, of his death, resignation, or inability to
discharge the powers and duties Of the said office
the same shall devolve on the Vice President; and
the Congress may, by law, provide for the case OF
removal death, resignation, inability both Of
the President and Vice President declaring what
officer shall then act as President, and such Off
shall act accordingly until the disability be
moved a President shall be elected
g. The President shall. at stated times, receive
for his services compensation, which shall neither
be increased nor diminished during the period for
which he shall have been elected; and he shall
not receive within that period any other emo!u-
mant from the Confederate States, or any Of them.
10. Before he enters on the execution Of his Office,
he shall take the following oath or affirmation:
Il do sOlcmnly swear Tor afirml that 1 will
faithfully execute the Office Of President of the
Confederate States, and will 70 the best of my
ability preserve protect. and defend the Consttu-
SEC. 81. The President shall be commander
in-chief Of the army and navy of the Confederate
States and Of the militia Of the several States when
called into the actual service of the Confederate
States he may require the opinion. in writing Of
the principal officer in each Of the Executive De
partments upon any subject relating to the duties
of their respective offices; and he shall have power
to grant reprieves and pardons-Or offences against
the Confederate States except in cases ofimPesch-
ment.
. He shall have power, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, pro-
vded twg-thirds of the Senators present concur
and he shall nominate, and by and with the adj
vice and consent Of the Senate, shall appoint am
bassadors. other public ministers and consuls,
Judges of the Supreme Court and all other officers
Of the Confederate States whose appointments are
not herein otherwise provided for and which shall
be established by law; but the Congress may, by
law, vest the appointment of such inferior officers
they think proper, in the President alone, in the
courts of law or in the heads of Departments.
). The principal officer in each of the Executive
Departments, and all persons connected with the
diplomatic service, may be removed from office ut
the pleasure Of the President. All other civil Off
GERS Of the Executive Department may be removed
ut any time by the President or other appointing
power, when their services are unnecessary. or for
dishonesty, incapacity, nefhciency, misconduct. or
neglect of duty: and when removed the re-
mOval shall be reported TO the Senate. together
with the reasons therefor.
4. The President shall have power to ill all Va
cancies that may happen during the recess Of the
Senate by granting commissions which shall cI-
prc at the end of their next session. but person
rejected by the Senate shall be rc-appointed to the
same office during their ensuing recess.
SEC. al. The President shall from time to time,
give to the Congress information of the state of
the Contederacv, and recommend to their consiIe-
alton such measures he shall judge necessary and
expedicnt; he may, on extraordinary occasions,
convene both Houses, or either of them: and in
case of disagreement between them with respect 10
the time of adjournment, he may adjourn them %
such time as he shall think proper; he shall re-
ceve ambassadors and other public ministers shall
take care that the laws be faithfully executed and
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