Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-05
ARTICLE II,
SECTION !.

L The executive power shall be vested in Presi-
dent of the Confederate States of America He and the
Vice President shall hold their offices for the OF
six years; but the President shall not be re-egible-
The Pr, sident and Vice President shall be elected
follows:
2 Each Ssatc shall appoint, in such manner the
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal the whole number of Senators and Represen
taves 10 which the State may be entitled IN the Con
gress but Senator or Representative, or person
holding Office of trust profit Cnder the Confeder
ate States, shall be appointed an elector. ..g
g. The electors shall in their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President,
of whom, at least, shall not be an nhabitant Of
the same Stale with themselves; they shall name IN
their ballots the person voted ior President, and in
distinct ballots the person voted for ePresIdent
and they shall make distinct lists of all pereons 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,
the government OF the Confederate States directed
to President OF the Senate the President of the
Senate SHALL in the presence of the Senate and House
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 if such number be ijority OF the whole
number of electors appointed; and II no person have
such majority, then, from the persons having tue
highest numbers, not exceeding three, on the list OF
those voted for President, the House Of kepresen
tatiyes shall choose Immediately, by ballot the Presi
dent But choosing the President, the vote shall be
taken by States the representation from each state
having vote quorum for this purpose shall con-
sist of a member or members from two-thirds Of the
states and majority of all the States shall be
sary 10 a choice And If the House OF Representatives
shall not choose President, whenever the right o
choice shall devove 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
A. The person having the greate>t number OF votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice Presidsnt such
number be majority OF the whole number OF elect
appointed: andR no person have I1alority then
from the two highest numbers the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President; quorum Tor tue pnr-
pose shall consist of two-thrds of the whole number
Of Senator's majority Of the whole number shall
be necessary to choice
s No person constitutionay ineligible to the Office
of President shall be eligible that Vice President
of the Confederate States.
the electors aud the day 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
the adoption of the Constitution, citizen Thereof
born in the United States prior TO the 10th of Doce
ber, $780, shall be eligible TO the office Of President
neither shall any person be eligible To that office who
shal not have attained the age of thirty five years
and been fourteen years resident within the limit
OF the Confederate states, as they may exist al th'
time OF his election.
s. In case of the removal OF the President nom of
ce of his death, resignation, inability 10 dis
charge the powers and duties OF the said office, ths
shall devolye the Vice President and the Con
gress may by law, provide for the OF removal
DEATH resignation, inability both OF the Presiden
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall thel
act President, and such officer shall act aeoording
until the disability be removed President shall
elected
o. The President shall, at stated times. receive 70
his services compensation which shall neither be II
creased diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected and he shall not receive viii
| IN that period any other emoianent from the Confet
1 crate States, or any Of them.
10. Before ne enters on the execution OF bis otics
he shah take the following oath or affirmation:
fully execute the Office OF Sresidens o the conederai
States, and will to the best Of my ability, resers
protect and asfsad the Consultation thereof" y