Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-08
ARTICLE IL.
SECTION i.

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 term of
six years. but the President shall not be reelgble.
The President and Vice President shall be elected as
follows:
2 Each Ssate shall appoint, in such manner as the
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal TO the whole number OF Senators and Represen
tatives which the State may be entitled in the Con-
gress; but Senator or Representative, or person
holding Office of trust profit Under the Confeder
ate States, shall be appointed an elector.
3. The electors shall meet in their respective States
by ballot for President and Vice President
of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant OF
the same State with themselves; they shall name in
their ballots the person voted ior PaeSident and il
distinct ballots the person voted for Vice President
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
to 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
vote shall then be counted; the person haF ng the
greatest number of votes for President shall De tne
President, if such number be nJorlty OF the whole
number OF electors appointed; and no person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the
highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of
those voted for as President the House OF Represen
tatiyes shall choose Immediately, by ballot the Pres-
dent choosing the President, the vote shall be
taken by states representation from each State
having vote; quorum for TINS purpose shall CON
sst of a member members from two-thirds Of The
States, and majority of all the states shall be neces
sary 70 a choice And If the House of Represent ntaives
shall not choose President, whenever the right OF
choice shall devoye upon them, before the fourth day
of March following then the Vice President shall
President, in Of the deah or other con-
stitutional disability of the President.
T. The person having tine greatest number OF votes
as President shall be the Vice President such
number be majority OF the whole number OF elect
appointed and no person have majority then,
from the highest numbers the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President; quorum for the pur-
pose shall consist OF twothrds Of the whole number
of Senator's and majority of the whole number shall
be necessary TO choice.
s. No person oonsttutionay ineligible to the Office
of President shall be eligible of Vice President
of the Confederate States.
g. The Congress may determine the time of choosing
the electors aud the day whchh shall give their
votes; which day shall be the same throughout the
Confederate States
Z. No person except natural born citizen OF the
Confederate States, citizen thereof, the time
the adoption OF the Constitution or citizen Ihereo
born in the United States prior TO the 10th Of Dece
Der 1880, shall be eligible 10 the Office OF President
neither shall any person be eligible TO that Office WHO
shall not have attained The age of thirty years
and been fourteen years resident within the limits
of the Confederate States, as they may exist at thu
| time OF his election.
g. In of the removal of the President from Of
ice, of his death, resignation, inability dis
charge the powers and duties Of the said Office ths
same shall devolye the Vice President and the Con
gress may, by law, provide for the OF removal
DEATH resignation, inability both Of the Presden
anu Vice President, declaring what officer shall thel
President, and such officer shall act accordingi
until the disability be removed President shall b
| elected
9. The President shall, at stated times receive 70
his services compensation which shall neither be in
creased diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected and he shall mol receive wih
| IN that period anv other emoument from the Confec
| crate States, any Of them
10. Before be enters ON the execution OF ms once
he shall take the following oath or siiirmaton;
81 do soiemnly swear for afhrm) that wili iatl
fully the ONCE Of President Of the Coniedefai
staies and VIII, 70 TIE best Of my ability, preserys
protect. and dsfe7d the Constitution thereof"