Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-17
ARTICLE II,
SECTION /.

1 i.
| J. The executive power shall he vested in . p,
aent OF the Confederate States of America He ana ~
vice PRESIDENT shall hold their Offices for the terr =,
Th IN oul Inc PRESIDENT shall not be re-eligibe-
| follows: sHAi DC elected as
= Each Ssate shall appoint, in such manner as the
legsiature thereof may direct, number of elec,o-s
equal TO the whole number of Senators-end I,a-
ves 70 Which the State may be entitled in tbe Con
6oIdi5g an mS senator or representative person
ate states, shall be appointed an elector
ne electors shall meet in their respective States
~ Note py oalIot Tor President and Vice President
one OF whom, at least, shall not be an inbabitsn1 ~
.ne same state with themselves; they SHAH name in
tnelr ballots the person voted for as Paesident and IN
oaiots the person voted for as Vice President
ana they shall make distinct lists of all nerorS ot
S rIesoent and Of all persons voted for as Vice
fresdent and of the number of votes for each which
St ~ M 1nsy snail sign and certify and transmit sealed
70 the President of the Senate; the President of ti
Senate SHALL in the presence of the Senate add House
OF Representatives, open all the certificates and the
vote shall then be counted; the person having the
greatest number of votes for President -sa be the
President, such Der be a msjoriy of the whole
number OF electors appointed; and if person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the
nghest numbers, not exceeding three, the list of
those voted for President the House Of Represen-
atiyes shall choose immediately, by ballot the Presi-
dent But in choosing the President the shall be
taken by States, the representation from each State
having one vote quorum for this purpose shall con-
sst OF member members fror5ktwo-thirds of the
States and majority of all the States snail be neces
sary to choice. And if the House resentatives
shall not choose President, whenever the right OF
choice shall deyolve upon them, before The fourth day
OF March next following, then the Vice President shall
act President, in of the death or other con
stitutional disability of the President. |
"a. The person having the greatest number votes
Vice President shall be the Vice Preside.t IL such
number be majority OF the whole numbsf of elect |
ors appointed: andif person have majority the&
from the two highest numbers the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President; quorum the pur
pose shall consist of two thirds of the whole number
Of Of Senators, and majority of the whole number shall
s. No person conssifhtionally inelieble to the ocs
Of President SHAH be eligible TO lhaof Vice President
Q. The Congress may determine the time of choosing
the electors, and the day which they shall give the
States '-e
Z. No person except natural born citizen of thu
Confederate States, citizen thereof at the time r
le aopsion u tne constitution, or citizen thereof
1orn "a me United States prior the 10Th Of Dece
'er 1900 shall be eligible TO the Office OF President.
n 1 sna my person 9e eligible TO that Office who
nan nos nave attained the age OF thirty ave years
no oeen fourteen years resident within the limits
the Confederate States, as they may exist an tbe
ime OF his election sls. ,
g. In case Of the removal OF the President for, M
Ice, or Of his death, resignation or nabi,fv ~ de-
barge the powers and duties of the said once The
ans snA aeFeise en- The Vice Presdent and the Cn
7 s may, oy aw, provide for the case OF removal
resignation, or inability both of the Presiden,
ma wee President, declaring what ofcer shall tfen
ct as President and such officer shall act according
n me aisasity be removed or President SHAH be
s The President shall, stated times racera Car
rs services compensation which shall neither he in
SIo no, ohlnisned during the period for which he
isali nave ueen elected aud he shall no, receive With
that period any other emcluInent from the fnpfel
rate States, or any Of them = - :
~ beioEe he enters the execution OF his odice
~ do soiemnly swear Tor Aflrml that win faith
ally execute the Once ef esidsnt a The confsdersss
s.es. and vii 70 the best Of my ability, preserve,
rotectS Saad asfsad tie constisutioa thereofn-