Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-16
SECTION !.

SECTION ].
i. The executive power shall be vested in a Pres-
dent 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 reegible-
The Pr sident and Vice President shall be elected
follows:
q Each Ssate shall appoint, in such manner as the
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal to the whole number Of senators aud Represen
tatves to which the State be entitled in the Con
gress; but Senator Representative, person
holding Office Of trust profit nder the CoUfeder
ate States, shall be appointed an eector.
g. The electors shall meet in their respective states
and by ballot for President and Vice President
of whom, at least shall not be an inhabitant OF
the state with themselves; they shall name in
their ballots the voted ior President, and IN
distinct ballots the person voted for as VicePresdent
and they shall make distinct lists of all pereons voted
for President, and Of all persons voted for as wee
President and of the number Of votes for each which
10 the government of the Confederate States directed
President of the Senate; the President oi me
Senate SHALL in the preseDce OF the senate anu "use
of Representatives. open all the certihsates, and Inc
vote shall then be counted; the person hsfing iAe
greatest number Of for President shall be the
President If such number be ijority OF tne MhOie
number oi electors appointed; and if no person have
such majority. then, IRON the persons having the
highest numbers RSs sissUs the House Of Represen
tatives shall choose immediately by ballot the Fres
dent But choosing the President, the vote shall be
taken by states the representation from each state
bavino one vote: quorum for this purpose shall con-
sist OF a member members from two thirds OF the
States and majority of all the States saali be neces
ss~v ~ Choice And If The House OF R resentatives
shall not choose President, whenever the risht u
choice shall devolve upon them before the onrta 9Ay
e March next following, then the Vice President SHAH
act as President in Of the death or oter con-
| stitutonal disability OF the President
f. The person having the greatest nunipe. o u sotes
"a Vice President shall be the Vice PreSluenl sOcn
number be a majority Of the whole NUMBER OF eject
ors appointed: andf person have majority then,
from the two highest numbers on the list the Senate
shall choose Vice President quorum for tae pur-
nose shall consist Of twothirds OF the whole number
Of Senator'S and majority OF the whole number shall
4 he CHOICE. .
10 person constiturionally ineligible 10 the olce
of President shall be eligible TO that OF Vice Presden
1 of the Confederate States
g. The Congress may determine the time OF ehooeins
the electors, and the day which they shall give Ihr
| votes; which day shall be the throughout ths
Confederate States :
Z. No person except a natural born citizen Of ths
Confederate States, citizen thereof at the time o
the adoption Of the Constitution citizen thereo
born in the United States prior the 10th Of Dscem
Der, 1850, shall be eligible 10 the Office OF President
neither shah any person be eligible 70 that ofce VIII
shall not have attained the age OF thirty years
and been fourte-n years Resident within the limit
Of the Conederate States, as they may exist at u
g. In case OF the removal Of the President from o
ce, or OF bis death, resignation, inability 70 dis
charge the powers and duties OF the said Office, IN
same shall dexove the Vice President; the c I
gress may, by law, provide for the case Of renovs
death resignation, Inability both OF the PrssideE
and Vice President, declaring what oG,cer shall the
act President and such oscer shall according
until the disability be removed or President shall
O. The President shah, at stated tluaes, receive &
ms services compensation which shall neitler be
creased diminished during the period for which
shall haze been elected; and hs shall n Esslss -.
N thai period other enolnnent t-on tns lonls
crate States, or any Of them - : =
| TO- Before he enfers on the executioa o. his ot1c
be shan take the following oath q NJ, f.,,
fully execuse the osscs Of President % ne o.ss.e
staies, snz w, to he best q nay seillsy pressrs
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