Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-09-25
ARTICLE II.
SECTION !.

I The executive power shall be vested in q Presi-
dent of the Confederate States Of America He and the
Vice President shall hold their Offices for the term Of
six wears; but the President shall not be eligible
The sident and Vice President shall be elected as
follows:
Legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal To tho whole number OF Senators and kepreSen
tatiyes 10 Shch the State be entitled In the Con
Orpss. hut no senator or Representatives, person
holding office OF trust or pront Under The Conedsr-
ate States, shall be appointed an elecier -. s.
s. The shall meet IN their respective STATES
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President,
one 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 Pssident and in
Instinct ballots the person voted Tor Vice President,
and they shall distinct lists of all pereons voted
for PresdenI and OF all persona voted for As ace
president and OF the number of for each which
list they sha slgn and certify, and transmit sealed,
TO government OF the Confederate Sates directed
TO the President of the Senate; the President OF the
Senate SHALL in the presence Of the Senate aud House
of 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 m tority Of the whole
number OF electors appointed; and no person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the
highest numbeTs not exceeding three, the list of
those voted President, the House of Rspresen-
atyes shall choose immediatey, by ballot, the Pres
don't But choosing the President the vote shall be
taken by states the representation from each State
having vote; quorum for this purpose shall
sist of member or members from two-thirds of the
States majority OF all the States shall be
sry 10 q choice. And If the House OF Representatives
shall not choose President, whenever the right Of
choice shall devove upon them, before the fourth day
March next following then the Vice President shall
act President, IN VI the death other
s,itutional disability OF the President.
l. The person having the greatest number OF votes
Vice President shall be the Vice President such
number be q majority OF the whole number of elect
appointed: and pereon have ulslnrlfy, then
from the two highest numbers the lst the Senats
shall choose the Vice President; quorum for the
pose shall consist Of twothirds Of the whole number
Of Senator'S aud majority Of the whole number shall
s. No person consttullonzlly insliglbe 70 the o1es
Of President shall be eligible that Of Vcs President
of the Confederate States.
g. The Congress may determine the time Of choosing
the electors and the day which they shall give their
votes; which day shall be ths throughout ihs
Confederate States
Confederate States, citizen thereof the time Of
the adoption os the Constitution OF citizen therso
born in the United States prior the 2oth Of Dscen
Der, leco, shall be eligible 70 ths oce Of President
neither shall any person be eligible 20 that ooe who
shall not have attained the age OF thirty i've years
and been fourtesn years Resident within The limits
Of the Confederate States a. thsy may exist a ne
time of his election.
g. In case &C The removal Of the President fron Of
eSssse shs powers .nd dSisss q tss said oass u.
same shall devove The Vice Presideut; aud the Cou
gress may BY law provide tor the case Of removal
death, reaienatou, inability both Of the Preelden
and vice Presdsnt declaring what ofcsr shsIi the,
act President, and such ocsr shall act accordingly
Until he disability be removed Presidsnt shah
g. The Preaident shall, 1t stated tunes. rscs,vs @
his services Compensation which sha neithex b ID
creased nor dunn isbsd daring the period for which
that period other emoluuasat non ths cpufss
erate States, o. any a thsm.
10. BsfOrs be seters ea ne execution q hs co.
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