The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-03-21
VOLUME NUMBER 81.

time OF choosing tne electors; ahet eiio o'J
on which they shall give their votes:
which day shall be the same throughout
the Confederate States.
7. No person except a natural born cit.
izen of the Confederate States, OF a citi-
zen thereof at the time Of the adoption of
the Constitution, or citizen thereof born
in the United States prior to the Goth of
December, 1860, shall be eligible to the
Office of President; neither shall any per
son be eligible to that Office who shall not
have attained to the age of thirty-fve
years, and been fourteen years q resident
within the limits of TIC Confederate
States, as they may exist at the time of
his election.
8. In case of the removal of the Presi-
dent from Office, or of his death, resigna'
ton, or inability to discharge the powers
and duties of the said Office, the same
shall devolve on the Yice-President; and
the Congress may, by law provide for. the
case of removal, death, resignation, or in
ability both of the President and Vice
President, declaring what officer shall
then act as President, and such officer
shall act accordingly until the disability
be removed, OF President shall be cleo
ted.
8. The President shall, at stated tines,
receive for his services u compensation,
which shall neither be increased nor di-
minished during the period for which he
shall have been elected; and he shall not
receive within that perion any other
emolument from the Confederate States,
or any Of them.
10. Before he enters on the execution
of his office, he shall take the following
oath or affirmation:
81 do solemnly swear Cor affrm) that
1 will faithfully execute the Office of Pres
ident of the Confederate States, and will
to the best of my ability. preserve, pro-
tect. and defend the Constitution there
Of"
SECTION 2.-1. The President shall be
commander-in-chicfo Of the army and ma
Wy of the Confederate States, and of the
militia of the several States, when called
into the actual service Of the Confederate
Slater; he may require the opinion, in
writing of the principal officer in each of
the Executive Departments, upon any
subject relating to the duties of their re-
spective offices; and ho shall have power
to grant reprieves and pardons for Often
ces against the Confederate States, except
in cases of impeachment.
2. He shall have power, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, to
make treaties, provided two-thirds of the
Senators present concur; and he shall
nominate and, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, shall appoint
ambassadors, other public ministers and
consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court,
and all other officers of the Confederate
States, whose appointments are not here
in otherwise provided for, and which shall
be established by law; butsthe Congress
may, by law, vest the appointment of such
inferior officers, as they think proper in
the President alone, in the courts of law
or in the heads of Departments.
8. The principal officer in each of the
Executive Departments, and all persons
connected with the diplomatic Service,
may be removed from Office at the plea
sure of the President All other civil
officers of the. Executive Department may
be removed at any time by the President,
OF other appointing power, when their
services are unnecessary, or for dishones-
ty, incapacity, ineficiency, misconduct,
or neglect of duty, andwhen SO removed,
the removal shall be reported to the SEN
ate, together with the reasons therefor.
T. The President shall have power to
fill all vacancies that may happen during
the recess of the Senate, by granting
commissions, which shall expire at the
end of their next session; but no person
rejected by the Senate shall be reap
pointed to the same Office during their en-
suing recess.
SECTION 81. The Presideutshall, from
time to time, give to the Congress infor-
nation of the state of the Confederacy,
and recommend to their consideration
such measures as he shall judge necessary
and expedient; he may, onrextraordinary
occasions, convene both Houses, or either