Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-04
ARTICLE II.
SECTION I.

1 The executive power shall be vested in a Presi-
dent of the Confederate States of America He and the
Vice President shall hold their offices for the of
six years but the President shall not be re-elgible-
The Pr sdent and Vice President shall be elected as
follows:
D Each Ssate shall appoint, in such manner the
legislature thereof may direct, number of electors
equal the whole number OF Senators and Represen
tatiyes to which the State may be entitled in the Con
gress: but no Senator Representative, person
holding an office of trust or profit under the Coneder
ate States shall be appointed an elector.
g. The electors shall meet in their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President,
one of whom least, shall not be inhabitant of
the same State with themselves; they shall name IN
their ballots the person voted Tor President, and in
distinct ballots the person voted for Vice President
and they shall make distinct lists of all pereons voted
for as President and of all persons voted for 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
10 the President of the Senate the President OF the
Senate SHALL the presence of the Senate and House
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 majority Of the whole
number of electors appointed; and if person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the
highest numbers, not exceeding three, on the list Of
those voted for President the Horse of Relresen-
tatiyes shall choose Immediately, by ballot, the Pres
dent But choosing the President, the vote shall be
taken by States the representation from eacn state
having one vote; quorum for this purpose shall CON
sist of a member or members from twothrds Of the
States and majority of all the States shall be neces
sary TO choice. And if the House of Representatives
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choice shall deyolye upon them before the fourth day
of March following, then the Vice President Shall
President in case OF the death or other con
stitutional disability Of the President.
a. The person having the greatest number OF votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice President, such
number be majority of the whole number OF elect
ors appointed: and person have majority, then
from the two highest numbers on the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President; quorum for the pur
pose shall consist of twothirds of the whole number
of Senator's and majority OF the whole number snai
s. No person constitutionaIly ineligible to the ocs
of President shall be eligible TO that OF Vice President
g. The Congress may determine the time Of choosn,
the electors and the day which they shall give the
votes; which day shall be the same throughout tbs
| T. No person except a natural born citizen of tn
Confederate States, citizen thereof at the time
the adoption OF the Constitution, citizen thereo
born in the United States prior the 20th of Decem
ber, $780, shall be eligible the Office of President
neither shall any person be eligible that office VIII
shall not have attained the age of thirty five years
and been fourteen years resident within the limit
Of the Confederate States as they may exist at tn
time OF his election.
s. In case Of the removal of the President from Of
ice, or OF his death, resignation inability TO dis
charge the powers and duties of the said ONCE tn
same shall devolve the Vice PRESIDENT and the Con
gress may, by law, provide for the case OF removal
DEATH resignation, inability both Of the Presider
and Vice President declaring what officer shall the
act President, and spch officer shall act accordingi
until the disability be removed President shall
elected.
g. The President shall, at stated times receive 4
| hIs services compensation which shall neither be il
creased nor diminished during the period for which
shall have been elected and he shall not receive viii
IN thai period anv other emolument from the Conte
| crate States, or any Of them
10. Before he enters on the execution OF his ouc
he shall take the following oath or Affirmation; . -,
fully execute the once Of President Of the cnledes
States, and viii, 70 The best Of my sbuity Pfesers
protect and defend the cOnztisat'on s1esso