The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-03-22
ARTICLE II.


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L The 0xscutive power shall be vested
IN . Rressdonb Of 1ilo Goni sderafe states
Of America He and Vice President shall
hold their Offices for the term Of six years
but the President shall not be re-eliRible.
The President and Vice President shall be
elected as follows:
2. Esch State shall appoint, in such man.
ner as the legislature thereof NAV direct,
a number of electors equal TO the whole
number Of Senators and Representatives
to which the State may be entitled in the
Congress; but no Senator or Represents
tive. or person holding an Office of trust
or profit under the Confederate States shall
be appointed an elector.
3. Tho electors shall meet in their re-
spective States and vote by ballot for Presi-
dent 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 for
as President, and in distinct ballots the
| person voted for as Vice President, and
they shall make distinct lists of all per
/ sons voted for as President, and of all per
sons voted for as 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 Confed.
/ crate States, directed to the President OF
the Senate the President Of the Senate
shall, in the presence of the Senate and
! House of Representatives, open all the
certificates, and the votes shall then be
counted; the person having the greatest
number Of votes for President shall be the
President, if such number be a majority
of the whole number Of elect Ors appoint
ed; and il no person have such majority
then, from the persons having the highest
number, not exceeding three, on the lisI
of those voted for as President the House
of Representatives shall choose immedi
ately, by ballot, the President. But in
choosing the President the votes shall b
taken by States, the representation from
each State having one vote: 8 quorum
for this purpose shall consist of q member
or members from two-thirds Of the States
and a majority Of all the States shall b,
necessary to a choice. And If the Hous.
of Representatives shall not choose
President. whenever the right Of ehoic,
shall devolve upon them, before the fourtl
day Of March next following, then tn
Vice-President shall act as President q
in case Of the death, or other constitution
al disability of the President.
4. The person having the greatest mum
Der OF votes as Vice President shall be tn
Vice President, if such number be q ms
jority of the whole numbers Of elector
appointed; and il no person have a ms
iority, then from the two highest number
on the list the Senate shall choose th
Vice-President; q quorum for the purpos
shall consist of two-thirds Of the Who'll
number of Senators, and a majority {
: the whole shall be necessary to choice.
8. But no person Oonstitutionally incl
gible to the office Of President shall be e
I igible to that Of Vice-President of th
Confederate States.
{ 6. The Congress may determine d
! time of choosing the electors, end u
s day on which they shall give their votes
which day shall be the same throughoS
5 the Confederate States.
s Z. No person excepta natural born oil
. zen Of the Confederate States, or citise
thereof, at the time Of the adoption
. this Constitution, for acitisen thereof boz
Q in the United States prior TO the Goth
Q December, 1861 shall be eligible to q
Office of President: neither shall any DC
< son be eligible to that Office who shall D
Q have attained the age Of thirty-fve yeal
i and been fourteen years q resident with
the limits OF the Confederate States,
n they may exist at the time Of his electio
II S. In case of the removal Of the Pre-
|. dent from Office, or Of his death, resign
v ton, or inability to discharge the poWe
o and duties Of the said Office, the same shs
r. devolve on tho Vice-P President; and q
e Congress may, by law, provide for the CO
= Of removal, death, resignation, or inabi
, ty both of the President and Vice-Pre,
+ dent, and such ofhcer shall act accordin
'e ~ until the disability be removed or
President shall be elected.
y 9. The President shall, ct stated tinal
: receive for his services q compensate
d which shall neither be Increased nor dimi
y ished during the period for which he shl
I, have been elected; and he shall not
l. ceive within that period any other emo
ls ment from the Confederate States, or q,
" Of them.
a 10. Before he enters on the execuii
II Of his Office, he shall take the followi
Il oath or Affirmation:
10 II do solemnly swear Tor afirml tha
70 viii faithfully execute the offce Of Pre-
dent Of the Confederate States, and vi
u to the best Of my ability, preserve, pFots
d and defend the Constitution thereof"
!. SECTION 2.
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