Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-21
ARTICLE ii.
SECTION ].

1 The executive power shall be vested in Presi-
dent of the Confederate States OF America He and the
Vice President shall hold their Offices for the term o
six wears; but the President shall not be reeligbe
The Pr, sident and Vice President shall be elected as
follows:
legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal to the whole number OF Senators and Represen
tatves TO which the State may be entitled IN the Con
press: but no Senator Representative, or person
holding Office Of trust or profit under the Conieder
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 an inhabitant Of
the same State with themselves they shall name 10
their ballots voted Paesident 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 for each, which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmlt sealed
to government OF the Confederate States directed
TO the President of the Senate the President OF the
Senate SHALL the presence of the Senate and 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 minority Of the whole
number OF electors appointed; and II no person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the
highest numbers, not exceeding three the list OF
those voted President, the House of Represen
tatiyes shall Immediately, by ballot the Presi
dent choosing the President the vote shall be
taken by States, the representation from eah State
having vote; quorum for this purpose shall con-
sist of a member members from two-thirds OF the
States and majority of all the States shall be neces
sAry choice. And if the House of Representatives
shall no, choose PreSsdent whenever me r,ghs q
of March following, then the Vice President shall
President in Case of the death or other con
stitntional disability of the President.
4. The person having the greatest number OF votes
Vice President shall be the Vice President, suc
number be majority of the whole number OF eject
appointed: andif person have majority Ine.i,
from the two highest numbers on the list the senaie
shall choose the Vice President; quorum ioI we pu
pose shall consist of two-thirds Of the whoe
OF Senators, and q majority oi the snoie nu'-0' ~
1 be necessary to a choice.
of President shall eligible 70 that OF wee fresiaent
siiS T. ,reSs NAV determine the time Of choosing
the ELECTORS and the day which they shall give their
votes: which day shall be the same throughout the
| Confederate States
~ No nerson except a natural born citizen Of the
c,nfederate States q citizen thereof, the time o
the adoption Of the Constitution, OF citizen thereo
horn in the United States prior to the 10th Of Dscem
ber 1890 shall be eligible 10 the Office Of President
neither shall any person be eligible that Office who
shall have attained the age OF thirty i've years
and been fourteen years resident within the iIaits
Of the Confederate States, they may exist tis
/ time OF his election
s. In case of the removal of the President from of
Ace or OF his death, resignation, inability dis
charge the powers and duties Of the said Office ths
same shah deyove the Vice President; and the C,n
may by law proyiss for The. The case Of ssmSxal
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall ihel
act as President and such oicer shall act aecording
until the disability be removed President shall
elected
9. The President SHALL at stated times, receive 70
his services compensation which shall neither be il
creased nor diminished during the period or which
shall have been elected and he shall not receive will
in that period anv other enolument FROM the Cenfel
crate States, or any Of them
10. Before be enters on the execution Of his olc'
be shaii take the following oath or sdlrmst.on
fully execute the once of Prssident Of tbs cpieoe
statsz and viii, TO The best ofny ability, pssserv
prossct end defsad ths consssusioa thereof -