The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-07-19
ATHENS Tenn, FRIDAY, j ULY is, 1861. !

when any river divides or flows through
two or more States, they may enter into
compacts with each other to improve the
navigation thereof. o...-.... - t.rr
Nh, Ir1 Irn ARTICLE II. 4.o a, .
-4ftad y.ta SECTION J, ,irs.troI
q i. The Executive power shall be vested
in o Preidept of the Confederate States of
Amorica. He and the Vice President
shall hold their offices for the term OF six
years; but the President shall not be re-
elegibte. The President and Vice Pfesi-
dent shall be elected as follows, uo.a /
III 2. Each State shall appoint in such
manner as the Legislature thereof may
direct, q number 81 Electors equal to the
whole number of Senators and Represen.
itatives to which the State may be enti-
tied in Congress-; but no Senator or Rep
resentative, or person bolding an Office Of
trust or profit under the Confederate
States, shall be appointed an Eeotor.
Z 3. The Electors shall meet in their re-
spective States and vote, by ballot, tor
President and Vice Fresident, ono 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-Presi.
dent, and they shall make distinct lists
of all persons voted for as President, and
all persons voted for as Vice President,
and of the number Of votes for each,
which lists they shall sign and certify, and
transmit, sealed, to the seat Of Govern
ment Of the Confederate States, directly
to the President Of the Senate the Presi-
dent Of the Senate shall, in the presence
Of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives, 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 num-
Der Of Electors appointed; and if no per-
son have such majority, then from the
persons having the highest numbers, not
exceeding three, on the list of those voted
for as President, the House of Represent
tatives shall choose Immediately, by ball
lot, the President. But in choosing the
President, the votes shall be taken by
States, the representation from each State
having one vote; quorum for this pur-
pose shall consist OF q member or members
from two-thirds of the States, and ma
jority of all the States shall be necessary
to choice. And if the House Of Repre-
sentatives shall not choose President,
whenever the right of choice shall devolve
upon them, before the 4th day of March
next following, then the Vice-President
shall act as President. as in case of the
death or other constitutional disability Of
the President. ... .s .,.-.... ...
a. The person having the greatest num-
ber of votes as Vice-President shall be
the Vice. President, if such number be a
majority of the whole number of Electors
appointed; and if no person have q ma
iority, then from the two highest numbers
on the list the Senate shall choose the
Vice. President; o quorum for the purpose
shall consist of two-thirds of the whole
number Of Senators, and q majority Of the
whole number shall be necessary to q
choice.
'i1 5. But no person constitutionally ineli-
gible to the office of President shall be
eligible to that of Vice President of the
Confederate States. ,.s...
6. The Congress may determine the
time of choosing the Electors, and the
day on which they shall give their votes
which day shall be the same throughout
the Confederate States. .......t.
7. No person except natural born
citizen of the Confederate States, or O
citizen thereof, at the adoption of thi.
Constitution, or a citizen thereof born in
the United States prior to the Goth of De
cember, 1860, shall be eligible to the Office
of President; neither shall any person be
eligible to that office who shall not have
attained the age of thirty-five years, and
been fourteen yeats resident within the
limits of the 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 power!
and duties of the said Office, the same
shall devolve on the Vice Presidents; anC
the Congress may, by law provide for cas-,
of removal, death, resignation, or inability
both of the President and Vice-President
declaring what officer shall then act al
President, andisuch officer shall act &C
or President be elected. .. .r......
9. The President shall, at stated times
receive for his services compensation
which shall neither be increased nor di
minished during the period for which h,
shall have been elected; and he shall no
receive within that period any other EN-
olument from the Confederate States, o.
any of them. I'D 'ali.a
10. Before he enters on the execution
of his office, he shall take the following
oath or affirmation:
81 do solemnly swear Tor affirm,) tina
| will faithfully execute the Office of Pre-
sident of the Confederate States, and will
to the best of my ability, preserve, protect
and defend the Constitution thereof"
-.FI II ,t, SECTION II. s.,..lil ...a
/. The President shall be Commander.
in. .Chiet of the army and navy Of the Con-
feslorate States, and of the Militia of the
several States, when called into the actual
service of the Confederate States; 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 oftheirrespeotive offices; and
he shall have the power to grant re
prieves and pardons for offences against
the Confederate States, except in cases oi
impeachment s5dloul d ol9ii .s4
q. He shall have power, by and with
the advice and consent Of the Senate, to
make treaties, provided two-thirds of ths
Senators present concur; and he shall
nominate, and by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, shall appoint
Ambassadors, other public Ministers ano
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 shal
be established by law; but the Congress
may, BY law, vest the appointment of suci
inferior officers, as they thirk proper. IL
the President alone, in the courts of Law
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