Year: 1861

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 of
six wears: but the President shall not be reelig1bie
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
taves which the State may be entitled IN the Con-
gress: but no Senator or Representative, person
holding an Office of trust profit under the Coneder-
ate States, shall be appointed an eiector


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 InhabtanI OF
the same State with themselves; they shall name IN
their ballots the person voted tor as Paesdent and IN
distinct ballots the person voted for as VicePresdent
and they shall make distinct lists of all pereons voted
for as President and of all voted for Vice
President and of the number of votes for each which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed
10 the of the Confederate States directed
to the President of the Senste 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, such number be majority of the whole
number of electors appointed and II no person nave
such majority, then, from the persons having the
highest numbers not exceeding three, the list OF
those voted for President, the House of Represen
tatiyes shall choose Immediately, by ballot, the Pres
dent But in choosing the President the vote shall be
taken by States the representation from each state
having vote; quorum for this purpose shall con
sst of a member or members from two-thirds of the
states and majority of all the States shall be
sary 70 choice And If the House of Representatives
hall uO
choice shall deyoIye upon them before fourth day
of March next following, then the Vice President shal
President as in case OF the death or other con
stitutional disability of the President.


A. The person having the greatest number of votei
as Vice President shall be the Vice President if sucf
number be a majority of the whole number Of elect
ors appointed: and no person have majority then
the two highest numbers the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President; quorum for the pur
pose shall consist Of two thirds of the whole number
Of Senators, and majority of the whole number shAi
be necessary to choice.


s. No person constitutonay ineligible TO the ofi1c
of President shall eligible to that OF Vice Presden
a The Congress- NAV determine the time Of choosin
the electors the day which they shall give thei
votes which day shall be the same throughout th
r. No person except a natural born citizen OF th
Confederate States citizen thereof at the time
the adoption of the Constitution ctiEen thereS
born the United States prior TO the 21th Of Dscen
ber, 1850, shall be eligible TO the oce Of President
neither shall any person be eligible that office VII
shall not have attained the age Of thirty i've year.
and been fourteen years resident within the lrii
of the Confederate States, they may exist q. u
time OF his eectien. r-.sf..


s. In case of the removal Of the Presideat from
ice, OF his DEATH resignation, Inability di
charge the powers aud duties a the said ONCE, Il
same shall devolye the Vice Presideat; and the Col
gress may, by law, provide for the case OF remoya
DEATH resgpatiol inability both Of the Presidei
and Vice President declaring what officer shall the
act President, and such officer shall act according


until the disability be removed President shall
| 9. The President shall, at stated times receive I


his services compensation which shall neither be


creased nor diminished during the period for which


shall have been elected and be shall not receive vii


IN that period anv other emolument from the Confs


crate States, or any Of them.


TO- Before he enters on the execution Of his Oh.


he shall take the following oath or affirmation;


fully sxecnte the once Of President q he oonisders


States and vill TO The best of my ability, preser,
protect and defend the coasfitnsion thsrsef =