Year: 1861

I The executive power shall be vested in Presi-
dent of the Confederate of America lie and the
Vice President shall hold their offices for the term OF
six years. but the President shall not be reegible-
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
tatives which the State may be entitled In the Con-
gress: but no senator Representative, or person
holding an Office of trust profit under the Conieder
ate States shall be appointed an elector.


8. The electors shall meet IN ther respective states
and vote by ballot President and Vice President,
one of whom least shall not be an inhabitant OF
the same state with themselves; they shall in
their ballots person voted Tor Paesdent and in
ballots the person voted Vice President
and they shall make distinct lists of all pereons voted
for as President and OF ali persons voted for as Vice
President and of the number OF votes for each, which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed,
70 the government of the Confederate 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
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 If NO person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the
highest numbers not exceeding three on the list Of
those voted President, the House of Represen-
tayes shall choose Immediately by ballot the Presi-
But in choosing the President the vote shall be
taken nv States the representation from each STATE
having one vote quorum for this purpose shall con-
sist of member members from twothirds of the
States and m9ority oI All t9e states snail oe neoes
shall not choose President, whenever the right OF
choice shall deyove upon them before the fourth day
of March following then the Vice President shall
act President in case OF the death or other con
stitutonal disability of the President.


4. The person having the greatest number OF votes
as Vice President shall be the Vice President, such
number be a 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 Tor the pur
pose shall consist OF twothirds OF the whole number
Of Senators, and majority of the whole number shall
be necessary to choice.


of President shall be eligible 70 that Of Vice Fresden
Of the Confederate States


g. The Congress may determine the time Of choosing
the electors and the day which they shall give thei
votes; which day shall be the same throughout III
Confederate States


T. No person except natural born citizen Of tn
Confederate States, citizen thereof the time
the adoption of the Constitution or a citizen thereu
born in the United States prior 70 the 10th Of Dsceu
Der, 1850, shall be eligible TO the office Of President
neither shall any person be eligible that Office wh
shall not have attained the age of thirty-ve years
and been fourteen years resident within the limit
OF the Co2iederate States as they may exist Al th
g. In case OF the removal Of the President ffom O
ice or Of his death, resignation, inability 10 d
charge the powers and duties OF the said Office ID
same shall devove the Vice President; and the ca
gress may, by law, provide Tor the case OF remova
death resignation or inability both Of the Presider
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall The
act President and such officer shall ACT according
/ until the disability be removed or President shall


9. The President shall, at stated times. receive 4
his services compensation which shall neither be
creased nor diminished during the period Tor which
shall have been elected snd he shall not receive wit
| crate States, or any Of them


10, Before he enters en- the execution Of his onic
| he shah take the following oath or Affirmation; !.


fully execute fhe oes Of President q The oenaedsf.


STATES, and viii, 70 the best OF NY abIty pfesefs


protect and defend ths Constitution 'nsss's'