Year: 1861

his Office for one year. or until this Provisional
Government shall be superseded by Perma-
nent Government, whichsoever shall first occur
Q. The President and Vice President shall be
elected by ballot by the States represented in
this Congress, each State casting one vote, and a
majority of the whole being requisite to elect.
8. No person except natural born citizen. or
a citizen Of one Of the States Of this Confeder-
acy at the time of the adoption of this Constitu-
tion shall be eligible to the office of President
neither shall any person be eligible to that Of
fee who shall not have attained the age of thir-
ty-five years, and been fourteen years resident
of one Of the States of this Confederacy.
4. In case Of the removal Of the President
from Office. or of his death, resignation, or ina
bility to discharge the powers and duties Of the
said Office, (Which inability shall be determined
by a vote Of two-thirds of the Congress) the
same shall devolve on the Vice-President; and
the Congress may by law provide for the case Of
removal, death, resignation, or inability both of
the President and Vice-President declaring
what officer shall act accordingly, Until the dis
ability be removed or President shall be elect
ed.


8. The President shall at stated times receive
for his services, during the period of the Pro-
visional Government compensation at the rate
of twenty-five thousand dollars per annum and
he shall not receive during that period any other
emolument from this Confederacy, or any of the
States thereof


6. Before he enter on the execution of his
Office, he shall take the following oath or afir-
nation


do solemnly swear Tor affirm that will
faithfully execute the office of President of the
Confederate States Of America, and will, to the
best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend
the Constitution thereof


SECTION 2.


l. The President shall be Commander-in.
Chief of the Army and Navy Of the Confeder-
acy, and of the militia of the several States,
when called into the actual service of the Con-
federacy 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 their respective Offices and he shall
have power to grant reprieves and pardons for
offenses against the Confederacy, excepti in cases
of impeachment


2. He shall have power, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Congress, to make treat
| les; provided two-thirds of the Congress
concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with
the advice and consent of the Congress shall
appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and
consuls, judges of the court and all other off,
GERS of the Confederacy whose appointments are
not herein otherwise provided for, and which
shall be established by law. But the Congress
may, by law, vest the appointment Of such in
ferior officers as they think proper in the Pres
dent alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads
of departments.


8. The President shall have power to fll up
all vacancies that may happen during the recess
of the Congress, by granting commissions which
shall expire at the end of their next session.


SECTION 8.


l. He shall, from time to time, give to the
Congress information of the state of the Con
federacy, and recommend to their consideration
such measures as he shall deem necessary and
cxpedicnt; he may, on extraordinary occasions
convene the Congress at such time as he shal
think proper he shall receive ambassadors ant
other public ministers he shall take care thai
the laws be faithfully executed; and shall coin
mission all the officers of the Confederacy.


O. The President, Vice President and all civi
officers of the Confederacy shall be removed
from Office on conviction by the Congress o
treason, bribery, or other high crimes and mis-
demeanors vote of two-thirds shall be neces
sary for such conviction.


ARTICLE m.


SECTION /.


I. The judicial power of the Confederate,
shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and il
such inferior courts as are herein directed or a.
the Congress may from time 10 time ordain OF
establish.


2. Each State shall constitute q District II
which there shall be court called q Distric
Court which, until otherwise provided by tn.
Congress, shall have the jurisdiction vested By
| tnc laws Vi tDc Onlteu Otates, - faf as appnc4
BILE, in both the District and Circuit Courts o.
the United States, for that State, the Judg,
whereof shall be appointed by the President
by and with the advice and consent of the Con
gress, and shall, until otherwise provided by ths
Congress, exercise the power and authority
vested by the laws Of the United States in tn,
Judges Of the District and Circuit Courts Of tn.
United States, for that State, and shall appoint
the times and places at which the courts shall b,
held Appeals may be taken directly from thu
District Courts to the Supreme Court, undel
similar regulations to those which are provide(
in case of appeal to the Supreme Court Of tn.
United States, or under such other regulations
as may be provided by the Congress. The com
missions Of all the judges shall expire with thil
Provisional Government


8. The Supreme t'Ourt shall be composed o
all the District Judges, amajority Of whom shall
be quorum, and shall sit at such times ant
places as the Congress shall appoint


4 The Congress shall have power to max,