Year: 1862

nave such majority, and have an equal
number OF votes, then the House of Repre-
scntatives shall Immediately choose by ballot
one of them for President and if no person
have majority, then, from the five highest
on the list, the said house shall in like man.
ner choose the President. But in choosing
the President, the votes shall be taken by
States The representation from each State
having one vote "a quorum for this purpose
shall consist of member or members from
two-thirds Of the States, and majority of all
the States shall be necessary to choice. In
every case, after the choice of the President,
the person having the greatest number of
votes Of the electors shall be Vice President,
But if there should remain two or more who
have equal votes, the Senate shall choose from
them by ballot the Vice President


a. 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 throghout the United States.


5. No person except a natural born citi-
zen, or citizen of the United States at the
time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall
he eligible to the Office of President; neither
shall any person be eligible to that office who
shall not have attainnd to the age of thirty
five years, and been fourteen years a resident
with the United States.


6. In case of the removal of the President
from office, or of his death, resignation, or
inability to discharge the powers and duties
Of the said Office, the same shall devolye on
the Vice Pretident 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 then act as President and such officer
shall act accordingly, until the disability be
removed or President shall be elected. g.


Z. The President SHALL at stated times.
receive for his services a compensation, which
shall neither be increased nor diminished
during the period for which he shall have
been elected, and he shall not receive within
that period any other emoluent from the
United States, or any of them.


8. Before he enter on the execution of his
Office, he shall take the following oath or
affirmation:


" L do solemnly swear Cor affirm that I
will faithfully execute the office of President
of the United States, and will, to the best of
my ability. preserve, protect, and defend the
Constitution of the United States"


Sec. Ill. The President shall be COM
mander-in chief of the army and navy of the
United states and of the militia of the several
States. when called into the actual service of
the United 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 their respective
offices and he shall have the power to grant
reprieves and pardons for offences against the
United States, except in cases of impeach.
ment. -ug1


2. He shall have power, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, to make
treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators
present concur i: and he shall nominate, and
by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, shall appoint ambassadors, other
public ministers and consuls, judges of the
Supreme Court, and all other officers of the
United States, whose appointments are not
herein otherwise provided for, and which
shall be established by law. But the Con-
gress may by law vest the appointment of
such inferior officers as they think proper in
the President alone, in the courts of law, or
in the heads of departments.


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


Sec. I'LL. He shall, from time to time
give to Congress information of the state of
the Union and recommend to their conside-
ration such measures as he shall judge ne
cessary and expedient; he may on extraordi-
nary occasions convene both Houses, or
either of them and in case of disagreement
between them, with respect to the time of
adjournment, he may adjourn them to such
time as he shall think proper he shall re-
ceye ambassadors and other public ministers :;
he shall take care that the laws be faithfully
executed; and shall commission all the
officers of the United States.


Sec. IV.-1. The President, Vice Presi-
dent, and all civil officers of the United States
shall be removed from office on impeachment
for and conviction Of treason, bribery, or other
high crimes and misdemeanors.


ART. II-oF THE JUDICIARY.


SEC, IL The judicial power of the Uni
ted States shall be vested in one Supreme
Court, and in such inferior courts as congress
may, from time to time, order and establish.
The judges both of the Supreme and inferior
courts shall hold their offices during good
behavior; and shall at stated times, receive
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