Year: 1861




l. 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
years. but the President shall not be reelgble-
The sident and Vice President shall be elected
follows:


2. Each Ssate shall appoint, in such the
legislature thereof may direct, number of electors
equal to the whole number of Senators and Represen-
tatves TO which the State N be entitled III the Con-
gress; but Senator or Representative, or person
holding Office OF trust profit under the Conteder
ate States, shall be appointed an elector-


g. The electors shall meet in their respective States
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President
one of whom, at least, shall not be inhabitant of
the same State with themselves; they shall name in
their ballots the person voted Tor as Paesldent and III
distinct ballots the person voted for Vice President
and they shall make distinct lists OF all pereOns voted
for President and of all persons voted for Vice
President and OF the number of votes for each which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit scaled
the government of the Confederate States directed
the President of the Senate the President of the
Senate SHALL IN the presence OF te Senate ana House
Representatives. open all the certificates, and the
vote shall then be counted; the person having the
greatest nu nber of for President shall be the
President, such number be jority Of the whole
number OF electors appointed; and no person have
such majority, then, IRON tue persons having Tue
highest numbers not exceeding three, the list Of
those voted for President, the House OF Represen
tatves shall Immediately, by ballot, the Pres
dent But choosing the President the vote shall be
taken by states the representation from each State
having one vote; quorum for this purpose shall con-
sist of a member members from two-thrds OF the
States and majority of all the States shall be neces
sary 70 choice. And II the House of Representatives
shall not choose President, whenever the righl Oh
choice shall deyolve upon them, before the iouTtn day
OF March following then the Vice President shall
President in OF the death or other con
stitutional disability of the President
f. The person having the greatest number OF votes
as Vice President shall be the vice fIesldelt such
number be a majority OF the whole number OF elect
ors appointed: and person have majority then,
the highest numbers on the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President quorum for the pur-
pose shall consist OF twothirds of the whole number
of Senators, and majority Of the whole number shall
be necessary to choice


s. No person consttutionally ineligible TO the Office
of President shall be eligible that of Vice President
| of the Confederate States


6. The Congress may determine the time Of choosins
the electors and the day which they shall give
votes which day shall be the same throughout the
Confederate States


| T. No person except natural born citizen of the
Confederate States citizen thereof the time OF
the adoption OF the Constitution, citizen Thereof
born in the United States prior 70 the 10th OF Dsce
Der, 1s60, shall be eligible 10 the Office of President
neither shall any person be eligible that office WHO
shall not have attained the age Of thirty five years
and been fourteen years resident within the limits
Of the Confederate states, as they may exist at tbs
| time OF his election.


g. In case OF the removal OF the President from of
hce, of his death, resignation inability TO dis
charge the powers and duties of the said oiRee ths
same shall devolye the Vice President and the Con-
gress may, by law, provide for the case OF removal
death resignation, inability both Of the Presiden
and Vice President declaring what officer shall ther
act as President, and such officer shall accordingly
until the disability be removed President shall b
electeds ss-+


g. The President shall, at stated times receive 70
his services compensation which shall neither be IN
creased nor diminished during the period for which
shall have been eiectedi and he sha not receive
| IN that period other enlollnent from the Coniso
| crate States, any of them


| TO- Before he enters ON the execution OF his once
he shall take the following oath or affirmation; -,
| 81 do soleninly (or affirm that viii fatt
fully the Office Of President OF the Coniederai
States and will the best of my ability, preserve
protect and defaad tho Constitution thereof /" -