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
six wears; but the President shall not be reegble


The 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


atjves 10 hjch the State may be entitled in the Con
gress; but no senator Representative, person
holding Office of trust or profit under the Coneder-
ate States shall be appointed an elector-


g. The electors shall meet III their respective states
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President,
one of whom least shall not be inhabitant Of
the same State with themselves they shall name in
their ballots the person voted President, and
distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice President
and they make distinct lists of all pereons voted


for President, and of all persons voted for as Vice
PRESIDENT and Of number of for each which


list they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed


To 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
Representatives, open all the certificates and the
vote shall then be counted; person haying the
greatest number Of votes for President shall be the
President, if such number be majority OF the whole
number of electors appointed; and if person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the
highest NUMBERS not exceeding three, on the list Of
those voted for President, the House Of Represen
tatyes shall choose 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 member members from two thirds of the
States and majority Of all the States shall be neces
sary 10 choice. And If the House of Representatives
/ shall not choose q President, whenever the
choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth Day
of March next following, then the Vice President sai
President in OF the death or other con
stitutionai disability Of the President.


f. The person having the greatest number on so'1s
Vice President shall be the Vice President, secn
number be majority of the whole number oi eieo'
ors appointed: and if no person have majority tnen
from the highest numbers on the ilst tne ccsS
shall choose the Vice President; quorum lvr se Pl
pose shall consist OF twothirds OF the whole
| of Senators, and majority Oh the "hoie neie' A
/ be necessary to a choice ,..,,


s No person eonstitutionaly ineligible TO the ONCE
of President shall eligible to that Of Vice President
The Congress may determine the time of choosing
the ELECTORS the day which they shall give their
votes; which day shall be the same throughout The
Confederate states


!? No person except natural born citizen OF the
Confederate States citizen thsreof at the time OF
the adoption OF the Constitution, citizen thereof
the United States prior 20 the 10Th OF Decem
ber 1850, shall be eligible 20 the ONCE Of President
neither shall any person be eligible TO thai Office who
shall have attained the age of thrtyhye years.
and been fourteen years resident within the limits
Of the Confederate States they may exist at the


g. In case Of the removal of the President from of
ce OF his death, resignation, inability dis
charge the powers and duties OF the said Office the
shall devoiye on the Vice President and the Cn-
gress may, by law, provide for the OF removal
DEATH resignation, inability both Of the President
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall then
act President, snd such officer shall
until the disability be removed President shall be
| elected


9. The President Shall at stated times receive for
bis services compensation which shall neither be N
creased nor diminished during the period r which be
shall have been elected and he shall not receive with
IN that period anv other enoluaent from the Conie
crate states, or any OF them
TO- Before he enters on the execution Of his ONCE


he shs take The following osih a or ,ba, MI; .h


fully execute the Office Of Presdent Of the
States and viii! 20 thu best Of ny ability, preserve
protect and defend the Constitution thsfsoi.''