Year: 1861

1 The executive power shall be vested in a Presi-
dent of Confederate States of America He and the
Vice President shall hold their offices for the term OF
six years but the President shall not be reelgibe-
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 to which the State may be entitled in the Con-
grass. but no senator or Representative, person
holding office of trust profit under the Conteder
ate States shall be appointed an eiector


g. The electors shall meet in their respective states
and vote by ballot for President and Vice President
one of whom least shall not be an inhabitant Of
the same State with themselves; they shall name IN
their ballC the person voted Tor as Fasident and IN
distinct ballots the person voted for as VcePresldent
and they shall make distinct lists of all pereons voted
for as President and Of all persons voted for Vice
President and of number of votes for each, which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed
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 majority of the whole
number of electors appointed; and If no person have
such majority, then, from the persons having tue
highest numbers exceeding three, the list Of
those voted President, the House OF Represen-
tatiyes shall Immediately, by ballot, the Pres
dent But in choosing the President the vote shall be
taken by States the representation from each state
having vote; quorum for this purpose shall con-
sst of a member or members from two-thirds of the
states and majority of all the States shall be
sary 10 choice. And if the House OF Representative
shall not choose President whenever the rlght o.
choice shall devolve upon them before the fourth Gay
of March next following, then the Vice President shall
act as President in of the death other con
stitutional disability of the President.


A. The perscn having the greatest number of vote:
as Vice President shall be the Vice President il such
number be majority Of the whole number OF elect
ors appointed: and person have majority, then


from the two highest numbers the list the Senate
shall choose the Vice President; quorum for the pur
pose shall consist of twothrds of the whole NUMBER
Of Senators, and majority OF the whoe numoef slai
| be necessary to a choice.


5. No person constitutonay ineligible TO the ofiic
of President shall be eligible 20 that OF Vice Presden


The CONGRESS NAV determine the time of choosin
the electors and the day which they shall give thei
votes; which day shall be the same throughout III
T. No person except natural born citizen of tn
Confederate States, citizen thereof at the time
the adoption OF The Constitution citizen therec
born in the United States prior 10 the 10th Of Dsce
Der 1s60 shall be eligible TO the Office of Presiden
neither shall any person be eligible to that office VIII


shall not have attained the age Of thirty i've year.
and been fourteen years resident within the limit
OF the Confederate States, as they may exist 81 th
time OF his election.
s. In case of the removal Of the President from o
fice or of his DEATH resignation inability di
charge the powers and duties OF the said once, Ii
same shall devolye the Vice President; and the Coz
gress may, by law, provide for the case OF remova


and Vice President, declaring what oaicer shall The


act President, and such officer shall act according


until the disability be removed President shall
/ elected


g. The President shall, at stated times, receive


his services compensation which shall neither be


creased diminished during the period for which


shall have been elected and he shall not receive wit


in that period anv other emolument from the Confe
| crate States, or any Of them.
10. Before he enters on the execution OF his OK
he shan take the following oath or afarmstlon:


fully execute the oee Of fresidens of the oOnfeder.


States, and will 70 she best Of my ability Presef'


psstsct end defend tbs o0assitasinn thesso'."