Year: 1861

L The executive power shall be vested in a 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 re eligible
The sdent and Vice President shall be elected
follows:


p Each Ssate shall appoint, such manner the
legislature thereof may direct number OF electors
equal 10 whole number Of Senators and Represen
which the State may Dc entitled N the Con-
gress; but no Senator Representative, or person
holding office of trust profit nnder the Confeder
ate States, shall be appointed an eiector


& The electors shall meet ID 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
ballots the person voted ior as Passident and in
distinct ballots the person voted Tor as Ficeresldent
and they shall make distinct lists of all pereons voted
for as President and of all persons voted for Vice
President of the number Of votes for each, which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed,
To the the Confederate States directed
10 the President OF the Senate the President of the
Senate SHALL the presence of the Senate and House
Representatives, all the certificates, and the
vote shall then be counted; the 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 no person have
such majority, then, from tue persons having the
highest numbers not exceeding three, the list of
those voted for President, the House Of Represen
tatyes shall choose immediately by ballot the Presi
dent choosing the President the vote shall be
taken by States, the representation from each State
having vote; quorum for this purpose shall
sist of a member members from two-thirds Of the
States, and majority Of all the States shall be neces
sary choice. And if the House Of Representatives





choice shall devolye upon them before the fourth day
March next following, then the Vice President shall
act President as IN case OF the death other
stitutional disability OF the President.


4. The person having the greatest number of votes
Vice President shall be the Vice President if such
number be majority OF the whole number OF elect
appointed: and If no 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 whole number shall
be necessary TO choice.


8. No person constitutiOnay Ineligible to the Office
of President shah be eligible 10 that Of Vice President


g. The Congress may determine the time os choosing
the electors and the day which they shall give their
votes which day shall be the same throughout the
Confederate States.


Z. No person except natural born citizen of the
Confederate states, citizen thereof, the time
the adoption OF the Constitution, citizen thereo
born N the United States prior the 10th Of Dscem
Der, 1885, shall be ehgbe to the Office OF President
neither shall any person be eligible TO that Office whs
shall not have attained the age Of thirty five years
and been fourteen years resident within the limit.
Of the Confederate States as they NAV exist AZ Ia.
time OF his election.
g. In case Of the removal of the President from OF
dee or OF his death, resignation, inability to dis
charge the powers and duties of the said ofhce th
same shall deyove the Vice President and the Con
gress may, by law provide for the case OF removal
death, resignation, inability both Of the Preside1
and Vice President, declaring what officer shall the
act President such oicer shall act accordiusi
until the disability be removed or President shall
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8. The President SHALL at stated times receive f<
hIs services compensation which shall neither be Ii
creased nor diminished during tie period for which
shall have been elected and be sai receive wit


IN that period anv other enoiumeht from the Coafe
crate States, any of them. Il Z


10. Before be enters on the execution Of his one
be shsn take the folovin oath Or .farmatioa


81 do solemniy swear (or afnrm1 that win fAitl
fny execute the once os President Of The confedsrA
States, and will, 70 the best Of my ability, prsssft
protect and dsfsnd the Constitution fhsress -