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
six years. but the President shall not be re-elgible-
The Pr, sdent and Vice President shall be elected
| follows:


legislature thereof may direct, number OF electors
equal TO the whole number of Senators and Represen
which the State m y be entitled in the Con
gress; but Senator or Representative, person
holding an office of trust profit under the Confeder
ate States, shall be appointed an eector-


g. The electors shall meet in their respective States
and vote BY ballot for President and Vice President
one of whom, least, shall mol be inhabitant of
the same State with themselves; they shall in
ballots the person voted ior President, and in
distinct ballots the person voted for Vice
and shall make distinct lists of all voted
for as President of all persons voted for as Vice
President and of the number of votes for each which
list they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed
to government of the Confederate States directed
the President OF the Senate; the President of the
SHALL in the presence of the Senate and House
of Representatives open all the certificates and the
vote shall then be counted; the persGi having the
greatest number OF votes for President shall be the
President, such number be tjority of the whole
number OF electors appointed; and If no person have
such majority, then, from the persons having the
highest numbers not exceeding three, the list of
voted for President, the House of Represen-
tatves 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
sist of member members from two-thirds of the
States, and majority Of ali the States shall be
sary choice. And If the House Of Representatives
shall not choose President whenever the right OF
choice shall deyolye upon them, before the fourth day
of March next following, then the Vice President shall
act as President IN Of the death other con-
stitutional disability Of the President.


T. The person having the greatest number OF votes
Vice President shall be the Vice President, such
| number be majority OF the whole number Of elect
ors appointed: and 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 two-thirds OF the whole number
OF Senators, and majority OF the whole number shal
be necessary to choice ~


No person constitutionally ineligible 10 the ofc.
of President shall be eligible OF Vice Presden
of the Confederate States


g. The Congress may determine the time Of choosn,
the electors and the day which they shall give the
votes; which day shall be the same throughout th
| Confederate States


| Z. No person except natural born citizen of th
Confederate States citizen thereof at the time
the adoption OF the Constitution or citizen thereo
born IN the United States prior the 10th Of Dscem
Der, looO shall be eligible to the Office OF President
neither shall any person be eligible that Office VIII
shall not have attained the age Of thirty-ye years
and been fourteen years resident within the limit
OF the Confederate States, they may exist al tn
time OF his election.


8. In Of the removal of the President from OF
hce, or OF his death, resignation, inability dis
charge the powers and duties of the said ONCE, th
same shall devolve on the Vice PRESIDENT and the Con
gress may, by law, provide for the case of removal
death resignation, or inability both of the Presiden
and Wee President, declaring what officer shall the
act as PRESIDENT and such officer shall accordngl
until the disability be removed or President shall


Q. The President shall, at stated times, receive 70
ms services compensation which shall neither be u
creased nor diminished during the period for which
snaH nave been elected and ne shall not recess W.
IN that period other eInolumeuf from The Coaies
| crate States, or any Of them -.


10. Before he enters on the execution Of bis once


~ do ssiemniy swear tor afarin) thAt win fAth
fully execute the Office Of President Oh tne
STATES. and will the best Of nay ability psesefv'
| prosectfand defend the Constitution thsfena