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of tonnage, except on sea-going vessels, for theimprovement of its rivers
and harbors navigated by the said vessels; but such duties shall not
conflict with any treaties of the Confederate States with foreign nations ;
and any surplus of revenue, thus derived, shall, after making such im-
provement, be paid into the common treasury; nor shall any State keep
troops or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or
compact with another State, or with a foreign power, , Or engage in war,
unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit
of delay. But when any river divides or flows trough two or more States,
they may enter into compacts with each other to improve the navigation
thereof. \
Article Il.
Seot. I. 1. 1. The Executive power shall be vested in a President
of the Confederate States of America. He and the Vice-President shall
hold their offices for the term of six years; but the President
shallnotbere&ligible. The President and Vice-President shall
be elected as follows.
2.-U. 2.
8.4.5. = TU. Amendment 12.
.—-U. 3,
7. No person except a natural born citizen of the Confederate
States, or a citizen thereof, at the time of the adoption of this Con-
stitution, or a citizen thereof born in the United States
priortothe 20th December 1860 shall be eligible to the office
of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office. who
'shall not have attained the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen
years a resident within the limits of the Confederate States, as they
ınay exist at the time of his election.
8—10. = U. 5— 7:
_Seot.2.1.2.-U. 1.2.
3. The principal officer in each of the Executive Departments,
and all persons connected with the diplomatic service,‘ may be removed
from office at the pleasure of the President. All other eivil oflicers of
the Executive Department may be renioved at any time by the President,
or other appointing power, when their services are unnecessary, or for
dishonesty, incapneity, inefficieney , misconduct, or neglect of duty; and
when so removed, the removal shall be reported to the Senate; together
with the reasons therefor.
4..= U. 3; but no person rejected by the Senate shall be reap-
pointed to the same office during their ensuing vecess.
Seot. 3. = U. sect. 3.
Sect. 4. -T. sect. 4.
