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Sect. 1. The Executive Power of the United
States shall be vested in a single person. His stile
shall be, "The President of the United States of
America;" and his title shall be, "His Excellency."
He shall be elected by ballot by the Legislature. He
shall hold his office during the term of seven years;
but shall not be elected a second time.
Sect. 2. He shall, from time to time, give information
to the Legislature, of the state of the Union:
he may recommend to their consideration such measures
as he shall judge necessary, and expedient: he
may convene them on extraordinary occasions. In
case of disagreement between the two Houses, with
regard to the time of adjournment, he may adjourn
them to such time as he thinks proper: he shall take
care that the laws of the United States be duly and
faithfully executed: he shall commission all the
officers of the United States; and shall appoint officers
in all cases not otherwise provided for by this
Constitution. He shall receive Ambassadors, and
may correspond with the supreme Executives of the
several States. He shall have power to grant reprieves
and pardons; but his pardon shall not be
pleadable in bar of an impeachment. He shall be
commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the
United States, and of the militia of the several
States. He shall, at stated times, receive for his
services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased
nor diminished during his continuance in
office. Before he shall enter on the duties of his
department, he shall take the following oath or affirmation,
"I—solemnly swear, (or affirm) that I
will faithfully execute the office of President of the
United States of America." He shall be removed
from his office on impeachment by the House of
Representatives, and conviction in the Supreme
Court, of treason, bribery, or corruption. In case of
his removal as aforesaid, death, resignation, or disability
to discharge the powers and duties of his
office, the President of the Senate shall exercise those
powers and duties, until another President of the
United States be chosen, or until the disability of the
President be removed.
