Show OUR PRESIDENT dy by lots lola white the president i C the united states Is elected for a term form of four years the constitution saya bays nothing about reelection reelect lon but bit as aa Wai washington hington our first president clent refused to accept more than two term sno no other president I 1 has served longer than that he must be at least thirty five years of ago age be native born of this country and he ha must havo have been a citizen of the united states fourteen years roosevelt who was forty three Y years ars of age was our youngest president the election takes place in november however tho the president assume office until march the fourth of t the next year while in ill office ho he resides at the white bite house but when his term ex alres he lives again among the com raon people he receives a salary of 0 seventy five thousand dollars a year which la is very small email in comparison with that of t the kings icings of other nations until the time of 0 roosevelt no pro was made tor for paying the traveling expenses of the presidents As a result of this they did very little traveling because it was so expensive for them to pay for themselves and d it did not seem cem right for t them hom to be obligated railroad or any ther other firm in any way roosevelt suggested that the government government allow anything ny thIng up to twenty div e thousand bollara to llara a year for traveling expenses this Is rule has been in practice over ever ince ance the people of mich each state elect electors to go to the national convention to nominate the president the no receiving the largest lar gas i m majority in ach party runs rung as 1 candidate for sl dent voted for by the people ople in november each sta abato te iq 19 1 A entitled to as aa many electors electora as she has representatives and senators seua tors in congress utah has seven in case of disability of the president the vice president takes his place for the remainder of his hig ternie benu tho the duties of the president are ita he must see sea that the laws are properly executed lie Is s commander ln in chief of the army navy and state militia lie he appoints officers tor for coffle offices L B which are not otherwise provided tor for in the constitution ile he makes mak 05 treaties la with all foreign coun countries tria B itts its in hla his power to accept or reject ambassadors from foreign countries its it s hla his duty to act on all measures passed by congress for each new session of congress lie he should prepare a message massage and either send it to bo be read or go himself and address them lie he may call special sessions ot of congress I 1 wh when en extraordinary eier occasions demand ile he may also grant reprieves or pardon criminals it if he bo sees fit the people of this country should attach great importance to the electing of our president because it means either tho the making or the wrecking of tho the possibilities of our country |