The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-27
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY q, 1868

THE CIRCULATION OF THE aDIS.
PATCH" is LARGER THAN THE COM
pINED CIRCULATION OF ALL THE
OTHER DAILY NEWSPAPERS OF THIS
CITY.
Impeachment-Ruae OF Proceedings.
!. whatsoever the Senate shall receive
notice from the House Of Representatives
that managers arc appointed on their part
TO conduct an impeachment against any
person, and are directed to carry such
articles TO the Senate, the Secretary of
the Senate shall Immediately inform the
House of Representatives that the Senate
is ready to receive the managers for the
purpose of exhibiting such articles Of i'm
peschment, agreeably to the said notice.
.. When the managers Of an impeach-
ment shall be introduced to the bar Of the
Senate, and shall signify that they are
ready to exhibit articles of impeachment
against any person, the President Of the
Senate shalldirect the Sergeant-at-Arms to
make proclamation, who shall, after making
proclamatiop, repeat the following words
"All persons are commanded to keep
silence, on pain of imprisonment, while
the grand inquest Of the nation is exhibit
ing to the Senate of the United States
articles of impeachment against --";
after which the articles shall be exhibited,
and then the President Of the Senate shall
inform the managers that the Senate will
take proper order on the subject Of the
impeachment, Of which due notice shall
be given to the House Of Representatives.
8. A summons shall issue, directed to
the person impeached, in the form fol-
lowing:
"THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Ss.
The Senate of the United States to -,
greeting: Whereas the House Of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America
did, on the - day of -, exhibit to
the Senate articles Of impeachment against
you, the said, in the words following !:
{Here insert the articles.]
"And did demand that you, the said
-, should be put to answer the accusa-
tons as set forth in said articles and that
such proceedings, examinations, trials,
and judgments, might be- thereupon had as
are agreeable to law and justice: You, the
said -, are therefore hereby sum-
moned to be and appear before the Senate
of the United States of America, at their
chamber, in the city of Washington, on the
- day Of --, then and there to an
swer to the said articles Of impeachment,
and then and there to abide by, obey, and
perform such orders and judgments as the
Senate of the United States shall make in
the premises, according to the Constitution
and laws of the United States.
"Hereof you are not to fail.
Witness, -, Vice President of the
United States of America and President
of the Senate thereof, at the city of Wash
i0gton, this - day of -, in the
Year of our Lord =, and of the indie
pendence Of the United States the ---."
Which summons shall be signed by the
Secretary OF the Senate, and sealed with
their seal, and served by the Sergeant-at-
Arms to the Senate, or by such other per-
son as the Senate shall specially appoint
for that purpose, who shall serve the same
pursuant TO the directions given in tho
form next following:
1. a prccept shall be endorsed on said
writ of summons, in the form following
VIZ:
"USITED STATES OF AMERICA, IS.
O. The Senate Of the United States to -,
greeting: You are hereby commanded
70 deliver to and leave with -, if
10 be found, q true and atteSted copy of
Tie within writ of summons, together
with aSNke copy of this precept, showing
him both or in case he cannot with con-
yenience be found, you are to leave true
AID attesed copies of the said summons
and precept at his usual place of resi-
dence and in Whatsoever way you per-
LAT hn %
days before the appearance day
mentioned in said writ Of summons. Fail
not; and make return of this witt of sum-
mons and precept, with yoar proceedings
thereon endorsed, on or before the appear
ance day mentioned in the said writ OF
summons.
Witness, -, Vice. President of
the United States of America and Presi-
dent of the Senate thereof, at the city of
Washington, this - day of -, in
the year of our Lord -, and of the
independence of the United States the
Which precept shall be signed by the
Secretary Of the Senate, and sealed with
their seal.
5. SuOpenas shall be issued by the Sc
cretars Of the Senate upon the application
OF tie managers of the impeachment, or of
the party impeached, or of his counsel, in
hle following form-viz.:
"Yo -, greeting: You and each of
you are hereby commanded to appear
before the Senate of the United States on
the -- day Of --, at the Senate
chamber, in the city of Washington, then
and there to testify your knowledge in the
cause which is before the Senate, in which
the House of Representatives have i'm
"Fail not. -
"Witness, -, Vice President of the
United States of America and President
Of the Senate thereof, at the city of Wash
ington, this - day Of -, in the
Year of our Lord -, and Of the inde-
pendence of the United States the -"
Which shall be signed by the Secretary
OF the Senate, and sealed with their seal.
Which subpenas shall be directed, in every
case, to the marshal of the district where
such Witnesses respectively reside, to
serve and return. u
6. The form Of direction to the Marshal
loF service of subpoena shall be as fol-
lows: 4sea
The SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF
"AMERICA sgE-at
=" 10 the Marshal of the District o.:
lou are hereby commanded to serve and
return the within subpoena according to
law.
Dated at Washington this $50 day
o., in the year of our Lord -,