The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-29

the court, and shall be in session
from day. tO-lay Sunday exceptedl al
ter the trial shall commence, unless
otherwise ordered By the court, until
final Judgment be rendered, and so
much longer as may. IN its Judg-
meut, be needfuls Immediately upon
the Senate resolving itself, into such
High Court of Impeachment, the Sec
retary ofthe Senate shall administer
to the, presiding officer. unless he
shall be the Chief Justice, the oath
required ty the Constitution, and
thereupon the presiding officer shall
administer such oath to the other
members Of the Senate as they shall
appear, whose duty it shall be to take
the same. -.~ E.~ 6-s ma re.I
A. The presiding ofheer of the Sem
ate shall be the presiding officer of
the High Court of peachment, ex-
cept when the President of the United
States or Vice President of the United
States, upon whom the powers and
duties of the Office of President shall.
have devolved, shall be impeached,
In which case the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court shall preside; and in
a case requiring said Chief Justice to
preside, notice shall be given to him
by the presiding officer of the Senate
of the time and place fixed for the
organization of the High Court Of
Impeachment, as aforesaid, with a
request to attend. and he shall pre-
side over said Court until its final
adjournment -r
3. The presiding officer of the
Court shall have power to make and
issue, by himself or by the Secretary
Of the Senate, all orders, mandates,
writs and precepts, authorized by
these rules, OF by the Court; and
to make and enforce such other reg
ulations aud orders in the premises 5
the Court mry authorize or provide.
6. The Court shall have power to
compel the attendance of witnesses to
enforce obedience to its orders, man
dates, writs, precepts. and judgments;
to preserve order to pu1ish Ia a sum :
mary way contempts and dlsO0edlence
4 to its authority, orders, mandates,
writs, precepts, or judgments. and to
make all lawful orders, rules, aud
regulations which it may deem essen
/ tial or conducive to the euds of JUS
| tice; and the presiding officer may fix
the direction by the Court to force
/ the aid and assistance of any officer
or person In the military, naval, or
+ civil service of the United States, to
enforce, execute, and carry into effect
4 the lawful orders. mandates, precepts,
writs andjudgm9nts ofaaid Court. -.
z. The presiding officer of the SEN
ate shall direct all necessary sprepa ra-
tions in the Senate Chamber The
presiding officer of the Court shall
direct all forms of proceeding while
the Senate Is sitting for the purpose
of trying an impeachment, and all
forms during the trial not otherwise
specially provided for and the pre-
siding officer of the Court may rule
I all questions Of evidence aR1 incl
dentfI questions, which ruling shall
stand as the Judgment of the Court.
unless some member Of the Court
shall ask that a formal vote be taken
4 thereon i'm gWhieh scase 1T shall be
submitted to the. CodFt for decision
4 or he may, at his option, in the first
/ instance, submit any such question to
members of the Court. 5t4 g. ~.
IT s. Upon presentation Of the ar
/ teles of impeachment, and the or
! granization of the Court as herein
i provided, writ of summons shall
i be issued to the accused, reciting
said articles, and notifying him to ap,
/ pear before said court upon a day and
at a place to be fixed BY said court
and named In such. writ, aud file his
| answer to said articles of impeach.
ment, and to stand and abide The or.
ders and judgments of, said eouri
thereon, which writ shall be served
4 by.sueh officer or person as shall he
named in the precept thereof, and In
4 such a number of days prior to the
K day fixed for such. appeara nee as shall
be named IN such preeept, either
by delivery of an. attested copy
thereof to the person accused
lorg if that cannot conveniently bt
done, by leaving such copy at the las
q knoAn place of abode of such per
! son, or at his Usual place of business
Ia some Conspicuous place therein: OF
a if such service shall be, In the judg
ment of such court, impracticable, no
ticel to accused to appear shall be glYeI
z in such other manner, 10y publication o
fotherwise, as shall be deemed just; anC
e if the writ aforesaid shall fail of seryicl
IN the manner aforesaid, proceeding
shall not thereby. abafe, and furthe
: service may be made in such man
nerlas the. court Directs, I the ae
! cused fail to appear In person or b.
attorney, on the day 50 fixed thereto
ID as aforesaid, or appearing, shall fai
/ Ito file his answer to such articles 0
! Impeachment, the trial shah proceed
=. nevertheless, as upon plea of no
guilty, If a plea of guilty be enter
III Hff5iiIldgmhnf nay be entAred tharenI