The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12
Rules Governing tne ImpeaCh-
ment.

notice from the house of representatives
that managers are appointed on their part
to conduct all impeachment against any
person, and are directed to carry articles
of impeachment to the senate, the secre-
tary of the senate shall Immediately In
form the house Of representatives that the
senate is ready to receive the managers
fer the purpose of exhibiting such arti-
cles of impeachment agreeable to such
notice.
2. When the managers of an impeach-
ment shall be introduced at the bar Of the
senate, and shall signify that they are
ready to exhibit articles of impeachment
against any person, the presiding officer
of the senate shall direct the sergcant-at-
arms to make the proclamation, and who
shall, after making the proclamation, re-
peat the following words, viz; "All per-
sons are recommended to keep silence, on
pain of Imprisonment, while the inquest
of the nation is exhibiting to the senate
of the United States articles of impeach-
ment against--;' after which the ar
ticles shall be exhibited, and the presiding
officer of the senate shall inform the man.
ayers that the senate will take the proper
order on the subject of impeachment, of
which due notice will be given the house
of representatives.
g. Upon such articles being presented
to the senate, the selate shall, at one
o'clock, afternoon, of the day Sunday ex-
cepted) following such presentation, or
sooner, if so ordered by the senate, re-
solve itself into high court of impeach-
ment for proceedings thereon. A quorum
of the senate shall constitute quorum of
the court, and it shall be in session from
day to day, Sundays excepted, after the
trial shall commence, unless otherwise Or
dered by the court, until final judgment
be rendered, and so much longer as may,
in its Judgment, be neediul. Immediate
ly upon the senate resolving itself into a
high court of impeachment, the secretary
of the senate shall administer to the presi-
ding officer, unless he shall be the chief
justice, the oath required by the constitu-
ton, and thereupon the presiding officer
shall administer such oath to tie other
members of the senate as they shall ap-
pear, whose duty it shall appear to take
the same.
4. The presiding officer Of the high
court of impeachment shall be the presi-
dent of the senate, except when the pres
ident of the United States or vice presi-
dent of the United States, upon whom the
powers and duties Of the Office of pres
dent shall have devolved, shall be i'm
peached, in which case the chief justice
of the supreme court of the United States
shall preside, and in case requiring said
chief justice to prescribe. 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 i'm
peachment. as aforesaid, with request to
attend, and he shall preside over said
court until its final adjournment.
5. The presiding officer of said court
shall have power to make aud issue by
himself, or by the secretary of the senate,
all orders, mandates, writs and precepts,
authorized by these rules, or by the court,
and to make aud enforce such other reg
ulations and orders in the premises as the
court may authorize aud provide.
s. The court shall have power to COM
pei the attendance of witnesses; to en-
force obedience to its orders, mandates.
writs, precepts and judgments, and to
make all lawful orders, rules and regula-
tlors which it may deem essential or con-
elusive to the ends of justice, aud the pre-
siding officer may, by direction Of the
court, require the aid and assistance Of
any person in the military, naval or civil
service of the United States, to enforce,
execute or carry into effect the lawful or
ders, mandates. precepts, writs, and judg-
ments of said court.
Z. The presiding officer of the senate
shall direct all necessary preparations in
the senate chamber, aud the presiding Of
ficer of the court shall direct all forms of
proceedings while the senate is sitting for
the purpose of trying an impeachment,
and all forms during the trial not other
wise specially provided for, and the presi-
ding officer of the court may rule ques-
tions of evidence and incidental questions
which ruling shall stand as the judgment
Of the court Mess some members Of the
court shall ask that formal vote be taken
thereon, in which case it shall be submit
ted to the court for decision, or he may,
at his option, in the first instance submit
any such question to the members of the
court shall ask that formal vote be taken
thereon, in which case it shall be submit
ted to the court for decision, or he may,
at his option, in the first instance, submit
any such question to the members of the
court.
8. Upon the presentation of articles of
impeachment, and the organization of the
court as herein provided, writ of sum-
mons shall issue to the accused, reciting
said articles, ard notifying him to appear
before said court upon day and at a
place to be fixed by said court and
named in such writ, and file his answer to
said articles of impeachment, and to stand
aud abide the orders and judgments of
said court thereon, which writ shall be
served by such officer or person as shall
be named in the precept thereof, such
number Of days prior to the day fixed for
each appearance as shall be named in
such precept, either by the delivery of an
aitested copy thereof to the person accus-