The weekly Louisianian., 1872-12-21
ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT.

>. ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT.
ARTICLE L
That the said Henry O. Warmoth
Governor of the State of Louisiana, o.
New Orleans, in the State Of Lonisians
on or about the twenty-ninth day o!
August, 1871, unmindful Of the high
duties of his office and of his oath o
Office, and in violation of the constihtui:
ton and laws of the State of Louizii
ana, did forcibly, violently and agains'
the free will and consent OF George E
Bovee, remove and expel said George
E. Bovee, Secretary Of State Of the
State of Louisiana, from the office o1
Secretary Of State Of the State Of Lou.
isiaaa, to which he had been legally
elected and commissioned, and then
and there, in violation of the oonsti:
tuition and laws of the State of Louia.
ana, did issue and deliver a commits,
sion Us Secretary of State of the State
Of Louisiana to Francis J. Heron, and
did. forcibly and against the Will Of
said George E. Bovee put said Francis
}. Heron, in possession of the Office
books, archives, seal and other effects
belonging to the Office of the Secretary
of the State and under the control and
custody of said George E.. Bovee, Sec-
retary of State, whereby said Henry
G. Warmoth, Governor of the State
of Louisiana, did commit and was
guilty of u high crime and misdeme.an-
or in Office.
ARTICLE IL. -
That the said Henry G. Warmoth,
Governor of the State of Louisiana, at
New Orleans, Louisiana, nnmindful of
the duties of his high Office, and Of
his oath of Office, and in violation Of
the constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana, did, on or about the
eighteenth day of April, A. D. 1870,
after the adjournment Of the General
Assembly, including the Senate Of the
State Louisiana, and in vacation, mp
point one John Evans State tax collec-
tor for the parish Of Taugipahoa, when
said John Evans had been, during the
last and preceding session Of the Cen
eral Assembly, nominated by Henry
c. Warmoth Governor as aforesaid,
to the Senate for the same office, to
wit: tax collector for the parishof
Tangipahoa, and whose nomination
had been rejected by the Senate,
whereby the said Henry G. Warmoth,
Of the State of Louisian, did
then and there commit q violation of
the constitution of this State and'a
high crime and misdemeanoe in Office,
i. ,.ApT1c1E III. , $t".
That said Henryc. Warmoth, Gov
ernor Of the State of Louisiana, at
New Orleans, Louisiana, 'unmindfuly Of
the high duties of h1s Office, and Of the
oath of office, and in violation of the
constitution and laws of the State, on
or about the t~wenty-frst day OF No
vember, A. D: 1872, issued q commits
sion to II. N. Ogden. as Attorney aen-
eral Of the State Of Louisiana as having,
been elected to said office on the fourth
day Of November, A. D. 1872, when 20.
return of the election had. been legally
made by the legal returning officers TO
the Secretary of State as required by:
aw,zshowipg that said Ogden had been
30 elected Attorney General, and when
in truth and in fact the returns made
the. legal returning officers Of said,
election show that said Ogden; had: not
been, elected, and On or about the
day ofNovember A. D.}1e72j
said Henry G. Warmoth, Governor'as
Aforesaid did issue to and in favor Of
William A. ;Elmore a commissioners
Judge Of the Eeighth District Court for.
the parish of Orleans, Louisiana, as
havingbeen elected judge Of sold court }
on the fourth day of NovemberA D:
1872, when at the time Of the issuance
Of said commission no legal returns OF
said commission no legal returns OF
election for. said office Of Judge had
been made, BY the legal returning
officer of said election, and that at the }
same time and place he, the said War
moth, Governor, did issue . commits
sion to W. p. Harper for the office OF