New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-27

| case requiring the said Chief Justice OF
| senior Associate Justice to preside, notice
| shall be given to him by the presiding
officer of the Senate of the time and place
| fixed for the consideration of the articles OF
| Impeachment. az aforesaid, with request
to attend; and the said Chief Justice OF
senior Associate Justice shall preside over
the Senate during tho consideration of said
| articles, and upon the trial of the person
impeached therein.
The presiding officer shall have power tC
| make and Issue, by himself or by the Score
tary OF the Senate, all orders, mandates
| wrts and precepts authorized by these
| rules, or by the Senate, and to make and
enforce such other regulations and orders
in the premises as the Senate may authorize
or provide.
The Senate shall have power to compel
the attendance of witnesses, to enforce ODE
| uience to it's orders, mandates, writs, pre-
cepts and judgments, to preserve order, and
to punish IN summary wayt contempt OF
and disObedience to its authority, orders
mandates, wrlts. precepts or Judgments
and to make all lawful orders, rules and
regulations which it may deem essential OF
conducive to the ends of Justice. And the
Sergeant at Arms, under the direction OF
the Senate, may employ such aid and assist
ance as may be necessary to enforce, exc
cute and carry into effect the lawful orders,
mandates, writs and precepts Of the Senate.
RULE VII.
The presiding officer of the Senate
shall direct all necessary preparations in
the Senate Chamber, and the presiding
officer on the trial 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 presiding
officer on the trial may rule all questions Of
evidence and incidental questions, which
ruling shall stand as the judgment of the
Senate, unless some member of the Senate
shall ask that formal vote be taken
thereon, in which case it shall be sub.
mitted to the Senate for decision, or he may,
at his option, in the first instance, submit
any such question to vote Of the members
of the Senate. Upon ell such q questions the
vote shall be without a division, unless the
yeas and nays be demanded by one fifth of
the members present, when the same shall
be taken.
RULE VIII.
Upon the presentation of articles of i'm
parchment and the organization of the
Senate, as hereinbsfore provided, writ of
summons shall issue to the accused, reciting
said articles, and notifying him to appear
before the Senate upon day and at place
to be fixed by the Senate, and named in
such writ, and file his answer to said arti-
cles Of impeachment, and to stand to and
abide the orders and judgments of the Sen.
ate thereon; which writs 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 such appearance
as shall be named in such precept, either
by the delivery of an attested copy thereof
to the person accused, or, if that can not
be done. by leaving such copy
at the last known place Of abode of such
person, or at his usual place of business, in
some conspicuous place therein, or if such
service shall be, in the judgment of the
Senate, impracticable, notice to the accused
to appear shall be given in such other man.
be deemed just, and if the writ aforesaid
shall fail OF service in the manner afore-
said, the proceedings shall not thereby
abate, but further service may be made in
such manner as the Senate shall direct
If the accused, after service, shall fail to
appear, either in person or by attorney. on
the day SO fixed therefor as aforesaid, or
appearing, shall fail to file his answer to
such articles of impeachme Mt, the trial shall
guilty. Ii q plea of guilty shall be entered,
Judgment may be entered thereon without |
further proceedings.
RULEIX.
At one o'clock (afternoOn) of the day ap-
pointed for the return of the summons |
against the person impeached. the Iegisla. |
i've and executive business Of the Senate |
shall be suspended, and the Secretary of |
the Senate shall administer an oath to the |
officer in the form following, viz: |
Il, --, Sergeant alarms of the SEN |
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made by me upon the process issued on the |
day of - by the Senate of the |
State of Louisiana against --- is truly |
made, and that have performed such ser
ice as therein described So help me God"
Which oath shall be entered at large on
he records.
RULE X.
The person impeached shall then be |
allied to appear and answer the articles of |
against him. 1t he appear
II any person for him, the appearance shall
70 recorded, stating particularly if by him
elf or by agent OF attorney, naming the
'erson appearing and the capacity in which
10 appears. 1t he do not appear, either
or by agent or attorney, the
anne shall be recorded.
At one o'clock afternoon of the day ap-
ointed for the trial of an impeachment the
legislative and executive business of the
enate shall be suspended, and the Secre-
ary shall give notice to the House of Rep.
that the Senate is ready to pro-
eed upon the Impeachment of -, in
ne Senate Chamber, which Chamber is
repaired with accommodations for the re-
option of the House of Representatives.
RULE XII.
The hour of the day at which the Senate
lall sit upon the trial of an impeachment
lall be, unless otherwise ordered, ! 2. NJ.
nd when the hour for such sitting shall
rive, the presiding officer of the Senate
lall so announce; and thereupon the pre-
ding officer upon such trial shall cause
reclamation to be made, and the business
the trial shall proceed. The adjournment
the Senate, sitting in said trial, shall not
Derate as an adjournment of the Senate:
Ut on such adjournment the Senate shall
'sume the consideration of its legislative
I'd executive business.
RULE XIII.
The Secretary of the Senate shall record
10 proceedings, in cases of Impeachment,
in case of legislative proceedings, and
10 same shall be reported in the same |
amer as the legislative proceedings of
10 Senate.
RULE XIV.
Counsel for the parties shall be admitted | ,
appear and be heard upon an impeach-
ent.
RULE XIV.
All motions made by the parties or their
unset shall be addressed to the presiding
icer, and if he or any Senator shall re-
lire it, they shall be committed to writing
ID read at the Secretary's table.
RULE XVI
shall be examined by one per !
u on behalf OF the party producing them.
d then cross examined by one person on :
Q other side. :
RULE XVII.