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

shall be taken on each article of impeach
| ment separately; and if the Impeachment
| shall not, upon any of the articles presented
be sustained by the vote Of twothirds O
| the members present, a judgment of acquit
tai shall be entered; but if the persol
| accused in such articles of Impeachment
| shall be convicted upon any of said articles
by the votes of two thirds of the member
| present, the Senate shall proceed to pro
nOunce judgment. and certified copy o
such judgment shall be deposited in tn
office OF the Secretary of State.
RULE XIII.
| All the orders and decisions shall be mad
and had by yeas and nays, which shall b.
entered on the record, and without debate
except when the doors ehall be closed TO
dellberatiOn, and in that case no membe
| shall speak more than once on one question
and for not more than ten minutes on an.
| lnterlocutory question, and for not NOR
| than fifteen minutes on the final question
unless by consent of the Senate, to be hat
| without debate; but a motion to adjourn
may be decided without the yeas and nays
unless they be dhmanded By Ore-tifth OF thu
mem bers present
RULE XIV.
| form, viz:
You, -, do swear or affirm, as the
case may be, that the evidence you shall
give In the Case now pending, between the
State of Louisiana and - shall be the
truth. the whole truth and nothing but the
truth. So help you Cod
Which oath shall be administered by the
Secretary or any other dull " authorized
person.
Enr,,, nc .,,bro,o 4o Ia ;,,,oJ m +bo nm
pllcatlon OF the managers of the impeach
ment, or of the party impeached, or of his
counsel:
g To -, greeting
You, and each of you, are hereby com.
manded to appear before the Senate OF the
State OF Louisiana, on the -- day OF
-, at the Senate Chamber, in the city
OF New Orleans, then and there to testify
your knowledge in the cause which is be
fore the Senate, in which the House of
Representatives have impeached --.
Fail not.
Witness ---, and presiding officer OF
the Senate, at the city of New Orleans, this
- day OF -, in the year of our Lord
-, and of the independence of the
United States the -.
Secretary of the Senate"
Form of oath to be administered to the
members of the Senate sitting in the trial
of impeachment:
II sOlemnly swear or affirm, as the case
may be that in all things appertaining to
the trial of the Impeachment of --, now
pending. will do impartial Justice, accord
ing to the constitution and laws. So help
me Cod
Form of summons to be issued and served
upon the person impeached:
The State of Louisiana, as The Senate of the
state OF Louisiana. to -, greeting:
Whereas, The House of Representatives
OF the State of Louisiana did, on the -
day of -, exhibit to the Senate articles
OF impeachment against you, the -, in
the words following: Here insert the arti-
cles.l And demand that on, the said ,
should be put to answer the accusations as
set forth in said articles, and that such pro-
ceedlngs, examinations. trials and iudg.
ments might be thereupon had as are agree
able to law and Justice.
You, the said -, are thefOre hereby
to be and appear before the SEN
ate of the State of Louisiana, at their
chamber, in the city of New Orleans, on
the -- day of -, lS-, at one o'clock
in the afternoon, then and there to abide
by, obey and perform such orders, direc-
tons and judgments as the Senate of the
State OF Louisiana shall make in the
laws OF the State OF Louisiana.
Hereof you are not to fail.
NV illness. --, and presiding officer of
the said Senate, at the city Of New Orleans,
this II day of -, in the year of our
Lord ---. and Of the independence of
the United States the -.
Form Of precept to be Endorsed ON said
writ of summons:
The State of Louisiana. s.s.: The Senate of the
Stateof LOUISIANA to -, greeting:
You are hereby commanded to deliver
TO and leave with --, if conveniently to
be found, or if not to leave at his usual
place OF abode, or at his usual place of busl-
ness, III come conspicuous place, a true and
attested copy ofthe within writ of summons.
together with like copy of this precept,
and Whatsoever way you perform the SER
vice, let it be done at least one day before
he appearance day mentioned in said writ
If summons.
Fail not and make return of this writ
If summons and precept. with your pro-
'eedings thereon indOrsed, on or before the
appearance day mentioned in the said writ
VI summons.
witness -. and pres ding officer of
he Senate, at the city of Now Orleans,
his - day of --, in the year of our
4ord -, and of the independence of the
United States the -
All process shall be served by the Ser
of the Senate, unless other.
wise ordered by the court.
RULE XIV.
If the Senate shall at any time fail to sit |
or the consideration of articles of impeach- |
aent, on the day or hour fixed therefor,
he Senate may, by an order to be adopted
without debate. fix a day and hour fer |
such consideration. |
Mr.. Burch made the point of order that |
his being the last day of the session, the |
ills to be considered should be within the |
cope of the Governor proclamation.
Mr.. Landry, in the chair, sustained the |
ONT OF order. |
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. Brewster, by unanimous consent. in. |
reduced Senate bill No. 60, to be entitled |
n act to create body corporate and
olitic by the name of the New Orleans
hamber of Commerce.
The bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
tour-ffths vote, the bill was read the
scond time and considered as engrossed.
The constitutional rule was suspended by
four ffths vote, the bill was read the
lird time, and finally passed, its title
1opted, and TO stand as stated.
Mr.. Wharton, chairman of the Committee
4 Finance, submitted the following re-
orts:
COMMITTEE on FfHASCRl |
New Orleans, April 81, 1875. ) |
, the Honorable President and Members of the
Senate:
Your Committee on Finance, having had
nder consideration Senate bill No. 40, an
It to repeal section 1880 Of the Revised