The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-02
THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACH.
MENT.


Your committee appointed to prepare spe-
citc articles Of impeachment against W. p.
Kellogg, Governor cf the State of Louisiana.
beg leave to report that they have had under
careful consideration the subject, and that
they herewith submit the articles which they
have prepared and recommend their adoption
by this honorable body. Your mmittee re-
serves to themselves the right to prepare and
submit other and further articles Of impeach-
ment.
Respe ctfully submitted.
LOUIS A. WnTz, Chairman,
W. B. KooNTz,
G. L. HALL,
JOHN YOU'VE,
E. E. KIDD.
Articles Of impeachment exhibited by the
House of Representatives in the name of
themselves, and Of all the people of the State
Of Louisiana, against VIM. P. Kellogg, acting
Governor Of the Safe of Louisiana, in main
tenance and support of their impeachment
against him for high crimes and misdemean.
ors in Office:
ARTICLE THAT the said William p. KEEL
logg, acting Governor OF the State of Louis
lana, at New Orleans, in the State of Louis.
lana, unmindful of the high duties of the
office of Governor, on or about the month of
Jaly, 1875, did appoint D. F. Settoon. who
then and still resides in the parish of Tanei-
pahoa, Supervisor of Registration of the par
ish Of Washington, whereby the said William
P. Kellogg, in his capacity as acting Governor
of the State of Louisiana. did violate the Con-
stitution thereof, and was guilty of high
crime and misdemeanor in Office.
ART. 2.-That said William p. Kellogg, act
ing Governor of the State of Louisiana, un-
mindful of the high duties OF the office, at
New Orleans, IN the month of February,
1876, did remove from Office without cause
J. B. Casop, Tax Collector of the parish of
Tangipahoa, and appointed in his place and
stead that Charles II. Jacksoni who made the
false and fraudulent census return in said
parish for the year 1875, whereby the said w.
p. Kellogg, acting Governor of the State of
Louisiana. did commit and was guilty of q
high crime and misdemeanor in Office.
Art. 3.-That said w. P. Kellogg, acting
Governor of the State of Louisiana, at New
Orleans, unmindful of the high duties of the
office, in violation of the Constitution and
laws OF the State Of Louisiana, did, after
Charles Clinton, Au ditor Of said State, had
been impeached, on the Gath day of April,
high crimes and misdemeanors in Office, and
after the said Clinton had been indicted for
malfeasance in office, neglect and refuse to
appoint an Auditor of Public Accounts for
the time being, and until such disability
should cease, whereby the said w. p. Kel-
logg, acting Governor of the State of LOUISE
ana, was guilty of and did commit high
crime and mis- demeanor in Office.
ART. 4-That the said w. p Kellogg, acting
Governor Of the State of Louisiana, unmind.
full of. the high duties Of the Office, did, from
and after the LIST day of May, 1875, and con-
tinuously thereafter to the present. time,
wholly omit, neglect, fail and refuse to ap-
point, once in every three months, q compe.
tent and trustworthy accountant to inspect
and examine the books, vouchers, accounts,
records, etc., of the Treasurer's Office, with
those of the Auditor, and count all the money
in the Treasury or deposited in the proper
depository, and by such omission. failure, re-
fusal and neglect the said w. P. Kellogg, act
ing as Governor of the State OF Louisiana,
was guilty of and did commit high crime
and misdemeanor in Office.
ART. 5-That the said w. P. Kellogg, act
ing Governor of the State of Louisiana, un-
mindful of the high duties of the office, in or
about the month of May, 1875, after having
appointed an accountant as expert to examine
the books, vouchers, ETC., Of the Auditors
office, did shortly thereafter, when applied to
by said expert for renewal Of the commits
sion in order to make the necessary examina-
ton Of the books of the State Treasurer,
neglect, postpone and refuse to grant the
same, thus preventing an investigation which
it was his duty under the laws to have made
whereby the said w. p. Kellogg, acting Gov
ernor of the State Of Louisiana, was guilty Of
and did commit Q high crime and INSIDE
meanor in Office.
ART. 6-That the said w. p. Kellogg act
ing Governor of the State of Louisiana, I'M
mindful of the high duties of the office, did,
after the month Of May, 1876, pay to L Fl.
Gardner, an expert or examiner, appointed by
him to investigate the affairs and condition Of
the Auditors Office, as referred to in the pre-
ceding article, an excessive an unreasonable
amount, to wit: the sum Of $4,000 for twenty
days services, and Q portion Of the amount SO
paid, to wit: the sum of $500. was taken by
the direction of the said w. P. Kellogg from
q fluid appropriated by law for another pur-
pose, whereby the said w. P. Kellogg, acting
Governor of the State Of the State Of LOUISE
ana, did commit, and was guilty of high crime
and misdemeanor in Office.
ART. THAT the said w. P. Kellogg, act
ing Governor Of the State of Louisiana, I'M
mindful of the high duties of the Office, for
the purpose of overawing the majority of the
Lower House of the Legislature, and fer
menting strife, did, in the month of February,
1876, and during the peaceful si,tings of the
two Houses of the General Assembly, cause
on many occasions large numbers of armed
police, disguised as citizens, to
be brought into the State-House, thus viola
ting the privilege of the House of Representa-
tives of the State of Louisiana, needlessly
the public mind and endangering
the public peace, whereby he was guilty Of
and did commit high crime and INSIDE
meanor in Office
ART. 8.-That the said VIM. P. Kellogg.
acting Governor of the State of Louisiana, on
or about the Oh day of April. 1875, and
during the recess of the Senate, did appoint
G. H. Braughn to the Office of Judge Of the
Superior Criminal Court of the parish of Or
leans, and did permit the said G. Fl. Braughn
to remain in Office as Judge of said court after
the end of the extra session of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana. which
terminated on the Oath day Of April, 1875, and
to exercise the duties of said Office after said
notwithstanding his appoint
meat had not been confirmed by the Senate,
in violation of the Constitution of the State Of