The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-21
T III IR d ID A Y d.
4 4 yin i II W.
Secretary Senate.


SENATE CHAMBER Monday March 10th, 1876
At 104 NJ the presiding officer, Hon j. NJ Stone,
pro teapoe the Senate ordered all Legislative
the Senate suspended in order to
resume business the impeach
Thomas W. Cardozo Superintendent of Public Educa
ton the State of Mississippi.
Sergeant under the direction of the presiding
officer, made the usual formal proclamation.
Secretary instructed inform the Managers of the
the House the Senate sitting
Court of impeachment ready proceed with the matter
of said impeachment
thereafter Sergeant announced the Mana
gers part the House. The presiding officer invited
Managers within the bar Thereupon, Messrs. Managers
provided Them Mr. Manager Leigh being absent
Messrs. Potter and Green, of counsel for Respondent
appeared ia their within the bar
Journal of the last days proceedings, Tuesday
March l4th inst, read and approved
Mr. Potter of counsel tor respondent presented the follow
and for respondent which read and fled
STATE MISSISSIPPI at the city Jackson wit In the Sen
ate Court for the trial of imPeachments in the matter Of
Public Education for the State of Mississippi:
The said Thomas W. Cardozo, Superintendent afore
sad and the Respondent above named before this hon
oabe Court in his and to the first of
said Articles of impeachment exhibited against him
House of Representatives OF said State this Respondent
contessng the but protesting that the allegations thereof
untrue that the said Article and the
thereof therein set forth and stated sufficient law
charge him in this Court and he is bound
same, for this, to wit:
Said first Article and charges crime
any matter, Of which this
zance or has jurisdiction to try this Respondent
Said Article alleged crime of perjury was
committed if ALL when this Respondent occupied
office of Superintendent but before did could
office; and if the allegations of said Article be trne then this
Respondent Superintendent Public Education for
said State and could not by possibility be guilty Of crime
Of the Constitution of said State.
Said charge based the alleged receipt by this Re
spondent of public alleged
for redemption of lands alleged forfeited to the
State for taxes when in law forfeiture could ex
exist and all attempted feres Of lands for tax
dues imperative and vod State could
fully exact receive pre-
tended redemption and this Respondent
Wherefore Respondent prays the judgment Court
whether ne shall be held to said first Article
the same be dismissed,
T.w CARDozo.
IL And this Respondent confessne the said second Ar
tcle or the matters thereof to he true n t th+ a.
says that second Article of said Ar
ucs OF impeachment and the therein
ana ne Is not bound to answer the for this
For the several reasons forth aforesaid regard to
the matters OF said first Article
3 1t the official duty of this Ras,ordont &c snh
any, TO pay over such would regard
to the duties of said office of Superintendent. sss
Wherefore he prays judgment whether he shall be required
TO answer said second Article and that the dismissed
etc T. w. CARDOZO. s.
POTTER q GREEN, Attorneys.
ILL., the third of sad Articles and tho matters
thereof this Respondent conssng same but protest
ing that the that third article and
sufficient In law to charge him in this Court this
Said article states and charges crime misdemeano
oi any aer oi when TINS court can take cognzance,
has jurisdiction to try this Respondent
1t charges violation or of official duty nor any
act or default by this Respondent office
tendent OF Public Education or msdemeanor
by him committed in said office.
Wherefore he pays Judgment he shall be required
to said third article the same be dismissed
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T. w. CARDOZO.
PorrER GREEN, Attorneys.
" And as to the fourth of said Articles this Respondent
not conesslng the the thereof true
that the same untrue said fourth
article and the matters thereof set forth and stated