The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-30
Secretary of said court.

Secretary of said court.
Rule 5. The witness shall be sworn
in the following form:
You do solemnly swear Cor affirm as
the case may be) that the evidence
you will give in the matter of the i'm
peachment of John F. Cowan, Judge of
the district court of the Second judicial
district of the state of North Dakota,
shall be the truth the whole truth and
nothing but the truth. So help you
God.
Which oath shall be administered by
the presiding officer or secretary of
the court.
Rule 8. The governor and other
state officers, judges of the supreme
and district courts, that the re-
porters of the daily press shall be adj
mitted to the floor Of the senate. and
no others Except members and officers
Of the court, the managers and their
counsel, the party impeached and his
counsel) shall be admitted except such
as have cards signed by the president
of the senate.
Rule T. The rules which shall be
adopted by the senate while sitting
as a court of impeachment shall be
printed for the use Of the members of
the court.
Rule 8. The rules Of evidence in
force in the courts of this state shall
be applicable In the trial Of this i'm
parchment proceeding.
Rule Q. All preliminary or inter-
locutory questions and all motions may
be argued for not exceeding FIVE min
utes on each side unless the court shall
otherwise order.
Rule 10. The presiding officer Of the
senate and court shall direct all neces-
sary preparations in the senate cham
Der, and on the trial direct all forms
of proceedings while the senate Is sit
ting for the purpose Of trying the i'm
parchment. and all forms during the
trial and not otherwise specifically
provided for, and the presiding officer
on the trial may rule on all questions
of evidence and incidental questions
which rulings shall stand as the tudg-
ment of the senate unless some mem
Der Of the senate shall ask that a.
formal vote be taken thereon, in which
case 1t shall be submitted to the SEN
ate for decision; or such presiding
officer may, at his option, in the first
iuSLdlCE any S0LE QubSLlOH 10 II
vote of the members OF the senate. or
court, upon all such questions the vote
shall be without a division unless the
ayes and nays be demanded by any
member OF the court present Or re-
quested by the presiding officer In
either of which cases the same shall
be taken.
Rule H. Where no rule is herein
provided for the governing of the
practice and procedure Of the court,
the rules adopted and now In force
in the senate OF the United States shall
govern.
Rule H. witnesses shall be ex-
amined by one person only on be-
half of the party introducing them
and then cross examined by one per-
son only on the opposite side.
Provided, IL a member of the SEN
ate wishes q question to be put to
a witness permission shall first be
given by the presiding officer or BY the
senate.
Rule 1S. Unless otherwise ordered
BY the senate while sitting as court
of impeachment only three witnesses
respectively on behalf Of the managers
or the defense, shall be examined to
establish or disprove any fact tending
to prove any specification under any
particular charge contained In the
articles Of impeachment
Rule IA. Unless otherwise ordered