Year: 1868

abide the orders and judgments of said
court thereon, which writ shall he served
by such officer or person as shall be named
In the precept thereof, such number of davs
prior to the day fixed for each appearance
as shall be named in such prccept, either
by the delivery of an attestcd copy thereof
to the person accused, or If that cannot
consistently 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 censcipuous place therein or If such
service shall be, in the Judgment of such
court, impfacticatle, notice to the accused
to appear shall be given In such other man
ner, by publication or otherwise, as shall
he deemed just and If the writ shall fail Of
service in the manner aforesaid, the pro-
ceeding thereon shall not thereby abate
and further service may be made in such
manner as the court directs. If the accused
full to appear in person or by attorney on
the day fixed III erefOr as aforesaid, or, ap-
pearing, shall fail to file his answer TO such
articles, the impeachment trial shall pro-
ceed, nevertheless, upon plea Of not guilty.
If a plea of guilty be entered, Judgment may
be entered thereon without further pro
ceedihgs.


Ninth. AZ twelve o'clock and thirty
minutes, afternoon, on the day appointed
fer the return of the summons against the
person impeached. the legislative and ek-
ecutive business of the Senate shall be sus-
pended, and the Secretary of the Senate
shall administer an oath to the returning
officer in the form following:


II do solemnly swear that the return
made by me upon the process issued on the
- day Of by the Senate of the Uni
ted States, sitting as High Court Of I'm
peachment, against is truly made,
and that have performed such service as
therein described so help me God"


Which oath shall be entered at large on
the records.


Tenth. The person impcached shall be
called to appear and answer TO the articles
ofimpeachmen against him. If heappear
or any person for him, the appearance shall
be recorded, stating particularly if by him
self or by agent OIL attorney, naming the
person appearing and the capacity In which
he appears. If he do not appear, either
personally or by agent or attoney, the same
Shall be recorded.


Eleventh At twelve c'clock and thirty
minutes In the afternoon Of the day ap
pointed for the trial of an impeachment,
the legislative and executive business of the
Senate shall be suspended, and the Secre
tary shall give notice to the House that the
Senate is ready to proceed upon the i'm
peachment In the Senate Chamber, which
chamber shall be prepared with accommo-
datons for The reception Of the House oil
Representatives.


Twelfth. The hour Of the day at which
the Senate shall sit as High Court OF
Impeachment shall be, unless otherwise
ordered, at twelve o'clock m, and when
the hour for such sitting shall arrive, the
presiding officer of the Senate shall SO an
nounce Thereupon the presiding officer
of the Court shall cause proclamation to be
made, and the business of the Court shall
proceed. The adjournment of the Senate,
sitting as High Court of Impeachment,
shall not operate as an adjournment Of the
Senate, but at such adjournment of the
Court the Senate shall resume consideration
of legislative business.


Thirteenth. The Secretary of the Senate
shall record the proceedings in the case of
Impeachment, as in the case of legislative
proceedings, and the same shall be reported
IN the same manner as the legislative pre-
ceedings of the Senate.


Fourteenth. Counsel of parties shall be
admitted 10 appear and be party upon an
impeachment.


Fifteenth All motions made by the par
ties or their counsel shall be addressed to
the presiding officer, snd, il he shall require,
they shall be committed to writing and
read at the Secretary's table.


Sixteenth. Witnesses shall be examined
bv one persen on behalf of the party pro
duclng them, and then cross examined by
one person on the other side.


Seventeenth If Senator is called as a
witness, he shall be sworn and give his tes-
timony standing In his place


Eighteenth If Senator wishes qucs
ton to be put to witness. or to offer O
motion or order, except O motion to ad-
iourn, it shall he reduced to writing and
put by the President.


Nineteenth. At all times while the Sen
ate is sitting upon the trial OF an impeach-
ment, the dosrs of the Senate shall be kept
open, unless the Court shall direct that
the doors be closed while deliberating upon
decisions.


Twentieth. All preliminary or interlo-
cutlery questions, and all questions shall be
argued by one person only on each side,
and for not exceeding one hour on each
side, unless the Court, by order, extend the
time. gs


| Twenty first The final argument of mer-
Its may he made by two persons on eacl
side, and the argument shall be opened and
closed on the part of the House of Repre-
scntatives.


Twenty second. If the impeachment
shall not be sustained by q vote Of two
thirds of the members of said High Court
of lmpeachment present and voting, judg-
ment of acquittal shall be entered; but il
the person accused in such articles OF i'm
peachment shall be convicted by vote oI
two thirds of the members of the Court
present. the Court, by its paesding officer
shall proceed to pronounce Judgment, and
certified copy of said judgment shall be
deposited in The Office of the Secretary o.
State.


Twenty-third. All orders and decisions
shall be made and had by yeas and nays
which shall be entered upon the record
aud without debate, except when the door:
shall be closed for deliberatien, and, In
that case, no member shall speak more
than once on q question, and for more than
ten minutes on an interlocutory question
and not more than fifteen minutes on the
final question, unless by unanimous con-
sent; but motion to adjourn, and ques-
tions mentioned in Rule z, may be decided
by uiUo Uoce vote, unless the yeas, and
nays be demanded by one-ffth OF the mem
bers present.


Twenty-fourth. Witnesses shall be
sworn in the following form, VIZ: THAI
you do swear, or affirm, as the case may
be, that the evidence you shall give in the
case now depending between the United
States and - shall be the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth; SO