 | Massachusetts - Session laws - 1869 - 1060 pages
...appoint . . ._ , -. ,r „ ' rj. its own omcers, and determine its own rules of proceedings. VIII. The senate shall be a court, with full authority to...or officers of the Commonwealth, for misconduct and mal-administratioii in their offices : but, previous to the trial of every impeachment, the members... | |
 | United States. Department of State - United States - 1888 - 1228 pages
...representatives, as the grand inquest of the Kingdom, against any officers of the Kingdom, for misconduct or maladministration in their offices ; but previous to the trial of every impeachment the nobles shall respectively bo sworn trnly and impartially to try and determine the charge in question,... | |
 | David Butler (defendant.) - Trials (Impeachment) - 1871 - 430 pages
...Constitution of Massachusetts, and says : "By the Constitution of the State of Massachusetts the Senate is to hear and determine all impeachments made by the...commonwealth for misconduct and mal-administration in office." " On the trial of Judge Prescott, in 1821, Mr. Blake in defense, referring to the words misconduct... | |
 | Massachusetts - Session laws - 1873 - 1162 pages
...choose its own president, appoint its own officers, and determine its own rules of proceedings. VIII. The senate shall be a court, with full authority to...mal-administration in their offices : but, previous to the trial of ever^ impeachment, the members of the senate shall, respectively be sworn, truly and impartially to... | |
 | Alonzo J. Fogg - 1874 - 740 pages
...and proceedings valid. 38. The Senate shall be a court, with full power and authority to hear, try and determine all impeachments made by the House of...Representatives against any officer or officers of the State, for bribery, corruption, mal-practice, or mal-administration in office; with lull power to issue... | |
 | New Hampshire - 1875 - 1248 pages
...necessary to render their acts and proceedings valid. THE Senate shall be a court with full power and authority to hear and determine all impeachments made...Representatives, against any officer or officers of the State, for misconduct or mal-administration in their offices. But previous to the trial of any such... | |
 | William Worth Belknap - Trials (Impeachement) - 1876 - 1180 pages
...general assembly. (Article 23, page 21 3.) That ftf Massachusetts (March 2, 1780) provided that— The senate shall be a court, with full authority to...officer or officers of the commonwealth for misconduct or maladminstration in their offices. • ••«»* • Their judgment, however, shall not extend... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1876 - 392 pages
...IheGcneral Assembly. (Article 23, page813.) That of Massachusetts (March 2, 1780) provided that— The senate shall be a court, with full authority to hear and determine all impeachments made bv the house of representatives against any officer or officers of the Commonwealth for misconduct... | |
 | Massachusetts - Law - 1877 - 496 pages
...onleers and eaits own omcers, and determine its own rules or proceed- tahush its rules. ings. VIII. The senate shall be a court with full authority to...or officers of the Commonwealth, for misconduct and mal-administ ration in their offices : but, previous to the trial of every impeach- Oat1^ ment, the... | |
 | New Hampshire (Colony) Probate Court - 1877 - 760 pages
...necessary, to render their acts and proceedings valid. The Senate shall be a Court, with full power and authority to hear and determine all impeachments made...Representatives against any officer or officers of the State, for mis-conduct or mal administration, in their offices. But previous to the trial of any such... | |
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The senate shall be a court with full authority to hear and determine all impeachments made by the house of representatives, against any officer or officers of the commonwealth, for misconduct and mal-administration in their offices. 
