The Statutes of the State of Louisiana (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 Excerpt: ...Repre-ing. "'"""'" sentatives the memorial shall be referred to a committee, who shall be naired and appointed as in other cases; the said committee after having examined the memorial and the accompanying documents, shall cause the public officer accused, as aforesaid, with the witnesses for the prosecution, to be cited to be and appear at a subsequent period, either during the same session of the Legislature, or any subsequent session thereof, according as the said committee may deem expedient, taking into consideration the time that the General Assembly still has to sit. The accused may also, on his part, apply to the committee to obtain the necessary citations for the appearance of the witnesses he may wish to summon in his defence. Sec. 3. At the appointed time, the committee shall proceed to iss---204--s y i., i. i t i Report to be ruado swear and examine the witnesses both for and against the accused, by committee, whose testimony shall be taken down in writing; they shall then make their report to the House of Representatives, and shall declare, in the conclusion, whether they are of opinion that the charges are well founded; in which case the House itself, after having obtained all necessary information, shall decide whether it be expedient to proceed by means of impeachment or by address, as established by Article 73 of the Constitution. In case the committee shall make a report in favor of the accused, the adoption of the report by the House shall be sufficient, and the -ccused shall be discharged, and can never after be brought before the Legislature for the same acts with which he haa been already charged. 1826--206-4 Sec. 4. Whenever, in the opinion of the committee, the witnesses to s'ia rcs'de at such a dist...