Report of the Trial by Impeachment of James Prescott, Judge of the Probate of Wills, &c. for the County of Middlesex for Misconduct and Maladministration in Office, Before the Senate of Massachusetts in the Year 1821: With an Appendix, Containing an Account of Former Impeachments in the Same State |
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... ment against James Prescott , judge of Pro- bate of Wills , & c . for the county of Middle- sex . " After which the articles shall be exhibited , and then the President of the Senate shall inform the managers , that the Senate will take ...
... ment against James Prescott , judge of Pro- bate of Wills , & c . for the county of Middle- sex . " After which the articles shall be exhibited , and then the President of the Senate shall inform the managers , that the Senate will take ...
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... ment of the whole of a certain real estate , of which said Mary , and the sister of said Mary , were seized as coparceners , to be made to said Mary , and there- afterwards , being and continuing attorney to said Mary as aforesaid , and ...
... ment of the whole of a certain real estate , of which said Mary , and the sister of said Mary , were seized as coparceners , to be made to said Mary , and there- afterwards , being and continuing attorney to said Mary as aforesaid , and ...
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... ment of the said James Prescott in the Senate chamber , which chamber is prepared with ac- commodations for the reception of the House of Representatives . Which precept shall be signed by the Clerk of Reynolds. cusation or impeachment ...
... ment of the said James Prescott in the Senate chamber , which chamber is prepared with ac- commodations for the reception of the House of Representatives . Which precept shall be signed by the Clerk of Reynolds. cusation or impeachment ...
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... ment . Mr. Tudor was charged with a message to the Hon . Senate to inform them inat the House had appointed managers to conduct the impeachment . The Hon . Mr. Williams came down with a message to inform theHouse that the Sen- ate were ...
... ment . Mr. Tudor was charged with a message to the Hon . Senate to inform them inat the House had appointed managers to conduct the impeachment . The Hon . Mr. Williams came down with a message to inform theHouse that the Sen- ate were ...
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... ment charges and accuses the Respondent as follows , viz . That he , " on the 14th day of October , 1816 , at his office in Groton , in said County , and not at any Probate Court held according to law did decree and grant letters of ...
... ment charges and accuses the Respondent as follows , viz . That he , " on the 14th day of October , 1816 , at his office in Groton , in said County , and not at any Probate Court held according to law did decree and grant letters of ...
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Page 109 - 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.
Page 122 - ... no subject shall be arrested, imprisoned, despoiled or deprived of his property, immunities, or privileges, put out of the protection of the law, exiled, or deprived of his life, liberty or estate; but by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land.
Page 126 - A CRIME, or misdemeanor, is an act committed, or omitted, in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it.
Page 115 - But previous to the trial of every impeachment the members of the senate shall respectively be sworn, truly and impartially to try and determine the charge in question, according to evidence.
Page 179 - Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Page 11 - ... and in whichsoever way you perform the service, let it be done at least days before the appearance day mentioned in said writ of summons.
Page 114 - All the laws, which have heretofore been adopted, used and approved in the province, colony or state of Massachusetts Bay, and usually practised on in the courts of law, shall still remain and be in full force until altered or repealed by the legislature ; such parts only excepted as are repugnant to the rights and liberties contained in this constitution.
Page 110 - But an impeachment before the lords, by the commons of Great Britain in parliament, is a prosecution of the already known and established law, and has been frequently put into practice, — being a presentment to the most high and supreme court of criminal jurisdiction, by the most solemn grand inquest of the whole kingdom...
Page 111 - This trial, though it varies in external ceremony, yet differs not in essentials from criminal prosecutions before inferior courts. The same rules of evidence, the same legal notions of crimes and punishments, prevailed; for impeachments are not framed to alter the law, but to carry it into more effectual execution against too powerful delinquents.
Page 124 - No subject shall be held to answer for any crime or offence, until the same is fully and plainly, substantially and formally, described to him; or be compelled to accuse, or furnish evidence against himself.