356 



IMPEACHMENT. 



day of - 



against 



-, by the Senate of the United States, 

 , is truly made, and that I have 



performed such service as therein described ; so help 

 me God." Which oath shall be entered at large on 

 the records. 



X. The person impeached shall then be called to 

 appear and answer the articles of impeachment against 

 him. If he appear, or any person for him, the ap- 

 pearance shall be recorded, stating particularly if by 

 himself, or by agent, or attorney, naming the person 

 appearing, and the capacity in which he appears. If 

 he do not appear, either personally or by agent or at- 

 torney, the same shall be recorded. 



XI. At twelve o'clock and thirty minutes afternoon 

 of the day appointed for the trial of an impeachment, 

 the legislative and executive business of the Senate 

 shall be suspended, and the Secretary shall give no- 

 tice to the House of Kepresentatives that the Senate 



is ready to proceed upon the impeachment of 



, in the Senate Chamber, which Chamber is 



prepared with accommodations for the reception of 

 the House of Kepresentatives. 



XII. The hour of the day at which the Senate shall 

 sit upon the trial of an impeachment shall be (unless 

 otherwise ordered) twelve o' clock M.; and, when the 

 hour for such sitting shall arrive, the Presiding Officer 

 of the Senate shall so announce ; and thereupon the 

 presiding officer upon such trial shall cause procla- 

 mation to be made, and the -business of the trial shall 

 proceed. The adjournment of the Senate sitting in 

 said trial shall not operate as an adjournment of the 

 Senate; but on such adjournment the Senate shall 

 resume the consideration of its legislative and execu- 

 tive business. 



XIII. The Secretary of the Senate shall record the 

 proceedings in cases of impeachment as in the case of 

 legislative proceedings, and the same shall be re- 

 ported in the same manner as the legislative pro- 

 ceedings of the Senate. 



XIV. Counsel for the parties shall be admitted to 

 appear and be heard upon an impeachment. 



XV. All motions made by the parties or their 

 counsel shall be addressed to the presiding officer, 

 and if he, or any Senator, shall require it, they shall 

 be committed to writing, and read at the Secretary's 

 table. 



XVI. "Witnesses shall be examined by one person 

 on behalf of the party producing them, and then 

 cross-examined by one person on the other side. 



XVII. If a Senator is called as a witness, he shall 

 be sworn and give his testimony standing in his 

 place. 



XVIII. If a Senator wishes a question to be put 

 to a witness, or to oifer a motion or order (except a 

 motion to adjourn), it shall be reduced to writing, 

 and put by the presiding officer. 



XIX. At all times while the Senate is sitting upon 

 the trial of an impeachment the doors of the Senate 

 shall be kept open, unless the Senate shall direct the 

 doors to be closed while deliberating upon its de- 

 cisions. 



XX. All preliminary or interlocutory questions, 

 and all motions, shall be argued for not exceeding one 

 hour on each side, unless the Senate shall, by order, 

 extend the time. 



XXI. The case, on each side, shall be opened by 

 one person. The final argument on the merits may 

 be made by two persons on each side (unless other- 

 wise ordered by the Senate, upon application for 

 that purpose), and the argument shall be opened 

 and closed on the part of the House of Kepresenta- 

 tives. 



XXII. On the final question whether the impeach- 

 ment is sustained, the yeas and nays shall be taken 

 on each article of impeachment separately; and if 

 the impeachment shall not, upon any of the articles 

 presented, be sustained by the votes of two-thirds of 

 the members present, a judgment of acquittal shall 

 be entered ; but if the person accused in such articles 

 of impeachment shall be convicted upon any of said 



articles by the votes of two-thirds of the members 

 present, the Senate shall proceed to pronounce judg- 

 ment, and a certified copy of such judgment shall be 

 deposited in the office of the Secretary of State. 



XXIII. All the orders and decisions shall be made 

 and had by yeas and nays, which shall be entered on 

 the record, and without debate, except when the 

 doors shall be closed for deliberation, and in that 

 case no member shall speak more than once on one 

 question, and for not more than ten minutes on an 

 interlocutory question, and for not more than fifteen 

 minutes on the final question, unless by consent of 

 the Senate, to be had without debate ; but a motion 

 to adjourn may be decided without the yeas and 

 nays, unless they be demanded by one-fifth of the 

 members present. 



XXIV. Witnesses shall be sworn in the following 



form, namely: "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 help 

 you God." Which oath shall be administered by 

 the Secretary or any other duly-authorized person. 



Form of subpoena to be issued on the application of 

 the managers of the impeachment, or of the party 

 impeached, or of his counsel : 

 To , greeting : 



You and each of you are hereby commanded to ap- 

 pear before the Senate of the United States, on the 



day of , at the Senate Chamber ^ in the 



city of Washington, then and there to testify your 

 knowledge in the cause which is before the Senate, 

 in which the House of Kepresentatives have im- 

 peached . 



Fail not. 



Witness , and Presiding Officer of the 



Senate, at the city of Washington, this day of 



, in the year of pur Lord , and of the in- 

 dependence of the United States the . 



Form of direction for the service of said subpoena: 

 The Senate of the United States to greeting : 



You are hereby commanded to serve and return the 

 within subpoena according to law. 



Dated at Washington, this dav of , in 



the year of our Lord , and of the independence 



of tlie United States the . 



Secretary of the Senate. 



Form of oath to be administered to the members 

 of the Senate sitting in the trial of impeachments : 



"I solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) 

 that in all things appertaining to the trial of the im- 

 peachment of , now pending, I will do 



impartial justice according to the Constitution and 

 laws: so help me God." 



Form of summons to be issued and served upon the 

 person impeached: 

 THE UNITED STATES OF AMEEICA, ss : 

 The Senate of the United States to greeting: 



Whereas the House of Kepresentatives of the United 

 States of America did, on the day of , ex- 

 hibit to the Senate articles of impeachment against 

 you, the said -, in the words following : 



[Here insert the articles.] 

 And demand that you, the said 



-, should 



be put to answer the accusations as set forth in ^ said 

 articles, and that such proceedings, examinations, 

 trials, and judgments might be thereupon had as aru 

 agreeable to law and justice ; 



You, the said , are therefore hereby 



summoned to be and appear before the Senate of the 

 United States of America, at their Chamber, in the 



city of Washington, on the day of , at 



twelve o'clock and thirty minutes afternoon, then 

 and there to answer to the said articles of impeach- 

 ment, and then and there to abide by, obey, and per- 

 form such orders, directions, and judgments as the 

 Senate of the United States shall make in the preiu- 



