 | George Ticknor Curtis - 1858 - 698 pages
...of an impeachment lie wholly beyond the penalties of the statute or the customary law. The object of the proceeding is to ascertain whether cause exists...office. Such a cause may be found in the fact, that, cither in the discharge of his office, or aside from its functions, he has violated a law, or committed... | |
 | George Ticknor Curtis - 1863 - 700 pages
...of an impeachment lie wholly beyond the penalties of the statute or the customary law. The object of the proceeding is to ascertain whether cause exists...denominated a crime. But a cause for removal from office may f CH. IX.] IMPEACHMENTS. 261 exist, where no offence against positive law has been committed,... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - 1868 - 1170 pages
...of an impeachment lie wholly beyond the penalties of the statute or the customary law. The object of the proceeding is to ascertain whether cause exists...denominated a crime. But a cause for removal from office may exist where no offense against positive law has been committed, as where the individual... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - 1868 - 774 pages
...impeachment lie wholly beyond the penalties of the statute or the customury law. The object of ike proceeding is to ascertain whether cause exists for...denominated a crime. But a cause for removal from office may exist where no offence against positive law has been committed, as where the individual... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - 1868 - 444 pages
...of an impeachment lie wholly beyond the penalties of the statute or the customary law. The object of the proceeding is to ascertain whether cause exists...has violated a law or committed what is technically a crime. But a cause for removal from office may exist where 110 offence against positive law has been... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1868 - 548 pages
...for removing a miblic ojficer /rom ojjfcce. Such a cause may be found in the tact, that either in tho discharge of his office, or aside from its functions,...what is technically denominated a crime. But a cause lor removal from office may exist where no offense against positive law has been committed, as where... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1868 - 552 pages
...to ascertain whether cause ejcint» for removing rt nvblic officer from office. Such a cause may hp found in the fact, that either in the discharge of...functions, he has violated a law, or committed what U technically denominated a crime. But a cause for removal from office may exist where no offense against... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - 1868 - 794 pages
...of an impeachment lie wholly beyond the penalties of the statute or the cvttomary law. The obj<ct nf the proceeding is to ascertain whether cause exists...officer from office. Such a cause may be found in the tact, that either in the discharge of his office, or aside from its functions, he has violated a law,... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - 1868 - 776 pages
...the statute or the customary law. The object of the proceeding is to ascertain whether cause exist» for removing a public officer from office. Such a cause may be found in the fact, that either iu the discharge of his office, or aside from its functions, he has violated a law, or committed what... | |
 | Andrew Johnson - 1868 - 794 pages
...of an impeachment lie wholly beyond the penalties of the statute or the customary law. The object of the proceeding is to ascertain whether cause exists...removing a public officer from, office. Such a cause m.iy be found in the fact, that either iu the discharge of his office, or aside from its functions,... | |
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The purposes of an impeachment lie wholly beyond the penalties of the statute or the customary law. The object of the proceeding is to ascertain whether cause exists for removing a public officer from office. Such a cause may be found in the fact, that... 
