Michigan Compiled Laws Act 62 Of 1872 Impeachments (6.1 - 6.16)

• Section 6.1 Impeachment Of Civil Officers; Power Of House, Suspension; Vacancies.
  That the house of representatives shall have the sole power of impeaching civil officers for corrupt conduct in office, or for crimes and misdemeanors,...
• Section 6.2 Impeachment; Trial By Senate, Judgment.
  Every impeachment shall be tried by the senate. When the governor or lieutenant governor is tried the chief justice of the supreme court shall...
• Section 6.3 Impeachment; Prosecution By House.
  When an impeachment is directed, the house of representatives shall elect from their own body 3 members, whose duty it shall be to prosecute...
• Section 6.4 Impeachment; Organization Of Senate As Court, Oaths, Attendance Of Members.
  Whenever an impeachment is directed the senate shall forthwith, after the hour of final adjournment of the legislature, be organized into a court for...
• Section 6.5 Impeachment; Appearance And Answer Of Accused.
  The senate when so organized shall forthwith cause the person impeached to appear and to answer the charge exhibited against him and upon his...
• Section 6.6 Impeachment; Counsel For Accused.
  The person accused shall be allowed counsel on the trial of the impeachment. History: 1872, Act 62, Imd. Eff. Mar. 30, 1872 ;-- How....
• Section 6.7 Impeachment; Trial, Time, Place, Adjournment.
  When issue shall be joined in an impeachment, the senate, sitting as a court for the trial of the same shall appoint a time...
• Section 6.8 Impeachment; Acquittal.
  If 2/3 of all the members elected to the senate shall not assent to a conviction, the person impeached shall be declared acquitted. History:...
• Section 6.9 Impeachment; President Of Senate, Notice To Senate.
  If the president of the senate shall be impeached, notice thereof shall be immediately given to the senate by the house of representatives, that...
• Section 6.10 Impeachment; Writs And Process, Signing And Testing, Enforcement.
  The writs and process of the senate sitting as a court for the trial of an impeachment, shall be signed by the secretary of...
• Section 6.11 Impeachment; Duties Of Secretary; Record Of Proceedings, Oaths.
  It shall be the duty of the secretary of the senate in all cases of impeachment to keep a full and accurate record of...
• Section 6.12 Impeachment; Senate Appointment And Removal Of Subordinate Officers.
  The senate sitting as a court of impeachment shall have power from time to time to appoint such subordinate officers or clerks and reporters...
• Section 6.13 Impeachment; Powers Of Managers, Rights Of Process.
  The managers elected by the house of representatives, shall have all necessary powers for conducting the trial of impeachments before the senate, and they,...
• Section 6.14 Impeachment; Senate Rules And Regulations.
  The senate sitting as a court of impeachment, shall have full power and authority to establish such rules and regulations as may be necessary...
• Section 6.15 Impeachment; Compensation Of Members Of Court, Managers, And Other Officers; Payment.
  The presiding officer and members of the senate, while sitting as a court of impeachment, and the managers elected by the house, shall receive...
• Section 6.16 Application Of Act.
  The provisions of this act shall apply to all resolutions and proceedings heretofore had, or hereafter to be had, to impeach any civil officer...

Last modified: October 10, 2016