Report of the Trial and Acquittal of Edward Shippen, Esquire, Chief Justice, and Jasper Yeates and Thomas Smith, Esquires, Assistant Justices, of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, on an Impeachment, Before the Senate of the Commonwealth, January, 1805 |
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... impeachment of the judges . 4. Because it appears from the evidence , that the Court were fatisfied with the anfwers of Thomas Paffmore , to the interrogatories , fo far as refpe & ted the alleged contempt against themselves . 5 ...
... impeachment of the judges . 4. Because it appears from the evidence , that the Court were fatisfied with the anfwers of Thomas Paffmore , to the interrogatories , fo far as refpe & ted the alleged contempt against themselves . 5 ...
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... impeachment against them for a bigb misdemeanor in their official capacity , By arbitrarily and unconstitutionally fining and imprisoning Thomas Paffmore . That their feveral decifions , given on the most mature deli beration in the ...
... impeachment against them for a bigb misdemeanor in their official capacity , By arbitrarily and unconstitutionally fining and imprisoning Thomas Paffmore . That their feveral decifions , given on the most mature deli beration in the ...
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... impeach- ment against them , for a high inifdemeanor in office , by arbi- trarily , and unconftitutionally , fining and imprifoning Thomas Paffmore . They verily believed , that every thing they have done in the premifes , in their ...
... impeach- ment against them , for a high inifdemeanor in office , by arbi- trarily , and unconftitutionally , fining and imprifoning Thomas Paffmore . They verily believed , that every thing they have done in the premifes , in their ...
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Page 3 - An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned." And also to the act, entitled " An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, " An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and...
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Page 86 - That, in all capital or criminal prosecutions, a man hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence in his favor, and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury of his vicinage, without whose unanimous consent he cannot be found guilty...
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Page 26 - Court cannot have so perfect a knowledge, unlessby the confession of the party or the testimony of others, if the judges upon affidavit see sufficient ground to suspect that a contempt has been committed, they either make a rule on the suspected party to show cause why an attachment should not issue against him; or in very flagrant instances of contempt the attachment issues in the first instance ; as it also does if no sufficient cause be shown to discharge, and thereupon the Court confirms and...
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