The Trial of Alexander Addison, Esq: President of the Courts of Common Pleas, in the Circuit Consisting of the Counties of Westmoreland, Fayette, Washington and Allegheny, on an Impeachment, by the House of Representatives, Before the Senate of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaGeorge Helmbold, junior, 1803 - 191 pages |
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... authority to amerce any justice , for his non - attendance at the feffions , as the judges , of affize may , for the abfence of any fuch justice at the gaol delivery : for it is a general rule , that inter pares non eft poteftas , it ...
... authority to amerce any justice , for his non - attendance at the feffions , as the judges , of affize may , for the abfence of any fuch justice at the gaol delivery : for it is a general rule , that inter pares non eft poteftas , it ...
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... authority of a government cannot be main- tained unless the greatest credit be given to those who are so highly entrusted with the administration of public juftice ; and it would be impoffible for them to keep up in the people that ...
... authority of a government cannot be main- tained unless the greatest credit be given to those who are so highly entrusted with the administration of public juftice ; and it would be impoffible for them to keep up in the people that ...
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... authority , which has power to call for witneffes , and collect teftimony . That authority is your Houfe , in which the conftitution vefts the right of impeaching or demanding the removal of judicial officers . We folicit therefore ...
... authority , which has power to call for witneffes , and collect teftimony . That authority is your Houfe , in which the conftitution vefts the right of impeaching or demanding the removal of judicial officers . We folicit therefore ...
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... authority to which the whole of them only are competent ; and that to fecure the free uninterrupted and impartial adminiftration of juftice within the faid circuit , it is neceffary that the Legislature , as far as their authority ...
... authority to which the whole of them only are competent ; and that to fecure the free uninterrupted and impartial adminiftration of juftice within the faid circuit , it is neceffary that the Legislature , as far as their authority ...
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... authority , and from that found difcretion , limited by the conftitution , and that knowledge which the Legislature is fuppofed to poffefs , of what in general as well as in every particular inftance , the pure administration of juftice ...
... authority , and from that found difcretion , limited by the conftitution , and that knowledge which the Legislature is fuppofed to poffefs , of what in general as well as in every particular inftance , the pure administration of juftice ...
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accufation Addifon addrefs the jury adjourned adminiſtration affert affociate judge againſt ALEXANDER ADDISON alfo Allegheny county alſo anſwer aſked becauſe bench cafe caufe cauſe charge common pleas conduct confequences confideration confidered conftitution counfel court of common Dallas decifion defendant delivered diſcharge duty eſtabliſhed evidence evil intention excufe exercife exprefs faid fame fecond feffions fenate fhall fhew fhould filence fituation fome ftate fubject fuch fupport fupreme court fworn gentleman grand jury guilty himſelf Houfe Houſe of Repreſentatives indictment John B. C. Lucas John Lucas judge Addiſon judge Lucas judge M'Dowell judgment judicial juftice lefs ment miſdemeanor muſt myſelf neceffary obferved occafion offence opinion paffions Pennſylvania perfonal petit jury prefent prefiding judge prefume profecution puniſhment purpoſe queſtion reafon recollect refpect Reprefentatives ſaid Samuel Maclay ſay Senate ſhall ſpeak ſtate teftimony thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion trial ufual unlawful act uſeful wiſh witneffes witneſs
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