New Jersey Statutes 52:13A-1. Expenses of trial of impeachment to be paid by State Treasurer
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:13A-1
- Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
The expenses incurred by the Senate upon any trial of an impeachment, or incurred under the direction of the Senate by any officer thereof, or by the managers appointed by the General Assembly, to conduct the trial of such impeachment, the fees and expenses of witnesses for the State, the compensation of the official stenographer, and all other costs and expenses on behalf of the State, properly incurred or made in the preparation for, management or conduct of the trial, shall be paid by the State Treasurer, upon the warrant of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury, to the persons entitled thereto, upon the presentation of proper vouchers therefor approved by the President of the Senate.
L.1951, First Sp.Sess., c. 353, p. 1466, s. 1.