Michigan Laws 6.10 – Impeachment; writs and process, signing and testing, enforcement
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 6.10
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- 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.
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
The writs and process of the senate sitting as a court for the trial of an impeachment, shall be signed by the secretary of the senate and tested in the name of the presiding officer, and the senate as such court shall have power to enforce obedience to its process by attachment and punishment as for contempt of the process of a court of record.