Legal Document to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; March 5, 1876

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Legal Document to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; March 5, 1876

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Barksdale, W. R.Connor, W. M.Durant, Thomas J.Featherston, Winfield Scott, 1819-1891 French, O. C.Harris, George E.Holland, M. L.Muldrow, H. L.Percy, W. A.Pryor, Roger A.Spight, Thomas Stevens, Joshua Tucker, W. F.

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Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Charges and specifications (Civil and Criminal)Criminal Procedure--Trial Legislation. Mississippi Political Office--Removal from office

Organizations

Courts and Judicial Systems Mississippi--Legislature Mississippi--Legislature. House of Representatives Mississippi--Legislature. Senate Mississippi--Treasury Department

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Tax Collectors Treasurers

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Mississippi--Noxubee County

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[note] 3/5/75 [/note]

To his Excellency, Adelbert Ames, Govenor of Mississippi or Thomas J. Durant & Roger A. Pryor his counsel of record in the senate of the State of Mississippi sitting as a court of Impeach-ment for the trial of Adelbert Ames, Govenor of said state on articles exhibited against him by the House of Representatives charging him with high crimes & misdemeanors in office:

Take notice that on the trial of the above cause you are hereby notified to produce on said trial the original of a report made by Joshua Stevens, Treas-urer of Noxubee County Miss-issippi dated August 3^d 1875 showing default of W. M. Conner as Tax Collector of said Noxubee County under sec 4 of An act of the legislature approved March 5, 1875.

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Produce on said trial the original letter of Geo E Harris in rela-tion to the bond of M L Hol-land, State Treasurer dated August 28 A D 1875 & addressed to Adelbert Ames Governor of Miss.

The defence on said trial the original letter from O C. French to Adelbert Ames Govenor of Miss: dated 13^th May 1874 a copy of which is set out in Article 7 of the articles preferred against said Adelbert Ames Govenor as aforesaid.

On failure to produce any one or all of the foregoing seconda-ry evidence will be offered on said trial by the Managers

W S Featherston
W A Percy
W. F. Tucker
Tho. Spight

H. L. Muldrow

W. R. Barksdale