Mississippi Constitution
Article 4, § 49 — Power of impeachment
Mississippi Const. art. 4, § 49
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Miss. Const. art. 4, § 49.
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The House of Representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment; but two-thirds of all the members present must concur therein. All impeachments shall be tried by the Senate, and, when sitting for that purpose, the Senators shall be sworn to do justice according to law and the evidence.
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History
SOURCES: 1817 art “Impeachment,” §§ 1, 2; 1832 art VI §§ 1, 2; 1869 art IV § 27.
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