North Carolina Statutes
§ 123-6 — Articles of impeachment preferred
North Carolina § 123-6
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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 123-6 (2026).
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All impeachments must be delivered by the House of Representatives to the presiding officer of the Senate, who shall thereupon cause proclamation to be made in the following words:
"All persons are commanded to keep silence, on pain of imprisonment, while the House of Representatives is exhibiting to the Senate of North Carolina articles of impeachment against ______."
After which the articles shall be exhibited, and then the presiding officer of the Senate shall inform the House of Representatives that the Senate will take proper order on the subject of impeachment, of which due notice shall be given to the House of Representatives. (1868-9, c. 168, ss. 2, 3; Code, s. 2925; Rev., s. 4630; C.S., s. 6249.)
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Time of hearing fixed§ 123-11
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North Carolina § 123-6, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nc/123/123-6.