Author : William Woods Holden
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334804731
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)
Book Synopsis Trial of William W. Holden, Governor of North Carolina, Vol. 3 by : William Woods Holden
Download or read book Trial of William W. Holden, Governor of North Carolina, Vol. 3 written by William Woods Holden and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-28 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Trial of William W. Holden, Governor of North Carolina, Vol. 3: Before the Senate of North Carolina, on Impeachment by the House of Representatives for High Crimes and Misdemeanors I have shown, on a former occasion, and I shall not repeat the argument now, that the executive of the state has no power to make arrests; that in the distribution of powers under our constitution, the legislative, executive and udieial departments of the state have each their several duties and powers that the personal liberty of the citizen is under the especial care of the judiciary - and whether the matter may pertain to the arrest of persons accused of crime, or the enlargement of those com plaining of having been illegally captured or detained, the question is solely of judicial cognizance. I cited to you authority to show that the King of England could not authorize the arrest of the meanest of his subjects on his warrant or order: that while the King can do no wrong according to the British constitution, and cannot be made to atone for such an act by indictment, or in damages, yet the man who should undertake in his name to arrest the meanest subject of the realm would be liable to indictment and an action for assault and battery. I have read authority, also, that when the courts of ustice of the country are open it is a time ct peace - and if there be a time of peace the executive has no power to make arrests by military force. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.