Proceedings Before the Committee on Privileges and Elections and a Subcommittee Thereof of the United States Senate: In the Matter of the Investigation of Certain Charges Against William Lorimer, a Senator from the State of Illinois

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1910 - Bribery - 810 pages
 

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Page 35 - ... with intent to influence his act, vote, opinion, decision or judgment on any matter, question, cause or proceeding which may be then pending, or may by law come or be brought before him in his official capacity...
Page 107 - I was chosen to fill the said office, and have not accepted, nor will I accept or receive, directly or indirectly, any money or other valuable thing, from any corporation, company or person, for any vote jjr influence I may give or withhold on any bill, resolution or appropriation, or for any other official act.
Page 86 - ... is charged with testifying under the influence of some motive prompting him to make a false statement, it may be shown that he made similar statements at a time when the imputed motive did not exist, or when motives of interest would have induced him to make a different statement of facts.
Page 107 - Any member who shall refuse to take the oath herein prescribed shall forfeit his offl.ce, and every member who shall be convicted of having sworn falsely to, or of violating his said oath, shall forfeit his office and be disqualified thereafter from holding any office of profit or trust in this State.
Page 700 - The sessions of the general assembly shall commence at twelve o'clock noon, on the Wednesday next after the first Monday in January, in the year next ensuing the election of members thereof, and at no other time, unless as provided by this constitution. A majority of the members elected to each house shall constitute a quorum. Each house shall determine the rules of its proceedings, and be the judge of the election returns and qualifications...
Page 268 - No grand juror or officer of the court, or other person shall disclose that an indictment for felony is found, or about to be found against any person not in custody or under recognizance, except by issuing process for his arrest, until he is arrested; nor shall any grand juror state how any member of the jury voted, or what opinion he expressed on any question before them ; and the court in charging said jury shall impress upon their minds the provisions of this section.
Page 109 - Every person holding any public office, (whether state, county or municipal,) trust or employment, who shall be guilty of any palpable omission of duty, or who shall be guilty of diverting any public money from the use or purpose for which it may have been appropriated, or set apart by or under authority of law, or who shall be guilty of contracting, directly or indirectly, for the expenditure of a greater sum or amount of money than may have been, at the time of making the contracts, appropriated...
Page 56 - I feel sure that that friendship will last just as long as you and I do. I was awfully sorry that I was unable to be with you yesterday forenoon in St. Louis. I was taken very ill in Chicago Monday night with an attack of ptomaine poisoning and have had a pretty serious time of it. I did not dare to attempt the trip. I hope everything is all right with you and satisfactory, and that you are happy and fairly prosperous. I hope, before very long, to be able to meet you either in St. Louis or Chicago...
Page 452 - A. I do, sir. Q. How long have you known him? — A. I met him at the fortyfifth general session. Q. That was the session before? — A. That was in '97. Q. 1907, you mean? — A. 1907; yes, sir. Q. Did you meet him frequently at these two sessions of the legislature?
Page 35 - If any person shall, directly or indirectly, give any sum or sums of money, or any other bribe, present or reward, or any promise, contract, obligation or security for the payment of any money, present or reward, or any other thing, to any judge, justice of the peace, sheriff, coroner, clerk, constable...

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