5-5-416. Senate to be sworn. (1) At the time and place appointed and before the senate proceeds to act on the impeachment, the secretary must administer to the president of the senate, and the president of the senate to each of the members of the senate then present, an oath truly and impartially to hear, try, and determine the impeachment.
(2) No member of the senate can act or vote upon the impeachment or upon any question arising thereon without having taken such oath.
History: En. Sec. 1510, Pen. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 8982, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 11678, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pen. C. Sec. 745; re-en. Sec. 11678, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 94-5411, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 95-2811 by Sec. 29, Ch. 513, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 95-2811.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 5. Legislative Procedures
5-5-401. Officers liable to impeachment
5-5-402. Sole power of impeachment
5-5-403. Trial of impeachments
5-5-404. Officers of the court
5-5-405. through 5-5-410 reserved
5-5-411. Articles of impeachment
5-5-412. Delivery of articles to senate
5-5-413. Suspension pending trial -- filling vacancy
5-5-414. Time of hearing -- service of defendant
5-5-417. Proceedings on failure to appear
5-5-418. Counsel may be appointed
5-5-419. Defendant's objection or answer
5-5-420. Overrule of objection -- defendant's plea
5-5-421. Two-thirds vote necessary to conviction
5-5-422. Judgment on conviction -- how pronounced
5-5-423. Judgment on conviction -- how finalized
5-5-424. through 5-5-430 reserved