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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, CUTLER, BAKER, D. COSTA, GRELL, GROVE, KORTZ, MILLER, SAYLOR, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER AND TRUE, JANUARY 26, 2010 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 26, 2010 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Appointing a committee and empowering it to make investigation. |
2 | BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the General |
3 | Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that the Judiciary |
4 | Committee is hereby authorized to investigate the conduct of the |
5 | Honorable Willis W. Berry, Jr., of the Court of Common Pleas of |
6 | Philadelphia County, and to determine whether the said Willis W. |
7 | Berry, Jr. is liable to impeachment for misbehavior in office, |
8 | and to report to the House the conclusions of the committee in |
9 | respect thereto with its appropriate recommendations; and be it |
10 | further |
11 | RESOLVED, That the Judiciary Committee shall designate the |
12 | Subcommittee on Courts to take testimony, review documents or |
13 | other materials and interview witnesses for the use of the said |
14 | committee, and said subcommittee is authorized and empowered to |
15 | make recommendations to said committee. And the said |
16 | subcommittee while so employed is authorized and empowered to |
17 | send for persons and papers, to subpoena witnesses, documents, |
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1 | and other materials under the hand and seal of the Subcommittee |
2 | Chairman; to administer oaths to said witnesses, to take |
3 | testimony, and to prepare and file pleadings and other legal |
4 | documents; and be it further |
5 | RESOLVED, That upon receipt of the recommendations of the |
6 | Subcommittee on Courts, the Judiciary Committee is hereby |
7 | authorized and empowered to send for persons and papers, to |
8 | subpoena witnesses, documents and other materials under the hand |
9 | and seal of the chairman; to administer oaths to said witnesses, |
10 | to take testimony, to prepare and file pleadings and other legal |
11 | documents and to employ staff; and be it further |
12 | RESOLVED, That a sergeant-at-arms, by himself or deputy, |
13 | shall serve the process of said committee and subcommittee and |
14 | execute its orders, and the said committee and subcommittee are |
15 | authorized to sit during the sessions of this House. The |
16 | expenses of this investigation shall be paid out of an |
17 | appropriate account of the Chief Clerk. However, if any staff |
18 | expenses or compensation are to be paid by the Chief Clerk, the |
19 | approval of the Bipartisan Management Committee is required. |
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