§ 1724Presiding Officer of Committee

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Immediately
after the appointment of the select committee aforesaid, the
President of the Senate shall notify the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court, and he shall immediately attend the meetings of
the committee as the presiding officer thereof. The Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court shall decide questions regarding
the admissibility of evidence, and he shall, upon request of
the committee, pronounce his opinion upon other questions of
law involved in the contest, but he shall not have a vote on
the final determination of the case.

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