Note 526 — Chapter VI · JOHN WILKES, VICTOR BERGER, AND THE FIVE MEMBERS (continued 2)
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Besides the statutes mentioned, Act of February 26, 1853, c. 81, 10 Stat. at L. 171, disqualifies any member convicted of receiving bribes for discharging an official function. B. F. Whittemore of South Carolina resigned to avoid expulsion for sale of West Point appointments, was at once re-elected, and disqualified. 1 Hinds’ Prec. 487. The case cannot be supported. See 1 ibid. 540 for a vigorous attack on this case.