Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-03-18
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IAN ACT to prescribe themanner OF applying fol
1 nardonR fttt - .1 p ~
SEC /. Be 10 enacted by the General As
sembty Of the Stdtecf Ohio, That all par
dons hereafter applied Isr on behalf Of any
person or persons convicted in any couu OF
this State, of any crime punishable under
lhe laws thereof. by Imprisonment in the
Peni.enliary OF the same, and sentenced to
such imprisonment. or on behalf Of any per.
son or persons convicted Of any crime, the
punishment Of which is capital, under ihe
laws of this State. and sen.encedaioo such
punishment, shall beyhade and conducted
in The manner and under the restrictions
hereinafter prescribed. bE q 5sg
SEC. 2 Noiicea Of the application Tor
such pardon shall be give n to the Prosecu-
ting Attorney Of the county in which the
indictment, was found against such person
or persons so convicted and sentenced, al
least three weeks before such application
shall be considered by the Governor of the
Stale; u copy of which notice, acknowledged
by such Prosecuting Attorney. or certified
under oa.h of credible witness, to be a
true copy thereof, shall accompany every
such application TO the Governor; and no.
ice OF such application, setting forth the
names Of the person or persons on whose
b. half il is made, the crime Of which he,
she or they, shall have been convicted, The
lime of such conviction. and the term OF
sentence, shall a.So be published in some
newspaper printed in such county, and Of
general circulation therein; or if there BE-
no newspaper published therein, then such
nolice shall b. posted on the door of the
court house Of SUCH county, al least three
weeks before the Governor of the State shall
consider any such applications; copy OF
which notice, duy authenticated by some
credible witness under oath, shall also ac'
company such application; Provided, IN II
in any casu in which the application is Tor
The pardon Of any person sentenced 10 cap
ilal punishment, and the time from the dale
of the sentence 10 The lime OF the execution
thereof is less than three weeks, that uch
notices shall only be required 10 be so SER
we'd and published for ten days before the
consideration Of such application.
Sec. 8. 1t is hereby made The duty oil
the prosecuting attorney of the county in
which the indictment was found, against
such person or persons on whose behalf such
application for pardon is made. 10 make oul
and forward to the Governor. within len
days alter the service Of the notice upon
him. as herein before provided. statement
setting forth the time OF such trial and con-
viclion, and The daIe and term of such sem
lence, and also The crime Of which such
person or persons were convicted, and he
sha. also briefly Stale any circumstances in
aggrava,ion or extenualion. ir any such ap,
,,ea ed in the testimony upon the trial Off the
person or persons in whose behalf such ap-
plication is made. t
SEC 4. That in any and every case in
which there is imminent danger of The deaIh
Of any person or persons so convicted and
imprisoned, which facI shall appear by the
certificate Of the physician Of The penilen,ia.
ry, addressed 10 ,he Governor, which cerll.
icale may be accompanied by The recomen.
da,ion of the warden Of The penilenliary, (oi
The pardon Of such convict or convicts; AID
in every case in which the warden Of the
peni.cn,iary, and The directors thereof, shall
unite in recommendation TO The Governor
for The pardon Of any such convict or con-
vic,s, stating specifically The considerations
and reasnns why such application is made
the provisions in The foregoing sections O.
This ac, shall no, be considered applicable
SEC. 5 That This act shall lake effec
on the first day Of April. A d. 1859,
JAMES c. JOHNSON,
| Speaker of The House of Reps.
AARON PARDEE.
President pro lempore, of The Senate.
January a8, 1859.