The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-03-19
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TO prescribe the manner d applying for pardons.
Shc. /. BE enacted bythe General Assezh-
bly e tie Stdts Of Ohio, That all pardons.
hereafter applied for on behalf Of any person ol
persons convicted in any court Of this State Of
any crime punishable under the laws thereof,
by imprisonment in the penitentiary Of the same,
and sentenced to such Imprisonment, OF on be-
half Of any person or persons convicted Of any
crime, the punishment of which Is capital un-
der the laws ofths State. and sentenced %
such punishment, shall be made and conducted
in the manner andunder the RESTRICTIONS mere
matter prescribed.
Sec. q. Notice OF, the application OF such
pardon shall be given 70 the prosecuting a'tor-
new sf the eo,lllty in which the indictment was
found against such person or persons so convic
ted and sentenced, at least three weeks before
such auplication shall be considered by the Go
vernon Of the tate; a copyof which notice ac-
knowledged by such prosecuting attorney, or
certified under oath bya credible witness, to be
a true copy thereof, shall accompany every such
application 10 the Governor; and a notice Of
such application, setting forth the names Of the
person or persons on whose behalf it is made,
the crime Ofwhichhe,sh she or they shall have been
convicted, the time of such conviction, and the
term OF sentence, shall also be published in
some newspaper printed in such county, and of
general circulation therein; OF il there be no
newspaper published therein, then such notice
shall be 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
application; acopyof which notice, duly au-
tbenticated by some credible witness under oath,
shall also accompany such application; Proyi-
ded that in any case In which the application
is for the pardon Of any person sentenced to
capital punishment and the time from the date
of the sentence to the time OF execution thereof
is less than three weeks, that such notices shall
onlybe required to be so served and published for
ten days before the consideration Of such appli-
cation. gtt tia
SEC. 8. III hereby made the duty of the
prosecuting attorney Of the county in which the
indictment was found against such person or
persons on whose behalf such application for
pardon ismade, to make out and forward to tho
Governor, within then days after the service OF
the notice upon him as herein before provided,
statement setting forth the time of such trial
and conviction, and the date and term OF such
sentence, and also the crime of which such per-
son or persons were convicted, and he shall al
80 briefly state anycircumstances in aggravation
or extenuation, If any such appeared in the
testimony upon the trial Of the person or per-
sons on whose behalf such application is made
SEC. 4. Thatin amy and every case which
there is imminent danger OF the death Of any
person or persons so convicted and imprisoned,
which fact shall appear by the certificate of the
physician Of the penitentiary, addressed TO the
Governor (which certificate may be accompani-
ed by the recommendation of the warden of tie
penitentiary, for the pardon of such convict OF
convicts; and in every case liz which the war.
den ofthe penitentiary, and the directors there.
of shall unite in q recommendation to the Gov
ernor for the pardon of any such convict or con-
vcts, stating specifically the considerations ant
reasons why such application is made, the pro
visions nthe foregoing sections Of this act shal
not be considered applicable.
SEC. 8. That this act shal! take effect on tht
first daj Of April, A. D. 1852.
JAMES G. JOHNSON,
Speaker Of the House of Reprcsentatiues.
nd AARON PARDEE.
President, PRO tempore, Of the Senate.
January 28, 1852.
INo.l3 AN ACT
To amend the act entitled, an act to amend th
act creating the Commercial Court of Cincin
matt, passed March 22d 1850
SEc.I. Belt enactedby the General Assembi
of The Sats Of Ohio. That there shall be terr
OF the commercial court OF Cincinnati commen
,eing on the first Monday of April next, and
term Of said court commencing on the first Mon
day Of July next; Provided that said July teri
shall not continue beyond the nineteenth day O
said month; and oil process issued out of sal
court, returnable to the next May term, and al
notifications to appear at said term, shall b
consideted as if originally made to the Apri
term herein provided. The first section OF tn
act to amend the act creating the commercial
court Of Cincinnati, passed March 22d, $50
which reads as follows: s'That hereafter ther
shall be term of the commercial court Of Gin
cinnati, TO commence ON the first Monday {
May in each year, and so muchof the act esta
blishing said court, passed February 4, ls4s, q
requires it to hold terms on the first Monday {
April, and the first Monday Of July in each yea
be and the same isrepealed,' p is hereby repealed
% JAMES c., JOHNSON,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
AARON PARDEE,
81 President, pro tempore, Of the Senate.
February Is, 1862. ''
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