Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-03-18
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AN ACT
To pr.,cribe the manner of applying for par
donS-
BY AUTHORITY.


To ,r.,cribe the manner Of applying for par
dons-
Sycr,ou1 Be IL enaeted By The General .4s-
,.,,,6I,, IN tIe S1aSe of Ohio, That all pardons
hereafter applied for on behalf of any person
or persons convicted in any court of this State.
of suy crime punishable under the laws there
Of, by imprisonment in the Penitentiary ofthe
same, and sentenced to such imprisonment, or
on behalf Of any person or persons convicted
of any crime, the punishment of which is capi-
tai. under the laws Of this State. and sentenced
to such punishment, shall be made and eondue-
ted in the manner and under the restrictions
hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. 2. Notice of the application for such
pardon shall be given to the Prosecuting Attor-
ney Of the county in which the indictment was
found against such person or persons so con-
victed and sentenced. at least three weeks be-
fore such application shall be considered by the
Governor of the State; a copy of which no
tice, acknowledged by such Prosecuting Attor-
ney, Or certified under cath of a credible wit
ness, TO be true copy thereof, shall accompany
every such application to the Governor; and a
notice Of such application, setting forth the
names Of the person or persons on whose be-
half il is made, the crime Of which he. 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 circu-
lation therein; or If there be no newspaper
published therein, then such notice shall be
posted on the door Of the court house of such
county, at least three weeks before the Gov
ernor Of the State shall consider any such ap-
plication; a copy Of which notice, duly au-
thenticated by some credible witness under
oath, shall also accompany such application; I;
Provided, that in any case in which the appli-
cation is for the pardon Of any person sem
fenced 10 capital punishment, and fhe time
from the date Of the sentence to the time Of
the execution thereof is less than three weeks,
that such notices shall only be required 10 be
SO served and published for ten days before the
consideration of such application.
Sec. 3. 1t is 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 is made. TO make out and forward to
the Governor, within ten days after the service
of the notice upon him, as herein before pro
vided, 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 person or persons were convicted,
and he shall also briefly state any circumstan-
ces in aggrayation or exteDuation, if any such
appeared in the testimony upon the trial of the
person or persons in whose behalf such applica
tion is made.
Sec. 4. That in any and every case in which
there is imminent danger Of the death Of any
person or persons so covieted and imprisoned,
which fact shall appear by the certificate Of the
physician of the penitentiary, addressed TO the
Goyernor, which certificate may be accompa-
MED by the recommendation # the warden Of
the penitentiary, for the pardon Of such con
Wet or convicts; and IN every case IN which
the warden Of the penItentiary, and the diree
tors thereof. shall unite in a recommendation
TO the Governor for the pardon Of any such con-
vict or eonvicts, stating specifically the cum
and reasons why such application
isImade, the provisions in the foregoing sec
tions of this act shall not be considered oppli-
cable.
Sec. S. That this act shall take effect on the
frs day Of April, A. d. 1852.
JAMES C. JOHNSON,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives..
AARON PARDEE,
President, pro tenlpOre, Of The Senate.
January %, 1852,