Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-07-15
THE BOARD OF PARDONS.
How 1t is Composed and the
Rules Under Which It Acts
The Calendar.

The Board of Pardons of the State
of Nevada, is composed Of Govern
or j. w. Adams, Chief Justice c.
II. Belknap, Senior Associate JUS
tice o. r. Leonard, Junior Associ-
ate Justice Thomas P. Hawley and
Attorney General Davenport. The
meetings of the Board re led in
the Office of the Governor, and the
Governors Private Secretary, Hon.
T. w. Healy, is ex-oficio Clerk of
Board.
In California the meetings Of
the Board are held at the Peniten-
tiaries, where the applicants for
pardon are confined, and the mem
bers thereof are thereby given an
opportunity of seeing the men who
ask to De set free. As things go
here in Nevada, the members Of
the Board never see the applicants
for pardon unless they take the
trouble to 20 down to the State
Prison for that particular purpose.
This applies more especially t" the
members Of the Supreme Court
Bench. Governor Atams and At
torncy General Davenport being
memhers Of the Board IF State
| Prison Commissioners, visit the
Prison once a month, and thus in
some degree become acquainted
| with the faces and characteristics
of few Of the conyicts.
RULES or YuU BOARD.
Following are the rules under
which applications for pardon must
be presented
|. The regular meeting of the
Board shall be held on the second
Monday of January and July OF
each year.
2. Special meetings may be called
by the Governor at any time when
the exisencies Of any case demand
it, notice thereof being given to
each member Of the Board.
3 No application for the rernis-
sion Of fine or forfeiture, or for
Communication Of a sentence or par
don. shall be considered by the
Board unless presented in the form
and manner required by law IF the
State, approved February 20, 1873.
4. In every case where the appli-
cant has been confined in the State
Prison, he or she must procure a
written certificate Of his or her con
duct during ST. ch confinement, from
the Warden Of said prison, and file
the same with the Secretary of this
Board, on or before the day of hear
ing.
5. All oral testimony offered up
on the hearing of any case must be
presented under oath, unless other
wise directed by a majority Of the
Board.
6 Action by the Board upon
every case shall be in private, un-
less otherwise ordered by the con-
sent of all the members present.
Z After a case has once been
acted upon, and the relief asked
for has been refused, it shall not,
within twelve months thereafter. be
again taken up or considered upon
any IF the grounds specified in the
application under consideration, ex-
cept by the consent Of a majority
If the members Of the Board nor
IN any case, excep: upon new and
regular notice as required by law
in case of original application.
8. L. voting upon any applica-
ton the roll Of members shall be
called by the Secretary III the Board
in the following order:
First-The Attorney General.
Second-The Junior Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court.
Third - The Senior Associate !
Justice.
Fourth-The Chief Justice.
Fif,h-The Governor.
Each member, when his name is
called, shall declare his vote for"
ar against the remission of the
line or forfeiture, communication OF
sentence, pardon or restoration OF
citizenship.
8. No document relating to a
pending application for pardon or
Communication Of sentence, Or to a
prior application which has been
denied, shall be withdrawn from
the custody of the Clerk after filing,