The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-04-30
The accompanying additional cores
pondence VIII show the condition fully.
80. s. GRANT, Lieutenant General"
RuIss oftbe State BOARD or PsrdOns

Rules of the State Board OF Pard0ns.
The following rules have been adopted
by the board of pardons and approved
by Gov. Martin:
/. All applications for pardon or COM
mutation of sentence should be made In
writing and addressed to the governor.
2. Every application should be &C
companled by proof that notice "has
been given for two weeks of such appll-
cation for pardon, by publishing said
notice IN q newspaper printed in the
county where the conviction was had,
which notice shall state the name of the
applicant, the time when the application
will be made, and the offense of which
he was convicted; and in case no news
paper is published in such county, then
the said notice may be given by posting
the same ct the court house door of SAID
county two weeks before such applica-
ton" (Revissd Statutes, chapter 70,
section / Without such notice no par
don can be granted.
g. While no evidence of any nature
whatsoever will be rejected which will
enlighten the minds of the board, It is
yet recommended that the following
rules be observed in the production of
evidence:
1. All petitions for pardon should set
forth the offiense' for which the appli-
cant was convicted, the court before
which he was convicted, the date of his
conviction, the date of sentence, the sub
stance of the sentence in full, and the
reasons, considerations and facts on
which the application Is based also the
| character and habits of the person prior
to his arrest.
2. II Is earnestly recommended that, If
possible, full statement be forwarded,
made by the judge who presided at the
| trial, and the attorney VINO prosecuted,
together with their recommendations.
3. If judgment was pronounced on a
plea of guilty, and no evidence heard on
the trial of the case, copy of the indict-
ment or information should be furnish
ed, so that the precise nature of the Of
tense may be understood.
4. In applications based upon the
grounds of mis-trial, or improper con-
| viction, the allegations should be sus-
| taiRed by such reasons and evidence as
| would have been a good ground for q
new trial; and in applications based
| upon the ground of newly discovered ev-
| idence, the evidence should be such as
would in all probability, have produced
an acquIttai on a second trial.
s. II the offense was committed in q
county different from that in which the
| trial occurred, there should be recon-
mendations from officers and citizens OF
the county in which the otfense was
committed.
6. If possible, the recommendations oil
the prosecuting witness or witnesses, as
we'll as that of as many OF the jurors IS
| can be obtained, should also accompany
the application.
Z. While verbal statements will have
respectful hearing, tits earnestly request
ed that all statements be made in writing
and properly signed, that they may be
| made part of the record in the case.
f. All persons have the right, and are
specially requested to present such eVi
dence 10 writing as they wish to pre-
sent. to procure any pardon, or defeat
any application thereof; and the fulles
/ information is desired relative to all ap
| plications for executive clemency.
5. The regular meetings of the boaTo
will be held at Topeka, on the second
Tuesday of January, April, July, ano
October; and no application for pardon
which shall not have been prepsenteC
within the first five days session of thu
board, will be considered until the mex
| regular meeting.