Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-12

Coleman, McNabb,
A careful canvass Of the Senate makes it
quite celtlin that it will also pass that body
and become the law of the State. It is
quite long, but we give it entire, as fol-
| lows:
SECTION /. The people of the State OF
Nj chigan enact, That every person who
shall hereafter be convicted of the crime of
murder in the first degree shall suffer
death, If the jury before whom such per-
son shall be tried so recommend in their
verdict; but if the jury do not so recon-
mend, such convict shall be punished by
imprisonment in the State Prison for life.
SEC. 2. Whenever any convict shall be
sentenced to the punishment Of death the
presiding Judge of the court at which said
| conviction shall have taken place shall APP
| point the day on which such sentence shall
be executed, which shall not be less than
ten and not more than twenty months from
the time of sentence.
SEC 3: The presiding Judge Of u, sRs
taken place shall Immediately thereupon
transmit, or cause to be transmitted, to the
Governor OF this State. by mail, q state
ment or such conviction and sentence with
copy of the notes of the testimony taken
by such Judge, or by the official stenog-
| lapher OF the court upon the trial. The
| expense of such statement and copy shall
be estimated at the rate allowed by law to
county clerks for making copies and ex-
emplifcations Of records and pleadinps
and shall be audited by the Auditor Gen
eral and paid out of the treasury of the
State.
SEC. A. Whenever any person shall be
convicted of any crime for which sentence
of death shall be awarded against him. the
clerk of the court, as soon as may be. shall
deliver to the Sheriff of the county a certi-
fed transcript of the conviction and sem
tence; and the Sheriff sha thereupon
cause to be executed on such sonvict the
Judgment and sentence of the law.
SEC. 8. If it shall be made to appear to
the Governor that any convict who is under
sentence of death has become insane. or
tor-2nY other cause ,it-0pneey. te.fha Gneu
sentence may be respited by the Governor
from time to time, SO long as he shall think
proper.
SEC. 6. The punishment Of death shall
In every case be inflicted by hanging the
convict by the neck until he is dead and
the sentence shall, at the time directed by
the sentence, or by the warrant of the Gov
ernor when the execution thereof has been
respited by the Governor, be executed
within the walls of the Jail Of the county in
which the conviction was had, or within
the inclosed yard of such Jail.
SEC. z. The Sheriff of such county shah
be present at the execution, unless he shal
be prevented by sickness or other casualty.
and also two of his deputies, to be desi0-
mated by him, and he ahall request the
presence OF the prosecuting attorney, clerk
OF the court, and twelve respectable cit-
zens, including q physician or surgeon; and
he shall permit the counsel of the convict.
and such ministers of the GOSPEL as the
convict shall desire, and his relatives next
OF kin to be present and also such officers
OF the Jail. deputies and eonstables. mill
tary guard or other assistants, as he shall
see fit
SEC. 5. Whenever Sheriff shall inffics
the punishment of death upon any convict
In obedience to the judgment and sentence
OF the court or warrant Of the Governor. he
shall make return thereof under his hand.
with such warrant. if any, of his doinos
therein, to the clerk of the court in which
the conviction was had, as soon rs may be.
SEC. U. For his services performed In
executing the sentence of death upon anv
convict, the Sheriff shall receive the sum.
or 500, and his actual and necessary ex-
penses incident thereto and conneoted
Herewith, to be allowed and paid by the.
county in which such conviction was had
In the same manner that other claims ara
allowed and paid.
PRoHIBIToRY AMENDMENT.
PAOhOltOtN cOnSututkOn0I
amendment that passed that body last week
by Just the two-thirds vote, occupied the
entire day and evening of yesterday in the
senate. The hall was literally packed with
spectators, many ladies being among the
number. The amendment was ably sup
ported by Senators Hubbell. Austin
Carveth, Brown, S. w. Smith, Henry
and Edwards, and opposed bv
Senators Senators Pulyer, Cline, Shoemaker,
sherwood, Hawley, Hueston, and Curtiss'
and then the vote was ordered on its Anal
passage and resulted: yeas IS. nays 10, a
strict party vote, the Republicans vot.nc
against IL. "'ia
The Governor has approved the Joint
Issolunon 20 appropriate $l.0Oe for the.
horticultural Societys exhibition. ~ taLe
place IN Gmnd Rapids next September.
u, DON houses adlourned at noon TO-DAY.
me House 70 1870 Monday, and the Senate
70 a. M Tuesday. Onsrpvrn "'e
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