The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-08

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nation, or absence from the State, the
| powers and duties of said office shall
devolVe upon the Secretary Of State,
until the disability shall cease, or until
the next general election, when the
vacancy shall be filled by election II,
during a vacancy in the office of Cover
nor. the Secretary OF State resign, die
or become incapable of performing the
duties of the Office, or be displaced. or
be absent from the State, the President
pro tempore of the Senate shall act as
Governor until the vacancy be filled or
the disability cease. While performing
the duties of the Governor as IN this
section provided, the Secretary of State
or the President pro tempore Of the
Senate, as the case may be. except in
cases of temporary disability or alb
sence from the State, shall be entitled
TO the salary and emolumentS of the
Governor.
Sec. u. Until otherwise provided by
law. the Governor. Justices of the
Supreme Court and Acknowledgement
shall constitute a Board OF Pardons, a
majority of whom, including the Gov
ernor, upon such conditions and with
such limitations and restrictions as
they deem proper, may remit fines and
forfeftures. commute punishments and
grant pardonS after convictions, in all
cases except treason and impeach-
ments. subject to such regulations as
may be provided by law, relative to the
manner OF applying for pardons: bur
no hne or forfeiture shall be re-
mFtted, and RIO communication or par
don granted. except after a full
nearing before the Board. in oman
sessions. after previous notice of fne
time and place of such hearing has
been given. The proceedings and de-
clslons of the Board, with the reasons
therefor in each case, together with
the dissent of any member who NAV
disagree. shall be reduced to writing
and filed with all papers used upon
the hearing in the office of the Score
tary of State.
The Governor shall have power to
grant respites or reprieves in all cases
OF convictions for offenses against the
State, except treason or conviction ON
impeachment; but such respites or
reprieves shall not extend beyond the
next session of the Board of Pardons;
and such Board, at such session shall
continue or determine such respite or
reprieve, or they may commute the
punishment or pardon the offense as
herein provided. In case of convic-
ton for treason, the Governor shall
have the power to suspend execution
OF the sentence. until the case shall
be reported to the Legislature at its
next regular session, when the Leg
stature shall either pardon or COM
mute the sentence or direct its exc
cution; he shall communicate to the
Legislature at each regular session
each case of remission of fine or for
feiture, repreve, Communication or
pardon granted since the last previous
report. stating the name of the con-
vict, the crime for which he was con-
victed, the sentence and its date, the
date of remission, Communication, par
don or reprieve, with the reasons for
granting the same. and the objec-
lions. if any, of any member of the
Board made thereto.
Sec. Is. Until otherwise provided
by law, the Governor. Secretary of
State and Attorney-Generaf shall con-
stitute a Board of State Prison Com
missioners, which board shall have such
s1nerviSinn of all matters cnnnected