The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-29
BOARD OF PARDONS.
Senate Passes the Amended Bill
After Fight

Yesterday afternoon, the committee
of the whole, not only finished the gen
eral orders for the day, but suspended
the rules and in committee of the
whole took up the orders for today.
Senator Culkin kicked on the small
compensation allowed the clerk of the
beard Of pardons, created by S. F. lit.
He thought the board should be al
lowed at least $500 and allowed to fix
the salary within that sum. Senator
Roverud wanted the secretary Of state
to be made the clerk. Senator Potter
thought the duties should be placed on
the clerk Of the supreme court. Sen
atOr Culkin said Oar. F. Reese was too
much Of a politician. The board should
have it's separate clerk. The Potter
amendment was adopted. Senators
Sperry and Yale had tilt over the en-
thusiasm Of their personal admiration
of some" Of the members of the board.
The bill was finally recommended to
pass after reference to the financial
committee under the rules. These
rules, however, were suspended, when
the senate reconvened and the bill was
given its second and third readings
and passed, ayes, 81; noes, 0. 1t is as
follows:
Section l. The board of pardons shall con-
siSt of the governor, chief justice or the SUI
preme court and the attorney general, and it
prieves or to commute the sentence of any
person convicted of an offense against the
laws of the state in the manner and under the
conditions hereinafter prescribed, but not
otherwise. Every pardon Communication
shall be in writing, and shall have no force
or effect unless the same was granted by
said board convened as such and signed by
all of said board. A reprieve in a case where
capital punishment has been imposed may be
granted by any member Of said board, but
for such time only as may be necessary tC get
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slider the pardon or communication Of the SEN
tence OF the person so reprieved. Said board
may grant absolute or conditional pardons
and conditional pardons shall state the
terms and conditions upon which granted
Sec. 2. The board shall be convened by
the governor within ten days after the pas
sage or the act and meet regularly at least
four times a year; oftener as expedient; at
the capitol, or at its own convenience. Notice
of regular sessions shall be published. The
board may adopt rules and regulations not
inconsistent with the act.
Sec. 3. Every application for pardon or re-
pr1eve shall be in writing, addressed to the
board and shall be signed by the convict or
some person in his behalf 1t shall concisely
state the grounds upon which the pardon or
repr1eve is sought, and in addition contain
the following facts
1. The name under which the convict was
indicted and every alias by which he has been
known.
2. The date and terms OF sentence and the
name OF the offense for which it was jnDosed
3. The name CT the trial Judge and Of tho
county attorney who participated at the trial
OF the convict. together with that of the
county in which he was tried
4: succinct statement of the evidence
adduced at the trial with the Endorsement of
the judge or county attorney who tried the
case that the same is substantially correct,
II such statement and Endorsement are net
furnished, the reason thereof shall be stated
s.. The age, birth place, parentage occu-
patTon, residence, during five years nmedi-
ately preceding conviction OF the convict.
.. statement of other arrests, .ndct-