The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-03-01
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Cs7erno, BIease Says He Will Hereahs
Isusr. pardoa Beard.
BE ASSIGNS NO REASON
Simply Says lie Has Withdrawn All
Papers in Hands OF Members and
Will Refer No More 20 Them
The Office is Not !;bolished by

The Columbia Record says report
err tho askSd Governor Blease. Fri
day. what was the status OF the
State board OF pardoas, were told:
Well. have recalled the papers
THAT were in their hands and 10 not
intend TO refer any more cases 20
them" Which means the practices!
aboiishmeu, OF the Board. !. the GOV
e.no- stands BY his expressed ,nten-
ton: yet the law requires th.. tho
board s!:all met regularly. on the
first Wednesday in each quarter. and
so Il will continue to meet. its MEN,
bers drawing 81 per diem and their
mileage. although their occupation
be gone. The governor has not the
power to abolish the board. nor is it
within the discretion OF the board
to neglect the attending OF the reg
ular meetings merely because tho
governor has ceased to refer to It
any matters for consideration.
The board is composed o. Messrs.
R. Mayes Cleveland OF Travellers
Rest. C. a. Savage Of Walterboro and
Washington a. Clark. Sr., OF Colun-
bia. Sir Cleveland being chairman
and Mr. Clark secretary. Mr.. Saw
ages term expires mex, month. NJ.
C!eveland's about a year hence and
;Mr. Clark's two years hence.
Mr.. Clark said that he had not
been advised OF the governors in
:enticn not TO refer any more casee
TO the board. but that II the gov
ernor did pursue this course. the
board would have no choice but to
ne: regularly. on the frst Wednes-
day IN each quarter. notifying the
governor that it was IN session.
awaiting his pleasure. and. II he laid
no business before Il, adjourn: and
so on until the general Assem- bly,
should see ct to repeal the act cre-
ating the commission. or the ooasd
should 90 ou. Of existence by e1ptra-
ton Of the terms OF its uembers-
The pay Of the board. Mr.. Clark said.
is limited TO 81 per day for mem
bers while the board Is sitting. and
the usual mileage to and from their
homes on Official business.
The act creating the board pro-
vides that within 80 days from :he
appointment. said board shall meet
in the city Of Columbia. and organ
;ze. and a; once notify the governor
OF their readiness to consider any
neti,!ons he may see At 70 lay tefore
them. They shall keep comple
record OF al! their proceedings. ano
hold same subject TO the orders
from the governor. Or the general
assembl
|, shall be the duty OF said board
n consider any and all peuuons ios
oardons or commuta,ion OF sentence
which may be referred to them oy
the governor. and TO make their rec
ommendation 10 the governor regard
ing same: provided the governor may
or may no, adopt such recommenda-
ION. but in case he does not. he shall
submit. his reasons TO the general as
scmbly: provided. further. that the
governor may act on any petition
wi;hou, reference to said board.
Said board shall hold regular
meetings at least four times each
year. becinning on the first Wednes-
da-s OF January. April. July and
October. respectively. and as nany
extra meetings as the governor may.
through the secretary. order.
The members OF said board shall
receive as compensation for their ser
vices the sum OF four tsiD dollars
eor each day they shall be in session.
70, 20 exceed 90 days. and 10 cents
oer mile. one way. for the most di-
rec, route 20 and from sucN: nieen-:.
said sum 10 be paid by the State
treasurer. on warrant OF the comp
tro!ler General.
said board shall have authority 10
preserve orde: al its meetings. anc
"a punish any disrespect. or coa-
tempt committed in its presence.
majority OF said board shall const:-
t.;e a quorum for the TRANSACTION OF
business. and majority shall rule
| IN al! It's deliberations. The mem
5c-s o. said board shall hold no other
,rhl;c Office than that OF notary puo-