Executive orders for convict reprieves and commutations of deaths, 1931-1939.

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Alabama. Governor. Executive orders for convict reprieves and commutations of deaths, 1931-1939.

Executive orders for convict reprieves and commutations of deaths, 1931-1939.

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"In all cases except treason and impeachment, the governor has power, after conviction and not otherwise, to grant reprieves, commutations, paroles and pardons, and to remit fines and forfeitures..." (Ala. Code, Chapter 202, Section 5127 [1923]). "When punishment of death is imposed, he may commute such punishment by substituting for it imprisonment in the penitentiary, or sentence to hard labor..." (Ala. Code, Chapter 202, Section 5129 [1923]). An executive order may grant a reprieve or commutation for a death sentence. This series consists of executive orders for reprieves and commutations. Each order lists the prisoner's name, number, county, crime, date convicted, sentence, and gives a statement approving the reprieve or commutation of sentence along with the governor's signature, the date, and the attesting mark of the secretary of state. Also included in the series is a complete list of commutations granted from January 15, 1935 to January 16, 1939. These records were created by Governors Benjamin Meek Miller (1931-1935) and Bibb Graves (1935-1939) upon the recommendation of the Board of Pardons (1901-1935).

2 folders (1 archives box).

Alabama Department of Archives and History