Scope and Contents This series consists of applications for pardon, parole, and restoration of civil rights together with supporting documentation. Prior to 1897, applications for clemency were handled directly by the governor. Beginning in 1897, a new three-member prison commission investigated applications and made recommendations to the governor for clemency. In 1943, a constitutional amendment transferred the authority to grant clemency to the Board of Pardons and Paroles which had been created by the...

Scope and Contents This series consists of bound volumes made up of printed forms entitled "Executive Minutes - Commutation Order - Application for Executive Clemency". Information on the forms includes: 1) date; 2) name of felon; 3) date convicted; 4) county where convicted; 5) crime committed; 6) reason for pardon, and 7) signature of governor and executive secretary. The governor had the power until 1943 to grant clemency to convicted criminals. In 1943, a constitutional amendment gave that function to an...

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This series consists of bound volumes used as a log by the Governor's Office for recording extradition proceedings. Each page of the log is a preprinted form containing entry spaces for the name of the accused, demanding state, asylum state, date of receipt of request, and charges against the accused followed by a chronological series of entries of action taken or received.

Scope and Contents This series consists of volumes containing forms entitled "Executive Minutes - Pardon Orders - Application for Executive Clemency". Information on the forms includes:1) date;2) name of felon;3) date convicted;4) county where convicted;5) crime committed;6) reason for pardon;7) order from governor on pardon, and8) signature of governor and executive secretaryThe governor had the power...

Scope and Contents This series consists of volumes containing forms entitled "Executive Minutes - Parole Orders - Application for Executive Clemency". Information on the forms includes: 1) date; 2) name of felon; 3) date convicted; 4) county where convicted; 5) crime committed; 6) length of service; 7) pre-printed reason for pardon, to wit, "prisoner has served minimum service fixed by law for crime committed. Gainful employment will be given to prisoner upon his release and society will not be jeopardized...

Scope and Contents The governor had the power until 1943 to grant clemency to convicted criminals. In 1943, a constitutional amendment gave that function to an independent Board of Pardons and Paroles. This series consists of volumes of forms entitled "Executive Minutes‑Probation Orders‑Application for Executive Clemency". Information on the forms includes: 1) date; 2) name of felon; 3) date convicted; 4) county where convicted; 5) crime committed; 6) length of service; 7) reason for probation; 8) order and...

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These volumes contain proclamations of rewards offered by the Chief Executive for felony crimes and selected misdemeanors. On request from county officials, the Governor issued a reward proclamation for the fugitive. The proclamations list the criminal, county, crime, circumstances, the reward and a standard paragraph giving the official sanction by the state of the fugitive's apprehension.

Scope and Contents This series consists of records relating to rewards offered by the Governor of Georgia for the arrest and conviction of felons. By a law of 1872, the Governor was authorized to offer rewards not to exceed $250 for non-capital felonies or $500 for capital felonies. The series is composed of correspondence from: (1) private citizens and local officials describing various crimes and requesting that rewards be offered to solve the crime, (2) the Governor informing local officials of his...