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 independent Board of Pardons and Paroles.