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Description and Holding Information
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1858-02-01, Governor's communication of execution by capital punishment
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SEE ALSO 56438 Thirty-seventh Legislature. Senate. No. 7. On February 1, 1858, Governor Morrill asked the Legislature to amend the law on capital
punishment. The language said a capital offender could not be executed until one year from his sentencing date and then at the direction of the
governor. In practice, no governor had ordered an execution for years, so the public viewed this as an abolition of the death penalty. Governor Morrill
thought the abolition should be written into law; many governors before him had asked for this also. (Digitized from a microfilm copy of title
originally held by the Library of Congress).
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Title:
Message of Governor Morrill.
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OCLC Number:
1431126263
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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