Herbert Hoover actually said...

The Governor of the Panama Canal is hereby empowered to grant pardons, paroles, and reprieves for offenses against the laws, orders, and regulations of the Canal Zone, and to commute sentences and remit fines and forfeitures.

Context

Executive Order 5250—Establishing a Pardon Board for the Panama Canal Zone

12/30/1929

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