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Herbert Hoover: The Governor of the Panama Canal is hereby empowered to grant pardons, paroles, and reprieves for offenses against the…

On the recordDecember 30, 1929
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.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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

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