Charles Sumner: “We could never presume an intention to control the Governor's…”

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We could never presume an intention to control the Governor's constitutional power to remit fines and forfeitures.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that the Governor's constitutional power to remit fines cannot be assumed to be limited by legislative intent.

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Charles Sumner: “We could never presume an intention to control the Governor's constitutional power to remit fines and forfeitures.”