CO129-247 - Acting Governor Fleming Governor Des Voeus - 1890 [10-12] — Page 218

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the Governor's absence etc..

that

If it is necessary a provisional appointment to the Supreme Court be made under Seal, which I presume it is, it would appear equally essential

that the locum tenens

a

Governor who may be required to sign death warrants, modify or otherwise interfere with sentences passed by legal tribunals, or suspend Civil Servants from the exercise of their functions, should be appointed in such a manner as to leave no possible doubt that he is empowered to perform such acts.

It may also be worthy of consideration whether there are any duties connected with the office of Attorney General which may render it desirable that such an appointment should be made in a

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217 the Governor's absence etc.. that If it is necessary a provisional appointment to the Supreme Court be made under Seal, which I presume it is, it would appear equally essential that the locum tenens a Governor who may be required to sign death warrants, modify or otherwise interfere with sentences passed by legal tribunals, or suspend Civil Servants from the exercise of their functions, should be appointed in such a manner as to leave no possible doubt that he is empowered to perform such acts. It may also be worthy of consideration whether there are any duties connected with the office of Attorney General which may render it desirable that such an appointment should be made in a
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217 the Governor's absence etc.. that If it is necessary a provisional appointment to the Supreme Court be made under Seal, which I presume it is, it would appear equally essential that the locum tenens a Governor who ma may be required to sign death warrants, modify or otherwise interfere with of sentences passed by legal. suspend Civil tribunals, or Servants Servants from the exercise of their functions, should be appointed ao can in such leave no a manner. possible doubt that he is empowered to perform such acts . It may also be 3. worthy of consideration. whether there are any duties connected with the office of Attorney General which may render it. desirable that such an appointment should be made in а h
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217

the Governor's absence etc..

that

If it is necessary a provisional appointment to the Supreme Court be made under Seal, which I presume it is, it would appear equally essential

that the locum tenens

a

Governor who ma

may

be

required to sign death

warrants, modify

or

otherwise interfere with

of

sentences passed by legal.

suspend Civil

tribunals, or

Servants

Servants from the exercise

of

their functions, should be appointed

ao can

in such

leave no

a manner.

possible

doubt that he is empowered

to perform such acts .

It may also be

3.

worthy of consideration. whether there are any

duties connected with the

office of Attorney General

which

may

render it.

desirable that such an

appointment should be made in

а

h

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