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State upon cause being shown, either after the expiration of any sentence or after pardon; and the person pardoned or restored to citizenship shall be entitled to a copy of the order of pardon or restoration to citizenship. (4639 R. L. 1910)

588. Pardon and Parole Officer-There is hereby created the office of pardon and parole officer, whose duties shall be to examine into and investigate all applications for pardons, paroles, reprieves, and commutations, together with all applications to remit fines, and he shall report his findings thereon to the Governor within 10 days after final presentation thereof to said officer, together with all the papers filed therein. That said pardon and parole officer shall maintain his office at such place or places as may be designated by the Governor. That said pardon and parole officer, with the approval of the Governor, may prescribe such rules and regulations for the application for pardons, paroles, reprieves and commutations as he may deem reasonable. That any person desiring executive clemency must file his petition in writing with said pardon and parole officer, and after said pardon and parole officer shall have acted thereon, shall be trans'mitted to the Governor; provided, however, that the Governor may commute death sentences to life imprisonment and grant temporary leaves of absences without petition therefor being in writing and without said pardon and parole officer acting thereon. (S. L. 1915, 90)

589. Re-Arrest for Violation of Parole-If a paroled convict shall at any time be guilty of a violation of any of the conditions of his parole, he may, upon the order of the Governor, be re-arrested and recommitted without further proceedings to confinement for the remainder of, and under the terms of, his original sentence. (4640 R. L. 1910)

Governor may revoke parole, without notice, and order recipient recommitted. Ex parte Horn, 11 Okla. Cr. 517; Ex parte Ridley, 3 Okla. Cr. 350, 106 P. 549.

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590. Information of Threat-An information, verified by the oath of the complainant, may be laid before any magistrate that a person has threatened to commit an offense against the person or property of another. (5561 R. L. 1910)

591. Magistrate Must Issue Warrant-If it appear from the information that there is just reason to fear the commission of the offenses threatened, by the person complained cf, the magistrate must issue a warrant, directed generally to the sheriff of the county or any constable or marshal or policeman of the city or town, reciting the substance of the information, and commanding the officer forthwith to arrest the person complained of, and bring him before the magistrate of the county. (5562 R. L. 1910)

592. Proceedings When Charge Is Controverted-When the person complained of is brought before the magistrate, if the charge be controverted, the magistrate must take testimony in relation thereto. The evidence must, on demand of the defendant, be reduced to writing, and subscribed by the witnesses. (5563 R. L. 1910)

593. Discharge, When-Unless it appear that there is just reason to fear the commission of the offense alleged to have been threatened, the person complained of must be discharged. (5564 R. L. 1910)

594. Bond Required, When-If, however, there be just reason to fear the commission of the offense the person complained of may be required to enter into an undertaking in such sum, not exceeding $1,000, as the magistrate may direct, with one or more sufficient sureties, to abide the order of the

next district court of the county, and in the meantime to keep the peace toward the people of this State, and particularly toward the complainant. (5565 R. L. 1910)

595. When Bond Is or Is Not Given-If the undertaking required by the last section be given, the party complained of must be discharged. If he do not give it, the magistrate must commit him to prison, specifying in the warrant the requirement to give security, the amount thereof, and the omission. to give the same. (5566 R. L. 1910)

596. Person May Be Discharged on Giving Bond-If the person complained of be committed for not giving security he may be discharged by any justice of the peace of the county or police or special justice of the city upon giving the (5567 R. L. 1910)

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597. Undertaking Sent to Court-The undertaking must be transmitted by the magistrate to the next district court of the county. (5568 R. L. 1910)

598. Assault in Presence of Magistrate-A person who, in the presence of a court or magistrate, assaults or threatens to assault another or commit an offense against his person or property, or who contends with another with angry words, may be ordered by the court or magistrate to give security, as provided in section 594, or if he refuses to do so, he may be committed as provided in section 595. (5569 R. L. 1910)

599. Person Must Appear in Court-A person who has entered into an undertaking to keep the peace must appear on the first day of the next term of the district court of the county. If he do not, the court may forfeit his undertaking and order it to be prosecuted unless his default be excused. (5570 R. L. 1910)

600. Discharge When Complainant Fails to Appear-If the complainant do not appear the person complained of may be discharged unless good cause to the contrary be shown. (5571 R. L. 1910)

601. Proceedings When Parties Appear-If both parties appear the court may hear their proofs and allegations, and may either discharge the undertaking, or require a new one for a time not exceeding one year. (5572 R. L. 1910)

602. What Constitutes Breach of Bond-An undertaking to keep the peace is broken on the failure of a person complained of to appear at the district court as provided in sec

tion 599, or upon his being convicted of a breach of the peace. (5573 R. L. 1910)

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603. Prosecution on Breach-Upon the county attorney producing evidence of such conviction to the district court to which the undertaking is returned, that court must order the undertaking to be prosecuted, and the county attorney must thereupon commence an action upon it in the name of this State. (5574 R. L. 1910)

604. Allegation and Proof-In the action the offense stated in the record of conviction must be alleged as the breach of the undertaking, and such record is conclusive evidence thereof. (5575 R. L. 1910)

605. Limitation-Security to keep the peace or to be of good behavior cannot be required, except as prescribed in this article. (5576 R. L. 1910)

606. Costs In all cases of security to keep the peace under this chapter, the court in addition to the order mentioned in said chapter shall tax the costs against the complainant or defendant, or both, as justice may require, and enter judgment therefor, which may be enforced as judgments for costs in criminal cases, and execution may issue therefor. (5577 R. L. 1910.)

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607. Defendant to Be Informed-He (defendant) shall be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation against him and have a copy thereof, and be confronted with the witnesses against him, and have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his behalf. (Sec. 20, Art. 2, Const.)

An objection that defendant was not served with copy of charge against him, is unavailing when he is at liberty and could have examined the original, or procured a copy thereof from the clerk. Stack et al. v. State, 4 Okla. Cr. 1, 109 P. 126; Franklin v. State, 9 Okla. Cr. 178, 131 P. 183; Robbins v. State, 12 Okla. Cr. 294, 155 P. 491.

The demand for copy of information should be made in open court before announcing ready for trial, and the fact of the demand and the ruling of the court thereon should be entered of record, or shown by proper recitals in case-made. Robbins v. State, 12 Okla. Cr. 294, 155 P. 491.

608. Arraignment-When the indictment or information is filed, the defendant must be arraigned thereon before the

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