To His Excellency
Thomas E Bramlette
Governor of Kentucky

Your petitioner, Mrs. Ophelia Smith, of Danville, respectfully shews that at the August Term, 1865, of the Boyle Circuit Court, she was indicted by the Grand Jury for failing to "put up Tavern rates" in her Hotel.

As she Could not gain say the charge, She went into Court and Confessed a judgment for $60 — that being the fine imposed, as she was informed for that offense.

Your petitioner now shews & states that she was utterly ignorant of the existence of such a statute — indeed she has never seen them, to this day, posted in any Hotel, And, therefore, her violation of law was unintentional and in ignorance that such was in force.

She feels that the costs of this case and the fee to be paid to the Comlths atto: would be punishment enough under the Circumstances, and therefore respectfully prays Your Excellency to remit so much of the said Judgment as may be within the executive discretion.

Danville, Aug 14 1865
Ophelia Smith

The Undersigned, Citizens of Danville, Know Mr^s O Smith, of the 'Chiles House' — beleive the statements of her Petition above to be true, and unite with her asking Executive clemeny in the Case

[Ms chrisman]
L P Baker
E L VanWinkle
A. H. Sneed
Jno. W. Shelby
W R Boid

I concure in the prayer of the petition

Jno S VanWinkle

Boyle Cir Ct
vs
Ophelia Smith
$60,
Remitted 15 Dec/65
Remit