The Delaware herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1850-1854, 1851-05-28

two boxes for each hundred, ons Of which
boxes shall be marked or labelled "Grand
Jurors" and the other 'Petit Jurors, and each
with the name of the hundreds into the box
marked Grand Jurors. the names Of the per-
sons so selected as Grand Jurors, being writ
ten on small pieces of paper, as nearly alike
in size, shape and color as may be, and fold
ed SO as TO hide the name, shall be deposited
by the said Levy Court the names of tho per-
sons selected IS Grand Jurors from each hum
bred being placed in the box of that hundred;
and into the box marked petit Jurors the
names Of the persons so selected as Petit Ju-
rors being written on small pieces of paper as
nearly alike in size, shape and color as may
be, and folded so as 10 hide the name, shall
be deposited by the said Levy Court--the
names Of the persons selected as Petit Jurors
from each Hundred, being placed in the box
of that hundred; after which the boxes shall
be locked and delivered TO the Prothonotary
efthe Superior Court OF the County, and the
keys ofthe said boxes to the Clerk Of the Peace
of the County, And it shall also be the duty
of the said Levy Court and Court of Appeal
to deliverto the said Proihonotary and Clerk
of the Peace list of the names so selected
as Grand and Petit Jurors, signed by the Chair
man ofthe said Cortland countersigned by the
/ Clerk thereof showing the number from, and
the proportion in which they were selected for
each hundred. The said Prothonotary and
1 Clerk of the Peace shall meet in the Prothon.
otarys office, on the day after the first Tues
ldayin March annually, or within len days
thereafter, and after shaking the boxes mark
ed sGrand Jurors, so asto internx the papers
deposited therein, shall, in the presence Of
such persons as may choose to be present,
I draw from the boxes marked Grand Jurors,
in the same proportion for each hundred in
which they were selected by the Levy Court
the names of twenty-four persons to be sum-
!. moned as Grand Jurors, and the said Protho-
notary and Clerk ofthe Peace shall thereupon
deliver list of the names so drawn, with the
date of the drawing endorsed thereon, 10 the
; Sheriff of the county, who shall summon the
persons therein named according 10 the provis.
ions Of the said original act, TO serve as Grand
Jurors for that year.
SECTION. 8. And be IL further enacted
Il That the said Prothonotary and Clerk of the
Peace shall at least fifteen days before the
commencement ofeach term of the Superior
Court and Court of General Sessions Of the
Peace and Goal Delivery, draw from the
boxes marked petit Jurors in the same pro.
portions for each hundred in which they
were selected by the Levy Court, the names
: ofpersons TO be summoned as Petit Jurors
until the number of Petit Jurors prescribed by
the said original act to attend the said Cour
shall be drawn, with the date of the drawing
endorsed thereon, to the Sheriff of the county
who shall summon the persons therein named
according to the provisions the said origna
act TO serve as Petit Jurors at the ensuing tern
f of the Superior Court and Court of Genera
/ Sessions ofthe Peace and Gaol Delivery.
II SHcrross a. Aad he III further enacted
That the fourth section of the act 10 which
this is supplement shall be and is hereby
, amended by inserting in the third line thereof
between the words Courts and sthcn,' the
. words 'or shall be absent on the day fixed by
by this act for the drawing of the names O
the said Jurors.
SECTION s. And be 1t Ju,1her enacted
That the supplement TO the act entitled ian ac
f concerning awards, to regulate the summon
4 ing and returning of Juries, and for lessenins
i the expense thereof, and for other purposes,
. passed at Dover February %, ls49, shall BIZ
read and construed according 10 the amend
ments herein prescribed, and in any edition
Of the laws of this State hereafter 10 bc-pub
! lshed the act aforesaid shall be printed as a
mendcd by this act.
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