The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-03

TAs Grand jurors - New Yerk-Lssislasavs
Hnaetment.
The following is copy Of an act passed by the
Legislature last week. We understand that the ao'
drawn BY Mr.. N. B. Blunt. the District Attorney
Of this CITY, for the purpose Of improving the present
system Of selecting persons to serve a. Grand Jury
men. This act gives the selection to board Of six
judicial officers, consisting Of the Mayor, Judge Of
the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of the Superior
Court, First Judge of the Common Pleas, Recorder
and City Judge =
AN ACT IN RELATION TO JURORS IN THE CITY OF
NEW YORK.
The people Of the State of New York, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:-
Sec. l. The persons to serve as grand Jurors at
Courts of Oyer and Tcrminer and General Sessions,
to be held in the city OF New York. shall be selected
from the persons whose names are contained in the
lists Of petit jurors for the time being for said city
by board to consist of the Mayor of such city, the
presiding Judge Of the Supreme Court in the first
Court of the city of New York. the first Judge Of the
Court OF Common Pleas, the Recorder, and the City
Judge Of said city and county Of New York.
Sec. 2. The said board shall meet ut the Office
OF the Commissioner Of Jurors, in the City Hall
of the city of New York, as soon as may be
after the passage OF this act, and afterwards
the first Monday in September in every year, and
organize by the election Of one OF their number as
for the transaction OF business, and if quorum be
not present the board shall adjourn from day to day
until quorum Is obtained.
Sec 8. The Commissioner Of Jurors shall attend
the meetings OF the said board and as clerk thereof
He shall produce at the meetings Of the said board
all the lists Of jurors in his possession. If the Com
missioner of Jurors shall be unable to attend another
clerk may be appointed by the board.
Sec. A. The said board shall within fifteen days
after the first meeting select from the lists produced
by the Commissioner of Jurors, Of persons qualified
to serve jurors in said city, list of the names Of
not less than six hundred nor more than one thou
sand persons, to serve as grand jurors of the die
rent courts OF Oyer and Terminer and General
Sessions 70 be held in said city, until the next
list shall be prepared, and the names thereon
deposited al hereinafter mentioned The persons so
selected shall be intelligent citizens of good charac-
ter, and shall be, so far the said board may be in
formed, possessed Of the qualifications by law 70
quired of persons to serve as jurors for the trial Of
issues Of fact and not exempted from serving such
jurors.
Sec. 5. The lists made out in pursuance Of the
third section Of this act shall contain the Christian
and surnames at length Of the persons named there
in, their respective places Of residence, and their
several occupations; it shall be signed by the officers
composing the board, and certified by the clerk of
the board, and shah be filed in the office Of the
County Clerk within fifteen days fixed by the fourth
section of this act.
Sec 6. The lists 50 filed shall be, prepared aad
the names thereon deposited in 8 box, and the
names OF the persons to serve IS grand jurors drawn
MeIeITOm III tne uauner now PROVIDED Dy law, eSs
cept that one or more Judges OF court of record,
shall be present at the drawing, and certify to the
came.
Sect. The names Of persons drawn as grand
jurors shall in certain cases BIZ returned into the box
of undrawn ballots, as now provided by law and
whenever the Court Of Oyer and Terminer or Court
Of General Sessions shall order the Sheriff to summon
additional persons to complete the grand jury for
such court the persons who shall be summoned by
him shall be first drawn fren the box containing the
undrawn names of grand jurors, in the manner pro-
vided for the drawing Of an original panel
Sec 8. From and after the day on which the first
list OF grand jurors under the provisions of this act
shall be fled in the Office Of the County Clerk the
persons whose shall be contained in such list
shall be eligible to serve grand jurors and no
serve as grand juror at any Court Of Oyer and Ter
miner or General Sessions held in the city of New
York, except his name shall be included IN the list
OF grand jurors for the time being selected pursuant
to this act.
Sec 9. 1t shall be the duty Of the clerk of every
cOurtf0r which panel OF grand OF petit jurors shall
be summoned by the Sheriff Of the city and county Of
New York. to notify the Supervisors of every in
which less than majority of the persons named in
the panel shall he returned as personally served, and
the Supervisors are hereby prohibited from allowing
paying any fees or charges to tho Sheriff for
ng any Of the persons named in apanel in relation
which they shall be SO notified, or for making any
eturn thereto.
Any clerk emitting to notify the Supervisors, as
equired by this section, shall be liable to penalty
hundred dollars for every such omission, to be
covered by any person suing therefor.
Sec. 10. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed
Sec. IL. THIS act shall take effect Immediately.