The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-29
Commlsssoner or Jurors.

special Getting the Board Of supervisors for the
appointment Of Commissioner Of Jurors in place of
Hon. W. Walker, resigned was held yesterday at
O'Clock P. The Board is composed Of the Mayor, Re
corder the Judges of the Superior Court Court Of Com
mon Pleas, and uembers Of the Board OF Supervisors
Hon. Judge Oakley presided and Mr. David Valentine was
chosen Secretary. Judges Daily and ngraham, OF the
Court Of Common cas- were the only ,ers absent
Alderman MorT of the Twenty first propo ed that the
Board should proceed to the nomination Of Co
of Jurors The present incumbent appointed only
by majority of two Of those bodies and he ,posed to
make it legal it necessary that there should be
majority of each Of the three. The appointment was
very important one and much depended uroa it, inas
much all jurors summoned by him. and life,
liberty and prosperity were concerncd IN the matter OF
this appointment
Supervisor HERRIcK OF the Nineteenth, said that ac
cordng TO the construction of the Supervisor Of the
Twenty first, this convention was not competent, mas
sent The difficulty that occurred in reference to
the appointment of Mr.. French likely to arise at
present He therefore moved that this convention do
now adjourn.
Judge OAKLEY said that when this Law FIRST COM
muncated appointing Commissioner of Jurors there
gentleman absent. No question then raised
respecting the proper organization of that Board He
thought that majority Of the Judge from both courts
not ALL were present and no doubt majority Of the
person chosen Mr.. Walker. He entered upon the
duties of bis Office when meeting again convened
feet appeared to be to Mr. Walker from his place.
and to appoint another gentleman in his stead In the
S, aes Of II that t., meeting appeared tnt
sent. The question then raised as to
the proper organization of that Board Several
members of the Board who were present, of the
opinion that at all events under any construction that
might be made Of this law, it necessary that
jory Of the Judges should be present to constitute
legal quorum An appointment made, however, of
Mr Hawes as Commissioner OF Jurors Mr. Walker con
sdcIng the appointment as Illegal declined surrender
ing his office Mr.. Hawes commenced legal proceedings,
which have been and still pending. Mr. H. went to
Congress in the meantime and that circumstance led to
convened At that meeting majority Of the judges of
the Superior Court did not attend Several adjourn
ments took place, and, until formal communication
was made stating that they would not attend when
the Board, In their absence proceeded to make the
appointment of Mr. French. Now they find them
selves placed In much the circumstances.
In consequences of what ranspired at the last meetng
he had given good deal of attention to the
of the subject All the Judges Of the Court had become
united in their views and held among
them AT the consultation to which he alluded, all the
Judges attended except twoonc Of the Superior Court
matter was thoroughly discussed the laws carefully
examined and the meeting finally TO this conclu-
sion IN looking at the statutes they found the power to
make the appointment is given to the Supervisors the
Judges OF the Superior Court and also to the Judges of
the Common Pleas but not to those Courts. II was
suggested that the true meaning of the statute
that the gentlemen there alluded to and described,
were described as individuals and not in their
official station, and that the terms used were
mere description of the persons who called
upon to discharge this duty-that the gentlemen
described supervisors described ndiyduaythat
they do not by virtue of their official station but
named as certain persons occupying positions to whom
this right is delegated The question arose. how was
Board to be consttuted He authorized to that
all the Judges Of the Superior Court the judges of the
Common Pleas, with slight exceptions united in the
opinion that in order to constitute legal Board it
necessary that all the supervisors and all the judges be
present II that true it would be evident that there
had been legal Board Of the Commissioner Of Jurors
since the beginning The Judges had to the concu
h2 NJ Dadp To LATIN
remedy this Inconvenience, and that it proper that
a resolution should be drafted.
Alderman MOgr moved that the Chair appoint a com
mitse for that purpose.
The CHAIR appointed Alderman Mott, Judge Ducr, and
tie Recorder, members Of said committee.
The Beard then adjourned to Monday at the usual
heur