The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-01
AN ACT

ENTITLED AN ACT TO AMEND THE 4TH ARTICLE OF THE
CODE OF PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS, BY REPEATING THE
6O3D SECTION THEREOF, RELATING TO THE MODE OF
DRAWING JURORS AND FOR THE CITY OF RALTI-
MORE, AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR THE FOLLOWING
SECTIONS PROVIDING FOR MORE EFFECTUAL PRE-
VENrIoN AND PUNISHMENT OF FRAUD IN SUCH
DRAWINGS.
Be It enacted By the General Assembly of Mary
land, That the 6O3d section of the 4th article of the
Code of Public Local Laws be- and the same is
hereby repealed, and the following sections sub
stituted therefor, viz:
Section l. The said judges, having prepared the
said list, shall meet IN such of the court rooms
of the city Of Baltimore, and at such time as thew
shall appoint, not less than ten days before the be-
ginning of the May term Of the Superior Court for
Baltimore city, and shall cause all the names Sc
lected by the judges as aforesaid to be Inscribed
upon ballots which shall be of equal size color and
appearance, and shall be closely folded and shall
be placed by the judges themselves, with their own
hands, on the day OF said meeting, and Immediately
before the drawing hereafter provided for, in a
drawing-whee to be procured for that purpose, by
the Sheriff of Baltimore city under th direction of
said judges. The said judges hall then cause the
said Sheriff or such one of his deputies as he shall
designate to appear before them, and it shall be
the duty of the said Sheriff his said deputy, in
the presence of the said judges, and of such other
person or persons as may choose to attend to draw
one by from the said wheel all the ballots con-
tanned therein and the said judges shall cause the
said wheel to be turned its axis before the COM
mencemeut of said drawing after the ballots shall
have been deposited therein, and after the drawing
of each ballot and before the drawing of the next
until the whole of said ballots shall have been
drawn; the names appearing said ballots as
drawn shall be duly recorded by the said Judges or
by some person in their presence and by and under
their personal direction and inspection in the order
in which they shall be drawn aforesaid, which
the said judges shall certify at the foot of said list
| to have been done.
Sec. 2 And be it enacted, That any officer, de-
| putty, or person whatsoever, who shall fraudulent
designate. ~ Or
cause or Knowing ly permit to be marked desig-
mated, opened, left open any ballot or ballots
for jurors which shall be prepared for the purpose
nt being drawn under this article, or who by any
fraudulent contrivance, device or collusion what
| soever, shall prepare, arrange, or cause or
knowingly permit to be prepared or arranged, any
ballot or ballots aforesaid, that the same or any
| thereof may be known or recognized in the draw
ing thereof, or for the purpose of their being
| known or recognized, and any person or persons
who shall in any way frauduiently or collusivelv
deal, or conspre, or contrive to deal With the bal
lots aforesaid, any of them or the drawing there
Of or with the preparation folding of said bal
lot, or ballots, with the wheel aforesaid, so that
the fair operation and lawful aud impartial execu-
tion of the provisions of this article. in regard to
tue selection of jurors in the city of Baltimore,
shall be knowingly prevented or interfered ith
with intent to interfere with prevent the same
or permit or allow the to be interfered with or
prevented, shall be guilty of felony, and upon con-
victon thereof shall be sentenced 70 be confined in
the penitontiary for term of not less than one nor
more than three years.
Sec. 3. And be enacted, That nothing in the last
preceding section shall be held to affect the liza
bility of any person persons for any forfeiture
imposed bp section GIG of this article.
Sec 4. And be 1t enacted That this act shall go
into effect Immediately from and after its passage.
State Of Maryland, city of Frederick, to cit
We certify that the above and foregoingis true
copy of the original bill which passed both
branches of the General Assembly ofMaryand, at
the extra session, June, 1861.
MILTON Y. KIDD, Chief Clerk
House of Delegates.
| WILLIAM KuGoUR,