Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1867-03-21
TURY LAW.

SECTION /. B, it enacted by the Genera
Assens5su of MARYLAND, That il shall he the duty
of the Clerk of the County Commissioners fol
each of the Counties of Washin yton, Carroll and
Frederick to make ont and file with the clerks
of the Circuit Courts for said Counties within
ten days after the passage of the act and between
the first Of September and the first of October in
every second year thereafter, IL fair and CON-
| plete list fall the white male taxable Inhabitants
| or residents of said County, whose names appear
| on the tax books of said County. and who are
not known to said clerks to be unkr the age OF
tw enty-fve, nor above the age of seventy years,
and to which said list, so to be made and filed,
the said clerks respectively shall append q GER
tfcate that said list is full and fairly made anas
for making such list, the said clerks shall receive
such compensation as the county Commissioners
may deem right and proper; and for failure to
perform the duty hereby imposed, the said clerks
to the said Commissioners shall forfeit and pay
fine to the State of not less than Five hundred
dollars nor more than One thousand dollars, in
the discretion of the Court, to be recovered by
indictment as for as a misdemeanOr; and the
party upon conviction shall be committed to the
County JAIL there to remain until said fine and
ali costs accrued shall be fully paid and he shall
be thneceforth wholly incapable cf holding or ex-
ercising the duties of the said Office of clerk to
the County Commissioners.
SECTION 2. And be ii further enacted, by the
authority aforesaid, that it shall be the duty of
the Judges of tue Circuit Courts for each of the
Counties of Washington, Frederick and Carroll,
within twenty days of and, not less than five
days tefore the commencement of the several
terms ofth4 Courts OF said Counties next succeed
ing the passage Of this act in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and siXty-seven, and within
the period o. one month Of and not less than
twenty days before the commencement of each
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which Jures are required to attend gin the pres
ence of such Of the practising members of the
Bar Of said Courts as shall think pr oper to at
tend, notice of time and Place having been first
given to said members IF the Bar, through the
crers of said Courts to proceed to select from
the lists last furnished bv the clerks of the coun-
ty Commissioners provided for in the first Sec
:ion Of this Act and from the poil-books of the
several election districts of said counties that
Shall be returned to and filed in the clerks Office
of lid courts, after any general election that
may be last held previous to such selection, a
panel to consist of the names Of three hundred
persons to be fairly and impartaly selected by
the said Judge with special reference to the in
teligence sohriety and integrity Of such persons
apdhwithout the leastae erence to their political
opinions: and of the names of such persons when
so selected list shall be made, and certificate
thereto appended by the said Judges, thu said
list of names has been duly selected in con form
ity with, and according to tn, spirit and intent
of this act and which said lists and certificates
shall be filed with the clerks of the Sal ! Courts,
and by them preserved as Other proceedings of
the said Courts are kept.
SECTION 5. And be ii further en1cled by
the u hoIity aforesaid, that when said list of
zion, is made and certified AMI therein provided
for, immediately thereupon the said Judges of
the said respective Courts in the presence o. the
members OF the Bar aforesaid and such other per-
sons as may think proper to be plesent, shall
cduse all the NAMES selected and placed on the
aforesaid to be legib.v written upon ballots,
which shall be of equal size and OF the same col
AMI appearance, and sh III be closely rolled or
folded and placed by the Judge himself with
his own HANDS Immediately before the drawing
herein provided for, into cubiforln. box with
sliding top, of the square Of eight chas, to be
procured for that purpose by the Clerk of said
Cburs. undrr tile direction of the said Judges
and after the deposition said ballots the said
box shall he cipse'l, and the slid Judge sh I'LL
then cause the clerk or one of his deputies whom
the said Judge shall Designate neither the one nor
the other who may be so required to act to he
present ut the writing, rolling or folding and
deposit said ballots into the box rs herein d.
rected, to appear before ,lirn and then and there
IN the presence OF the said Judge, anil such per-
sons az mly choose to be present, after we'll and
thorong lily shaking said box, so that the ballots
be well mixed, to draw from said box through
such IN open ng or aperture made by moving
th siding top thereof, as will only conveniently
admit the han' ,, and without any manner look,
ing into said box, one by oae forty eight of said
all0ts and the names, appearing on said bal
lots, rs drawn. shall duly recorded by the said
Judge, or by the clerk in his presence. fand un-
his direction, in the orner in which they shall
he drawn. Al: af res lid, and thereup1n forthwith
the said Judge hal Ordrra Fcnre f1ci,ls tn is
ecu, directed to the Shcr IF of the said county,
commanding him to summon as Juror. to attend
1T the next ensuing term ofsaid Court, thu sew
ersl persons whose names may be drawn as
aforesaid AMI ifany such persons whose n ames
are so drawn an embraced in said Tenire Fa'ias
should be dead, sick or otherwise unable to at
tenl, or should be absent, and therefore not BIZ.
found it shall be the duty of the Sheriff forthwith
to return the fact of such DEATH Disability onab-
scnce, and the said Jud re shall thereupon cause
to be drawn from said box; in the manner herein
before Groeted'otler names in the place and stead
oftc original drawing who may lie dead disa-
lied or absent, and shall cause the name or Names
of such person or persons as last orsaId drawn
to be inserted in said Kenrs facias to be summon
ed as aforesaid; and it shall be the daty of the
Sheriff to Summon the persons namcl in said
Venire. facias aud make return thereof to said
Court at the opening ofits session.
SECTION !. Anl be it futher enacted, BIZ the
authority aforesaid, that Immediately after each
drawing for Jurors rs directed in the proceeding
section and for tglism1n hereinafter direc e |,
and without suf ril z the said ballots remaining
in said box to he taken ont, or n any manner
removed therefrom. or inspected, CIR examined,
or the snid box 10 be looked into or removed
from, his presence by auy person whatever, the
said Judge of the said respective courts shall close
said box, and either lock or seal the same secure
ly, and Keeping the key or seal thereof himself
shall drp.st the slil box con tainiar the remain
ing ballots, with tha.elerk of the said Court to
be by him safely kept, free from any handling OF
interference BIZ any person whatever, unless ii
be in th. presence of the said .Tldge and by his
direction, and then only in the manner herein
directed /; AMI if for the trial of any cause or
ctuses whether civil or criminal in the said cir
chit court, talsman or talismeu be required,
tne Jilige of the said court may order the Shelf
to supNnon such talisin,n or taisnien either from
"A list of names that shall be drawn from the said
box containing the said. BALLOTS in.the mpdennd
manner rs directed in. the third section Of this
Act, an furnished TO the said Sheriff. OR from
the conInIaiy az lar se as heretofore pr ,ctic.d.
SECTION 5. lind be il further enacted, by the
authority aforesaid, that of the forty-eight Ju-
rors drawn ard summoned rs in, the Third sec
ton of this net directed, the twenty three names
first occurring in the order in which they, were
drawn shall constitute and be the Grand Jary fer
The ensuing term of the said court; and the remain
in twenty-five names next in order in the draw
ing shall constitute and be the Petit Jury Of said
ensuing term Of said Court.
SECTION 6. 4And,5e il further en1ctea; by the