The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1867-04-04
JURY LAW,

N'v~tS's ~ 'thahthENoh, lrtuciiSA
and Carroll Counties and prescribing
their qualification.
SECTION 1. Be. IL Eaaeted by he Gen.
erdi assembly Qf Maryland, That it shall DO
the duty OF the CLERK of the County Com.
uissioners fot each Of the counties Of Wash.
mgt3u, Carroll and Frederick to make out
and file with the Clerks Of the Circuit Courts
for said counties within ten days after the
passage Of this act and between tho frat Of
September and the first OF October, in every
second year thereafter, fair and complete
list OF oil the wholemalo taxable Inhabitants
or residents OF said county, whose names
appear on the taxable books Of said county,
and who are not known to said clerks to be
under the ege oftwenty Ave years, nor above
the age OF seventy years: aud 10 which said
list, soto be made and fled the said clerks
respectively shef append certificate that
sad list Is full and fairly made; and for
making such Ii i, the said clerks shall re-
eeiyo such compensation as the County Com
,niasloners nay deem right and proper and
Tor failure 10 perform the duty haebr i'm
posed, the said clerks TO the said Commits
sioners shall forfeit and pas fine TO the
State of not less than Five hundred dollars,
NJ.
discretion Of the Court, TO be recovered by
indictment as for a misdemeanor and The
party upon conviction shall be- committed 10
The county Jail. there tn remain until sni,I
hne an1 al eDs,S accrued shall be. fully mid,
and he shall be thtnceiorth wholly inc.nnble
of holdius or EXERCISING tho duties nj thn
said Office Of clerk 10 the .tyorufy Commis.
sioaers!
SECTION 2. asd be n further ,aacied.
by the authority aforesaid. that il shall be
the dnty OF the Judges of the Circuit Courts
for epa ~ the countie, of Washington. Gar
roll aud Frederick, within twenty days of.
and NOT lcss than fiye DAYS before the com
menccmgM. OF ,hc several terms of the
Courts Of sid counties next succeeding the
passage OF Tits act in the wear one thousand
eight huu,lred and sixty.seyen. mad Nfhm
the period oil oae month of, md not less
than twenty DAYS before the commencement
OF each and every term in said Courts there
after, at which Jures arc required to attend
in the prcS,nee Of such Of the practising
members Jl the Bar Of mid Courts as shall
think proper TO attend, notice of time and
place having been first given 10 said mem
Der, of the Bar, through the Cyiers of said
Courts to proceed to select from tho lists
last furnished by the clerks of the County
Com nisSioucr,, provided tor 10 the first Sec.
ton OF this Act aud from the poll-bouks of
the several election districts ofsaid counties
that shall be returned to and filed in the
Clerks Office of said Courts, after any gen.
er.l election that may be last held previous
TO such election, panel to consist Of the
names u;thrce hundred persons, 10 he fairly
and impartlally selected by the said Judge,
with Spccinl references 10 thcintclligcncc, so.
briefly aud integrity OF such persons, and
without the least reference to thuir political
opinions and of the names Of such persons,
when 80 selected u list shall b. made, and
certificate thereto appended by the said
Judge, that aid ist ofnames has been duly
selected in conformity with. and according
to the spirit aul intent Of this act and
w,dCh said lists and certificates shall be filed
with tho clerks OF the sad Coats, and by
them preserved rs other proceedings OF the
said Courts are kept.
SECTION ,. ili BE- Il tiVtAf- ca.i,{.
hy the authority Aforesaid that when said
list Of names selected rs directed ia the pre-,
ccling section. i. made aud certified ms
therein pro idrd for, imtne lately thercupon
the sail Jul1rs nf .hcsad respective Courts.
in the presence of the members Of the Bar
aforesaid aud such ether persons a. NAV
think proper to b. present, shall cause atl
the na,n,s selected and placed ON the lis,
aforesaid to be- le:dbly written upon ballots.
which shall he OF equal size, and OF the
same culnr aud appearance aud shall he
closely rolled o5 folded and placed by the
judge hinself with his nWa hands immedi.