The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1867-04-18
by Authority.
GENERAL JURY LAW,

OF 5uries ~ The several COUNTIES and
prescribing their qualification.
SECTION I. Be n Esaclef d, ne ctd.
erai assembly III Maryland, That il shall be
the duty Of the Clerk Of the County Gem.
missioners for ench oi the counties of this
| State TO make out and file with the Clerksor
| the Circuit Courts forsaid counties, no, less
than twenty days before the beginning OF
| the FIRST regular term Of said courts next
ensuing the passage OF this Act fair and
colapletr list Of all tho Writ laale taxable in.
habisantsor residents ofsad equity, whose
names appear o9 the taxable books OF said
county, and whoaren known TO saidclerk
| TO be under The ago Of twenty iise years, nor
above the age OF sixty-fve years and To
which said list, so to he matle and fled, the
said CLERKS respectively shall append a Ger.
tifcate that said list is full and lairly made
and for making such lirt, the said clerks
| shall receive such compensation as the
County Commissioners may deem right and
proper; aud for failure TO perform the duty
hereby imposed, the said clerks ~ the said
Commissioners shall fori,,i, and pay line
10 the State Of not less than Five hundred
| dollars nor more than One thousand dol
lars, in the discretion Of the Court, to DO re-
| coveredhy Indictment rs for amisdemeanog;
and he shall be thenceforth wholly incapable
Of holding or exercising the duties Of the
said Office of clerk to the County Commits.
sioners.
SECTION g. And be IL further eaactei,
by the authority Aforesaid that II shall be
the duty Of the Judges Of the Circuit Courts
for each OF the coanties and within the
period Of one month Of and not less than
fifteen days before tho commencement
OF each and every term in said CoGr,s there.
after, nj which Jusies are required to attend,
in the presence Of such Of the practising
members Of the Bar Of said Courts as shall
think proper TO attend, notice OF time and
| place having been first given 10 sRid meIn.
bera oithe Bar, through the CrieFA Of said
Courts, 10 proceed TO select from the lists
last furnished by the clerks OF the County
| Commissioners, provided for in the first Sec.
ton OF this Ac,, and from the poll books Of
the several election districts ofsaid counties
that shall be returned 10 aud fled in the
Clerks Office Of said Courts, aiter any gen.
eral election that may be last held previous
to sneh selection, panel to consist Of the
names Of five hundred persons, 10 the scve,
raj counties OF Allegany, Washington, Fred.
erick, Carroll and Baltimore; OF two hun.
]
Montgomery, Anne Arundel, Primes
Georges, Hartford, Coed, Dorchester, Wor
cester and Somerset, aud of one hundred
and fifty persons in the several counties Of
| Howard, Charles, Calvert, st. Mar s. Kent.
/ Queen Aune's Caroline and Talbot. to be
| fairly and impartially selected, of the ape
aforesaid, by the said Judge, with special
| reference 10 the Intelligence, solriety md
! integrity Of such persons, aud without
! the least reference to their political opin.
| ions and Of tho names Of such persons,
| when,so selected, list shall be made, and
n certificate thereto appended by the said
/ Judges, that said list OF names has been ,loly
| selected in conformity with, and according
/ TO the spirit and intent Of this act md
| which said lists and certificates shall be filed
| with the clerks OF the said Courts, and hy
than preserved rs other proceedings Of the
said Courts are kept
/ SECTION 3. Ani DC Il further rnarte,l.
by tho authority Aforesaid, that When said
list ofnames selected as directed in the prc.
| eedins Seciinn. il made and certified IA
therein provided for, Immediately thcrcupon
theEaid Judges Of thesaia respective Courts,
in tho presence OF tho lneu,Jcrs of tho Bnr
as aforesaid and saeh other pcrsbis "a may
think proper 10 be present. shRl eausp all
The names se,eclcd aud plnced on the lis, as
aforesaid to DO lcgldy Written upon iatllat g..
which shall be Of equal size, and OF the
same color and appearances aud slall he
cloSoly rolled or folded aud pluced by TIE
said Judge with his nwn hand, iunc,li.
atcly before thodrawiug herein proYider for.
into cuhiiorm boz, with sliding top, OF the
I square Of eight inches, 10 he proearrd eif
that purpose by the Clerk uf s5il Court. an.
der the direction Oft said Judge; and uf
ter deposi,ins said ballots, the sa;d b0x shall
be closed, and the Sid Jni-c shal then
caufe Tic Clerk, or QUO Of his lcpaiic1whoa,
the said Judgo shall designate. neither the
ono nor the other gho rlay be 50 rcqairsltu
act 70 Be present at the writing. rolling OF
folding aud depOsiliiig said ballots into the
box, as heffin directed. 10 Rppear before
him, and then and there, Ia tbs presence q
4 the Lnid Judge and such other pega0ns nj
may choose 10 be present, ai,er well and
thoroughly shaking said boz, so that the bal.
lots be well mixed, TO draw from said box,
through snch an opening or aperture made
/ by moving the sliding top thereof, as will
only conveniently admit the hand, aud with.
out M any manner looking into said box,
one by one, forty-eigh, OF said ballots and
the names appearing on said ballots, rs
drawn, shall be duly recorded by tho said
judge or by the Clerk in his presence, and
under his direction, in the order in which
they shall be drawn, MS aforesaid, and there.
upon forthwith the Judge shall order VI.
li'-e taeias to issue, directed 10 tho Sheriff
OF the said county, commanding him 10 sam.
mon as Jurors, TO attend ut the next ensuing
term Of said Court, tho several persons
whose uames may be drawn as aforesaid
and IL any such persons whose names arc SO
drawn and embraced in said Teniyc 1acias
should be dead, sick or otherwise unable to
attend, or should be absent, and therefore
not to be found, it shall be the duty OF the
| Sheriff forthwith To return the fact Of such
death, disability or absence, and the said
Judge shall thereupon cansc 10 be drawn
from said box, 10 the manner hereinbefore
directed other names in the place aud stead
Of the original drawing, who may be dead,
disabled or absent, aud shall cagse The nasnc
or names OF such person or persons so as las,
aforesaid drawn TO be Inserted in the said
ueHire fdcsas 10 be summoned as Aforesaid;
and il shall DO the duty of the Sheriff to
summon the persons named ~ said re,,ire
Jdcids, and make return thereof to said
Couri AZ the opening Of It's session. g
| SECTION 1. And be IL further eaacied,
by the authority aforesaid, That Immediately
after each drawing for Jurors us directed 10
the preceding section and for fglesiaeH ~
hereinafter directed, and without suffering
the said ballots remaining in said box to be
taken out, or in any manner removed there
from, or inspecied. orexamined, or snid box