Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1867-03-14
URY LAW.


Jurors in Washin gton. Frederick ond
Carroll Counties, and prescribing their
qualifications.
SECTION l. he Il enacted 5v the G.,,rn
assembly OF Mvytand That It shall be the dutv
OF the Clerk of the County Commissioners f.,
G E OF the Counties OF Washington, 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 he act and between
the first Of September and the first of October in
every second year there utter, a fair and com.
'i"'" list ofall the white male taxable Inhabitants
Or residents of said County, whose names anne, ;
on the tax books of said County, and who arc
not known to said clerks to be under the aoe nj
twenty-five, nor above the age of seventy Years
aud to which said list, so to he made and filed
the said clerks respectively shall append n ccr
tihcate that said list is full aad fairly made. and
for making such list, the said clerks shall receive
such compensation as the county Commissioner,
may deem right and proper; and for failure to
perform the duty hereby imposed, the said clerks
to the said Commissioners shall forfeit and nav
fine to the State of not less than Five hundred
dollars nor moro than One thousand dollars. in
the discretion of the Court, to be recovered bv
indictment as for rs msdemeanor and the
party upon conviction shall be committed to the
County Jail, there to remain until said fine n nd
all costs accrued shall be fully paid! and he shall
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ercisng the duties of the said office of clerk 70
the County Commissioners.
SECTION 2. sAal be IL further enacted. by the
authority aforesaid, that it shall be the dutv of
the Judges of the Circuit Courts for each Of the
Counties OF Washington, Frederick and Carroll
within twenty days of and, not less than five
days eefurc the commencement of the scyerni
terms ofthH 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 Of one month Of and not less than
twenty days before the commencement of each
and every term Of said Courts thereafter, ut
which Juries are required to attend sn the pres
ence OF such of the practising members of the
Bar OF said Courts as shall think proper to at
tend, notice OF time and place having been first
given to said members of the Bar, through the
crlers of said Courts to proceed to select from
the lists last furnished by the clerks of the coun-
ty Commissioners provided for in the first Sec
ton of this Act and from the poll-books of the
several election districts of said counties that
shall be returned to and filed in the clerks Office
of said courts, after any general election that
may be last held previous to snch selection, n
panel to consist of the names of three hundred
persons to be fairly and impartially selected by
the sail Judge, with special reference to the in
telligence, sobriety and integrity o. such persons
and without the lest ie arenca to their pottcal
opinions; and of the names of such persons, when
SD selected list shall be made and a certificate
thereto appended by the said judges. that said
list of names has been duly selected ia conform
itv with, and according TO the spirit and intent
of this act and which said lists and certificate,
shall he filed with the clerks of the said Courts,
an bv them preserved rs other proceedings Of
the said Courts are kept.
SECTION 5. And be IL further euac,sd Lv
the authority aforesaid, that when said list OIL
name: selected ms directed in the preceding Sec
ton. is nude and certified and therein provided
for, Immediately thcreupon the said ,Judpcs of
the said respective Courts, in the presence o. the
members of the Bur aforesaid and such other pcr.
sons a. may think proper to he pr esent, shall
cause all the nam"s selected and placed on the
aforesaid to lie icgiblv written upon ballots.
which shall he OF equal size and OF the same col
or AMI appearance, AMI shall be closely rolled or
folded and placed by the Judge himself with
his own hands immediately before the drawing
lie rin provided for, into cuJiform box with
sliding top, of the squire of eight chcs, to he
'racurcd FIR that purpose by the Clerk Of said
Court, uuier the direction of the said judges
md after the deposition said ballots, the said
box shall he closed, and the said Julre Shall
then cause the clerk or one of his deputies whom
the said Jud &c shall desgntte neither the one nor
the other who may be so required to act To he
present Mt the writing rolling or folding ani
'epo'it said bhllotS into the box, rs herein di-
rcctcd to appear before him, and then mn there.
in the presence of the said Julge, and such per-
sons as may choose to be present, after well and
thoroughly shaking said box, 50 that the ballots
be well mixed. to draw from said box, through
such an opening or aperture nude by moving
III sliding top thereof will only conveniently
admit the hand and without any manner look
'ngnto slid box, one by one forty eight of said
luts /: and the names appearing on said bal
lots, as drawn. shall duly recorded by the said
Hlge, or by the clerk in his presence Fanl nm
DIR his direction ia the ordcr in which they shalt
he drawn. a. aforesaid and thcrcupon forthwith
the said Judge shall order a Vsnir4 ttcids to is
sue, directed to the Sheriff of the said county,
c ,mmanding him TO su anon as Jurors. to attend
Ut the next ensuing term of said Cou t. the sew
cral persons whose names may be drawn as
an ifany such persons whose names
ire so drawn and embraced in said Ftnirs f,ci.s
should be dead, sick or otherwise unable to at
tend, or should he absent, and therefore not b.
founl ii shall be the duty of the Sheriff forthwith
to return the fact of such DEATH disability or alb
scnce, AMI the said Judge shall thereupon cause
to be drawn from said box, in the manner herein
before directed other names in the place and stead
of the original drawing who may be dead, disa-
bl"d or absent, and shall cause the name or names
Of UGH person or persons 81 rs last q said drawn
to he inserted in said Krnirs ficias to he summon
cd as aforesaid; and it shall he the duty of the
Sheriff to summon the persons nimel in said
Eaire. facias, and make return thereof to said
Court at the opening ofits session.
SECTION 4. Anl be IL fsther en4c'ed, by the
authority aforesaid, that Immediately after each
drawing for Jurors as directed in the proceeding
section and for taiiSmm rs hereinafter directed,
and without suffering the said ballots remaining
in said box to be taken ont, or in any manner
removed thcrcfrom, or inspected, or examined,
or the said box 10 be looked into, or removed
from his presence Ivy any person whatever, the
said Judge of the said respective courts shall close
said box and either lock or sell the same secure
ly, and keeping the key or seal thereof himself
sh Ill cpCst the sli1 box containiAg the remain
ing ballots, with the clerk of the said Court, to
he by him safely kept, free from any handling or
interference by any person whatever, unless it
he IN the presence of the said Jidse and by his
direction, and then only in the manner herein
directed AMI it for the trisl Of any cause or
ciuses, whether civil or criminal in the said cir
cuit court, talismtn or talismen he required,
the Judge of the said court NAV order the Shelf
to summon such tulismau or talismcn either from
n list of names that shall he drawn from the said
box continuing the said ballots in the mode and
manner as directed in the third section of this
Act, and furnished to the said Sheriff, or from
tho community ut lar RI IA heretofore prlcticcd.