Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1867-02-14
THE FREE PRESS.
IIagerstswn, Thursday, Fell. - 1857.

i.NDREHF G. BOTD. II'i,or

EB We nave already noticed The pas
sage Of the "Bi'l to provide for selecting
d fummoning aud drawing ;nries in Wash
ington, Frederick and Carroll counties. =
."Jhe provisions ofihe bill are as follows: =
a9- Section First provides that it shall be
the duty Of the Clerk to the County Com
niissioners of each county to proceed i'm
% mcdiately to make out and file with the
Clerk of the Circuit Court within ten days
% after the passage of the act and between
the 1st of September and the 1st of Octo-
her, every second year thereafter, a fair
and complete list Of all the white male
q taxable inhabitants or residents of the
County, whose names appear on the books
and who arc not known to said Clerk to
be under twenty Eve OF ovor seventy years
of age: to which list the Clerk is directed
to append a''ccrtifcate that it is full and
fairly made. For making said list the
'C1sfk is allowed such compensation as the
County Commissioners deem right or
proper; and for failure to do 50 the Clerk
to the Commissioners is liable to pay
fine ofnot less than five hundred nor more
than one thousand dollars and is forevr
disqualified from holding Office under the
laws Of this State. ...
The second section makes It the duty
Of the Judge ofthe Circuit Court Of each
county within ten days Of and not less
than FIVE days before tho commencement
of the next ensuing term of the Circuit
Court for each of said counties, and in
like manner before each subsequent term
IN the presence of such of the practising
members Of the bar as shall think proper
TO attend, notice of tire and place having
been first given, to proceed to select from
the list provided for in the first section of
the act, and from the poll-books Of the
several election districts, that shall be
filed in the Clerks Office, after any general
election that may be last held Previous to
such selection,a panel consisting of the
names of three hundred persons to be
fairly and impartially selected by the
Judge with especial reference to their in
t.lliganc:, sobriety AMI integrity, and
without the least reference to their politi-
cal opinions; Of which names list is
directed to be made with certificate of
the Judge appended, that said list had been
selected in accordance with the provisions
ofthe act. This ist and certificate il
preserved by the Clerk as other proceed
ings of the Court are kept.
Section Third provides that ii immediately
after this list is made cut and certified,
the Judge in the presence of the members
of the bar, or such other persons as may
think, proper to be present, shall cause all
the names on said list to be written u Don
ballots of the same size and appearance,
and after being closely rolled or folded.
said ballots shall be placed by the Judge
in cabinet form box with sliding top,
from which under the supervision of the
Judge forty eight names shall be drawn,
one by ons, whom tile sheriff is directed to
summon as Jurors for tho next Term Of
thetCircuit Court, and in case any ofthose
persons are dead, SICK or unable to attend,
provision is made by which others are
drawn to ell their places.
Section Fourth provides that after the
drawing is over the Judge shall lock or
seal the box containing the remaining
ballots and deposit it to he kept securely
by the Clerk, the Judge keeping tho key
Or SEQ thereof. In any cases where tai
esmen are tequ irci; they may, be taken
either from list of names drawn from
the said box or from the community at
large as heretofore practised.
Section fifth provides that of the forty
eight names drawn, the twenty three, |
first drawn shall constitute the Grand Jury
and the remaining twenty the Petit
Jury. Zoe
Section sixth provides that the name of
no person disqualified by existing law
shall be placed upon the list from which
the drawing is to be made; nor shall any
person DO drawnand summoned to two
Courts SUCCESSFULLY; and empowers the
Court to co cree the attendance of Jurors
drawn and summoned under this Act
and to punish by fine or Imprisonment Or
both, fol. any default or contempt COM
mitted in disrcgarding such summons.
Section Seventh, orders that Unnecessary
the ensuing terms Of the Circuit Courts !
shall be postponed, until the provisions of
this act can be fully complied with.
Section Eighth, declares that the Act
shall take effect from its passage.
RY"The U. s. House of Representa-
tives, on Saturday last, passed over the
Presidents veto the bill admitting Ne