The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-04-12
IN art to prorije far tie se,cciion. dr@ring ami
summarizing Of Iurics in Nte &eocra' counties, and
prescribing TIER quaiiGcat'oa.

IN art Ia prorijc Tar tie selec'ign. dr@,rjpy ami
+ 8VmmoRing Of Jarjcs in M"Se0cra} couniieS, and
! prescribing their QuaiJGcat,oa.
SEC. !. Be it enacted by the General A.cmIy of Mary
land That il shall hc the duiy Of the Clerk OF the
County Commissioners Tor each of the counties %: this
State make ont and file with tlc Clerks of the Circuit
Courts for said counties, not c than trnty days lci"rc
the beginning "i the first regular term ut sad court next
ensuing Tue IH.7ng" at thE act iar and complete I,st o.
alt the white male taxable Inhabitants "r residents OF >ad
county whose names ui'" IN the tax buuks Of 'Id
county and "h" are It" Known to sad clerks 10 he I'M
der the age OF twenty five years nor above IT," axe of
sixty Five year. aud 90 witch aid list NJ I" lee made and
filed the said clerks respectively shalt npIemdn cert itrae
that said list Is n and a'rlN nude; aud tor max ing such
LIST the said CLERKS shall receive such compensation
the County Commissioners may deem right and proper;
and tor failure t. perform The duty hereby imposed. the
said Clerks to the said Commissioner, shall forfeit and
pay fine to the STATE Of not les, than five hundred doll
lars more tlan th"uand dollars in the di~crc-
ton Of the Iurt, to lie recovered 10y Indictment ~ Tor
misen,nor and he shall lee thrn, tIort wholly incrrt-
BILE OF holding exercising the duc, Of the said Office of
Clerk to the County Commissioners.
Srr. >. Aad b" il further enacted by the authority
aforesaid, That it shall be the day of the Judges Of thc
Circuit Courts for each If the count within the cricd
of one month :" and not less than Fifteen days before the
commencement Of each and every term of said courts
thereafter at which .urr' are rc're t" attend IA the
presence of such Of the Iactirmg mcmbr- U the Ear Of
the said sa think proper attend, notice of
OF said tim" and place having been first given t" said
mcmlcrs of the La through the cr"s OF said courts to
proceed select tum the lists last furnished by the
Clerks Of tn" County Commissioners provided for in the
LIST section q" 's net and from the poll hooks OF the
cra election districts OF said counties that shah hr
turned To and filed in the Clerk Office Of said courts, after
general election that may he last held previous
such selection, panel 10 consist of the of five
hundred persons in the several counties Of Allcqmy,
Washington, Frederick, carroll and BaltmOrc Of
hundred persons in the several counties Of Montgomery,
Anne Arundel, Prince Georges Hartford Cecil norches-
ter Worcester and Somerset and of one hundred and fifty
persons in the several counties Of Howard, Charles, Cal
vert, St Mays. Kent Queen Anrcs Caroline and Tai
bot t." he fairly and impartiay selected Of the a!orc
SAID 10y the -d Judge with special reference 10 the in.
trlligencc sObrety and integrity of such persons and
without the least reference To their political npnons
and OF IN" nnin"' oil such persons when selected list
shall he made and certificate thereto appended 10y the
said Jn-e, that SAT- list Of names has been duly selected
IN conformity with and according I" the SPIRIT aud intent
u this act and which said lists and certificates shall Ice
filed with the Clerks Of said Courts, and by them preserv
cd It, other proceedings Of the said Courts are kept.
$50. >. And hc il further enacted lN the authority
Aforesaid, That WHEN sad list names selected is Ill
rectcd in the preceding .eciiun is nude and certified as
therein provided for. Immediately tIcicupon the said
Judge al the said rrprriv" courts, IN the presence of the
nrnicrs Of tine Bar ~ aforesaid! and surh other persons
may think proper to he present shall all the
names selected and placed on the list aforesaid to lee
lcihy written upon ballots. which shall l." Of equal size
and of the same o"or and appearance and shall be closely
rolled or folded and placed 10y the sad Judge. with his
own hands, Immediately bri"r" the drawing herein pro-
yidcd tur into Il Cuborm box with sliding top, of the
square 4i eight inches t" be procured Tor that purpose
10y the Clerk of said Court under the direction The said
Judge ana after dcmHiting SAID a"tS. the sad box
shall hc closed ami the aid Judge shall then Cd>r the
Clerk or one OF his deputies, whom the said Judge shall
designate neither the one nor the other who may he
required TO act t" he present at the writing. rolling
folding and dcpoStng said ballots into the box here
in directed appear hctrc him. aud then and thcrc in
the presence of til" said Judge and such other persons a.
may choose I" he present, after well and thoroughly s
King said box that the ballots he well mi Ncl to draw
from said ~ through AN opening or gpcrturr made bv
moving the sliding top thereof "a will only conveniently
admit the hand nal without in any manner look no int,
@t bon, one lay one, weight Of said ballots: ant the
names appearing -lI ballots ~ drawn snail hc GIl.
rrrprtcl 10y the sad judge. by the Clr in his urr.-
ccc, aud nutar his direction, In the order WHICH they
Shall nc drawn aforesaid, aud thcrcIpon "rthwi III lie
said Judge shall order a yrnirc tcS to i,.r directed 10
tie Sheriff Of the said county, commanding lin to sun
mon IL iilpurs to attend al the next rns. Term of said
court, the several persons whose may drawn a,
uoresad aud if ans slrh persons whose names are so
drawn and embraced in ,al vcnrc lras should hc dead
sick, otherwise unable to attend should lee absent,
and therefore not tolc found il shall he dc duty Of the
Shr',n mmhw,h To return r,r tact or .nrIi lnarl.
Disability or ABSENCE ajd tie said .ul. .lnll iu.rs-
upon c,.,ta lu Gaw, FROM said I,> IA The manner
uoniu'rujr director, ether uaIuo H.. . ra,. AMI 1T. q
%. t. o...,r.l ,, r,r, ID, ,Y, l,.lI,I CO.,
N,.pt and snail ,G,i,r ,r l,ll. o. r.s n -l, rr,, i,
.u" wrsph, STU q. ja. ua,ua drawn ia na iu-r'trl in
IND ,. IN ,,,i.. r,r. 81. b.. mai a., ,.r.;, i. ..
il shall l, llr dui. OF i,. SIr 81. .ryu.u II . il. ,.
uuuol in @ ,cuirr i,r.l- aud make a rr rg -,s,f Ia
.dl court nj tire oi ruina 81 .t4 81. sion
SIG /. Aud l., it iu,hoi cunr,ri w. dc authority
AFORESAID, That Immediately af,cy ,l ,.,.,i,i inr -
ros Us directed in the preceding section ana DOR tai.s-
men as hcrcinatcr directed and without suffering the
said ballots remaining in said no" to he taken out, in
any manner removed therclram or Inspected or exam
inc the sad box he looked into o. removed front
his presence by any person whatever, the said ,iuge
the said rr>IrStiy" courts shall close said box aud either
lock OF seal the same securely aud kreiug the KEY or
seal thereof himself shall deposit the sqd box contain
ing III" remaining ballot, with the CIprk Of the said
court lie 10y him safely Kept tree from any handling
or Interference hv ANY person whatever unless If lie in
the presence of HE said lu. and hy lis direction and
then only in the herein directed; and if for the
traI "f any or r,rscs whether yl or criminal II,
the said Circuit Court ttiusnn or ta'rsirr lie re-,
CURED the Judge Of tho aid Court may order the Sher-
III to shannon such alsinail w ,a">ncu either from
list that shall be drawn from the .ad box con
e tanning the 80 Il aul,. in tie luodr and manner as ,li-
rrt~i N the third section Of his act nt nrn Shed to
. the said Sheriff from til" community AZ ll.,. a. hrr,-
5 Sac = And be it rorthc. c,~rtcl Iy the authority
e aforesaid That fort yr..l, Jurors Irnn and .un-
. nuncl as in the ihird section Of this ort drr,rJ n
twcnt y-ihrcr name, first ur, uYr" in In, order IN which
t they pwn shall aud c IN, Grand Jury