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

OF Jurors 10 Washington, Frederick
and Carroll Counties and prescribing
their qualification.
SECfIoNi! Be II Enacted Jv the Gen.
erat ,dsseably Of Maryland, That it shall be
the duty OF the CLERK OF the County Com.
nlissioncys for each of the counties Of Wash.
ington, Carroll and Frederick TO make out
and iile with the clerksof the Circuit Courts
for said counties within ten DAYS after the
passage OF this act and between the first Of
September and the first OF October, IN every
second year thereafter, fair and complete
list OF nil the wh0emale taxable inhabitants
or residents Of said county, whose names
appear on the taxable books OF said county,
and who are not known 10 said clerks to be
under the age Of twenty five years, nor above
the age Of seventy years, and to which said
list 80 TO be made and fled, the said clerks
respectively shall append a certificate that
said list is full and fairly made; aud for
making such lit, the said clerks shall re-
ceiye such compensation as the County Com.
missi9ners may deem right and proper and
for failure 10 perform the duty hereby i'm
posed, the said clerks 10 the said Commits
sioners shall forfeit and pay a fine TO the
State Of not less than Five hundred dollars,
nor more than One thousand dollars. in the
discretion Of the Court, TO be- recovered BY
Indictment as for a misdemeanor and the
party upon conviction shall be committed u
tho county Jail there To remain until said
iinc ami all costs accrued shall be fully paid,
and he shall BIZ thencefor,h wholly incapable
Of holding or exercising the duties OF the
said office Of clerk 10 she -eouuty Commis-
sio1ers.
SECTION .. And be II further enacted,
by the authority aforesaid. that il shall be
the daiy of The Judges OF the Circait Courts
for el,nll 81 the counties Of Washington, Oar.
roll and Frederick, within twenty DAYS Of,
and not Toss than FIVE DAYS before the com
menccmgRt Of tho several terinsaf the
Courts OF Slii counties next succeeding the
passage Of this act in the year one thousand
eight hundrei and sixiy-seven, nad wfhin
the period OF one month Of and not less
than twenty days before the commencement
Of each aud every term in said Courts there
alter, at which Jurios ure required to attend
IN the preArnce Of ouch Of the practising
members Of the Bar Of said Courts as shall
think proper 10 attend, notice Of time and
place having been first given to said mem
bers ofthe Bar, through the Criers Of said
Courts to proceed 10 select from the lists
l.st furnished by the clerks Of the County
Com nissioncrs, provided Tor IN the first Sec.
ton OF this Act aud from the poll.books OF
the several election districts OF said counties
that shall be returned TO aud filed in the
Clerks office Of said Coarts, after any gen.
erAl ELECTION that may be last held previous
to such election, panel TO consist of the
names otthree hundred persons, 10 be fairly
aud impartally selected BY the said Judge,
with special references To acknowledgement, so
briefly and integrity Of such persons, and
without the least reference 10 their political
opinions: and of the names Of such persons,
when so selected, u list shall be made, and
u certificate thereto appended by the said
Judge, tina, said list ofmamcs has been duly
selected in conformity with. and according
10 the spirit aud intent Of, this act and
which said lists and certificates shall be filed
with the clerks OF the SAID Courts, and br
them preserved Us other proceedings VI the
said Courts are kept.
SECTION .. .iai Dc Il farfher enacted
by thn authority aforesaid that wben said
list Of names selected Ms directed in the pre-
cedins Section, !. made aad certified as
ticrrin provided for, Immediately thercupan
the said Judges Of the said respective Courts,
in tho presence of the members Of the Bar
aforesaid aud such ether persons a. may
think proper 90 be present, shall cause al
the na,nrs selected and placed on the list
Aforesaid to be legibly written upon ballots,
which shnll be OF equal size, and Of the
samc color and appearance aud shall be
closely rulLd or ioldcil aud placed by the
Judge himself with his owa hands immedi.
a,ely beiarc tie drawing herein provided for,
into = enbiiFn, boz wish sliding top, OF the
square uf eight inches, 70 be procured for
that purpose BY tie CLERK Of said Court, un,
der the direction ui the said Judge; and AT
ter deposiiing snid ballots, the said box shall
be closed, and the said Judsc shall then
caiisr the Cicrk, or ONE Of his deputies whom
TIE said Judge shall designate. neither the
one nor The Other who mHy be so required to
act 70 be prescai ut the writing, rolling or
lol6ag ard dspcsiling said ballots into the
box, as kerrin directed, To appear before
him, and then and there, in the presence Of
The Paid judge, aud sneh other persons as
may choose to be present, after well and
thoroughly shaking said box, so ths, tho bal
la.is b, weil mixed, TO draS :rom said box,
i4.1as'i Sich An opening or aperture made
hy moving Tie Sliding top theseui, rs will
oaly conveniently admit the hand, and with.
pu 10 any manner looking into said box,
one by one, forty i'll of sail ballots uad
wv HaihNe sPyS",HFS va AAiH vditN'Sf "
drawn, shall he day recorded by the said
Judge, or hy the Clefh ia hispTesenee, and
under his detection, in the order in which
they shall be drawn, as aforesaid and there.
upon forthwith die Judge shall order a Ye.
aife .Jt,eids 10 issue, directed to the Sheriff
ofshe said county, commanding him to sam.
mon as Jurors, TO attend nj the pcst ensuing
term of said Court, the seyasal persons
whose names may DO drawn Us aioaesa;d
and il any such persons whose names are so
drawn and enhrueed in said Tenirc faeids
should DO dead, rick or otherwise unable to
attend, or should he absent, and therefore
not to be found, il shall be the duty of the
Sheriff forthwith 70 return the fact of such
death disability or absence, and the SAID
Judge shall thereupou oanse 10 be drawn
from said box, in the manner hcreinbefore
directed other names in the place and stead
of the original drawing who my be dead,
disabled Of absent, aud shall. ease the name
or names Of such person or persons SO as last
aforesaid drawn to be inserted IN said Feaire
.facfas, and mako return thereBto snid
Court at the opening of its session
SECrI0NI. And be Il firikef enacted,
Wy the authority aforesaid, thu, Immediately
after each drawing Tor Jurors as directed in
the preceding section and for iaiismea as
hereinafter directed, aud without suffering
che said ballots remaining in said box to he
taken out, or il any manner removed there
RON, orinspeeted, or examined or said box
TO be locked into, or removed from his pres-
enee w any person wha.escr, the said Judge