Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1867-02-07
Of Justice Of the respective counties at least

thirty days before the first term or the Court
of Common Pleas in every year, and there
upon select alternately from the whole male
taxable citizens of the county at large,
sufficient number of sober, intelligent and
judicious persons to serve as Jurors in the
several Courts of such county during that
year, and as soon as such collection shall be
completed the said Jury Commissioners
shall, in the mode and manner directed by
law, place the names of the persons SO Sc
lected in the proper Jury wheel.
The Jury Commissioners and the Sheriff
draw from the proper Jury wheel panels of
Jurors for the trial of issues in fact which
may be taken in any action in any of the
Courts of the county, in the manner now
practiced and allowed, but before the said
Jury Commissioners and Sheriff shall pro-
ceed to select or draw Jurors in the manner
aforesaid they shall take the oath or afirma-
tive now prescribed by law to be taken by
the Sheriff and County Commissioners, be-
fore selecting and drawing Jurors. The acts
or portions of acts that now make it the duty
of the Sheriff and County Commissioners to
select Jurors shall cease to have any force
and effect. from and after the second Tues
day of October, 1867-proUided that all acts
and parts of acts now in force in relation to
the custody, sealing and unsealing, locking
and opening of the jury wheel, and all acts
and parts of acts now in force imposing any
penalty or punishment ON the Sheriff and
County Commissioners, or either of them,
for anything done or omitted by them Or ell
ther of them in relation to the keeping, lock-
ing, opening, sealing, or breaking the seal
of any jury wheel, or in relation to the Sc
lecting or drawing of Jurors, shall be apple
able to the Jury Commissioners and Sheriff.
The pay of the Jury Commissioners shall be
the same per day as is paid to the County
Commissioners in the respective counties, to
be paid out of the treasury thereof
The penalty for neglect or refusal to at
tend to and discharge the duties of the Office
shall be one hundred dollars for each offence
to be sued for and recovered before any
Justice of the Peace in the county as debts
of like amount are recoverable F; ten dollars
to go to the person suing and the balance to
the county treasury.
In case of the inability of either or both
the Jury Commissioners, by sickness, death
or other unavoidable causes to discharge the
duties of said Office, the President Judge of
the county shall appoint a suitable person or
persons possessing the necessary qualifca-
tons, to perform the duties during such va
cancy-the persons appointed to comply
with all the requirements demanded of our
elected Jury Commissioners
This bill should be passed. The public
good and justice demands it. 1t is well
known fact that in the Copperhead strong
holds the juries are composed almost entire
ly Of Copperheads, and in many cases it is
impossible for Republican to obtain JUS
tice. The Copperhead members are, to
man, opposed to the bill.
1t is quite probable that the bill passed
last session, granting pensions and annuities
to the soldiers and widows of soldiers of
1872, will be repealed this winter. The
State has been imposed upon and swindled
to fearful extent by parties who were never
intended to come within the provisions of
the act referred to. Already some 5000, 900
have been paid out of the treasury to meet
the claims for pensioners and annuities.-
The bill was passed for the benefit of the
really INDECENT, but the claim agents in many
places have taken hold of the claims, and,
in fact, presented bogus papers, upon which
the money was obtained. While the repeal
of the law would not be just towards the real
ly deserving, it would effect great saving to
the Commonwealth.
On the 29th, in the Senate, the rules were
dispensed with, and the act relative to roads
in certain townships in Sullivan County, was
considered and passed finally.
In the House, on the 29th, the act to
change the venue in the case of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania vs. Jessy R. Nc
Carly, Joshua McCarty and Charles Norton,
from the Court of Quarter Sessions of Sulli-
van County to the Court of Quartrr Sessions
of Bradford County, was objected to, and,
under the rule, must lie over one week.
The House has passed finally an act to au-
thorize the borough of Troy to increase the
taxation for borough purposes. In the Sen
ate the same bill has been referred to the
Committee on Judiciary Local.
The House has passed finally an amend
ment to the act relating to the sale of land
for taxes in Potter county, so as to extend
the provisions of the same to Warren and
Bradford counties.
Mr.. LANDoN has presented to the Senate
petition from citizens of Bradford county,
praying for the repeal of the first section of
an act to prevent the spread of Canada this
ties, approved March, 1862 Referred to the
Committee on Agriculture.
The Senate committee on Judiciary Local
has reported, as committed, bill repeating
the provisions of an act relating to the fees of
District Attorney in certain counties of the
Commonwealth, so far as they relate to the
county of Bradford.
Also, supplement to an act to change the
mode of criminal proceedings in Erie and
Union counties, extending the same to Brad
ford.
Gov. GEARY has adopted series of regu-
lations for pardons that are likely to put an
end to the too free use OF the pardoning
power. They are as follows:
First. No pardon will be granted until
notice of the application therefor shall have
been given by publication, once week, for
two consecutive weeks, in newspaper print
ed in the county in which the conviction
was had.
Second. No pardon will be granted un-
less notice of the application shall have
been given to the judge who tried the cause,
to the district attorney, or to the attorney
who prosecuted, proof of which notice shall
be furnished this Department
Third. All applications for pardon must