Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-04-13
TIals NEW yUny LAW.
The following is copy Of the jury law
lately passed by the Legislature:

The following is copy Of the jury law
lately passed by the Legislative: q
SECTION 1. 30 10 enacted, dc., That on the
general election 10 be held on the second
Tuesday of October, Ammo Domini one thou.
sand eight hundred and sixty-seven, and
tri-ennially thereafter, at such election, the
qualified electors of the several counties of
this Commonwealth shall elect, in the man
ner now provided by law for the election of
other county officers, two sober, intelligent
and judicious persons to serve as jury com
missioners, In each of said counties, for the
period of three years ensuing their election
but the same person or persons shall not be
eligible for reelection more than once In
any period of six years Pyopided, That each
of said qualified electors shall vote for one
person only as jury commissioner, anG the
two persons having the greatest number OF
votes for jury commissioner shall be duly
elected jury commissioners for such county.
SEC. q. 1t shall be the duty of said jury
| commissioners to meet at the seat oil Justice
of the respective counties, at least thirty
days before the first term OF the court OF
common pleas, in every year, and thereepon
proceed, with due diligence, to select from
! the whole male taxable citizens of the re-
spective county at large, number, such as
at the term of the court, of pleas next pre-
ceding shall, by the said court, be designa-
ted, Of sober, intelligent and judicious per-
sons, to serve as jurors in the several courts
of such county, during that year; and If the
said commissioners cannot agree upon the
names of the persons to be selected by them
as jurors, they shall proceed as follows ::
Each of the commissioners shall make list
containing the names of one-balf OF the re-
quisite number of persons, and ten per GEN.
tum in addition thereto, and the proper
number shall be obtained by each of said
commissioners striking from the list of furn-
ished by the other, number equal to the
said addition and the names not stricken
out shall be the selection of the names of
jurors, and the said jury commissioners shall,
in the mode and manner now directed by
law, place the names of persons 80 selected
in the proper jury wheel, and the said jury
wheel locked, as now required by law, shall
remain in the custody of the said jury com.
missioners and the keys thereof in the Gus
tody of said county.
Sec. 3. The said jury commissioners and
the Sheriff of the respective county, or any
two of them, shall draw from the proper
jury wheel panels of jurors, as grand juror'
of the proper county, and as petit and ira
verse jurors, for the trial of issues in fac
which may be taken in any action in any o
the courts, civil and criminal, in the severa
counties aforesaid, in the manner now prac
ticed and allowed; but before the said jur.
commissioners and sheriff shall proceed tc
} select or draw Jurors in the manner aforesaid
they shall severally take the oath or afiirma
ton now prescribed by law to be taken ,.
the sheriff and county commissioners befor
selecting and drawing jurors.
GRC a That much of anv act act
, of Assembly of this Commonwealth, q
!. makes it the duty of the sheriff and count.
commissioners of any of said counties t
select and draw jurors, shall be repealed
and cease to have any force or effect from
and after the first day of December next
! Ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred
and sixty seven: Prorided, That all acts
and parts of acts of Assembly, now in force
! in relation to the custody, sealing and uu
sealing, locking and opening of the jur
wheel of the respective county, and all act:
and parts of acts Of Assembly, now in force
imposing any penalty or punishment on th
, sheriff and county commissioners, or eithe
of them, for anything done or omitted b
them iu relation to the keeping, locking
opening sealing or breaking the seal of au
jury wheel, or in relation to the selection c
, drawing of jurors, shall be taken, deeme
and held to apply to the said jury commits
; sioners and sheriff.
, Sec. s. Each of said jury commissioner
t shall be allowed and paid out of the respe'
( tive county treasury TWO dollars and fit
Y cents per day, and four cents per mile, c
r cular, from the residence of the commission
Q ers to the court house.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of each of sal
, jury commissioners to take upon himse
< and discharge the duties of his said offic
under penalty of one hundred dollars f,
each and every neglect or refusal to atten
G the same, to be sued for and recovered b
h fore any justice of the peace of the prop
q county, as debts CT like amount are now
law recoverable, ten dollars of which sha
go to the person suing and the residue
!, be paid by the said justice to the treasur
of the respective county for the use of Il
u same.
Sec. Z. In case of the inability OF either
. both of the said jury commissioners, by sic
:; ness or death, or other unavoidable cause
II to discharge the duties of said Office, or
3 case of neglect or refusal to serve thereon,
= shall be the duty of the president judge
e such county, wherein said vacancy may ha
!, occurred, to appoint suitable person
. persons, as the case may be, possessing Il
y qualifications aforesaid, to perform Il
:. duties of said Office during such vacanc
y and such person or persons, after hayiI
complied with the requirements of the thi
section of this act, shall proceed to dischar
~ the duties of said Office the same as if elee
; ed by the people, until the next genel
). election, when the people shall elect col
~ missioner in lieu thereof.