The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1867-03-28

ENTITLED sn Act to provide for the
Selection, Drawing aud Summouins
Of Jurors 10 Washington, Frederick
aud Carroll Counties, and prescribing
their qualification.
SECTION /. BE II Enacted BY the Gen.
eral assembly Of Maryland, That j, shall be
the duty OF the Clerk Of the County Com
faissioners for each Of the counties Of WASH
ington, Carroll and Frederick to make out
and Gle 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 all the whole male taxable inhabitants
or residents of said county, whose names
appear on the taxable books Of said county,
and who are not known to said clerks to be
under the age of twenty FIVE years, nor above
the age OF seventy years; aud TO which said
lat, 80 TO be made aud filed, the said clerks
respectively shall append Certificate that
said list is full and fairly made and for
making such lit, the said clerks shall re.
ceire suchcompcnsation as the County Com.
nissoners may deem right and proper and
for failure 10 perform the duty hereby i'm
posed, the said clerks to the said Commits
sioncrs shall forfeit and pay fine to the
State of not less than Five hundred dollars.
nor more than One thousand dollars, in the
discretion OF the Court, 10 be recovered by
Indictment as for misdcmeanor and the
party upon conviction shall be committed to
the county Jail. there 10 remain until said
fine and oil costs accrued shall be fully paid;
and he shall be thenceforth wholly incapable
Of holding or exercising the duties Of the
said Office Of clerk to the County Commits.
soners.
SECTION .. Aad be Il further enacted.
by the authority aforesaid, that il shall be
tae duty OF the Judges Of the Circuit Courts
for each OF the counties OF Washington, Car.
roll and Frederick, within twenty days Of
and not less than Eve days before the com
fnenccmcnt of the several terms of the
Courts OF said counties next succeeding the
passage Of this act in the year one thousand
eight hundred and sixty seven, and Within
tie period Of one month Of, aud not less
than twenty days before the commencement
OF each and every term in said Courts there.
after, at which Juries are required to attend
ia the presence OF such 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
ber. ofthe Bar, through the Criers Of said
Courts TO proceed TO select from the lists
llsi furnished By the clerks Of the Coan,y
COMMISSIONERS, provided Tor in the first Sec.
ton Of this Act and trUm the poll books of
tao several election districts vi said counties
tia, shall be returned to and filed in the
Clerks otieeo OF said Courts, after any gen.
cal election ti's may be last held previous
to such election, panel TO consist of the
names ofthree hnndred persons, to be fairly
and inpartally selected by the said Judge,
with special reference 10 theiutelliscnce, 80.
briay and integrity of such persons. aud
without the least reference TO their political
opinions; aud OF the names Of such persons,
when so selected. n list shall be made, and
ccrtihc ito thereto appended by the said
Judge, that said list Of namcs has been duly
selected in conformity with, and according
10 the spirit and intent OF this act and
Which said lists and certificates shall be filed
with the clerks of the said Courts, and by
them preserved as other proceedings OF the
said conrts arr kept.
SECTION 9. Ind be IL further enacted.
by the authority aforesaid, tina, when said
list OF names selected as directed ia the pre-.
ceding Section. is made and certified "a
therein provided for, Immediately thereupon
the said Judges OF the said respective Courts,
il tho presence of the members of the Bar
Aforesaid aud such other persons As NAV
thgk proper ~ be present, shall cause ail
the names selected aud placed on the lisl
Aforesaid to be legibly written upon ballots,
which shall be of equal size, and Of the
siae, color and appearance and shall De
eloseiy ruled or folded and placed by the
Judge himself with his own hands inmedi-
a,ey before the drawing herein provided for,
into cubliorm box with sliding top, Of the
sIaare Of eight inches, TO be procured for
that purpose by the Clerk Of said Court, un.
der the direction OF the said Judge aud af
ter deposiiiug said ballots, the said box shall
b. closed, and the snl JUDGE shall then
cause the Clerk, or one OF bis deputies HON
the said Judge shall designate. neither the
one nor the other who may be so required TO
acl to be preAcut ut the writing, rolling or
ioldng IN depasiting said ballots into tAc
eox, us herein directed. TO appear before
him and then and there, ia the presence Of
the said Judge, and such other persons us
may choose to be present, after well and
Thoroughly shaking snid box, so that the bal
lsls DO well mixed, TO draw from said box,
through such au opening or aperture made
ny moving the sliding top thereof, as will
only conveniently admit the hand, and with.
out ~ any manner looking into said box,
one by one, forty eight OF said ballots and
'he names appearing on said ballots, rs
drawn, shall be duly recorded by the said
Judge, or by the Clerk In his presence, and
under his direction, in the order in which
they shall be drawn, as aforesaid, and there.
upon forthwith the Judge shall order Te-
mietaeias TO issue, directed to the Sheriff
o. Tue said county, commanding him 10 SUN.
mop asJarors, 10 attend ut the next ensuing
term OF said Court. the several persons
shose names may be drawn US aforesaid !;
aud ifany such persons whose names are so
drawn and embraced ia said Feai,e facids
should be dead, sick or otherwise unable TO
attend, or should be absent, and therefore
not 70 be found Il shall be the duty of the
Shcnf forthwith TO return the fact OF such
death disability or nbsence, and the said
Judge shall thereupon cause to be drawn
ron said box, in the manner bcreinbeiore
directed other names 10 the place and stead
q The original drawing who may be dead,
usahlea or absent, and shall cause the name
@ names OF such person or persons so as last
aforesaid drawn 70 be insested in said Ycaire
igcias, and make return thereof TO said
Court ct tbs opening Of tn session.
SECTIONS And % Il .jxish<r saacted,
B; the authority aforesaid, that imn,eiia,ely
after each drawing for Jurors as directed II
tie preceding section and for talismen as
hereinafter directed, and without suffering
TIC said ballots remaining ia said box 10 BE