Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-05-19
LAws-GENERAL.
State L0tcs.
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF ND
Az The January sessies. 1870.
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AN ACT

"sse" tWeutv-ur1. e'EnfeFb nurHf~u
and sixy-eeveu, chapter three HUNDRED
and fwepiy-nine. entitled On Act Z"
provide for the selection. drawing and
sufnmoning of Jurors in the several
counties and prescribing their qualid-
cations srd also ,ec,ion two Of On Act
pssaed ard approved March III rsieth.
eighteen hundred and .ixty-eight. chap
ter three hundred and sixteen. entitled
% Act 10 repeal section two Of IN Act
psssed March twenty first, eighteen
hundred and six.y -seven. chapter three
hsadred and twenty mine. entitled an
Act 10 provide Sor the selection. draw
ing ard summouinr Of jurors in the
several counties and prescribing their
Qualifications. and re-epsct the same
With smeudmeuss. and to re-epac. the
said sections two and three with amend
meats.
Sec. I. Be il enacted BY the General
Asrenbly Of Maryland, That section two
ofsn Act raised and approved March shir-
tie,h, eighteen hundred and six'y-cicht.
chs7ter three hundred and sixteen. emit
tied On Act 10 rep~sl section two Of an
Act parsed March twenty-frst. eighteen
hundred and sixty seven, chapter three
hundred and twentv-nine, entitled an
Act to provide for the selection. drawing
and sunmoning Of jurors in the several
counties AID prescribing their qualifca-
lions, and 70 re-enact the same with
amendments. and section three Of the said
original Act, passed March twenty first.
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, chap
ter three hundred and twenty-nine, en-
titled an Ac. to provide for the selection,
drawing and summcning Of jurors in the
several counties and prescribing their
qualifications. Re and the same are here
BY repealed and re-ensctcd to read as fol-
lows:
Sec. z. And be 1t enacted, That it
shall he the duty Of the Judges Of the
Circuit Courts for each OF the counties,
not less than fifteen days before the COM
mencement Of each term Of the Court at
which jurors are required to attend. in
the presence Of such practising members
Of the bar Of said Court rs shall think
proper TO attend, notice Of the time and
place having been frs. given to said bar
through the CTiers Of said Courts to pro-
coed 20 select from the lists last furnished
by the Clerks Of the County Commission.
ers provided for in the first section Of this
Act. and from the poll books Of the sew.
eTsi election districts Of said counties.
thst shall be returned and fled in the
Clerks Office Of said Courts after any gen.
era! election that may be last held previ.
cusiy to such selection. q panel to consist
Ut The names Of Two hundred persons in
the several counties Of Baltimore, Wash.
ington. Montgomery. Aller hany. Carroll,
Frederick. Anne Arundel, Prince Geor-
Ge's. Hartford, Cecil. Dorchester. and OF
one hundred and fly persons in the sew
eral counties Of Howard. Worcester. Som
erset. Charles. Calvert, St. Msry's, Kent,
Queen Anne's. Caroline and Talbot, to be
fairly and impartially selected Of the age
Aforesaid. by the said Judges. with spe-
cisl reference to the intelligence, sobrie-
y aud integrity Of such persons. and with
the least reference TO their political opln-
ion. and Of the names Of such persons
when 20 selected. list shall be made, and
. certificate thereto appended BY the said
Judges. thst the said list Of names has
bees duly sels eted IN ceuformit; with and
sccordipg to the spirit and intent Of this
Ass, and which said lists and certificates
shall b Sled with the Clerks Of said
Courts. and BY them preserved 40 other
psseeedines Of the said Courts are kept.
See. 8. And be Il further enacted BY the
authority aforesaid, That when said list
II nance. selected as directed in the pre-
cedisg section, l. made and certified ss
therein provided far, immediately there
uron the said Judges Of the said rcspec-
tive Courts, in the presence Of the mem.
ben Of the bar as Aforesaid. and such oil
er persons - may think proper to be pres
eai, shsil cause all the names selected
and placed on the liss - aforesaid. 70 be
highly sritien upon ballots. which shall
Dc Of equal size aud Of the same color and
sFpearsnee. and shall be closely rolled or
folded. and in each e.the counties, excep,
Baltimore county. placed BY the said
Judges With their own hands, immediate-
ly before the drawing herein provided for.
ista esbifcrm bog with sliding top Of
The square Of eight inches. to be procured
fes ihas purpose by the Clerk Of said
Ccars uoder the direction of the said
Judges. and after 30 depositins said bal
lcss the Esd box shall be closed and the
saia Judges shall then cause the Clerk or
one Of his deputies. when the said Judges
sh,ll designate, neither one OF the other
Who may Be % required to act. to b pres
ess II he writing. rolling OF folding and
depcsisine said ballots into the box as
hersia directed. to appear before them,
snd then and there in the presence Of The
said Judges and such ether persoas as
nay choose 10 be present. after we'll and
shsscuKhay SHAKING said boz 80 thss she
hs,Ioss 30 veil mixed. 70 draw from said
bsz shreaeh such opeaiag made BY re-
wsvipR the Gliding top thereof, % will
ssly eecvsniessly admit tho hands, and
visksss b any manner locking into the
saia bsx. ess by one. for,y-eight Of said
s.Ilols, saa he ssme spresring on cid
SsIIsss . aSaua shall s. daily reeseded
by ~ s.ia Jsdgss. o. By he Clerk 10
IL psssssn md se1er Ais direcsiou, in
shs erass il ~kich hey shsA - irauu.
sna h Bslsioess county . boz shall Be
presursd % ssesssaid. OF ths form sfere-
ssid, and u the square of-isches, and |
al ~ ehsn b divided into thirteen
ecurasfnensS, which shall Be- numbered
% essssspcsd viii The districts ofsh saia |
county. and the Names Of the persons &C. |
leesss - sSesssaid sAau b placed BY the |
aid Jsagss IN the said eoppassmcDts Of
Nd tey respectively, which lear tie |,