The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-03-26

A SUPPLEMENT TO an act for the
better and impartial selection Of pei
sons to serve as jurors in each OF the
counties of this Commonwealth. The
following bill was sent to the Governor
March 18th and will no doubt be signed
by him:
SEC. |. Be it enacted, That When
ever it shall be made to appear to the
court OF common pleas of any county
that the provisions OF tie laws for the
selection OF persons TO serve as jurors
in the courts Of such county or the de-
posting Of their names in the wheel
have not been complied with OF taat the
wheel containing the names OF slch per-
sons has been broken open or destroyed
so that 90 jury can be drawn from it or
If by accident mistake or neglect of the
sheriff or jury commissioners OF any
county or either Of them the wheel
aforesaid has been opened unlocked OF
unsealed except in the presence of such
sheriff and jury commissioners, and IA
challenge to the array has been sustained
for any Of the last mentioned causes, or
that the array Of jurors returned at any
court in such county has been quas he'd
by reason of any fault or irrcSularity iu
the selection OF persons or depositiug
their names in the wheel, the said court
shall order new selection of persons to
be made of such number as said court
shall designate aud their names depos-
tied in such wheel or new wheel to be
prepared for that purpose for the re-
mainder of the current year.
SEC 2. That thereupon it shall be
the duty Of the jury commissioners
president judge, or additional law judge
OF the respective district, or a majority
of them, to meet at the seat of justice
of the respective county at least thirty
days before the court at which such
Jurors shall be summoned to serve, if SO
many days shall intervene, and take out
Of the wheel all the names therein de-
posted, or if new wheel clean ou. the
same and make new selection of pei
sons and deposit their names in such
wheel or in the new wheel tor the re-
mainder Of the current year in the same
msnuer as is now directed by law for the
selection of such persons and the de-
posting of their names in the wheel at
the beginning of the year.
SEC. 3. That hereafter list contain
ing the name, occupation and residence
of every person placed in the jury
wheel shall be kept certified by the
judge and jury commissioners, or such
of them as shall be present at the selec-
tion of such persons and filed Of record
in the office of the prothonotary OF the
court of common pleas OF the respective
county.
Sec. 4. That whenever by existing
laws it shall be the duty of any person
connected with tie selection of drawing
Of jurors to be sworn; the oath required
10 be taken shall be reduced to writing,
subscribed by the person qualified, and
filed in the office of the prothonotary of
the court of common pleas as part oil
the records thereof.
SEC. 5. That whenever the array OF
jurors returned to any court OF oyer aud
tern,iner and quarter sessions of the
peace shall be quashed, it shall be the
duty OF the clerk of said courts to forth
with certify the record thereof to the
court of common pleas where it shall be
entered upon and made part Of the
record of said court Of common pleas.
SEC. 6. That all the laws or parts o.
laws inconsistent herewith ole hereby
repealed.