, 1875-12-11

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~ ,:.a[, - T,L.ntor ~ ,,o, s,o In
l hsto examined 'haptof 10. paeo "'o "o.
vtAcd Statutes Thieh IL our Jury 'aw ano' IN
the main, think 1t vel! a''a carefully framed
1f II In ouy executed yigiaptiy by tho Courts,
,hero viii bo 1ittio cl,auc, left for dfnbonost
..-.-u .,l,i, 10 soco,a o,tv IL, irn,o-t.,c. Ia
jurors, which IL eecoho ""'y 'a importance 10
honest Coufts' Let me maEo \ mort snesfacs
of tho law.
Heo roa,,lscs tho County Hoard 10 n,sko
.,,,>u., ~ ~, ,sea ,,,,, n,,-t.rtl ~ .ho to.,l
JH3>''S' - Nv, 'ess ''''''. Wv 'p 10.
voter" OIL ohcn so.n VI Pfec'"e'' /, ''no no
pana1ly proscrlbod for neglect OF this duty,
but probably they might bo Indicted for neglect
~ tn,v,
sos . reo,;,os +hs coun,r noor1 e,n,t~
.ts ,o'' :, u,1uv en,aat '"s ,+,m % NJ. ,ia, I'm
persons - for II eaclt - trinf-tern' y Of
every Cont to 10 held in The county during tho
vaar. and in foot County 2Do for eacf tr4alteru,
- aarr. =. poti, 1u~o.. ,Ts..o A.. t,,a o,sf;n'
cations Of Jurors J. must bo lnhaettsnta OF tlIo
town or precinct; 2, be+Haon a And GO yoArs Of
ngo; 9, sound In mind and body; nnd, l. "froo
from ali legal o1coptiont, Of falr character, Of
formed, and Tho nndofstand lie Enslsl, Ian
guaRo." Huch n1cn only should tho County
iloard so}ect: and Ii thoy knowingly nut on any
man not processing tts above qualifications,
thoy violate tboir sworn duty. In caso OF ! cor
rupt Board desiring to socuro Dishonest .jnrors,
.,,aw5 by nl,anoo from ii1o {uru-iis rather ,lau
given the selection to the County board.
Tho nth section provides that, whcn one ia
drawn nn1ler Roc p, lis nsnnc shah be struck
from the jurv.l!st till all have bean drawn after
which. hy Soc, G. now list shall be prepared %
| before.
| Bee. provides that ali tho names for jurors
selecsed Under Soc. shall DO put in box and
soa. provides that whoneyer 4 jury Is wantol
for any term OF any Court. The Clerk Of auch
Court shhli 70 10 tho oflce Of this County Clork.
and, in Lis p1esonoe, after tho boz Ia well
shnkon, draw out not lssa than thirty nsmea tor
hoid, Tho Clerk IL allowed to throw out names
drawn Of persons known to be dead, absons. non
| resident, on the Grand Jury, or LOCALLY dis
qualiaod. TnIs discretion my !, DO Of 90. doubtful
nav haro deniening .. men ~ Clerks
| If wcto tho Judge oi Court in the city.
would always DO present It tue drawing Of tho
| jury Ii would DO . great Improvement to haro
| tbn County Clork attend. with his iury-boxos
ia omen Court, snti hAvo Tho Jurors there drawn,
! in tho rreaencA of cycrytodY Md let tho Judge
| ortleE names 10 bo thrown out for the caabes
| stated II 10 had knowledge OF death as dis
| qualification, he could act upon It, OF on proof
by unT ono Who did know Tho Court could fI
a tirno for drawing tho trtrors, whom Ill inter-
cstod, attorr,oya aod parties, could attepd, and
| II they know OF ANY objection OK leek of qualia-
| thcy could produce tho proof mad hpgc bin sol
| onida. II 1t vero proved that man had bsd
character or, was Of doubtful integrity.
tho Coi1rt would then reject him, ~ excluded by
] tho statute, and draw another. In tue rural
districts, whore Judge holds Court In several
counties, this might not bo convcnIentIy DOM !;
bul tharo it might bo eiono 10 the County Court.
ns we'll, after a proper notice: This would .f-
Ions .,n q Of iSrars Void b. made A. It ia now now,
| no notice ia givou OF lhe timea when tho Jurors
viii bo dra wn and, II they 10 desire, none but
tho Clerk Of the Court and the County Clerk will
bo pteacnt In uinety-n,no oaacs IN tho hundred.
| thH may bo veil but, in tho lundrodth, tho
Jury may be packed to moot some particular
case, Again: tho Clerk Of tho Court
ID not required to Worthy tho box
! from.-thua loayiug oosrupt County Clerk
| oyory opportunity to doetor the bog to enif
! liu,6olf. This opeuB door wlinl, m Impartial
| adrinlptration OF jnstieo requires should be
closed. Tho list prepared by tho County Hoa.d,
touethsr With d liat OF thoaa already drawn out,
should AFFORD tho meaua Of verifying he con.
tents Of tho boz.
SEQ. 0 requires the County Bohrls to selrcl tho
Grand Jurors this IL u dangerous power to be
exercised By corrupt Board. s,,onla ons exist,
Tho directions that they shall possoss tho SAND
ouslifcationa AZ prescribed for tho Tetit Juroro,
ani that they shall aoloct, ~ nea1
| as mar be, a proportionato number from each
NON r6o sxpeet to b. con,pia,ned % Of beforo vi tho a
Grand Jary for corrupt PRACTICES. It would DO
! praQtically impoahlblo tor the Courts to purge
nI,oh Grand Jury, seleckod to ignota bills pre-.
| gn,,ted epatpsE their creators True the Court
! ,nirht ttiseharnu them. snd order thu Sheriff ID
E,lr,1,1on Anoti1er. uncr tha pit,eteeuth section
of Tie lot but Il would toqulre yery palpabld
case Of corrupt inilueuoes operating upou 3
! Grand Jufy. before Court would feeJ
calIeI unon' to resort to such an az.
tremp measure: md, oven then, q suspected
Sheriff or Doputy might have to ssloot tie Spo.
oal urapa Jury ior tho Court has no porer te
sppoiut an Eliyor to perform that duty, as hs
NV for se1eckiug pcs}t Jury, a. 70 Shall sec
Arorether, The proysIons fof tho seloctIou n
tjta iirand Jnry ssom admirably adapted 10 On.
aonrnre = cnrrunt nato1ity in Counsy Hoard to
practics thoir callipu aud 70 unwlIppol Of iup
| {,ea.
6ee, 12 confers upou the Court yorv wholesome
powers for pursing ths ranol OF fetit Juror
whsn that Ii oreanized. It the oommencr!no chi
Or jta ssryjoo, fhou it ia the duty Of the Jutipt
tn .ao to il an far AZ ooesjblo. thst eaoh ono pas
sassna Iii la onalifcstioI,s p1esc.;bsd in Roc. i
an1i Ia atrfko irnr, tho nanol anY ono who Ii no
| ri {.ir charnrter. nf anproysl integrity. q,
sm,rd fudamat,t. re1l tnfnrTnad who dn.a noi
"undefstand tlIs Eaglish isucuaco," Hon
oftan + NAV 3nnu;re. ID The CnnrtS fe,rlnssl,
sntl r|Vornms,v ntnrciaa Ella i1oh r,oy,or ID No.
ezra tnts,jirnnt end Hnrirht if,rora At tbs cnno,