, 1877-01-21
THE JURY LAW.
It's Provisions and Enforcement Dis
cussed by the Bar Association.
In Unanimous Protest Against the Con-
tinued Use Of Professional Jurors.
Che Courts, County Commissioners. and
Sheriff Urged to Abate the
Nuisance.
Proposed Law for Cleaning Ont the
Divorce Shysters.

Proposed Law for Cleaning Out the
Divorce Shysters.
An adjourned meeting Of the Bar Association
IVES held Yesterday afternoon for the purpose OF
further considering the Jury law, and the man
ner in which its provisions are carried oar~ 'onn
\. Jewctt occupied the chair. After the read
ing of the minutes Of the previous meeting, Mr'
". q. King, Of the Committee on Jury Ser
vice, ETC., submitted the
FOLLOWING REPORT:
To the Ck:caqo Bar association Your Com
ulttcc to whom tho matter hereinafter mentioned
was referred, beg leave 10 report that they have
Hfn 70 ,nS ereto STATE as foIlo%s:
Firsf-The Committee realize the importance to
tho whole community o: reform in the jutics which
ere nelcc.ed to hear and determine causes in our
State courts. They believe TINT, as rule, the
jurics shey hive been for some years iast past,
and arc now composed lase not only fAiled IN m
tcl!i3ence. but that they have been infected With
corruption: thot it has not only been possible, but
has been common, for brokers or parties interested
to cause to b. impaneled in causes u1ies who have
dishonest; ind that in cases e7en Of ,ordi-
nary Importance it is now impracticable to
That this state OF things can long continue with
out disaster TO the administration OF Justice ne
property Of citizens, and the welfare OF the people,
In seeking remedy for this evil. the Committee
believe that they are justified in saying that they
tarc learned OF the causes, perhaps the CHIEF
s By the e Jury @ act: r. Tie County Board is re-
quiz led once in each year to make jury list cor
S1xtfng Of tenth of the legnl voters Of the
county, aud from auch list to select the names Of
persons to serve as jurors sufficient to accosnmo-
date the courts during the year, and who shall be
ehaiI understand the English language. The
s Of e 1 so chosen
tickets and deposit the same in box in tie coun-
ty CLERKS Office:
required At least twenty days before each trial
term to repair to the office OF :he Comfy
Gsr Gle ,,e9 and to in d,.v the from saeh box
The names Of not less than thirty each two weeks
Of the term and each DIVISION OF the court, to con-
III Within i've days after such drawing the
Clerk of the court for which the jury is desired is
required to issue summons 70 tne sne5.n @ son. ~
a. The Sheriff must then execute the summons
by reaJins the same to the persons named In the
wit or leaving a copy Of the same ut their usual
places ct abode; and must make return OF the wfl;
10 the Clerk who issues the same with an lndorse
{5.} Upon the return day Of the summons the
court Is required to examine the Jurors VINO nave
appeared end i there be 10. ~ rIoo who
coed to the box at the County clcrk.s oice. ofaw
m additional number sufficient to ill the panel!
4nl which shall be served by the Sheriff. as
quired in the original instance II necessary,
Jurors nlny continue to be 90 drawn ana sum
FLIED.
lV) For the purposes OF present trial and until
the panel y filed the Court may m i1sd f19a
cause such hyesandezs are TO be discharged from
the panel
1lcd in the regular method above Indicated There
il no provision for special TcnlFe 10 constitute
the panel fur the term. In case the regular panel
1hc panel ,auy uuaer the direction Of tue Court be
f!ec bs the Sheriff for the pending trial only.
Your Committee, upon ,a'est.satlon. hase 1oand
tieusc- and h1ye come to be jisregasdcd from the
br:;1nn1n; to the end bv our Const=, the County
;oatd. the CLERKS, and the Sheriff, although the
law is pl:in and tile execution practicable.
The county Uoari has contenttd itself With TAX
in, poli-l,=ls ud dcpoei1ins them in oox and has
.ot aualit:a md ccalnkle,t luGo.s sueh
1:osant, and transient persons not say anything
of fraudulent names: 50 that in eject the county
Ioard his given no aid toward fair selection.
The cier&s Of the trial courts have Of lato wears
wholly omitted to 60 to the boz, filed with
the pou-lsts, ana draw thereirou. 1t is said that
in former years zone respect was paid to the law
by them; bat even Then the Sheriff failed TO per
form bis duty in executing the summons issued to
trni Ia n: nersaos o nsne Mn rp
found The clerks Of late years have, instead OF
@t{1r tf.oi f,< hoh:%
;nu a1; a. lac ac; .M' oeen ~ 'ne naot oi ls:u
s1,n1a g;s;.a J.; 9ppe EhaF on"aasAnte9 oy
baiiir Of his court, k1nt OF rowing Commission |
The vcnire, not containing any name, il the |
highways and hedges, and 10 cali in from
the residences o. Sums Of the city, as he might |
choosc, the good Or bad. well or lame. tue honest
OF @ e"sfh up to re oan nas gone here and there,
ana ~ nc mas 1ound one willing to serve, or wiom
ne; he Ass a; asked TO ssrse, has put him upon the
Ftn're and returned him III summoned The active |
jury broker has come to his assistance, and has
suggested names, which have bcen likewise re-
tnencd Ine hsoSsr, aite1 accomp'ishin: the pur-
pose y! placins AE too!s upon the panel, has OBJ
t4intd bis reward either from the sui1or the
ptinclpisc attorney VINO las eareaincd for infu-
snss Win ne panI!.
II may oe true that al the hailiGs have not been
IN compncIy WIN the brokers'. and that theJ have
frequently Summoned good men: but single cor
fupt Juror piaeea npon the panel has proved and /
ttill proves sniheient to poison the channels Of
5astlGe.
At bert the discretion, which BY the practice has /
become Vested IN bailtits has led and must always
Aeaa ~ 10 cotlapeoh.
Ihs n ConTts Con- n1ve been witness OF this practice,