The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-05-13

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lent number, (not exceeding two
fifths. of the, whole number) of the
most experienced intelligent and up.
right men, to serve as grand jurors,
and the jurors left, after such second
selection, shall constitute traverse
jurors.
6. You will then place the tickets
containing the names of the grand
jurors 10 box, which shall contain
apartments marked number one and
two, and also place the tickets con,
tanning the names of traverse jurors
iu separate box. These boxes are
10 be provided at the public ex pense,
if not already provided.
Z. You will then cause the clerk
of the Superior Court to make out,
IN book, a complete list of all the
names contained in the grand jury
box, alphabetically arranged, and at
the end of the list, append certifi-
cate, to be signed by all the commits
sioners, as follows:
"We the undersigned jury com,
misioners, of the county of - do
hereby certify that the foregoing list
contains all the names placed" in the
grand jury box of said county, filling
the blank with the name Of the
county. Date and sign this certif-
cate.
s. You will in the same book follow
the list of grand jurors, with com
plete list of the names contained in
the traverse jury box, alphabetically
arranged, and append to that list a
certificate in the following form
"We the undersigned jury com.
missioners of the county of - do
hereby certify, that the foregoing
list contains all the names placed in
the traverse jury box of said county
Let this certificate also be dated, and
signed by all the commissioners, fill,
ing the blank with the name of the
county, and then let the book be
placed 10 the office of the clerk Of the
Superior Court.
8. When you shall have thus made
up the lists, and placed the tickets
in the boxes, you will draw from
apartment No. | of the grand jury
box, thirty names to serve as grand
Jurors at the next term of the court,
and also draw from the apartment
No. of the traverse jury box,
thirty sac names to serve as traverse
Jurors at the next term Of the court.
Ia both drawings the tickets should
be placed in apartments No. 2 of the
boxes.
10 When the juries are thus
drawn, and their names placed upon
the minutes by the clerk, you will
lock the boxes and seal them, and
place the boxes in the care of the
clerk aud the keys in the care of
the Sheriff. Where your court con
tinues more than one week, you
must draw juries for each week of
the court.
Should anything occur to prevent
your Meeting on the first Monday 10
June, 1880, you may meet and
transact the business hereinbefore
detailed, Vithin thirty days after the
said lst Monday in June, 1880, and
your next meeting, will be the first
Monday 10 June, 1882, and bienni-
ally after that time. The law pro.
vides that you shall receive 50 each,
for every days service in making
me revision of the jury lists herein
treated of.
These suggestions are made, not
in spirit Of dictation, but simply to
facilitate the correct performance of
an important duty, which must af-
feet, in large measure, the main
tenance of good order, and a proper
dispensation of justice, in the Blue
Ridge circuit.
With high respect, am
Your fellow-ci
GEO. N. LESTER,
j. S. G. B. K. G.