Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-04-05

Jury in each and every county of p.nn.,,-
san'a' al their first session after the old wear
mas expired, to consult with each other. and
then make their ticket, marked. in agures
either with ink or pencil, with leeible fio-
ures' the amount that he believes would be
: 1ea'onao'e Compensation to be paid by tho
State for his services Per day for six secu-
lar days in each and every week while in
session, they being as Grand Jurors, under
oath, shosid act jadiciously, and tha. no
Juror shall vote q figure less than $500
neither shalt any Juror vote a figure ex.
ceedtng $1,000. After all have voted tn.
foreman shall name two of their own body
10 tally, and one other member to lift up
ticket, look at the figure, and call out aloud
SO that all can hear it, and then hand it 10
foreman to look at it, and he shall also call
out the figure, when the two clerks shall
copy said figure Is reported, and after all
are called and Tailed the said clerks shall
add up and compare, and if they agree then
divide the aggregate by "a, provided that is
the number present, and find the AVERAGE
This average shall be certified by the fore
man OF said Jury and attested by the two
clerks, and after signing shall be folded up.
sealed, put into an envelope and directed to
the Auditor General, OF some officer at Har
risburg, TO abide in his possession until all
the Counties in the State have reported, each
certifying their own county; and BY the
first OF May following, the Auditor General
snail call to his aid certain officials, to be
present at the opening of those certificates,
which shall be opened in alphabetical order
according to the counties, and two clerks
shall be chosen to enter down on paper the
figures as called out, and then add up and
divide by the number of counties, and the
result shall be the fees per diem for the
next Legislative body.
Thus the people, the tax payers, afix the
salary before they know who will be the
happy recipient, he not yet having been
nominated. Those Grand Jurors are citi-
zens and taxpayers, the very bone and
sinew of our Commonwealth. Thus agri-
culturists, mechanics, laborers and private
gentlemen, each and every one knows ex-
actly that silver dollar is worth just 100
cents, and they all believe that a man ought
10 be paid for his services, whether it be
manual or professional labor. Now suppose
thcre are in PENNSYLVANIA o. counties, and
each county has "a Jurors, the number of
Jurors sitting in Judgment of this case.
wherein every taxpayer is interested, would
be just l60S. May We not trust such large
and respectable body to tell as their judg-
ment would determine. Who dare say no
to this ! The county newspapers usually
publish list of the Jurors, and this list is
read by all subscribers, hence if s am Jones'
name is IN the list Of Grand Jurors. think
you not that 1 and you and Smith and
Thompson and More and others of his i'm
mediate neighbors will forbear TO call on
Juror Jones and ask him how be intends to
vote on this question, and will not We all
We believe would be about right. Thus
Sam Jones goes into that jury room by vir-
tue OF the counsel and advice of his intelli-
gent neighbors. So it would be with all the
Grand Jurors, coming directly from the
people, and then an honest and reasonable
sum would be granted to our Honorable
representatives and lawmakers, and thus
put check upon them, and then if any
man wanted that Office only for its einolu-
ments rather than its honors he need not be
compelled to be candidate.
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