Democratic messenger., 1892-05-21
w. G. PCRNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER.
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegate
Approved by the Governor, April :, ls92
CHAPTER 153.

CHAPTER 1913.
AN ACT To repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section ten of Article fifty.
one of the Code of Public General Laws
of Maryland. title "Juries," as repealed
and reenacted by Chapter sixty-two oi
the Acts of the General Assembly oi
Maryland eighteen hundred and ninety,
entitled An act TO repeal and re-enacl
with amendments Section ten of Article
fifty one of the Code of Public General
Laws, title ".Iuries"
Section |. BE II enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Section ten
OF Article fiiiy.One of the Code of Public
General Laws OF Maryland. title "Juries, y
as repealed and re enacted by Chapter
siNtvtwO Of the Acts of The General As
sembly of Maryland eighteen hundred
AND ninety. entitled An act To repeal and
res enact with amendments Section ten oi
Article tifty-one OF the Code OF Public
General Laws title "Juries,' he and the
same is hereby repealed aud re enacted to
read as follows, VIZ:
Sec. 10 That of the fOrty-eicht Jurors
drawn and summoned. the court al the
beginning of the term for which they
were drawn and summoned shall select
and appoint one as foreman of the Grand
Jury, and shall direct the clerk of said
court To legibly write upon ballots the
names of the remaining foity-seven iur-
ors, and after folding said ballots sepa
raiely To place them in hox with slid
in. top, and said clerk shall draw said
ballots thercfrom one at "a time without
looking into said box, and The first tween
~ two names drawn with the foreman
previously appointed shall constitute the
Grand Jury. and the remaining twenty.
five names shall constitute the Petit Jury
for SAID term OF court whenever a vacan
cy shall occur in the position of foreman
OF the Grand Jury, either temporary oi
permanent by death. absence, sickness OF
any other cause, the court shall have pow
er To appoint some other member of the
Grand Jury as foreman as often as the
necessity for such appointment shall oc-
cur. II for any reason any person or
persons drawn as IA Grand Jury or Grand
Jurors shall fail To attend and be present
al the conclusion Of the drawing, or be
disqualified or excused for cause. The
court shall forthwith proceed 10 ill such
vacancy or vacancies from the aforesaid
remaining number Of twenty-five names
of those who are present in The order in
which the names were drawn from the
|
| fill such vacancy or vacancies thus made
IN the Petit Jury bv drawing the necess
AIRY number of additional names therefor
in the manner provided hy Section eight
of tins Article fiiiy-one: this section not
Ia apply To Prince Georges county. ex.
cept so far rs il authorizes the court to
appoint foreman of the Grand Jury
when TIE necessity of such appointment
occurs.
SEC , And be il further enacted.
That this act shall take effect from the
date .: its passage.
We hereby certify that the atoregoing
is a correct copy of mn act of the General
Assembly of Maryland. passed January
session, 1892. W. G. PURNELL,
| Secretary of the Senate.
/ CAKLTON SHAFER.
Chief Clerk oi the House of Delegates
Approved by tia Governor Mar Is. 1892