Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-05-17

ments Section 8, Of Article 81, of the
Code Of Public Central Laws of Mary
land title "JuEies,. as amended by the
Act OF 1890, Chapter 533.
SECTION /. Be q enacted by he General
assembly Of Maryland, That Section 8, of
Article 81, of the Code of Public General
Laws, title "Juries" as the same was re-
pealed and re-enacted by the Act Of eigh-
teen hundred and ninety, Chapter 533, be
and the same is hereby repealed and re
enacted 50 as 20 read as follows:
SECTION 2. When said list Of names
selected as directed in the preceding section
Is made and certified as therein provided
for Immediately thereupon the said Judges
of the said respective courts in the presence
of the members OF the bar as aforesaid and
such other persons as may think proper to
be present shall cause all the names select
ed and placed on the list as aforesaid TO be
legibly written upon ballots which shall
be Of equal size and OF the same color and
appearance and shall be closely rolled or
folded and in each of the counties except
Baltimore, Frederick, Montgomery and
Carroll counties placed by the said Judges
with their own hands Immediately before
the drawings herein provided for into a
| cubiform box with a sliding top of the
square of eight inches 70 be procured for
that purpose by the clerk Of said court
under the direction of the said Judges, and
after so depositing said ballots the said box
shall be closed and the said Judges shall
then cause the clerk or one of his deputies
| whom the said Judges shall designate
neither the one nor the other who may be
SO required 10 act TO be present at the writ
ing, rolling or folding and depositing said
ballots into the box as herein directed,
TO appear before them and then and there
In the presence of the said Judges and such
other persons as may choose To be present
after well and thoroughly shaking said box
so that the ballots be well mixed TO draw
from said box through such opening made
by removing the sliding top thereof as will
only conveniently admit the hand and
without in any manner looking into said
box, one by one, forty eight of said ballots
and the names appearing on said ballots as
drawn shall be duly recorded by said
Judges or by the clerk in their presence
and under their direction in the order in
which they shall be drawn, and in Balti
more county a box shall be procured as
aforesaid, Of the form aforesaid and Of
sufficient size and said box shall be divided
into thirteen compartments which shall be
numbered 10 correspond with the district
OF said county, and the names of the per
sons selected as aforesaid shall be placed
by the said judges in the said compartments
Of the said box respectively, which bear the
numbers of the districts where the persons
so selected respectively reside, and there
shall be then drawn in the manner herein
before provided for the other counties, five
names from compartments number one,
three from number two, five from number
three, three from number four, two from
number five, three from number six, three
from number seven, five from number
eight, six from number nine, two from
number ten, three from number eleven. six
from number twelve, two from number
thirteen, and in Frederick county box Of
the form aforesaid shall be procured as
aforesaid and of convenient size, and said
box shall be divided into as many compart.
ments as there may be election districts in
said county which shall be numbered to
correspond with the districts of the said
Frederick County, and the names ofthe per-
sons selected as aforesaid shall be placed
by the said Judges in the said compart-
ment of the said box respectively, which
bear the numbers Of the district where the
persons so selected respectively reside, and
it shall be the duty of the Judges of the
Circuit Court for Frederick county when
selecting the panel of two hundred persons
as provided for in the preceding section of
this article 10 select twenty of said names
from election district number two and the
remaining one hundred and eighty names
from the remaining election districts of said
county equally, and there shall then be
drawn in the manner hereinbefore provided
for the other counties, two names from each
OF the compartments aforesaid, except the
compartment representing the second elec-
ion Ascfrt nA ,Nfu Nxy nd ffor
names shall have been drawn from each OF
the other compartments aforesaid, then the
remaining number of names necessary 10
make up the full number of forty eight as
aforesaid shall be drawn from the compart-
ments representing the said second election
district, provided that in drawing the jurors
for the December term OF the Circuit Court
for said county the twenty-five names re-
Quired shall be taken from those remaining
in the box after the drawing for the pre-
ceediEg September term. Eve 10 be drawn
from the compartments number two and
one from each of the other compartments,
and no name which may be so drawn to
serve as jurors in Frederick county at any
term of court shall be replaced in said box
for the period of two years thereafter and
in Montgomery county a box of the form
aforesaid shall be procured as aforesaid and
of convenient size, and said box shall be
divided into IS many compartments as
there may be election districts in said
county, which shall be numbered TO cor
respond with the election districts In said
county and the Names ofthe persons select.
ed as aforesaid shall I've placed by the said
Judges in the said compartments of the
said box respectively which bear the num-
be.s of election districts where the persons
50 selected respectively reside, and there
shall then be drawn in the manner herein
before provided for the oiher counties,
three names from compartments number
one, three from number two, four from
number three, six from number four, four
from number five, three from number six,
three from number seven, four from mum
Der eight, four irom number nine, three
from number ten, three from number eleven,
three from number twelve, and five from
number thirteen and in Carroll county,
box of the form aforesaid shall be procured
as aforesaid and of convenient size, and
said box shall be divided into as many
compartments as there may be election dis |
tFicts in said county which shall be number
ed respectively 10 correspond with the cleo |
ton districts in sail county. and the names |
of the persons selected as aforesaid shall be |
placed by the said judges in tho said CON- |
pdtAAuNntS va tuC saul bO4 IccpSCtlNClf \
which bear the numbers Of the districts !
where persons so selected respectively re |
side, and il shall be the duty ofthe Judges |
of the Circuit for Carroll county when se- |
lecting the panel of two hundred persons |
as provided for in the preceding section of |
this article To select sixteen of said names |
from election district number ono, sixteen |
from the second election district; twelve |
from the third election district, nineteen
from the fourth election district, twenty. /
three from the fifth election district twenty.