The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-04-24
fNHAPrER 155

An Act to add an additional Section to Article
Eleven of the Code of Public Local Laws,
title "Frederick County," subtitle Jurors
to come in after Section 28S, and to be known
as Section 2S8 A, relating to the method of
drawing Jurors in Frederick County, and
repeating all laws in conflict Herewith.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland, That an additional Sec
ton be added to Article Eleven of the Code of
Public Local Laws, title Frederick County,
sub title Jurors" to come in after section 2S8,
ana to be known as Section 28S A, relating to
the method OF drawing jurors in :" frederick
County" and repeating all laws in conflict
Herewith.
SECTION 288 A. In Frederick County there
shall be procured by the Clerk of the Circuit
Court a jury box of convenient size, which
shall be divided into as many com partments as
there may be from time to time be Election
districts in said county, and which compart-
ments shall be numbered to correspond with
the districts OF the county, and the names of
the persons selected by the Judges ofthe Circuit
Courtfor said county, in the manner prescribed
eral Laws, title Jurors" shall be placed by
said Judges in said compartments of said box
respectively, which bear the number of the
districts where the person so selected re-
spectively reside; and it shall be the duty If
the said Judges when select ng the panel of
ton seven of said Article fifty-one of the Code
OF Public General Laws, to select twenty five
of said names from election distr ct number
seventy-five names from the remaining cleo
ton districts OF the county equally as nearly
as possible, and there shall then be drawn in
the manner provided in said Article fifty-One
for the other counties, ntn0 names from COM
partment number two, and the other thirty
nine names necessary TO make up the ful
number of forty eight, shall then be drawn
from The remaining compartments, SO that at
least one and not more than two names shall
ments the said Judges Designating from which
OF said compartments but one name shall be
drawn. Provided, that in drawing the jurors
for the December term of he circuit Court for
sal County, the twenty-five names required
Sha be taken from those remaining III the box
after the drawing of the preceding August
term, five to be arawn from the cOmpar ment
number two, and one from each OF the other
com partments, so long as there are twenty
one election districts in said county, and
whenever the number OF election districts in
said county shall exceed twenty one, then five
names shall be drawn from said compartment
number Two, and the remaining twenty shall
be made by drawing up one from each oftwenty
other districts to be designated by the said
Judges; ana no name which may be SO drawn
10 serve as a regular juror in Frederick
County" at hny term of Court shall be replaced
IN said box for the period of two years there
q ter; and that ali laws inconsistent with this
section are hereby Re pealed.
SECTION 2. And be it enacted, that this Act
shalt take effect from the date of its passage
Approved April End 1895.
LLOYD LowNDEs.
60. ernor.
WILLIAM CABEL BRUCE,
President Ofthe Senate.
SYDNEY E. MUDD,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE.
hereby certify that the af5regoing is true
COPY of an Act of the General Assembly of
Maryland, passed at the January session, 1896
j. ROGER Mesh ERRY,
Secretary of the senate.
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