The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-02

county The justices may at any time,
at pleasure, by a vote of a majority of
all their number, remove the commiss-
ioner and appoint successor The
commissioner shall receive a salary 10
| be fixed by the justices and not to ex-
| coed $1,000 per annum. The justices
shall also fix the salaries of the COM
missioner's assistants who shall be APP
pointed or removed by him only with
the written consent of the justices. The
sheriff of each county shall, under the
direction Of the justices and subject 10
| their approval. provide an Office and
| office equipment for the commissioner,
the cost of which shall be a county
charge. The ordinary commissioner OF
jurors in each county embraced by the
act shall from time TO time return 10
the special jury commissioner, 10 be
filed in his Office, certified copies Of all
lists of persons liable TO serve as trial
jurors in the courts of record for the
current jury year The special jury
commissioner shall select from the lists
so furnished him at least 5000 names.
He shall keep a record of the names
and addresses of the special jurors so
selected. The commissioner shall have
power. as he may deem exDedient. 70
cancel such selections and to select 9TH
er special jurors in their places
Each special juror shall have the fol-
lowing quahfca lions: % He shall be a
citizen of the United States OF at least
ten years standing and a resident Of
the county; ~ he shall not be less than
thirty nor more than seventy years Of
age; 90 he shall be in possession OF his
natural faculties. and not infirm; CAD he
shall be free from all legal exceptions.
of good character, Of approved integ-
rity, intelligent, Of sound judgment.
able to read and write the English
language Understandings, wei inform
ed, and he shall have an adequate
knowledge Of the duties OF juror. The
supreme commissioner shall not select
as a special juror any person who pos
seSses such conscientious opinions With
regard 70 the death penalty IS would
preclude his finding a defendant guilty
II the crime charged Pc punishable
with death, nor any person who doubts
his ability 10 lay aside opinions or i'm
pressions formed from ncwspaper-read-
ing or hearSay, and TO render an i'm
partial verdict upon evidence. unin-
fiUenced by such opinions or impress
ions; not any person who possesses
such opinions as would prevent his
finding a verdict on any case upon cir
cumStantial evidence (nor Other per-
sons usually held 70 be disqualified for
the trial OF a criminal easel. No person
shall be selected as special juror until
he has been personally examined BY
the special commissioners as 70 his
qualifications. The commissions shah
have full power 20 summon persons ard
70 examine them as 70 their fitness u
be special jurors The special commits
naf -. -
OF the name. eye. vocs ton, length of
residence in the staEe and county. and
OF the date OF his naturalization. Z not
a citizen by birth. Special Jurors shall
be exempt from al other jury duty -
long as they remain special jurors No
special juror shall be required 70 serve
a more Than one trial IN a .-ear."
When an Indictment has been found
BY grand jury. The people % the de-
ferdeEt may apply for 2 special jury
% Try he ISSUE The application mus
be made 20 ne appellate division o ne
supreme court J. mus be made upon
ire Indictment ,Shs plea thereto and
AFFIDAVIT, and FIVE days 3osics Z no
don TIE justices nay grant the s2pli-
cation a. discretion. where Z sppzz-s
thzt fair and impartial trial cannot
Be had v1thout a special jury. or thst
me importance OF int-scacy % ne case
requires such tary. CT thag Ike subject
matter OF Uae ta6.csn=n- has been 50
widely disseminated % commented ~