Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-24
NEW Law.
Council Bill No, 40, an Act in Reia
ton 20 the Qualification OF
Jurors.

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Jly of the Territory of Neo Merico :
SnoTIoN /. Every male citizen Of the
United Statesswho is qualified to vote
at public elections under the laws Of
this Territory, shall be qualified to
serve as q grand or petit juror In any
of the courts held in this Territory, ex-
cepting, however, such persons as may
have been convicted of any infamous
crime, or may be living in q state Of
bigamy or polygamy.
Sec. 2. The following classes of per-
sons, and none others, shall be exempt
from serving as grand or petit jurors,
namely; Practicing physicians, drug
gists, attorneys at law, ministers OF
the gospel, professors and teachers OF
schools, editors OF newspapers actually
engaged In such editing. and all per-
sons over the age of sixty years.
But nothing herein shall be taken to
prevent the judge in his discretion
from excusing any person summoned as
Juror from serv ~ as such.
Sec. 8. 1t will be the duty OF the
probate clerk OF each county within
thirty days after the passage Of this act,
to prepare and file In the clerks office
of the district court of the district IN
which such county Is situated, an al
phabetical list of all persons residing
in such county who are qualified 70
serve as jurors, the said list to be COM
piled from the poll books Of the last
general election. And a like list shall
be SO prepared and filed on the first
day of January in every second year
hereafter.
Sec. 4. Such list shall be preserved
in the clerks Office Of the district
court, and such district clerk shall at
once transcribe each Of such names
on q separate slip of plain white
paper, two inches long and a half
inch wide, fold such slip in . uniform
way SO that no part of the name is
exposed to view, and deposit such slip
in the wheel or box now provided by
law and described as jury box No. /.
Such slips shall be 80 deposited in lieu
of all other slips or names heretofore
deposited in box No. |, and box No.
2; and they shall be so deposited In
box No. l in the presence OF the judge
and such citizens as may desire to be
present. The said boxes shall then be
securely locked anil the keys thereof
be retained by the judge.
Sec. s. Section 8 Of chapter 30 OF
the act approved February 25th, 1891,
is hereby amended by inserting in the
second line Of said section after the
word Irregular the words sand spe-
cali.
Sec. 6. The probate clerk shall take
the following oath, which shall be filed
with the list OF jurors to be prepared
by him:
T.. probate clerk of the county Of
....., Territory OF New Mexico, do SOL
EMMY swear that the foregoing list con.
tanning ...... names, Is a fuil, trae a
correct list OF ell persons within said
county who are liable to duty as jurors SO
far as the same appears from the poll
books. In my office, and / do further sol
emily swear that / have not placed upon
said list the name of any person who Is
not named in said poll books, and that |
nave not Omltteu buorohum - n~Ao
any person mentioned in said poll books.
So help me God.
Subscribed and sworn to this ...... day
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Sec. z. Section II Of chapter %,
approved February 26th, 1891. is
hereby amended by striking out the
words .siudge Of the district court,
assistant or assessor" in the first and
second lines Of said section and insert
ing in lieu thereof the words "probate
clerk.
Sec. s. The provisions OF this act
as to the qualifications and manner Of
drawing Jurors shall apply to all cases
in which . jury is needed in the trial
Of a cause, whether in term time or
vacation.
Sec. 9. Sections 6, z, 10, IL, 10.
IS, IA, l6, IS, 10, 20, 21, %, 26 and
~ of chapter 95, approved February
26 tn, 1891, are hereby re-enacted as
parts of this act.
Sec. 10. Sections /, 2, 3, A. 8, 8,
Is, %, "a and % of chapter 90 ap.
proved February 26th, 1891 ARE hereby
repealed, and all other acts and parts
Of acts in conflict with the provisions
OF this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. II. Sections /, 2 and 8 shall
take effect and be in force from and
after the passage of this act.