Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-25

Jurors of the contents thereof, and the
same shall be r%eturnable upon such day
of the term of court in which the same
is to be returned.as the judge thereof
in his district nay determine.
Sec. AFTER the clerk of the court
shall open the packages as herein di-
rected he shall safely keep the list of
the jurors inclosed therein, together
with the envelope inclosing the same,
and shall have such lists and envelopes
present at the next term of the court,
and shall from them call the jurors so
summoned.
Sec. S.-Where, by reason of the death
or absence of any n of the jury COM
missioners, appointed undert his act, at
the time when it shall become the duty
of such commissioners to select and
draw jurors, such commission shall be
incomplete in number, it shall be the
duty of the district judge, if present,
to appoint some duly qualified person
under the provisions of this act to fill
such vacancy, and in case of the alb
sence of the judge it shall be the duty of
the commissioners present, together
with the clerk of the court, to fill such
vacancies in the manner above pro-
vided.
Sec. 9.-Where, by reason of. on-at
tendance or disqualification of jurors,
or for any cause whatever, the panel of
grand or petit juries shall be incom-
plete, in such case the judge shall APP
point from time to time, as required,
two persons qualified under this act,
who shall act with the judge of the
court as a commission to- draw and Sc
lect a list of qualified persons for grand
and petit jurors to complete the panel
for the term; and the clerk shall forth
with issue m for the persons so
named, directed to the proper officer,
which summons shall be served without
delay.
Sec. 10.-Each jury commissioner APP
pointed under this act shall receive as
compensation for his services the sum
of So per day for one day only, and mile
age at the rate of 10 cents per mile ac-
tually and necessarily travelled in the
performance of his duty as such COM
missioner, such compensation to be paid
out of the court fund.
Sec. 11.-Every male citizen of the
United States who is qualified to vote
at public elections under the laws of
the territory. and who is the owner of
real estate in any of the counties of this
territory, shall be qualified to serve as
a grand or petit juror in any of the
courts of this territory; excepting, how
ever, the following classes of persons,
who shall be disqualified to serve as
grand or petit jurors in any of the
courts of this territory: Such persons
as may have been convicted of any in
famous crime, and all persons who are
living in the state of bigamy or polyg-
amy, professional gamblers-that is,
such persons as are actually engaged in
gaming as a regular occupation, and
who are not otherwise engaged-habit-
ual drunkards or persons who are adj
dicted to the excessive use of intoxicat-
ing liquors as a beverage, attorneys at
law and all persons over the age of 60
years.
Sec. 12.--It shall be the duty Of the
probate clerk Of each county, within 80
days after the passage of this act, to
prepare and file in the clerks office of
the district court of the district in
which county is situated, an alphabet
ical list of all persons residing in such
county who are qualified to serve as
jurors. The said list to be compiled
from the poll books of the last general
election and from the books of the tax
collector of such county, and the name
OF no person shall be placed upon such
list who is not a qualified juror under
the provisions of this act. And the pro-
bate clerks of the various counties of
this territory shall thereafter prepare
and file with the clerks of the district
courts a like list Of qualified Jurors on
the 1st day of January each year.
Sec. 13.-All laws and parts of laws in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed,
and this act shall take effect and be in
force from and after it's passage.
The above law was approved by the
governor and went into effect on March
16, 1899.