The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-04
NEW JURY SYSTEM
Two Bills introduced by J. w.
Adams are Passed,
WICHITA Is INTERESTED
VIII Probably be Signed by
Governor Stanley Today.
WICHITA Is INTERESTED

Two bills which have passed the house
and senate. which were introduced by
REPRESENTATIVE Adams from here, one for
7hA establishing OF city court in Wtchi-
=. the other d new jury bill, both OF
which viii make many changes. In Inc
local justices court business TIE nulnoer
a. attaches viii be virtually done away
with and n the system Of jury e-aD-t1'-
ing q compleue innovation viii be made.
Both bills are very highly spoken OF oy
many Of the lawyers in the CITY VINO
were seen yesterday BY a reporter for the
Eagle and 10 whom q number Of the so0d
points in both bills We're dl7sected ana
c1inIons given. The new court 1II was
petitioned by thirty-seven reputable law
,-s-s in the CITY and when the bill was
introduced il was given passage n the
house IN less than twenty-tour hours and
treated in the same manner in the senate
il IS now ready for the governors sigma
t7,re II il has not already been affixed
One prominent attorney Who was Hea-d
discussing the Dill yesterday said the ne"
court bill was good one for the reason
that Il limited the fed Of fee graooers
Tor tho reason thai the jurisdiction OF the
justices courts would be limited 10 fee
OF s. in each case. which practically aoo--
ishes the office except that the justice may
take de9oslrions and perform MARRIAGE
ceremonies. The city court VII have
Jurisdiction in cases not exceeding 500
and in this amount t. brings nearly two
thirds OF the civil cases that have 70 p
10 the district court. No justice is e.
fected in any other part OF the county,
the bill or new law being operative only
IN cities Of the frsc-class, where the court
IS established.
The Jury bill. Which passed in the house
with a vote Of s. 10 To- is another law
probably by this time. as the bill has
been in the hands Of the governor over
-wenty-four hours. and was "a very -nu-h
favored measure by him, though ReUre-
sentative John Adams. from this district,
has pr0ba bly, worked the hardest on this
bill than any other bill he has Introduced.
The new jury ,aW, which was published in
the Eagle some time ago, IS the one pass
ed and It provides that wlen rs-i--r
panel Of jurors has been exhausted in any
case that X snail be the duty % The couu-
y clerk 70 proceed 70 draw from the names
Q frhe jurors selected by the turscees Of
cities which have been regularly selected
70 serve as jurors. The theory OF this
law is 70 the effect. that, If ii is necessary
or proper 70 select jurors by the usual
and ordinary methods for trial Of any
cause, that II Is also proper and fair, that
after the regular Jurors are exhausted,
that the special venire or jury should be
manner that ordinary jurors are selected
When the bill was introduced IL was pass
ed upon favorably by nearly every law
yer in the house and senate and was pro-
nounced as a law very badly needed in the
present jury system OF the state. The fo,-
lowing Is the bill given in sections:
AN ACT
n relation 70 the drawing. impaneling and
selection Of jurors, and amendatory to
section OF chapter lQ4 Of the Session
Laws Of Kansas Of 1876, being section
., chapter q. Of the General Statutes
OF Kansas Of 1897, and repeating said sec
ton s Of chapter I34 Of Session Laws of
Kansas Of 1876, being section -. chaDter
- Of the General Statutes Of Kansas Of
1891
Pc i enacted by the legislature Of the
State Of Kansas:
Section / That section Of chapter 1N
OF session laws of Kansas. being section
. OF chapter "a OF the general statutes Of
the state Of Kansas. be amended ID read
as follows. See - When there shah not
be jurors enough present u form panel
IN any cause. rhe court may direct the
sheriff or other officers to summon a sUf-
fCielt number Of persons having Cla-i-i-
cations Of jurors 10 complete such panel
from the oystanders or from among the
re-Ehb3rilS citizens, and the officer shall
summon the number so ordered. provided.
that in case either party 20 such cause.
b. himself or ais attorneys. shah 50 re-
quest, IT shall be the duty Of the judge Of
said court 70 cause z veuirs 20 issue
naming the jurors whose names shah be
drawn from among those from which the
regular panel were drawn. and shah be
drawn In -he same manner: provided. that
The names II said Jurors may be drawn in
the presence Of the Judge os said court
irving said case. after the notice Of the
time OF said drawing has been given 70
the parties or thei ra-tor1eys in said case.
who shan have the right u he present q
said drawing i they 50 announce in open
court At the time said verire is demanded
provided further. that Il any jurors name
be drawn who, on account ~ distance from
the place where the court is he'd. OF other
reason. he can not be conveniently se-v-
ed. the court or 5udsa trying the case may
order other names To he drawn WHO can
more readily and conveniently be served.
ANY person serving IS a 5uro- drawn
under such special veuire he-7.- SHAH not
ha disqualified for further services On The
regular panel thereafter. or otherwise. and
his name shah be treated the same as Il
he rad not served as a juror.
Sec . BE II further enacted that sec
t.'- s Of chapter lo4 Of session Jaws O.
Kansas q 1876. being section - Of chapter
81 OF the general statutes OF Kansas. ana Is
hereby repealed. and al acts and parts Of
ac-s II c1CEilc herewith.
Sec. 3. This act shah take ecsc- and he
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