The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-02-06
THE JURY BILL
A Measure That vitality Interests All
Sections Of the State.

Jury Dill, dS pdSSeQ Wy luS uOusS ollCA
being amended by the judiciary com.
mittee of that body. 1t is a measure
that is Of special interest TO every
county in the State:
Section J.. That the county auditor,
the county treasurer and the clerk OF
the catff OF common pleas OF each
coupfy in this State shall perform the
duties hereinafter set forth. '.'
Sec. 2. That the said county auditor,
county treasurer and clerk OF the
court of common pleas Of each county
shall Immediately after the passage or
this act, and thereafter in the month
of December of this and each succeed
ing year, prepare list of such quail
fed electors, under the provisions OF
the constitution. between the ages OF
21 and 65 years and OF good moral
character, Of their respective counties.
as they may deem otherwise well
qualified to serve as jurors, being per-
sons Of sound judgment and free from
all legal exceptions, which list shall
include not less than one from every
three of such qualified elections un.
der the provisions of the constitution,
between the ages Of II and 60 years,
and of good moral character, to be
selected without regard to whether
such persons live within five miles or
more than five miles from the court
house.
Sec. 5. That of the list so prepared
the county auditor, county treasurer
and clerk of the court Of common
pleas. shall cause the names to be
written. each one on a seperate paper
or ballot. so as to resemble each other
as much as possible and so folded that
the name written thereon Shall not De
visible on the outside, and shall place
them, with the said list. in strong
and substantial box. without apper-
lures or openings when closed ito be
known as the Jury boX'D to be furn-
ished to them By the county super
visor of their county for that purpose
and of such size and shape. as that,
when such separate papers or ballots
shall have been folded and placed
therein as above required, they may
be easily shaken up and about and
we'll mixed therein. and 1t shall be the
duty of the clerk of the court to keep
said jury box In his custody. The said
jury box shall be Kept securely locked
with three separate and strong locks,
each lock being different and distinct
from the other two and requiring one
key peculiar to itself in order to be
unlocked, and the key to one OF said
three locks shall be kept by the coun.
ty auditor himself. the key to another
Of said three locks by the county
treasurer himself. and the key to the
third CT said locks by the clerk of the
court of common pleas himself. to
that no two Of them shall keep
similar key or keys to the same lock,
and so that all three Of them must he
present together at the same time and
place in order to, lock or unlock and
open the said jury box. At the same
time they shall place in special
apartment in the said jury box (Which
special apartment shall be known as
'the tales box") the names OF not
less than 100 nor more than 400 OF
such Of the persons whose names ap-
pear on said list as reside within five
miles Of the court house. from which
tales box shall be drawn jurors to
supply deficiencies arisin gfrom any
cause or emergency during the sitting
of the court. The names Of persons
placed in said tales box shall be also
placed in the said jury box.
Sec. 4. That not less than ten nor
more than twenty days before any
regular or special term Of the court Of
general sessions for the present year
the county auditor. the county treas
urer and the clerk Of the court Of com.
mon pleas Of each of the counties in
this State shall draw from said jury
box l ballots containing the names q
IS persons. who shall constitute the
grand jury for the present year. II
there shall be drawn from said jury
box a ballot containing the name Of
any person not between the ages of
21 and Go years. or not Of good moral
character. or who has died, or who
has removed from the county or IS
otherwise disqualified to serve as a
juror. such ballot shall be destroyed
and such name struck from the said
list and another ballo: drawn: and so
on nutil the IS are secured Not less
than 10 nor more than 90 days before
the first term of the court of general
sessions for each year after the pres
ent year, the county auditor. the coun-
ty treasurer and the clerk of the court
Of common pleas of each Of said coun-
ties shall in like manner draw from
the said jury box twelve ballcts con-
tanning the names of twelve persons,
who, with the six persons drawn by
lot (as provided by law from the
grand jury of the next preceding year.
shall constitute the grand jury for that
year. When said grand jurors are
drawn the clerk Of the court Of COM
court OF common pleas shall issue his
writ Of venire facias for them. re-