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HOW JuR1Rs ARE SELECTED
The Text of the New Jury Law
Of Interest to Every Citizen OF
the State.

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jury law just enacted by the Legisla-
ture, which has been approved by the
Governor, and is of special interest to
every county in the State:
Section /. That the county auditor,
the county treasurer and the clerk of
the court of common pleas of each
county 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 of this
act, and thereafter in the month OF
December of this and each succeeding
year, prepare q list Of such qualified
electors, under the provisions of the
constitution, between the ages of 81
and IS years and of good moral charac-
ter, of their respective counties, as
they may deem otherwise well qualified
to serve as jurors, being persons OF
sound judgment and free from all legal
exceptions, which list shall include not
less than one from every three OF such
qualified electors under the provisions
of the constitution, between the ages
of 81 and So years, and OF good moral
character, to be selected without re-
gard to whether such persons live with
in five miles or more han five miles
from the court house.
Sec. 3. That of the list so prepared
the county auditor, county treasurer
and clerk of the court OF common
pleas, shall cause the names 20 be
written, each one on a separate paper
or ballot, so as to resemble each other
as much as possible and so folded that
the name written thereon shall no be
visible on the outside, and shall place
them, with the said list, in a strong
and substantial box, without apper-
lures or openings when closed (to be
known as the "jury box") to be fur
nished to them by the county supervi-
sor of their county for that purpose,
and of such size inc 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 it 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 aud requiring one key pecu'
liar to itself in order to be unlocked
and the key to one of said three locks
shall be kept by the county auditor him
self, the key TO another of said three
locks by the county treasurer himself
and the key to the third of said locks
by the clerk Of the court of common
pleas himself, so that no two of then
shall keep a similar key or keys to the
same lock, and so that all three of then
must be present together at the sam
time and place IN order to lock or I'm,
lock and open the said jury box. a
the same time they shall place in
special apartment In the said jury box
(Which special apartment shall bt
known as " the tales box'') the names
of not less than 100 nor more than 40(
of such of the persons whose name:
appear on said list as reside within five
miles Of the court house, from which
tales box shall be drawn jurors to sup
ply deficiencies arising from any cause
or emergency during the sitting of thu
court. The names of persons PLACED
in said tales box shall be also placed il
the said jury box.
Sec. 4. That not less than ten no
more than twenty days before any reg
ular or special term OF the court Of gen
eral sessions for the present year the
county auditor, the county treasurer
and the clerk of the court of common
pleas of each of the counties in this
Stase shall draw from said jury box Is
ballots containing the names Of Ii
persons, who shall constitute the graz
jury for the present year. If there
shall be drawn from said jury box q
ballot containing the name of any per
son not between the ages of 81 and 65
years, or not of good moral character,
or who has died, or who has removed
from the county OF is otherwise dis
qualified 10 serve as a juror, such bal
lot shall be destroyed and such name
struck from the said list and another
ballot drawn; and so on until the is
are secured. Not less than 10 nor
more than 20 days before the first term
Of the court of general sessions for
each year the present year, the county
auditor, the county treasurer and the
clerk of the court of common pleas of
ench of said counties shall in like man
ner draw from the said jury box twelve
boiioto SohtoihihS eho hoh'So o"Si''
persons, who, with the six persons
drawn by lot Gas provided by law from
the grand jury of the next preceding
year, shall constitute the grand jury
for thai year. When said grand jurors
are drawn as aforesaid, the clerk of
the court of common pleas shall issue
his writ of venire facias for them, re-
quiring their attendance on the first
day of the ensuing term of the court OF
general SESSIONS, and said writ of venire
facias shall be forthwith delivered to
the sheriff of the county: Provided,
That in case any term of the court Of
general sessions is to be held within
less than 20 days after the approval of
this act, such list may, nevertheless,
be prepared and the grand jurors
drawn.
Sec, s.. That not less than 10 nor
more than 20 days before the fret day
of each week of any regular or special
term of the circuit courts the said
county auditor, the county treasurer
and the clerk of the court of common
pleas shall proceed In like manner to
draw 36 petit jurors, to serve for such
week only: Provided, That whenever
q jury shall b. charged with a case,
such jury shall not be discharged by
reason of any thing in this section o n
fotnad until a vordicf shall ha found