Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-04-18
THE JURY LAW.

BE II enacted by the legislative as.
sembly Of the Territory OF New Mex.
| ico
Section I. Section OF chapter 66 is
hereby amended to read as follows:
II shall be the duty of the judges OF
! the district court in each district in
this territory at every regular term
that shall be held in any county In this
territory, to appoint in open court
three persons OF honor and respecta.
bility, who shall have the Qualifica-
tons OF jurors. TO constitute commits.
sion to select the grand and petit
jurors to serve at the next regular
term OF court in said county. Every
person appointed as such commission.
er shall. before proceeding to the dis
charge OF his duties, take an oath
that he will faithfully and impartially
discharge his duties as such commits.
sioner and that he will keep secret the
names OF ali persons selected as grand
and petit jurors. Every such commits
sioner shall be disqualified to select
jurors for two successive terms of
court
Sec. 2. Section 2 OF said chapter Sc
is hereby amended to read as follows:
II shall be the duty OF such commits.
sioners not less than twenty days nor
more than thirty days preceding the
term of the court for which II shall be
their duty to select grand and petit
| jurors as herein provided, TO meet and
to retire to some convenient place and
there to select seventeen qualified per-
sons to constitute a grand Jury and
twenty-four qualified persons to con.
stitute a petit jury. for the next sue.
ceedine term OF court in said county.
Every such person shall. be disqualified
TO serve at two successive terms OF
| court The names OF the jurors sc.
lected by such commissioners shall be
retained IN separate lists as follows:
The names OF the persons so selected
for grand jurors shall be put into a
written list which shall be certified to
and signed 10y said jury commission
and sealed up securely in an en-.
velope and delivered by them to the
| clerk OF the district court for the dis
trict in which their selection was
made. who shall write across the place
OF sealing the words grand jurors"
and shall sign his name thereto, and
the same procedure shall be had with
the list OF persons so selected for petit
| jurors. And the same shall be filed In
the Office of the clerk OF the court for
which said juries are selected and he
by said clerk safely kept until the
| came shall be opened as hereinafter
provided.
Sec. g. Section Of said chapter 66
is hereby amended to read as follows:
That the envelopes containing the
names of the grand and petit Jurors
| fer the territory shall be by said clerk
| twenty days. and the envelopes con.
tanning the names of the grand and
petit Jurors for the United States
shall be by said clerk Immediately
after they are sealed before said term
OF court for which such Jurors have
Leen drawn and selected, opened In
the presence of the sheriff or deputy
sheriff Of the county where opened
and In the presence of any citizens
who may wish to be present, and in
case the 10th day before the first day
OF the term of court shall fall on Sun
day then the next Monday after said
Sunday. The envelopes containing
the names Of the Jurors shall he
opened and forthwith the clerk shall
Issue summons in the form Of venires
to the sheriff OF the county for the
/ tarritnrial IN hn Tnf tad
States Jurors, returnable on such day
of the term Of court for which such
jurors have been drawn and selected,
as the Judge thereof may direct and
all of the names of the grand jurors
for such term shall be included In one
list and summons, and all the names
of the petit Jurors shall be included
In another.
Sec. 4. Section of said chapter 66
Is hereby amended TO read as follows:
Where. by reason OF non.attendance
or disqualification OF Jurors, or for any
cause whatever the panel of grand or
petit jurles shall be incomplete, In
such case the Judge shall appoint one
person qualified under this act, who
shall act with the Judge OF the court
as a commission TO draw and select a
list of qualified persons for grand and
petit jurors to complete the panels for
the term, and the clerk shall forthwith
ifsue summons for the persons so
named, directed TO the proper Officer,
which summons shall be served with.
out delay. When the panels are thus
filled they shall constitute the regular
panels for that term of court. In case
the panels or either of them shall
thereafter become incomplete from
any cause. or In case o; talismen or
special venire, for such purpose per.
sons shall be selected as provided by
the common law, CT :; a special com.
missioner, at the discretion OF the
court.
Sec. g. Section IL of said chapter Sc
Is hereby amended to read as follows;
Every male citizen Of the United