The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-30

TO REMEDY JURY EVIL
How Grand and Petit JurieS
Are TO Be Selected

II r. No 81 80 is Delegate Nc
Guire's measure covering the present
jury tangle in Oklahoma. II was in
trodnced December Z and reported
with amendments January 20. The
amended bin IS as follows.
A bin to provide for the selection of
grand and petit jurors for the district
courts In the territory OF Oklahoma.
Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives Of the United
States OF America in congress as
sembled. That until otherwise pro
vided for by the legislature of okla
homa it shall be the duty Of the judge
of the district court in each judicial
district OF the territory OF Oklahoma tc
appoint in each county OF his district
two discreet, honorable and reputable
persons OF opposite politics, and hav-
ing the qualifications OF jurors as pre-
scribed by the laws OF tho territory.
and not interested in any cause, civil
or criminal, pending in the district
court of the county for which he is
appointed, which two persons. together
with the clerk of the district court, or
his resident deputy, in such county
chol1 oooofffuta a ho.rd 80 t,,r.g oor,,
missioners. Said commissioners shall
meet at the Office of the clerk of the
district court upon the order of the
Judge of said court at least once each
year, at such time as the judge shall
designate. and after having taken and
subscribed an oath that they will hon
estly. faithfully and impartially dis
charge their duties as such commits
sioners, shalt proceed to select the
name9 OF not less than 300 nor more
than 325 persons. having and possess
ing the qualifications OF jurora as pre-
scribed by the laws of said territory
OF Oklahoma
How Jurors are Appointed.
Said names for Jurors shall be ap-
portioned to and selected from the
several voting precincts in said county
rs near as practicable according to the
voting population OK eaea precinct.
The board Of Jury commissioners shall
make list Of said names, showing the
election precinct from which each
Juror was selected. and shall certify to
the same and fle said list In the Office
of the clerk OF tho district court for
the county toT which said names were
secured. The clerk shall record said
list upon the journal Of the court and
certify to the correetness thereof. As
'on said lIst is completed and re,
corded the clerk Of the district court
shall forthwith write each OF said
names upon a separate slip of paper,
which slips shall be OF uniform size
and color, and shall fold said slips and
place them in a box provided with two
locks and keys OF different designs and
securely lock the same, leaving no
opening. When said box is closed and
locked, the key Of one lock shall be
retained by the clerk and the other
shall be delivered and retained by the
sheriff OF the county Prior TO any
term Of court at which grand or petit
jury will be required the judge or the
district court shall certify to the clerk
of the district court the number OF
jurors that will be required for either
grand or petit jury, and direct said
jury to be drawn ana summoned AZ
slch times as he shall direst.
Must Notify Sheriff.
Upon receiving such order the clerk
Of the district court shall notify the
sheriff OF the time OF the drawing OF
such jury. ani the sheriff or one II his
deputies, and the clerk OF the district
court OF one Of his deputies shall take
said box containing the names Of the
jurors so selected and thoroughly
shake the same They shall then TO
gether, in the presence Of each other
open said jury box. and after placing
the same in a position that neither
can see into II, shall draw therefrom
alternately one name at time and
record the same until the number o
jurors have been drawn required IN
the order Of the judge which may be
not to exceed thirty persons from
which to select grand jury, and moi
to exceed forty persons from whicl
to select petit jury. AS soon as saiS
! jurors are drawn and the names re
, corded. the slips drawn shall be de
, stroyed and the box securely locke'
and retained in the custody OF th
, clerk. one key being retained by thl
sheriff Upon the completion OF sucl
drawing the clerk shall issue separat
: yenires for the grand and petit jurors
returnable at such time as the jpdg
shall In his order direct. The frs
names drawn. to the number stated 4
the judge'e order shall be summons
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