The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-05

chapter 2S2 of the laws of 1907, entitled,
An act providing for and designating the
scribing Their auaIifica I tons i in Counties
having more than one hundred thousand
population, and imposing on the judge or
the district court and other courts of gem
eral jurisdiction. if any, in such counties.
the duty of selecting jurors and prescrib-
ing their compensation, and authorizing
said judge to appoint a clerk and fix his
compensation" and repeating said sec
tons and H.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
Sect. l. That sect. of chapter 2s2 of
the laws of 1907 be. and the same is here
by amended to read as follows:
Sect. s. When a jury for the trial of a
cause cannot be made uD from the COM
bined panel as herein provided, the judge
pending may direct the sheriff or other
officer to summon sufficient number OF
persons having qualifications of Jurors to
or from among the neighborlng c1t1zens,
and the sheriff shall summon the number
of persons having qualifications of jurors
and the sheriff shall summon such Jurors
SO ordered by said court; provided, that
in case either party to such case, by him
self or his attorney, shall so request, the
Judge of such court shall draw or cause
to be drawn from the wheel or box pro.
vided for herein, and summoned, list or
Jurors sufficient to complete the panel 1or
the trial of that particular cause; provid-
drawn who. on account Of distance from
the place where the court is held, or other
reason, cannot be conveniently served, the
judge may order other names to be drawn
who can more readily and conveniently be
served; and the names of those so reject
ed shall be returned to the wheel or box
at once. And where said cause then pend
ing Is against a city, and certain jurors,
on account of paying taxes on property
serve as Jurors in said cause, the names
of the jurors SO disqualified when drawn
from the jury wheel or box, shall be re-
turned to said wheel or box. and the party
drawing said jurors shall continue TO
draw jurors, returning the names OF those
incompetent as aforesaid and retaining
only those competent to serve as Jurors
in said cause. until a number sufficient
to complete the panel has been obtained;
where there are a number Of eases
may be set consecutively and an entire
panel of jurors for that court competent
to try said cases, may be drawn to serve
for such time as may be necessary to try
said cases, and in no event. however, to
exceed two weeks.
the laws of 1907 be, and the same is here
by amended to read as follows: Sect II
Inc Inc names OF persons VINO sn sa, copTt
shall not be placed again in said wheel or
box before the expiration of one year aft
ter the beginning of the term at which
they shall have served as jurors provided
however. that where Jurors have been
summoned to fill a panel for the purpose
of the jurors summoned to fill said panel
shall be returned to the box or wheel as
soon as said panel Is completed.
Sect. 8. That original sections and IL
of chapter 232 of the laws of 1907 be. and
the same are hereby repealed
Sect. f. This act shall be in force from
and after its passage and publication in
the official state paper
hereby certify that the above bill orig
mated in the Senate. and passed that body
w J.. FITZGERALD.
- President of the Senate.
ass ~ w. S. KRETSINGER,
+ - - - IS Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the House January %, 1908.
| .sGt ]. s. SIMMONS,
Speaker of the House.
1. c. H BRILLIANT,
Chief Clerk of the House.
| E w. HOCH.
- Governor.
STATE OF KANSAS.
Office of the Secretary of State.
T. G. E. Denton, Secretary of State of the
| state of Kansas, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a correct copy of
the original enrolled bill now file in
| my office.
subscribed my name and affixed my Off
cial seal this 31st day of January. 1908.
C. E. DENTON,
ISeal.I - Secretary of State.
III -.se BY J. T. BOTKIN,
Assistant Secretary Of State.