The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16


 shall be kept in the safe or vault in the office of the Probate Judge and If there be none in that office, the com mission shall deposit it In any safe. or vault in the Court House to be desig- mated on the minutes. and one of said keys thereof shall be kept by the President of the Commission. The other of said keys shall be kept by a
 fudge of court of record having
 iuries other than the Probate or Cir- cult Court and in counties having no such court then by the Judge of the Circuit Court for the sole use of the
 judges of the courts of said county needing jurors.
 Sec. II. The Jury Commission shall place on the jury roll. and in the jury
 box. the names of all male citizens of the county. who are generally re-
 puted to be honest and intelligent men,
 and are esteemed in the community for
 their integrity, good character and
 sound judgment. but no person must
 be selected. who is under twenty-one
 or over sixty-five years of age. or who
 is an habitual drunkard. or who. being
 afflicted with e permanent disease or
 physical weakness. is unfit to dis charge the duties of a juror. or who
 cannot read English. or who has ever
 been convicted of any offense in-
 volving moral turpitude. If person
 can not read English and has all the other qualifications prescribed herein
 and is a free-holder or householder,
 his name may be placed on the jury roll. and in the jury box.
 Sec. IF. Whenever the names in the jury box are exhausted. or so far de- pleted, that they will probably be exhausted at the next drawing of jurors. the commission must proceed to make and certify new roll. and deposit the names In the box In all respects as provided in this Act; and for this purpose. the jury commission must meet whenever 1t Is necessary and refill the jury box.
 See Ia. The following named per- sons, and none others. are exempted from jury duty:-Schooi teachers. while actually engaged in teaching; judges and clerks of the several State and Federal Courts; attorneys at law actually engaged in the practice: prac- ticing physicians, surgeons. dentists and licensed pharmacists: nurses. of- ficers and servants of any hospital; the Sheriff and his deputies. U. s. Mar
 shal, and his deputies: train dis
 patchers, and chief telegraph opera tors; police officers of any municipalf-
 ty: all officers and members of any
 regular paid or volunteer fire depart
 ment in active service; all state and
 county officers, and Justices of the
 Peace: Post Masters; superintendents of street railroad: licensed engineers
 and pilots of any boat plying the
 waters of this State: railway mail
 clerks: railroad statnon agents and
 superintendents of mines. while en-
 gagged in their respective occupations;
 druggists in towns having only one drug store. ...
 Sec. 14. The jury commission Is
 charged with the duty of seeing that
 the name of every person possessing
 the qualifications prescribed by this Act to serve as . juror shall be placed
 on the jury roll and in the jury box.
 and they may summon and cause to attend before them any person resid- ing within the county and examine him on oath, touching the name. residence. occupation and qualifications of any person residing in the county. The commission must not allow initials only to be used for jdror's name, but one full Christian name. or given
 name. shall in every case be used. and in case there are two, or mora persons of the same, or similar name, the name by which he is commonly
 distinguished from the other persons of the same or similar name, shall also be entered as well as his true name. The commission shall require the Clerk of the commission to scan the registration lists. the lists re- turned to the tax assessor. any city directories, telephone directories, and any and every other source of informa- tion from which he may obtain in- formation and to visit every precinct at least once a year to enable the com mission to properly perform the duties required of 1t by this Act.
 Sec. l5. Before the adjournment of any term of court requiring jurors A.- AA.. NAA AssAr xkAr there are more than one. then any two of the judges of the court shall draw from the jury box in open court the names of not less than fifty persons to supply the grand jury for such term and petit juries for the first week of such term of the court, or If a. grand jury is not needed for that term, at least thirty persons. and as many more persons as may be needed for jury ser vice in courts having more than one division for the first week, and after each name Is drawn 1t shall not be returned to the jury box, and there shall be no selection of names, and
 must seal up the names thus drawn,
 and retain possession thereof, with out disclosing who are drawn until twenty days before the first day of the term of the court for which the jurors are to serve, when he shall forward these names by mail, or express, or hand the same to the clerk Of the court who shall thereupon open the package; make a list of the names
 drawn, showing the day on which the | Jurors shall appear and in what court they shall serve. and entering op- poslte every name the occupation of the person, his place of business. and of residence, and issue venire con- ta1ning said names and information to the sheriff who shall forthwith sum- mon the persons named thereon to ap- pear and serve as jurors. If for any reason the judge fails before the ad- iournment of the court, to draw the | iuries for the next term of the court.
 whether 1t be adjourned term, special term. extra term, or regular term. he shall at least twenty days before the beginning of any of the terms. draw the jurors which he should have drawn before the adjournment of she last term. If for any reason the judge of the court fails to draw the Juries as required in this section before the
 twenty days above mentioned the clerk of such court shall notify the judge of any court of record, except Probate 1 Judge. residing nearest to the place of holding the court, and 1t shall be his duty upon receiving such notifica- tion to immediately draw the juries for the next term of the court In the manner herein provided.
 Sec. 1e. The sheriff shall execute every order to summon jurors, except
 as otherwise provided herein, by giv- ing personal notice to every sucn per
 son, or by leaving written notice at the nlace of his residence with some member of his family. or some person
 residing in the same house, at least t-,-o aoS,. haSoro fha day appointeI for