Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-09-09
COURT Is CONVENED.
September Term Formally Opened Mon
day Morning.

COURT Is CONVENED.
September Term Formally Opened Mon
day Morning.
The September term Of the circui
court convened Monday morning will
Judges Worthington and Motter on thu
bench.
Brooke l. Jamison was made foreman
of the grand jury, after which the fol
lowing members of that body were drawn
Elias T. Singer, Westwood Dudderar
VIM. H. Lebherz, Silas A. Thomas, Cal
vim C. Zimmerman, Jacob Hoke, Ferdi.
nand d. Browning, Maurice Rhoderick.
George Frazier, Henry P. Nussbaum,
David GLAND, Martin C. Coblentz, Wal.
ter J. Damuth, Martin N. HORNE, John
H. Hill, Samuel Strine, Garrett S. De-
Grange, Harry W. Fouche, John P. An
gleberger Anderson CARROT, Lynn
Wood, William X. Willard.
The following are members of the petit
jury:
Jesse Wilson, Samuel l.. Bowlus, John
W. King, Samuel E. Pattingall, VIM. E.
Boyer, David M Whip, Jacob d. Shook,
Adam Zentz, Jr., Thomas G. Buckley,
John W. Hawker, James A. Dronenburg,
Calvin W. 10y, Perry o. Smith, Dewitt
c. Dixon, Robert E. Zimmerman, VIM.
C. Null, Isaac C. Long, Frank Whitmore,
VIM. j. Thrasher, S. Amos Urner, VIM.
c. Mercer, Isaac M. Fogle, VIM. H. Dor
sey, Joseph A. Weddle.
Chief Judge Worthington delivered the
charge to the grand jury, in which he
gave an interesting explanation of the
method of drawing juries. He also said:
IL desire before concluding, to call
your attention also to the recent act of
the Legislature known as the Corrupt
Practices Act.
1.-The law, among other things, pro-
vides that all moneys and other valuable
things, collected, received or disbursed
by any political committee, or by any
member thereof, to aid or promote the
success or defeat of any political party or
principal or candidate, shall be paid over
to and pass through the hands of the
treasurer of such committee and shall be
lisbursed by him and not otherwise; and
any person other than member of such
political committee who shall engage in
receiving or disbursing money or other
valuable thing for any of the purposes
aforesaid shall be deemed treasurer.
All treasurers, political agents and cam
didates are required to file full, true,
itemized and detailed account and state
ment, under oath, of all the money or
property, received by them respectively,
and the purpose for which the same was
expended, given, or promised, together
with the names of the persons for whom
received and to whom paid, given, or
promised. The offering, or promising,
or giving, or paying of money, or enter
tainment, or other valuable thing for the
purpose of influencing any person to vote
or refrain from voting for or against any
person or measure, is strictly forbidden.
''There are many other carefully drawn
provisions of the law intended to pre-
vent all manner of bribery and corrup-
ton at elections, but can do no more
than call attention to it's general scope
and purpose.
"The penalties run from $500 to 3d.
600 fine, or imprisonment for not more
than two years, or both fine and impris-
Onment.
THE law in its main features is good
one and it should be enforced. BY call
ing attention to it now its violation may
be minimized if not wholly prevented. !"
Charles Ramsburg was made bailiff to
the grand jury, and Edward Simmons,
bailiff to the petit jury.
John d. Grabill was drawn as a mem
Der of the grand jury, but failed to an
swer to his name. He will not be able
to serve during the term.
The docket was gone over and cases
marked for trial, after which court ad-
journed until Tuesday morning at $50,
when the appeal docket was taken up.