The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-16

pointmsnt of jury commissioners and clerks of such Commissions and regulate the empanelling of grand and petl; Juries in all the courts of the state. Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of Ala bama
 l. That there is hereby created and es- tablished in every county in this State, jury commission composed of three members to be appointed by the Cover nor, within thirty days after the ap- proval of this Act. One commissioner shall hold office till the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January 1911; one commissioner shall hold office till the same day in 1912; one commissioner shall hold office till the same day in 1913; and the Governor in making such appoint ments shall designate the terms to be held by such appointee respectively; and upon the expiration of each of these terms, the Governor shall appoint success sors, who shall hold office for three years, from the expiration of the term of office of their respective predecessors.
 Sec. 2 No person except as herein otherwise provided shall be eligible to be appointed or to hold office as jury commissioner or clerk of a commission who holds any office under the Federal, State, County or Municipal Government, nor who is a deputy. or clerk. assistant clerk, or employee of any such offices, nor who Is or becomes employed by any per son, corporation. who is a party to any suit triable by juries pending in any state court of record in tbe county. nor shall any pSson who has two or more pending suits for or against him triable by jury in any state court of record in the county be eligible to appointment as jury com missioner; and every person appointed to the office of jury commissioner shall be at the time of his appointment. a quail fed elector and freeholder or householder of the county, under seventy years of age. and of good moral character, and reputed to be man of integrity and good judgment, and who is able to read and write the English language
 Sec. 3. The Commissioners shall elect one of their number President of the Commission. and any two Commissioners shall be a quorum for the transaction of business. Every Commissioner before entering upon the discharge of his duties must take the oath of office prescribed in Section 279 of the Constitution and be commissioned by the Governor Each Commissioner shall be paid the sum of five dollars per day for the time actually engaged in the discharge of his duties as such Commissioner, to be paid out of the County Treasury, upon the warrant of the Probate Judge of said county. Such warrants are to be issued by said Probate Judge upon evidence satisfactory to him that such service has been rendered; pro- vided, however, that the compensation of each Commissioner shall not exceed for any year of his term the following amounts, vz:-in counties of 2o00O popu- lation or less, s100; in counties exceed ing 2500O and not exceeding 0,000. $2oO; in counties exceeding 5000 and not exceed ing 75000 in population, S3O0; and in coun- ties exceeding 75,000 in population, $500; the population of said respective counties to be determined by the Federal census.
 Sec 4 In the event that two of the jury commissioners are absent from the State sick. or for any reason cannot dis charge the duties imposed upon them by this Act, then the other jury com missioner shall notify any Judge of 8 Court of Record residing in the county to appear and take the place of the absent members and in such case, one Judge and one Commissioner shall constitute quorum, and if no such judge is present or able to serve, he must immediately notify the Governor, who shall appoint competent persons to act as jury commis- sjoners until the regular jury commits sioners are present and able to discharge their duties
 Sec. D. In counties having seventy-five thousand population or less by the last Federal census preceding the employment the Clerk of the Circuit Court. or Court i,, rta1i pf Court, where the Circuit Court has been abolished may be employed as the clerk of the commission. and in such counties the Clerk of the Commission whether he be a clerk of a Court or not. shall be paid for his services rendered under the direc- ton of the Commission the sum of three dollars per day while actually engaged in performing his duties. 10 be paid out of the County Treasury upon the order of the President of the Commission. In counties having more than seventy-hVe thousand population as shown by the last Federal census preceding his employment the commission shall employ clerk who shall hold no office during the term of his employment, and he shall be paid for his services rendered, under the dlrection of the Commission, the sum of i've dollars per day while actually engaged In per forming his duty. to be paid out or the County Treasury, upon the oroer or the President of the Commission.
 Sec 8. Every clerk of jury commis- sion. before entering upon the discharge of his duties under this Act, must taKe and subscribe the oath of office pre- scribed by Section 27s of the Constitution and file the same for record in the Fro bate Court of the County
 Sec. I. Any Commissioner, or clerk or commission, who neglects to perform any duty imposed upon him by this Act, or any person who being duly summoned to attend before the commission wilfully fails to do so or attending refuses to tes- t,fv. is guilty of misdemeanor.
 sec. &. The clerk of the commission .ba1I under the direction of the com mission. obtain the names of every male citizen of the County over 2 and under e wears of age, and their occupation, and nlace of residence and place Of business and shall perform all other duties re- ouired of him by law under the direction of the commission.
 sec g. The clerk of the commission must give such time to the performance of his duties as may be required Dy the commission but shall not be paid TOT Sundays The commission may al any time discharge any clerk employed py II and employ another.
 Sec. TO- The jury commission snail meet ,n tho court House at the County Seat of the several Counties on the nrst Mon- dav in October 1909, or as soon thereafter as nracticable. and shall make in well bo,,nd book roll of every male citizen ,,,,ing in the county who possesses the aualiNcations herein prescribed, and who is not herein specifically exempted from sa,,,iro on iuries The roll shall be ar
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