The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16
GENERAL LAWS
Enacted by The Legislature of
 Alabama.


 jurors and regulate the selection.
 drawing and summoning of jurors,
 and prescribe the qualifications
 and provide for the appointment
 Of fury commissioners and clerks
 of such Commissions and regulate
 the empanelling of grand and petit
 3uries in all the courts of this
 state. Be it enacted by the Legts-
 iature of Alabama:
 1. That there is hereby created and established in every county In this State. jury commission composed or three members to be appointed by the Governor, within thirty days after the approval of this Act. One commis. sioner shall hold office till the first Monday after the second Tuesday Tn January, 1911; one commissioner shall hold office till the same day in lslz: one commissioner shall hold office LII the same day in 1913; and the cover, nor in. making such appointments snan designate the terms to be held oy 'sucb appointee respectively: and upon the expiration of each of these terms the Governor shall appoint successors vvho shau hold office for three years, from the expiration of the term ol or flee of their respective predecessoIs.
 Sec 3. No person except ..n,a az tn otherwise provided shall be eligible 70 ba apuointed or to hold office as jury commissioner or clerk of commis- sion who holds any office under the Hrederal, State, County or Muhioip@i Government, nor who Is deputy. or clerk, assistant clerk. or empioye ol any such offices, nor wno is or De comes employed by any person, or cor poration. who is party to any suit friabIe by juries pending in any state court of record in the county, nor lshau any person who has two or more ! pending suits for or against nm triable by jury in any state court ot record in the county be eligible 10 snnointment as jury commissioner: and every person appointed to the oiIice of jury commissioner shall be at the time of his appointment, quahiieo eIector and freeholder or housenoloer of the county, under seventy years age. and of good moral character, anS rep,,ted to be a man of integrity anu -nna judgment, and who is able 70 rsad and write the English language;
 Sec 2 The Commissioners snaii .isc, one of their number President cf the Commission. and any two con. ,otssioners shall be a quorum TOT tno transaction of business. Cvoty th. ynissioner before entering upon .ne discharge of his duties must take tne nath of office prescribed In section S7e of the Constitution and be com rnissioned by the Governor Eacn Commissioner shall be paid the sum Q. l five dollars per day 1or sne unsS actually engaged in r,,ssinnsr. Ine u to he maid out of the County Treasury, 1 ,,r,r +ba warrant of the Propete Tpdga of said county. Such warrants are to be issued by said Probate Juuse unon evidence satisfactory 70 nm tn@e such service has been renoereu, p .vided. however, that the compensatlon nS each Commissioner shall not exceed Sor any wear of his term the follow ina ausounts. yiz:--in countie4 or So'- n00 nopulation or less, $100; In coun- ties exceeding 25,000, and not exceed ing b0,000 population, $20O; In coun- ties exceeding 50,0o0 and not exceea. ing 76.0O0 in population, $Soo; ana in counties exceeding 7b,oo0 in popu- aation,4 $500: -the population or said resneetfye- counties to be determined by the Federal census.
 Sac a. ~ Tn the event that two Of the 4rrv commissioners are absent from the State, sick. or Tor any reason can them by this Act, then the other jury con1nissfoner shall notify any Judge or . Court of Record, residing in the county to appear and take the place of the absent members. ana m such case. one Judge and one Commission CT shall constitute quorum sno .a no such judge is present or anie 70 serve. he must immediately notify the Coyernor who shall appoint compe- tent persons to act as jury commis- sioners. until the regular jury com noissioners are present and able 70 discharge their duties.
 See 6. Tn counties having seventy Give thousand population or less by the last Federal census preceding the em. oiovment the Clerk of the Circuit Court, or Court. having the turisdic- fion of the Circuit Court. where the Circuit Court has been abolished, may he employed as the clerk of the com mission. and in such counties the rCylerk of the Commission whether he he a clerk of Court or not. shall be paid for his services rendered under fha direction of the Commission. the sum of three do1lars per day while actually engaged in performing his duties. to be paid out of the County Treasury upon the order of the Presi- dent of the Commission. Tn counties having more than seventy-five thous- and population as shown by the last Federal census preceding his employ ment the commission shall employ a r clerk who shan hold no office during the term of his employment and he shall be paid for his services render ed under the direction of the Com mission. the sum of five dollars per day while actually engaged in per forming his duty, to be paid out of the County Treasury, upon the order Of the President of the Commission.
 Sec. G. Every clerk of jury com mission before entering upon the dis charge of his duties under this Act, must take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by Section 279, ot the Constitution and file the same for record in the Probate Court of the County.
 Sec. z. Any Commissioner, or clerk of A commission, who neglects to per form any duty imposed upon him by fhfs Act, or any person who being duly summoned to attend before the commission wilfully falls to do so, or attending refuses to testify Is guilty of a misdemeanor.
 Sec. 8. The Clerk of the commits sion shall under the direction of the commission, obtain the names of every male citizen of the County over i21 and under 65 years of age, and their occupation, and place of resi- dence. and place of business and shall uerform all other duties required of him by law under the direction of the commission.
 Sec. 9. The Clerk of the commis- sion must give such time to the per- fbrmance of his duties as may be re- nuired by the commission, but shall moi be paid for Sundays. The Com mission may at any time. discharge any clerk employed by it and employ another.
 Sec 10. The jury commission shall meet in the Court House at the County Seat of the several Counties on the OAkn F-