The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-07-24
CLERK FOUND 2378
JURYMEE
WORK OF PREPARING FIRST
PANEL IN CHEIAAN COUNTY
HAS JUST BEEN COMPLETED
CUT OLD LIST ONE-THTRD.

The work of preparing the frs,
| jury panel which has been arranged
| under the new jury law in Chelar
| county has just been completed after
month of hustling in the superior
court clerks Office. With the panel
ready for the first drawing of ve-
nire which, however, will not take
place until the latter part of Sep
tember or the first of OCTOBER, one
especially interesting result of the
new law is apparent Just about two
thirds of those male residents OF
| Chelan county who were liable to
/! jury service under the old law are
| liable under the new law: the eligi-
| bles now numbering about 1878,
where they formerly numbered 1894
The new law provides that the jurors
are TO be selected from those resi-
dents of the county who are tax
payers and voters. The old law pro-
vided that the jurors should be Sc
lected from those who were taxpay-
ers or voters. The changing of or to
and has cut the list. as there are
many men who pay taxes who are
not to be found on the list of voters
and, sometimes when election boards
are not wary. there are men whose
names get on the voters list without
these men having paid taxes.
No Jury Commissioners.
Under the new law there are no
jury commissioners and the work of
choosing jurors for the superior court
Of the county devolves upon the clerk
of the superior court. Although
July and August are vacation months
in almost every court. the law spec
ifies that preparations for the draw
ing of jurors shall be made during
that month. In this county Clerk
Campbell and his assistants have
found it that the making up of the
list of 237S names has been very diff
ficuit
The new act provides that each
county in the state shall be divided
into jury districts by the superior
judge. these districts to be not more
then six or not less than three in
number and are to be so designated
that each district shall have in Il
about as many people as any other
district.
Clerk. BlindfOlded, Draws Jurors.
The names of those liable TO jury
service have been listed according TO
districts and when a drawing is to be
made these names will be copied on
little slips of paper. each slip con-
tanning one name. In one jury box.
all the names from one district will
be placed: in another jury box, all
the names from another district, and
in third box, all the names from
the third district Blindfoldei, Su-
perior Conrt Clerk Campbell will
draw from each box in turn until
enough names to fill the venire OF
jurors have been secured.
The new law provides that jurors
must be electors. taxpayers. residents
of the county, over twenty-one years
of age. in full possession of their
faculties-this excuses newspaper
men-able to read and write the Eng
lish language and excludes officers
of the state, United States attorneys
at law. school teachers. physicians,
active members OF the fire depart
ment and all over sixty years of age.
The new law in this selection of
jurors is considered a great improve
ment over the old one inasmuch as it
is up to the clerk to exclude all who
are not eligible to jury duty. Under
the old system it was possible to
draw a list. many of whom has left
the county or who are not eompe
tent for other reasons to act as jury
men. thus entailing a considerable
expense TO the county.
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