Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-23
More About Women Jurors.

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Superior Courts OF the State unless
h. be
ID IN elcctor and taxpayer Of the
State Of Washington.
~ \ resident OF the county in
which he is called for service for
more than one year preceding such
time
90 over twcnty-onc years OF age.
~ In Iull possession of his facul-
ties and Of sound mind.
- Able TO read and write the
English language. "
Section = provides: Officers of
the United States and OF the State,
att0rneys-at-law. school teachers,
p'aeticing physicians. active mem
bers of the fire or police departments
OF any municipality. and all persons
over sixty years of age. shall not be
compelled to serve as jurors.
Such exemption, however, is not
ground of challenge for cause, if the
juror shall be otherwise competent,
being the personal privilege OF the
individual.
The boundaries OF the jury dis
tricts are fixed by order of the court
which are three in number in Thurs
ton county. A box in which the
names are placed is required for each
district. The Clerk draws from each
box alternately.
In the month of July in each year
the County Clerk makes out a jury
list containing the names of all quail
fed persons in so far as he may be
able to ascertain them from the lat
est tax rolls and poll-books of the
county or from any other official
source. Some of the resident women
who interested themselves in the
suffrage movement are anxious to
register as electors at the earliest
opportunity, in order to place them
selves in line for preferment, still
their names might not appear on the
tax rolls. The law only provides
that persons selected as jurors must
be electors and taxpayers of the
State, not taxpayers OF any particu-
lar county, if they are residents of
the county in which they are chosen
to serve. Judge Clifford, of Tacoma,
is of the opinion the law should pro-
vide the matter of jury service on
the part Of women should rest in
their discretion. Others of the sex
think petitions ought to be circulated
signed by women voters and tax
payers who are willing to serve, and
see that their names appear on the
tax rolls at an early date, in order to
give the Clerk official information
when he shall prepare the jury lists.
1t is said by pursuing this or some
similar policy the Judge and Clerk
will not become embarrassed and the
county involved in unnecessary ex-
peuse when the venire shall issue, by
listening to excuses. Otherwise the
wheels of justice may become
clogged, recognizing the fact that
instances may arise wherein it might
be impossible to serve, while many
others will think the righteous ought
not to be neglected; that by such SER
vice they will have a favorable oppor-
tunity to become posted regarding
An important feature in the admins
tration of public affairs.
COUNTY Treasurer Meath of Pierce
county, last Monday, LEVIED upon
certain rolling stock belonging to the
Stone & Webster interests in the
street-car lines operated in Tacoma,
for taxes levied in 1913 and 9,
amounting to about two hundred and
twelve thousand dollars; in conse-
quence the local passenger traffic
was delayed some five hours. The
companies rendered the face of the
taxes, with interest on the 1907
taxes and costs Of distraint, refused
to pay any interest on the taxes of
1908 and 1909 under the ambiguous
reading of the law in that behalf.
Mr.. Meath refused the tender,
whereupon an injunction was sued
out in the Federal Court. and the
hearing set for next Monday after
noon in Tacoma. individuals are
compelled to pay interest on their
delinquent real and personal prop
erty taxes. The question is raised
why should corporations escape the
burden of their delinquency under
similar circumstances ? The STAND
ARD still maintains Congress should
provide that no Federal court should
interfere with the State, county or
municipality in the collection of de.
linquent taxes. The State courts
are open to all legal remedies; are
presumed to have the honesty and
ability to deal with the local affairs of
the State in vital matter, wherein
there ought to be no unreasonable
delay.
ASTORIA, Or. the scene Of the first
American settlement on the Pacific
Coast, will celebrate the centennial of
its founding next Summer. The