The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-26
BOARD PROCEEDINGS
Board Met In Special Session on Or.
der of Court 10 Prepare Jury
lists for Years l91l.l9I2.

der of Court 10 Prepare Jury
lists for Years l9ll.l9l2.
Leon, Iowa, January Is, 1911.
Board of supervisors met at the
Office of County Auditor at Il o'clock
January 18th. Pursuant to the fol-
lowing order of the district court
and notice to each member of the
Board OF, Supervisors. Those present
as follows:
A. B, McClaran. Patrick Griffin,
S. P. Wiley.
In the District Court of Iowa, in and
4 for Decatur County.
In Re Order for preparation of
jury lists, January term 1911.
To A. B. McClaran, S. P. Wiley,
Patrick Griffin, members of the Board
of Supervisors of Decatur County,
Iowa.
To the members of the Board Of
Supervisors:
You are hereby notified that the
District Court of Iowa in and for
Decatur county has found that the
list of names furnished from which
to draw petit jurors and the list of
names from which to draw grand
jurors and the list of names from
which to draw talesmen, have been
illegally selected and certified and
has set aside the said lists and has
held the said lists of names illegal
and void. And the court has ordered
that the said Board of Supervisors
of Decatur county meet at the
County Auditors Office in Leon,
Iowa, on Wednesday, January 49,,
1911, at II o'clock a. m. for the pur-
pose of preparing jury lists for the
petit jury, names from which to Sc
lect talesmen to serve as jurors, and
a list from which to select grand
jurors such lists to be prepared for
use and service during 1911, and
such further period as the law may
provide. And that said Board of
Supervisors shall prepare said lists
and perform such duties as provided
by the provisions of Sections 1886,
336 and 337, Code of Iowa and the
amendments to the Code contained
in Sections 337, 337a, 337b. 1870,
337d, of the supplement to the Code
and in chapters 20, 81 and % of the
laws Of the Thirty-Third General
Assembly of the State of Iowa.
You and each of you are required
to attend such meeting for the per-
Torrance of said duties as provided
by law.
H. X. Evans, Judge,
]. L. Mendenhall, Clerk
District Court.
In the District Court of Iowa, in and
for Decatur County.
In Re Order for selection of jury
lists.
1t appears to the Court that law
fully constituted grand jury and
petit juries cannot be otherwise OBJ
tanned, or lawfully qualified tales
men selected by reason of the judges
of the election in part Of the pre-
cincts and townships and voting pre-
cincts in Decatur County, Iowa, fail
ed to properly certify list of names
to serve as grand Jurors, petit jurors
and taIesmen, and in other townships
and voting precincts the judges fail
ed to distinguish between the names
as to who should serve as grand
jurors, petit jurors and talesmen
and in other townships and voting
precincts it appears that the Auditor
failed to certify the lists of those
persons who should serve as grand
jurors, petit jurors and talesmen
the last year and in, still other
townships and precincts no lists for
either grand jurors, petit jurors or
talesmen furnished at all and It fur
Their appearing to the Court that In
other-townships, and voting precincts
the correct number of names to serve
as grand jurors, petit jurors and
talesmen were not furnished or pro-
posed. se -,,asr.~
:, And it further appearing that the
Board Of Supervisors at It's Noyem-
Der meeting at the time of making
the canvass of votes Immediately
following the election failed to certify
and correct the omissions in the fur
nishing of names and the certifying
the names by the several judges OF
election. And it appearing to the
Court that for variety OF reasons q
legally constituted grand jury and
q legally con tituted petit jury can
not be obtained from the lists fur
nished for the next period OF two
uary /, 1913.
.. It is hereby ordered that the
Board of Supervisors of Decatur
County, Iowa, prepare list OF names
having the qualifications required by
law I0I STduu JuIO!o, pCI1S JuAo Cav
talesmen, said meeting to be held
January 18th, at II o'clock at the
Auditors Office at the Court House.
Leon, Iowa, said supervisors to be
notified in writing of said meeting
at least one hour previous to said
meeting and served by Sheriff OF
said county.
Said Board of Supervisors at said
meeting shall prepare said lists in
accordance with the provisions of
sections 1886, 336 and 337
Of the code of Iowa, and the amend
ments to the Code contained in Sec
,tions 337, 337a, 337b, 1870, 1870,
supplement to the code and in Chap
ter 20, Fl and % laws of the Thirty
Third Assembly.
Signed in open court this 18th day
of January, 1911.
H. K Evans, Judge Third Judicial
District of Iowa. ...