The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-10-21

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the said pieces of metal to said justice or
judge, who shall examine the same and, |
if found correct return them to said |
commissioners. The commissioners shall |
thereupon deposit the pieces of metal |
numbered for grand jurors in one box |
and the pieces of metal numbered for
petit jurors in another box
Z. Immediately after the numbered
pieces of metal have been so deposited, |
the boxes shall be shaken and the pieces
of metal deposited therein thoroughly
mixed together, and the commissioners.
or one of them, shall forthwith, in the
presence of such justice or Judge, pro-
coed to draw singly from the grand jury
box, twenty four pieces of metal, and the
persons whose names are found on the
said grand jury list opposite the numbers
corresponding with those found upon the
pieces OF metal so drawn, shall be sum-
mOned to serve as grand jurors in and
for such county at the next ensuing
term of the courts thereof; and shall in
like manner draw singly from the petit
jury box such number of pieces of metal
as the said justice or judge shall direct,
and the persons whose names are found
on said petit jury list opposite the num-
berS corresponding with those upon the
pieces OF metal so drawn shall constitute
the panel of petit jurors to serve in and
for such county for the next ensuing
term of the courts thereof, and shall be
SO summoned.
3. The names, occupations and places
OF abode both of grand and petit Jurors
shall, as each number is drawn, be pub
licly announced by the commissioners,
the metal pieces so drawn from the box
handed to the justice or Judge for in
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his deputy, shall transcribe the same as
they are announced and shall make two
lists thereof, both of which shall be GER
titled by the justice or judge as true and
correct, one of which said clerk shall file
in his office and the other he shall forth
with transmit to the sheriff of the coun-
ty, who shall thereupon cause the per-
sons so drawn, constituting the grand
jurors and panel of petit jurors for such
county, to be summoned to serve as
such according to law.
8. The justice of the Supreme Court
may direct that the panel of petit jurors
so drawn shall serve for designated por-
ton OF the next ensuing term only, and
in such event they shall be SO sum-
moned, and the said justice may direct
said commissioners, at a time to be fixed
| by the justice, to draw new panel or
designated part of such term, and such
| new panel or panels shall be drawn and
summoned from the list certified by the
commissioners prior to the commence
ment OF such term, in the same manner
as hereinabove provided.
10. In case a grand jury shall be dis
| charged before the end of the term for
which it is drawn, the justice of the Su-
preme Court may direct the commission
ers of juries to draw new grand Jury to
serve for the balance of the term, and
such new grand jury shall be drawn and
summoned from the list certified by the
commissioners prior to the commence
ment OF the term, in the same manner
as hereinabove provided.
IL. The court in which the grand
Jurors shall be sworn in any county, shall
select and designate one of said grand
shall be sworn to so act, and may excuse
or discharge one of the said Jurors if all
shall appear when summoned.
II. Any person having served as a
grand or petit juror at term of court
shall be ineligible to serve either as a
grand or petit juror for the space of one
year thereafter
IL. Nothing herein contained shall
be held or construed in anywise to limit
the powers of the court or any Justice of
judge as heretofore had or exercised in
connection with the drawing or discharge
of jurors or panels of jurors.
a. All acts and parts of acts incon-
S!stent with this act are hereby repealed,
and this act shall take effect immediate
ly, but its provisions, except as to the
reterendm herein contained, shall remain
imperative as law of this State until
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the next general election held after the
approval of this act for the election of
the members of the General Assembly
have adopted the provisions of this act
in the manner hereinafter provided.
| The county clerk in every county shall
cause public notice of the submission of
the question OF the adoption of this act
in the said general election to be given
| by advertisement signed bV himself and
set up in at least fifty different places in
his county and published in one or more
newspapers thereof for at least fifteen
days before such election. The ballots
used at the said election shall contain
the words For the adoption of an act
approved insert here the date of APPROX
all, and entitled A supplement to an
act entitled AN act concerning juries"
| (Revision) approved March twenty
oONChVAA, OAO OhOucdllQ cISuJ hundred
and seventy-fOur.'
Below upon said ballot shall appear
the phrase 81 favor the adoption of said
| act" and the phrase 81 oppose the
adoption of said act, f" with square to
the left of each phrase, and below shall
appear the words place cross in one
square"
The votes cast upon the question of
the adoption of this act shall be can
vassed in the manner now provided
by law for the canvass of votes cast
at the general election held for the
election of the members of the Gen
eral Assembly; and if the greater
number of votes cast with reference to
the adoption or rejection of this act favor
the adoption of this act, the act shall
become effective as law of this State on
the fourth Tuesday of November, one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen:
but if the greater number favor the re-
lection of this act, then this act shall be
null and of no effect.
Approved May 20, 1918.