Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-03
WILL KILL
NEW JURY MEASURE
tContrnued from First Page,

| the measure because as he said, peo-
pie of individual counties could not
vote against either plan, owing to the
Statewide referendum by which
votes for either plan must be in the
affirmative.
There was a strong demand that
Fielder should unreservedly champion
the McDermott compromise bill be-
fore further opportunities for mud
ding the situation should present
themselves.
McDermott, before the two bills
were reported yesterday, simplified
the situation by combining into one
bill the two propositions which under
the McDermott plan are to be sub
mitted to the voters at the coming
November election with the idea that
one of the two proposed jury reform
plans shall become operative right
after its adoption by the people
The Hudson Assemblyman took the
bill providing for the appointment of
jury commissions by the Circuit Court
judges. also the other bill evolved by
Mr.. McDermott, providing for the Sc
lection of jurors by the sheriffs, but
in conjunction with the Supreme
Court justices, and he made one OF
these bills Part l of his union bill and
the other bill Part of the union
bill Then he tackled on Part to the
union bill and this part provides for
the referendum.
As soon as the union bill was hand
ed in by Mr. Martins committee the
measure was advanced without OBJ
lection to second reading and ordered
printed in the amended shape.
Like Previous Bill.
The first part of the bill. providing
for the drawing of grand juries by
sheriffs, is a repetition of the pre-
vious bill, retaining the control of
juries in the hands of the sheriff,
subject to supervision and regulation
by the courts.
The second part provides for the
appointment of two jury commits
sioners by the Circuit Court. Where
two Circuit Court judges hold court
in any county the commissioners are
to be named by the senior of such
judges in point of service. The bill
the Circuit Court judge to
fix the compensation of the jury com
at a sum not exceeding
$500 a year each.
The bill also gives the judge power
to remove either or both of the COM
and in the event of a
vacancy to appoint a successor for
the balance of the term, which is to
be for two years, except in the case
of the first appointments, one OF
which is to be for one year.
The jury commissioners are re-
quired to arrange two separate lists
of persons eligible for duty as grand
jurors and petit jurors. The Grand
Jury list is at no time to contain the
names of less than 200 persons. AT
time to be designated by the Circuit
Court judge the commissioners, in
open court, are to select the names of
seventy five persons from which to
draw a Grand Jury, and the names
Of as many persons as the court may
direct from which to draw a panel of
petit jurors. In no case is this num-
Der to be less than treble the num-
Der required for such panel. In maxi
to securing, so far as practicable, a
ing the selection regard is to be had
fair representation of the wards and
in the county.
Part three provides the manner of
the referendum. 1t gives
the voters an opportunity to vote
either for the drawing of juries by
or by commissioners. The
form of the referendum is as follows!
II favor the drawing of juries by
sheriffs as provided in part one" and
again. ~ favor the drawing of juries
by commissioners appointed by judges
Of the Circuit Cour as provided in
part two"
On the ballots a square is to be
placed at the left of each phrase In
which the voter may indicate his
choice by marking a cross. The propo-
sition receiving the greatest number
Of votes is to become effective as the
law of the State. and the other part
is to become null and void
Before its passage the McDermott
jury bill was amended so that which
ever plan Is adopted at the refer
endum will legally go into effect in
the state on December l next