The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-10-31
CHAPTER Is.
Senate Bill No. 50.
Inv Mr.. Chnrch.l

An Act to create a Board of Jury
commissioners for counties in Ten
rassea having, population accord
i,y 10 the Federal census of 1910 or
onv subsequent Federal census of
nor less than forty thousand nor
more than forty-one thousand inhabi-
tants. to define the qualifications,
method of election, and the duties of
ench commissioners; for the selec-
tioi, of iuries and to provide for Jury
lists and jury boxes to be kept in
earb county affected by this Act; to
nrascribe the duties of the Judges
in respect to this Act, to provide for
clerk of said Board and for his
.,aib and to define his duties; to
nroyide for the compensation OF the
members of said Board and its
Clerks, to provide for the manner of
drawing and impaneling juries and
the deNf lgs. of the Judges, Board,
ana clelk in said counties with said
iury lists, jury boxes, and juries; to
nnnish violation of the Act; and to
repeal all laws and parts of laws in
conflict with this Act.
Section |. Be. it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State, Of
Tennessee, That there shall be, and
is hereby created for each county in
the State having population of not
less than forty thousand nor MORE
than forty-one thousand inhabitants
according to the Federal census Of
1910 or any subsequent Federal cen
sus a Board of Jury Commissioners,
who shall exercise the powers and
discharge the duties set out in this
Act Said Board shall consist OF
three members Each member of said
BOARD shall be discreet person,
householder and freeholder OF the
county, but no attorney-at-law nor
county officer nor Justice of the
Peace nor Constable nor any person
having at the time of his appointment
a suit pending in any court OF record
in the county. No person who dir
ectly or indirectly becomes an appll-
cant or candidate for one Of said
nositions, or who directly or indir-
ectly solicits the support or influence
of any person to secure the same,
shall be edigible to membership upon
said Board. In the event that at any
time when by the provisions OF this
Act il shall be the duty of said Board
to discharge any of the duties here
matter imposed, it shall appear by
the affidavit of any member OF said
Board or by the certificate OF repu,
table musician that any member is
absent or must be absent because OF
sickness or other physical disability,
or for some other good and sufficient
reason said affidavit shall be nieo
with the Clerk of said Board, and
such Clerk shall at once certify the
same to the County Judge OF the
county, who shall Immediately I'LL
such temporary vacancy by appoint
ing some one having the quallnca
tons for such position on said Board
Such temporary appointment shall DC
good only for the meeting called ano
to any adjourned term of said meet
ing: provided, however, that upon
the appearance of such absent mem
Der, said temporary appointee shall
vacate the Office for the regular mem
Der. Such temporary appointee snai
take and subscribe to the same oatf
as the regular members, and the
oath and the full record OF sucn ap
pointment shall be entered upon the
minutes of said Board.
Sec, 2. Be it further enacted, ina
said Commissioners be elected by the
Quarterly Court of the county al the
first meeting of such court after TINS
Act becomes effective, one such Com
missioner to be elected to serve untl
February /, 1915; one, until FEBRUARY
/. 1915; and one until FEBRUARY
1917, or until their successors are
elected and qualified. Beginn ng a
its January term, 1915, said quarter
ly County Court shall, at it's Janua'
meeting each year, elect one Com
missioner to serve on said Board TO
three years from the first OF the 1oi
lowing February, or until his success
sor is elected and qualified; but
such Commissioner is not elected a
such January term for any reason
then he shah be elected at the hrs
succeeding term OF said court whe'
such election can be held, his tern
Of Office, however, to date from Feo
ruary /. No Commissioners SHAH D.
eligible to succeed himself witnii
three years after his term OF omc'
expires. In the event OF vacancy
on said Board, whether occurrin'
from death, resignation, remova
ia