The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-10-31


OF any person to secure such posi-
tion; that | will faithfully and i'm.
partially discharge the duties of Jury
commissioner for name of county,
county, Tenn, to the best of my
knowledge and ability; that will
not place upon the jury lists or In
the jury box the name of any per
son whom | believe to be corrupt or
unfit for jury service, or the name of
any person whom | know or believe
has directly or indirectly solicited or
sought to have his name placed upon
such lists or in such jury box; that
will keep secret and inviolate the
deliberations and counsel of the Jury
Commissioners while in the dis
charge of their duties, and will keep
secret the names placed upon said
jury list or in said jury box, unless
required bylaw or in some legal pro-
ccedings to divulge the same. So
help me God"
Said oath sahll be spread upon
both the civil and criminal minutes
of the next term of the Circuit and
Criminal Courts, and the originals
shall be preserved as a part of the
records of said Board
Sec. A. Be 1t fntsher enacted,
That Immediately after their election
and qualification said Commissioners
shall meet and organize by electing
enc of their members as Chairman
The Clerk of the Circuit. Court shall
be ex officio Clerk of said Board of
Jury commissioners, and shall per-
form all the clerical duties neces-
sary or required by law. Before en-
tering upon his duties as Clerk of
said Board, said Circuit Court Clerk
shall take and subscribe before any
officer authorized to administer oaths
the following oath-viz.:
Il (name of Circuit Court Clerk
do solemnly swear (or affirm that
will faithfully discharge all the duties
incumbent upon me as Clerk of the
Board of Jury Commissioners of
(name of county, County, Tenn, and
. that | will not diyulge any Of the pro
ceedings and deliberations of said
| Board or the names upon the Jury
: lists or in the jury box. and that
, will safeguard the same as required
by law, and will not divulge any OF
said information unless required Ny
law so to do. So help me Cod
This oath shall be spread upon the
civil and criminal minutes of the
: court at the next term and the
original preserved as part OF the
records of said Board No Deputy
: Circuit Court Clerk shall act as Clerh
J OF Deputy Clerk to said Board until
t he has qualified in the same manner
and form as required herein TOR said
t CLERK, ard such Deputy CLERK shall
| be subject to the same penalties fol
| violation of any of the provisions OF
; this Act as provided herein for the
2 Clerk.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted Tha'
: it shall be the duty of the Jury Com
; missioners biennially on the frs
. Monday in July, or upon the call Of
E the Chairman, upon any day within
/ thirty days thereafter, to meet ant
! select from the tax books OF the
n county and from any reliable sources
+ the names Of upright, intelligen
i men. known for their integrity, fall
i character, and sound Judgment, from
/ the various civil districts of the coun
h ty and in proportion to the popula
e ton of such districts, as near al
J. may be, possessing the qualification:
e as required by law any mistake al
to the qualifications of any such per
t son shall not invalidate the l!st), ex
g cept that service on a regular pane
e within two years prior to said selec
s ton shall not disqualify any person
i from jury service in said county,
il list of names numbering not les
Y than seven hundred and nifty ne.
/, more than fifteen hundred. Said list
e shall constitute the Jury list from
t which all grand and petit jurles
: whether regular or special, snail D.
Y drawn for the Circuit Court, Crimlna
l. Court. County Criminal Court, Chan
r Gerry Court, or any court sitting with
l. in the county. No ones name shai
= be placed on said list who has Oil
il ectly or indirectly suggested or re
t ouested it. 1t shall be a misdemean
i, or for any person to solicit his nam
i or the name Of any other person Z
n be placed upon said jury list or II
n said Jury box. Said Jury Commits
J. sioners shall meet and organize a
q soon after their election as possible
n and proceed at once to discharg
q ~. a,x;as boroin impOsed upon them