Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-16
GN|CHTEL TOPLAN
FOR GIVING NEW
Jury LAW EFFECT
Newly Appointed Commissioner
Will Confer Today With Sher-
iff M0nahan.

Jury Commissioner Edward Z.
Gnichtel and Sheriff Monahan will
confer on the new chancellor-sheriff
jury law at the Court House this aft
ernoon at O'Clock. The provisions OF
the new law, which was adopted by
the voters by referendum at the last
election. will be gone over and ar
rangements made TO carry them out.
The meeting of the sheriff and the
jury commissioner will De 4 orelim-
mary one. At later date the sheriff,
the commissioner and Chief Justice
Gummere. OF the Supreme Court. viii
meet and complete the plans for COM
piling the lists and drawing the ilIl.es.
II viii give my best efforts 70 the
work that is entsffed IN my neT of
flee, and I will do everything IN my
power to make the new scheme a sue
cess, said Commissioner iinich;el tc
dav. Il feel highly laonored bV the
confidence the chancellor hrs placed
! in me in selecting me as the first jury
commissioner for Essex county, and
my work, | hope. will merit tiat con-
! fiidence."
The chief justice has not as yet fixed
! the salary of Mr. Gnichtel. The law
provides that the court fix a sum not
exceeding $500. The commissioner and
the sheriff have the power to appoint
/ clerk to assist in the work, ont as
lyet have made no announcement OF
any appointment
/ The first jury under the new act
4 will begin service on April L at the
| counencement of the April term of
court. Section of the new law says:
1.-THE commissioners of juries shall at
least thirty days prior to the COM
mencement of each term of court
make two lists alphabetically ar
ranged of persons liable to jury duty
having due regard to the just distri-
/ button of jury service among those
persons qualified in the various wards
and municipalities of such county,
with their occupation and places of
abode. and designating their respec-
/ tive municipalities and wards lif any)
in municipalities, which lists shall be
DESIGNATED respectively grand jury
lists and petit jury lists. The num-
! Der of persons named on the grand
Jury list shall at no time be less than
800. and the number of persons named
on the petit jury list shall at no time
be less than 500"
After that this must happen
"The commissioners shall cause two
/ comics to be made of each of said lists
and shall certify the same under their
hand as true and correct, and shall
cause one copy of each TO be filed in
/ the Office of the county clerk at least
twenty five days prior to the COM
! mencement of each term OF court,
i there to remain a public record. and
shall cause the other copy to be de-
| IiVered to the Supreme Court justice
4 of the circuit Upon the filing of such
/ list with the county clerk he must
have a copy made and posted in his
/ office in a conspicuous place. The jury
commissioners may. from time to
time. before certifying such lists, re-
wise, strike off and add thereto, and
/ the Supreme Court justice may at any
time order said commissioners to re-
wise. correct and certify a new jury
| list or lists. which shall not contain
anv names heretofore stricken off
within one year. Each name on the
respective jury list shall be numbered
in consecutive order,
The Jury commissioners shall have
access to the registry lists and the
assessment rolls of the several mu-
inequalities.
Before certifying the lists to the
county clerk, the jury commissioners
NAV send notices to all persons whose
names they may propose placing on
such lists. requesting such persons to
present to the jury commissioners any
claim to exemption from jury duty
Upon satisfactory reasons they may
be excused by the court.
| On a day and time to be fixed by
/ Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
| Gummere, not more than fifteen days
before the opening of the term Of
court. the selection of the grand jury
and the petit jury by lot in open court
is to take place, the selection to be
made from the lists prepared by the
| Jury commissioners
The Supreme Court justices power
to revise the lists prepared by the jury
| commissioners is continued and the
justice may strike off any names he
deems Objectionable