Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-06-06

Iprisonment in the county Jail Of
not more than six months, at the
discretion of the court. Failure
to qualify as a jury commissioner
lis hereby made a contempt OF
court. and is punishable in like
manner.
SEC. s. Pc it further enacted,
| That 10 The event any member of
/ the board IS absent from a meeting
when il is the duty Of the Board OF
commissioners to make out a jury
list, the other two members shall
proceed to make out the list of
forty names and proceed with it as
Iif he were present, only the name
Of the absent commissioner shall
not be signed to the list.
| SEC. 8. Be it further enacted,
That in the event two of the mem
bers of the Borad of Commission
ers are absent and fail to attend,
the member ot.the board present
shall cause the clerk Of the circuit
court and the sheriff or either Of
i them, to take before him the oath
prescribed for members of the
Board of Commissioners, and they
shall proceed to make out the list
of thirty names; and in the event
lthe list is SO made out, it shall be
lie duty of that member attending
certify to the facts, that is to
say, be shall file with the
clerk a statement setting out that
be, being the only member Of
the board present, administ-
cred to the clerk, or sheriff
or both, the oath of a commission
err, and that they have made out
the list, If the list is made out in
this manner. it shall be the duty
of the sheriff, and clerk or either
of them If only one helps make out
the list, No certify to the list with
that commissioner present; and for
such service the clerk and sheriff
Shall be entitled to the compen-
Sation of a commissioner.
SEC. 10. BE it further enacted,
That each commissioner shall be
entitled to receive the sum of five
1851 dollars for each list which be
helps to make out and sign; thst
in the event a commissioners shall
be unable to be present, be N Y
| lille a list of ten names with the
chairman of the board or secretary,
which list shall be accepted as part
OF the jury list, if either Of the
members present object to any
name ON the list of ten. In that
event. only those names being
approved by them shall be placed
on the jury list. No member,
however, shall be entitled to re-
ceive compensation for list of
names so filed unless he is present
and signs the certificate appended
to the jury list.
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted,
That the jury list when filed with
the circuit clerk, shall be kept Sc.
cret by him; and none of the
Games on said list shall be divulged
by him, except to the sheriff of
the county. to whom he shall de-
liver the list to be summoned as
now provided by law; and it shall
be the duty of tie sheriff to keep
secret the names of the jury list
until he notifies the persons who
are on the list, which shall be done
as now provided BY law.
SEC. -. Be it further enacted,
That the law in reference to special
panels, as now provided, is in no
manner changed or nothing in THE
Act shall interfere with the an
pointment of a foreman of the
grand jury as now provided w
law.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted,
That any person who seeks, d.
rectly or indirectly, to have his
name placed on the jury list, is
guilty of contempt of court, and
upon conviction, shall be punished
by a fine of not less than fifty
$50 00) dollars nor more than one
($l00 00) dollars, and inprison-
ment in the county jair for not
less than six months at the discre-
ton of the court. And the grand
juries of the counties to which this
Act applies are hereby given in
quisitorial power as to all offenses
committed against this Act, whether
the same are specifically named or
not.
SEC. IA. Be it further enacted,
That all laws and parts of laws in
conflict with this Act are hereby
repealed.
SEC. Is. Be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from
and after its passage, the public |