Year: 1867

Below we give the new law relative


70 the selection of jurors Two jury


Commissioners will hereafter be elect


cd in the several counties of the State.


The law is general The following is


the act as signed by the Governor:


SECTION /. Be Il enacted By the Sen
ate and House Of Representatives of the


Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania in Gen
aal Assembly met, and is hereby enacted
bv the authority Of the same, That on
the general election to be held on the
second Tuesday OF October, Ammo
Domini one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-seven, and tri-ennially there
after, at such election, the qualified
electors Of the several counties of this
Commonwealth shall elect, in the man.
ner now provided by law for the elec-
ton ofothcr county officers, two sober,
intelligent and judicious persons to
serve as jury commissioners, in each
of said counties, for the period ofthree
years ensuing their election but the
same person or persons shall not be
eligible for reelection more than once
in any period of six years: Provided,
That each Of said qualified electors
shall vote for one person only as jury
commissioner, and the two persons
having the greatest number Of votes
for jury commissioner shall be duly
elected jury commissioners for such
county.


SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of said
Jury commissioners TO meet at the seat
Of fiustice of the respective counties, at
least thirty days before the first term
OF the court OF common pleas, in every
year, and thereupon proceed, with
due diligence, to select from the whole
male taxable citizens Of the respective
county at large, a number, such as at
the term of the court, of pleas next
preceding shall, by the said court, be
designated, of sober, intelligent and
judicious persons, TO serve as jurors
in the several courts of such county,
during that year; and if the said COM
missioncrs cannot agree upon the
names of the persons to be selected
by them as jurors, they shall proceed
as follows Each of the commissioners
shall make list containing the names
OF one-half Of the requisite number of
persons, and ten per centum in addi-
tion thereto, and the proper number
shall be obtained by each of said CON-
missioners striking from the list fur
nished by the other, a number equal
to the said addition; and the names
not stricken out shall be the selection
OF the names of jurors, and the said
jury commissioners shall, in the mode
and manner now directed by law.
place the names of persons so selected,
in the proper jury wheel, and the said
jury wheel locked, as now required by
law, shall remain in the custody of the
said jury commissioners and the keys
thereof in the custody of said county.


SEC 3. The said jury commissioners
and the sheriff of the respective coun-
ty, or any two of them, shall draw
from the proper jury wheel panels of
jurors, as grand jurors of the proper
county, and as petit and traverse ju-
rors, for the trial of issues in fact
which may be taken in any action in
any of the courts, civil and criminal,
in the several counties aforesaid, in
the manner now practiced and allow
ed; but before the said jury commits
sioners and sheriff shall proceed to Sc
lect or draw jurors in the manner
aforesaid, they shall severally take
the oath or affirmation now prescribed |