868 JURIES—MODE OF SELECTION. [ART. 51.

said, shall be drawn from the compartment representing the said
second election district; provided, that in drawing the jurors for
the December term of the circuit court for said county the twenty-
five names required shall be taken from those remaining in the
box after the drawing for the preceding September term, five to
be drawn from the compartment number two and one from each
of the other compartments; and no name which may be so drawn,
to serve as juror in Frederick county at any term of court shall be
replaced in said box for the period of two years thereafter; and
said names so drawn in Baltimore and Frederick counties shall be
recorded as hereinbefore directed for the other counties; and
thereupon said judges shall forthwith order a venire facias,
directed to the sheriff of the said counties, respectively, com-
manding them to summon as jurors to attend at the next ensuing
term of said courts the several persons whose names may be
drawn as aforesaid; if any such persons whose names are so drawn
and embraced in said venire facias should be dead, sick or other-
wise unable to attend, or should be absent and therefore not to be
found, it shall be the duty of said sheriff forthwith to return the
fact of such death, disability or absence; and the said judges shall
thereupon cause to be drawn from said box, in the manner herein-
before directed, other names in the place and stead of the original
who may be dead, disabled or absent, and shall cause the name or
names of such person or persons so as last aforesaid drawn, to be
inserted in the said venire facias to be summoned as aforesaid,
and it shall be the duty of the sheriff to summon the persons
named in said venire facias and make return thereof to the said
court at the opening of its session. This section shall not apply
to Prince George's county, nor to Dorchester and Wicomico
counties, as to which special provision is made by the local law

thereof.

1867, ch 329, sec. 4.

9. Immediately after each drawing for jurors as directed in the
preceding section, and for talesmen as hereinafter directed, and
without suffering the said ballots remaining in said box to be
taken out, or in any manner removed therefrom, or inspected or
examined, or the said box to be looked into or removed from his
presence by any person whatever, the said judge of the said re-
spective courts shall close said box and either lock or seal the same
securely, and keeping the key or seal thereof himself, shall deposit