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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Select names

their best judgment, the names of seven hundred

for jurors.

and fifty persons, or thereabout, qualified under the

laws of this State, to he grand and petit jurors in

the city of Baltimore. They shall cause the names of

the persons so selected to be entered in a proper

book, and shall verify the list so made up by their

certificate and signatures. The said book contain-

ing the said list shall be placed in the custody of the

Clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore city.

603. The said list of persons qualified under the

laws of this State to be grand and petit jurors in

the city of Baltimore, having been prepared as

aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the said judges of

the Supreme Bench of Baltimore city, or a majority

Time of meet-

of them, to meet in each and every year in some

ing.

one of the court rooms in the city of Baltimore, on

one or more days to be by them appointed, before

the beginning of each regular term of the Criminal

Court of Baltimore, which said meeting, or the last

of which said appointed meetings, shall be at least

ten days before the beginning of each of said terms,

Select from

and to select from said list the names of twenty-

list.

three persons who shall constitute and be the grand

jurors for the city of Baltimore for the ensuing term

of said Criminal Court of Baltimore; the list of

grand jurors so selected shall be attested by the sig-

natures of the judges selecting the same, and be

given forthwith to the sheriff' of Baltimore city,

Summons per-

who shall immediately summon the persons so se-

sons elected.

lected to serve as grand jurors for the city of Bal-

timore at the ensuing term of the Criminal Court of

Baltimore. If any of the grand jurors so selected

and summoned shall be shown to be disqualified, or

be from any sufficient cause excused from serving, it

shall be the duty of the said judges of the Supreme

Bench of Baltimore city, or of a majority of them,

to reassemble as soon as they are notified thereof by

the judge of the Criminal Court of Baltimore, and

to assemble again from time to time, if the same

Correct and

be necessary, to correct and complete, in the man-

complete.

ner hereinbefore provided for, the said grand jury

for the city of Baltimore, by the selection of proper

persons as aforesaid from the list of qualified jurors

made as aforesaid, omitting in said selection the

names of the persons on said lists who may have

been drawn to serve as petit jurors in other courts