1422 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 804
tions 391-A and 391-C were repealed and re-enacted and
Section 391-AA was enacted by Chapter 197 of the Acts
of the General Assembly of Maryland, Session of 1933),
Section 391-D (as the same was repealed and re-enacted by
Chapter 25 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Mary-
land, Session of 1931), Sections 391-E and 391-F of Article
3 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930
Edition), title "Baltimore County", sub-title "Jurors",
(Offutt's Revised Code of the Public Local Laws of Balti-
more County, title No. 31, "Jurors", Sections 391-A,
391-AA, 391-C, 391-D, 391-E! and 391-F), be and the same
are hereby repealed, and five new Sections be and the same
are hereby enacted in lieu thereof, said new Sections to be
known respectively as Sections 391-A, 391-C, 391-D, 391-E
and 391-F of said Article, said new Section 391-A to follow
immediately after Section 391 of said Article, and said new
Sections 391-C, 391-D, 391-E and 391-F to follow immedi-
ately after Section 391-B of said Article, and to read respec-
tively as follows:
Sec. 391-A. The Chief Judge of the Third Judicial
Circuit of Maryland shall designate or appoint one of the
judges of said Circuit sitting in the Circuit Court for Balti-
more County, as Jury Judge. From time to time, whenever
he shall deem it necessary, the said Jury Judge shall have
the power to send written questionnaires, either by mail or
by personal service through the office of the Sheriff of
Baltimore County, to such number of male persons whose
names appear upon said poll books as said judge, in his
discretion, may deem necessary, for the purpose of ascer-
taining the name, age, place of residence, citizenship, occu-
pation or employment, condition of health, ability to read
and write the English language, whether ever convicted
of a crime, prior jury service if any, at what term of Court
he would prefer to serve, and such other pertinent facts as
said Judge may desire to have, and he shall have the power
to require written answers to such questionnaires within
such reasonable time as he may direct. Said Judge shall
also have the power to cause any such male person to be
summoned to appear before him for personal interview for
the purpose of determining his fitness and availability for
jury service. Any person who shall wilfully fail to answer
any such questionnaire, or who shall wilfully fail to appear
for personal interview before such Judge when duly sum-
moned so to do, shall be liable to punishment as for con-
tempt of Court. Any person who shall make his persona]
appearance before said Judge in response to such summons,
shall be allowed the same per diem and expenses for hi£
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