190                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 151

Article, sub-title and sub-heading and to enact in lieu thereof a
new Section 193, said new section to stand in the place and stead
of the section so repealed, relating to the selection of and terms
of service of petit juries in Baltimore County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 186, 187, 188 and 189 of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Baltimore County (1955 Edition), being Article 3 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Baltimore County", sub-title
"Juries", sub-heading "Method of Selection", be and they are hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments; and that Section 193 of
said Article, sub-title and sub-heading, be and it is hereby repealed
and a new Section 193 be enacted in lieu thereof, said new section to
stand in the place and stead of the section so repealed; and all to
read as follows:

186. 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 Baltimore 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 Balti-
more County, to such number of [male] persons whose names appear
upon said poll books as said judge, in his discretion, may deem neces-
sary, for the purpose of ascertaining the name, age, sex, place of
residence, citizenship, occupation or employment, condition of health,
ability to read and write the English language, whether ever con-
victed 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 per-
sonal interview for the purpose of determining his fitness and avail-
ability for jury service. Any person who shall wilfully fail to answer
any such questionnaire, or who shall wilfully fail to appear for per-
sonal interview before such Judge when duly summoned so to do,
shall be liable to punishment as for contempt of Court. Any person
who shall make his personal appearance before said Judge in re-
sponse to such summons, shall be allowed the same per diem and
expenses for his attendance as are allowed by law to duly selected
Jurors. It shall be the duty of said Jury Judge, not less than 15 days
before the commencement of each term of said Court, in the presence
of such practicing members of the Bar of said Court shall think
proper to attend, notice of the time and place having been first given
to said Bar through the crier of said Court, to proceed to select from
the poll books of the several election districts of said County that
shall be last filed in the Clerk's office of said Court, provided for in
Section 185, a panel to consist of the names of two hundred (200)
[male] persons or more, if in the discretion of the Jury Judge a
greater number is deemed necessary, to be fairly and impartially
selected by said Judge, with special reference to the intelligence,
sobriety and integrity of such persons and without the least refer-
ence to their political opinions, to be known as the Petit Jury Panel,
and a panel similarly selected to consist of the names of one hundred
(100) [male] persons to be known as the Grand Jury Panel; pro-
vided, however, that no person shall be selected and placed upon
such panels as a juror who shall not have arrived at the age of