1432                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [CH. 871

such appointment shall occur. If for any reason any person selected
as a grand juror shall fail to attend by reason of death, absence,
sickness or any other cause, or shall be disqualified or excused from
serving, the court may fill such vacancy from these selected as petit

jurors in the order in which their names were selected in the draw-

ing and may thereafter in its discretion fill the vacancy thus made

in the petit jury by drawing the necessary number of additional
names in the manner prescribed by this section and by Section 10 9
of this Article.

THE NAMES SO DRAWN SHALL BE DULY RECORDED BY
THE SAID JUDGE OR JUDGES OR BY THE CLERK IN HIS
OR THEIR PRESENCE AND UNDER HIS OR THEIR DIREC-
TION, IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY SHALL BE DRAWN.
THEREUPON FORTHWITH THE SAID JUDGE OR JUDGES
SHALL ORDER A VENIRE FACIAS DIRECTED TO THE
SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY, COMMANDING HIM TO SUMMON
AS JURORS TO ATTEND AT THE NEXT ENSUING TERM OF
SAID COURT THE SEVERAL PERSONS WHOSE NAMES MAY
BE DRAWN AS AFORESAID; AND IF ANY SUCH PERSONS
WHOSE NAMES ARE SO DRAWN AND ARE EMBRACED IN
SAID VENIRE FACIAS SHALL BE DEAD, SICK OR OTHER-
WISE UNABLE TO ATTEND, OR SHALL BE ABSENT AND
THEREFORE NOT TO BE FOUND, IT SHALL BE THE DUTY
OF THE SHERIFF FORTHWITH TO RETURN THE FACT OF
SUCH DEATH, DISABILITY OR ABSENCE TO THE COURT;
AND THE SAID JUDGE OR JUDGES SHALL THEREUPON
CAUSE TO BE DRAWN FROM SAID BOX IN THE MANNER
HEREINBEFORE DIRECTED, OTHER NAMES IN THE PLACE
AND STEAD OF THE ORIGINAL PERSONS WHO MAY BE
DEAD, UNDER DISABILITY OR ABSENT; AND SHALL CAUSE
THE NAME OR NAMES OF SUCH PERSONS SO AS LAST
AFORESAID DRAWN TO BE INSERTED IN THE VENIRE
FACIAS TO BE SUBMITTED AS AFORESAID. IT SHALL BE
THE DUTY OF THE SHERIFF TO SUMMON THE PERSONS
NAMED IN THE VENIRE FACIAS AND TO MAKE RETURN
THEREOF TO SAID COURT AT THE OPENING OF ITS
SESSION.

OF THE JURORS SO DRAWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
SECTION AND SUMMONED, NOT LESS THAN THIRTY-FIVE
(35) NOR MORE THAN SEVENTY (70), ARE TO BE DESIG-
NATED IN THE VENIRE FACIAS AS THE FIRST WEEK'S
JURY AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE OPENING
SESSION OF THE COURT. THE NEXT GROUP OF JURORS
DRAWN AND SUMMONED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
SECTION, AFTER THOSE DESIGNATED AS THE FIRST
WEEK'S JURY, CONSISTING OF NOT LESS THAN THIRTY-
FIVE (35), NOR MORE THAN SEVENTY (70), SHALL BE
DESIGNATED IN THE VENIRE FACIAS AS THE SECOND
WEEK'S JURY AND SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND
UNTIL THE SECOND WEEK. THE THIRD GROUP SO DRAWN
AND SUMMONED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION
AFTER THOSE DESIGNATED AS THE SECOND WEEK'S
JURY, CONSISTING OF NOT LESS THAN THIRTY-FIVE (35)
NOR MORE THAN SEVENTY (70), SHALL BE DESIGNATED
IN THE VENIRE FACIAS AS THE THIRD WEEK'S JURY AND