1578                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 725

CHAPTER 725
(House Bill 372)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 9 of Article
51 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Supplement), title
"Juries," subtitle "Qualification and Selection of Jurors," to change
provisions for the selection of the grand and petit jury, in certain
counties of the State State PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 9 of Article 51 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966
Supplement), title "Juries," subtitle "Qualification and Selection of
Juries," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments,
to read as follows:

9.

It shall be the duty of the judges of the circuit court for each of the
counties, not less than fifteen days before the commencement of each
term of the court at which jurors are required to attend, in the
presence of such practicing members of the bar of said court as shall
think proper to attend, to proceed and to select from the lists last
furnished by the clerks of the county commissioners provided for m
Section 6 and from the pollbooks of the several election districts of
said counties that shall be returned and filed in the clerk's office of said
courts after any general election that may be last held previously to
such election or from such other list of names as the court may find
available, a panel to consist of not less than one hundred and fifty
(150) nor more than three hundred (300) names in each of the several
counties of Washington, Carroll, Frederick, Harford, Charles,
Howard, and Calvert, and in Montgomery County a panel to consist
of not less than one hundred and fifty (150) nor more than seven
hundred (700) names, and in Prince George's County a panel to con-
sist of not less than four hundred (400) names, the names to be fairly
and impartially selected of the age aforesaid by the said judges, with
special reference to the intelligence, sobriety and integrity of such
persons and without the least reference to their political opinions and
of the names of such persons when so selected, a list shall be made

by said County Commissioners]. All clerical help and personnel,
with the exception of the two THREE chief clerks, the Deputy Cleric
for the Community Magistrates, and the Justices of the Peace, are to
be employed under and paid in accordance with the Merit System
Regulations effective in Prince George's County. Each of the
People's Court Judges presiding in Hyattsville and Upper Marlboro
is to SHALL be considered the department head with respect to the
office of the People's Court located as aforesaid when applying the

said Merit System Regulations. OVER WHICH HE PRESIDES.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1967.

Approved May 4, 1967.