244                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                      CH. 190]

the petit jury, both for the term of event for which the drawing was
made. The foreman of the grand jury shall be selected by the court
from the panel of names used for such drawing. In the event that a
vacancy shall occur in the position of foreman of the grand jury,
either temporarily or permanently, by death, absence, sickness or
any other cause, the court shall have power to appoint some other
member of the grand jury foreman as often as the necessity for 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 by drawing the necessary number of
additional names in the manner prescribed by this section and by
Section 10 of this Article.

12. Selection of grand and petit jury; foreman of grand jury;
vacancies.

Of the forty-eight jurors drawn and summoned, the court at the
beginning of the term for which they were drawn and summoned
shall select and appoint one as foreman of the grand jury (except
that in Montgomery County the foreman shall be selected from the
original panel of five hundred names, with his name being included
among the jurors drawn and summoned and in Washington County
the foreman shall be selected from the list of names presently being
used as a panel in said county, as provided in Section 9 of this Article)
[, and in Charles County the foreman shall be selected from its
original panel of names presently being used in said county], and
shall direct the clerk of said court to legibly write upon ballots the
names of the remaining jurors, and after carefully folding said
ballots separately to place them in a box with a sliding top, and said
clerk shall draw said ballots therefrom one at a time without looking
into said box and the first twenty-two names drawn, with the fore-
man previously appointed, shall constitute the grand jury, and the
remaining twenty-five names (or, in Harford, Montgomery and
Washington counties the remaining number of names) shall consti-
tute the petit jury for said term of court; whenever a vacancy shall
occur in the position of foreman of the grand jury, either temporary
or permanent, by death, absence, sickness or any other cause the
court shall have power to appoint some other member of the grand
jury foreman as often as the necessity for such appointment shall
occur. If for any reason any person or persons drawn as grand juror
or grand jurors shall fail to attend and be present at the conclusion
of the drawing or be disqualified or excused for cause the court shall
forthwith proceed to fill such vacancies from the aforesaid remain-
ing number of twenty-five names of those who are present in the
order in which the names were drawn from the box and may there-
upon in its discretion fill such vacancy or evidence thus made in the
petit jury by drawing the necessary number of additional names
therefor in manner provided by Section 10 of this Article. In Charles,
St. Mary's [and] Calvert and, Prince George's Counties the "pellet
system" set out in Section 10(f) and Section 10(g) shall be used in
the selection of grand and petit jurors. [In Calvert County the
system of marbles, balls or pellets, as set out in Section 10(a-l) shall
be used in the selection of grand juries and petit juries.] This sec-
tion is modified as to Allegany County, Dorchester, Wicomico, Som-
erset and Worcester County. This section shall not apply to Balti-
more, Cecil, Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's and Talbot counties,