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Show MASTER JURY CHOOSINGBEGINS Tour nama may be among them. Tou can do nothing about It, however, how-ever, either to prevent such an occurrence, oc-currence, if you are a voter and taxpayer, or to help bring it about That, In brief, was the situation Monday which will affect ultimately ahnut JOOO residents of Salt Lake county. The jury commission had started Its annual job of refilling the mas-ter mas-ter jury box In district court with names of prospective jurors. From th master box will be drawn, at the beginning of each new term of court in 138, names of jurors who will bo examined in detail as to their qualiifcations to sit in the jury box during; trials conducted in that term of court. Two Records L'aed ' Appointed by Presiding Judge Roger L McDonough. the jury commission com-mission consists of Mrs. A. J. Gor ham. 719 Second avenue, and Welby J. Phillips, 65 East Coatesville avenue. ave-nue. Their duties are prescribed by statute, and, after taking their oath of office, they are obligated to carry out those duties. Failure to do so is cause, under the statute, for citing cit-ing them for contempt of court Poll buuks aiitt tax rolls art) the basis for selecting names to be placed in the jury box. The commissioners com-missioners use both records and attempt at-tempt to select enough names to total one juror for each 100 votes cast at the last sreneral election Primary qualifications for jury service, ser-vice, however, is that one be a voter and also a taxpayer. Hrleetiona Safeguarded To safeguard commissioners In their freedom of action on making selections the statute also requires them to work secretly and without intrusion from anyon outside. Continuing, Con-tinuing, the law states: "No person shall be selected as a juror who is known to them tthe jury commissioners) to be interested in or has a cause pending which may be tried by a jury to be drawn from the persons so selected, or who, either personally or otherwise, has solicited his selection as such."1 |