§ 276. The clerk of the court, when he is not also the county clerk, must, within one week after its adjournment, deliver to the county clerk a certified list of all the grand jurors returned to the court, specifying,

1. Those who were discharged for want of qualification, or by reason of exemption:

2. Those who did not appear, or were discharged for any other reason:

3. Those who attended and served.

§ 277. When a person drawn as a grand juror has attended and performed his duty, during the year for which his name was returned, he cannot again be required to serve as a grand juror during that year, except as provided in the next section.

§ 278. If a new grand jury list be not returned to the county clerk, before the list for the year is exhausted, he must draw the grand jurors from the box of drawn grand jurors; and persons so drawn must be summoned, and must serve, and are subject to the same penalties for neglect, as if the year had not expired.

§ 279. When a person is drawn both as a grand and trial juror for the same court, his name must be omitted from the panel of trial jurors, and another name drawn in its place; but after the completion of the drawing of trial jurors, his name must be returned to the trial jury box.

ARTICLE IV.

MANNER OF RETURNING THE TRIAL JURS LIST, EXCEPT IN THE CİTY

SECTION 280.

OF NEW-YORK.

Assessors to prepare county jury list, and justice's jury list.

281. Manner of designating jurors on each.

282. Manner of returning jury lists.

283. Justices to have jury boxes.

284. New ballots to be prepared annually.

§ 280. The assessors of the several towns or wards in each county, except the city and county of New-York, at their annual meeting for the purpose of completing the assessment roll, must make two lists, the one denominated the county trial jury list, the other the justices' jury list, containing the names of persons to serve as trial jurors, until a new list is returned.

§ 281. In preparing the trial jury lists, the assessors must select for the county jury list, the names of not more than one-fourth, nor less than one-fifth of those persons assessed who are known or believed to be possessed of the qualifications prescribed in section 251, and not entitled to exemption, as provided in section 252. The lists must contain the christian and surname at length, and the place of residence and occupation, of each person named therein.

§ 282. The assessors must divide the justice's jury list into parts, corresponding, in a town, with the number of justices therein; and in a city, with the number of

justice's districts therein, and must deliver to each jus tice in a town and justice's clerk in a city, his jury list, duly certified by them. They must also, without delay, transmit to the county clerk's office, the county jury list, certified by them On the justice's jury list in cities, there must be placed those jurors only who reside in the city; and in all cases the jurors who reside nearest the justice's office, must, as far as practicable, be placed on his list. The number of jurors on the lists may be unequal, reference being had to the location and estimated amount of business of each justice.

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§ 283. Each clerk and justice mentioned in the last section, must keep in his office two sufficient boxes, carefully secured, the one of which is denominated the undrawn jury box, and the other the drawn jury box.

§ 284. On receiving the justice's jury list, the clerk or justice must destroy all ballots remaining in both boxes, and must prepare, and deposite in the undrawn. jury box, separate ballots containing the name of each person embraced in the list, and folded as nearly alike as possible, and so that the name cannot be seen.

ARTICLE V.

MANNER OF RETURNING THE TRIAL JURY LIST, IN THE CITY OF NEWYORK.

SECTION 285. Commissioner of jurors.

286. Place of office and compensation.

287. Must annually prepare a jury list.
288. Correct information to be given.
289. Who to be placed on jury list.

290. Notice to be given for correction of list.
291. Commissioner must attend to hear objections.

292. Persons exempt, how struck off.

293. Jury list to be filed with county clerk.

294. A justice's jury list to be made.

295. Clerks to keep two jury boxes.

296. New ballots to be prepared annually.

297. Other persons may be added to jury list.

298. Their names to be returned to county clerk.

§ 285. There is, in the city of New-York, an officer known as the commissioner of jurors, who is appointed by the supervisors of the city and county of New-York, and the judges of the superior court and court of common pleas of that city, and who holds his office during their pleasure.

286. His office must be kept at the place designated from time to time by the board of supervisors, who must also regulate his compensation, and the number and compensation of his clerks and assistants.

§ 287. The commissioner of jurors must annually, between the first days of May and June, make and enter in a book known as the jury register, a list denominated the trial jury list of the city of New-York, containing the names of persons to serve as trial jurors in that city and county, until a new list be returned.

§ 288. Every person must, upon the application of the commissioner of jurors, or any of his assistants, give correct information of his knowledge or belief of the liability of a person to serve as a juror. For his refusal to do so, or his wilfully giving incorrect information in respect thereto, he is liable to a penalty of fifty dollars, recoverable in a civil action by the corporation of the city of New-York

§ 289. In preparing the trial jury list, the commissioner of jurors must select the name of every person who is known or believed to be possessed of the qualifications prescribed in section 251, and not entitled to exemption, as provided in section 252.

§ 290. As soon after the first day of June in each year, as the trial jury list is completed, the commissioner of jurors must publish, for at least ten days, in the manner prescribed by the board of supervisors, a notice that the trial jury list will be open at his office daily, between nine o'clock in the forenoon and five o'clock in the afternoon, for examination and correction, until a specified day, at least thirty days from the last publication of the notice.

§ 291 The commissioner of jurors must attend at his office, at the times mentioned in the notice, for the purpose of determining the right to exemption, of a person, whose name is on the trial jury list, and may take proof and administer oaths in respect thereto.