22-5-201. Establishment Appointment Qualifications Compensation Number. [Effective in Certain Counties. See the Compilers Notes.]
(a) There shall be a board of jury commissioners for each county having a population of not more than one hundred forty-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (149,999) and for each county having a population of more than four hundred eighty-two thousand (482,000), according to the 1950 federal census or any subsequent federal census, to be appointed by the judge or judges of the circuit court or courts, as the case may be, in each of the counties, acting conjointly with the judge or judges of the criminal court, if such there be in such counties, and acting conjointly with any chancellor or other judge, if such there be, whose duty it shall be to hold the circuit or criminal court in such counties.
(b) (1) The board of jury commissioners for each county shall consist of three (3) discreet persons who are at least twenty-five (25) years of age, who are and have been residents of the county for at least five (5) years and reside in different sections of the county, who are not practicing attorneys at law or state or county officers, and who have no suit pending in any one (1) of the courts mentioned in subsection (a) at the time of appointment. No person who has solicited or caused to solicit the person's own appointment to the board shall be eligible for appointment thereto. Each member of the board shall be paid the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day or fraction thereof spent in the discharge of the duties of the board, which shall be paid by the county from its general fund. In counties having a population of over six hundred thousand (600,000), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the chair of the jury commission shall devote full time to the work of the commission and the salary for the chair's services shall be set by the county legislative body, and the county legislative body shall set a sum per day for the service of the remaining jury commissioners.
(2) Upon adoption of a resolution by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the county legislative body of any county having a population of not less than thirty-one thousand one hundred (31,100) nor more than thirty-one thousand four hundred (31,400), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, to pay members of the board of jury commissioners for such county more than the amount specified in subdivision (b)(1), the county legislative body of such county shall set a sum of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) to be paid to each member of the board of jury commissioners for each day or fraction thereof spent in the discharge of the duties of the board, which shall be paid by the county from its general fund.
(c) The county legislative body of any county with a population in excess of fifty thousand (50,000), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census may, by resolution adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of such legislative body, increase the number of members of the board of jury commissioners for such county to either five (5) or seven (7). The method of appointment, qualifications and compensation of any additional jury commissioners shall be the same as is provided in this section, and a majority of the board shall be a quorum for the purpose of conducting business.
22-5-201. Establishment Appointment Qualifications Compensation Number. [Effective in Certain Counties. See the Compilers Notes.]
(a) There shall be a board of jury commissioners for each county having a population of not more than one hundred forty-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (149,999) and for each county having a population of more than four hundred eighty-two thousand (482,000), according to the 1950 federal census or any subsequent federal census, to be appointed by the judge or judges of the circuit court or courts, as the case may be, in each of the counties, acting conjointly with the judge or judges of the criminal court, if such there be in such counties, and acting conjointly with any chancellor or other judge, if such there be, whose duty it shall be to hold the circuit or criminal court in such counties.
(b) (1) The board of jury commissioners for each county shall consist of three (3) discreet persons who are at least twenty-five (25) years of age, who are and have been residents of the county for at least five (5) years and reside in different sections of the county, who are not practicing attorneys at law or state or county officers, and who have no suit pending in any one (1) of the courts mentioned in subsection (a) at the time of appointment. No person who has solicited or caused to solicit the person's own appointment to the board shall be eligible for appointment thereto. Each member of the board shall be paid the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day or fraction thereof spent in the discharge of the duties of the board, which shall be paid by the county from its general fund. In counties having a population of over six hundred thousand (600,000), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the chair of the jury commission shall devote full time to the work of the commission and the salary for the chair's services shall be set by the county legislative body, and the county legislative body shall set a sum per day for the service of the remaining jury commissioners.
(2) Upon adoption of a resolution by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the county legislative body of any county having a population of not less than thirty-one thousand one hundred (31,100) nor more than thirty-one thousand four hundred (31,400), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, to pay members of the board of jury commissioners for such county more than the amount specified in subdivision (b)(1), the county legislative body of such county shall set a sum of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) to be paid to each member of the board of jury commissioners for each day or fraction thereof spent in the discharge of the duties of the board, which shall be paid by the county from its general fund.
(c) The county legislative body of any county with a population in excess of fifty thousand (50,000), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census may, by resolution adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of such legislative body, increase the number of members of the board of jury commissioners for such county to either five (5) or seven (7). The method of appointment, qualifications and compensation of any additional jury commissioners shall be the same as is provided in this section, and a majority of the board shall be a quorum for the purpose of conducting business.
22-5-201. Establishment Appointment Qualifications Compensation Number. [Effective in Certain Counties. See the Compilers Notes.]
(a) There shall be a board of jury commissioners for each county having a population of not more than one hundred forty-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (149,999) and for each county having a population of more than four hundred eighty-two thousand (482,000), according to the 1950 federal census or any subsequent federal census, to be appointed by the judge or judges of the circuit court or courts, as the case may be, in each of the counties, acting conjointly with the judge or judges of the criminal court, if such there be in such counties, and acting conjointly with any chancellor or other judge, if such there be, whose duty it shall be to hold the circuit or criminal court in such counties.
(b) (1) The board of jury commissioners for each county shall consist of three (3) discreet persons who are at least twenty-five (25) years of age, who are and have been residents of the county for at least five (5) years and reside in different sections of the county, who are not practicing attorneys at law or state or county officers, and who have no suit pending in any one (1) of the courts mentioned in subsection (a) at the time of appointment. No person who has solicited or caused to solicit the person's own appointment to the board shall be eligible for appointment thereto. Each member of the board shall be paid the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each day or fraction thereof spent in the discharge of the duties of the board, which shall be paid by the county from its general fund. In counties having a population of over six hundred thousand (600,000), according to the 1970 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the chair of the jury commission shall devote full time to the work of the commission and the salary for the chair's services shall be set by the county legislative body, and the county legislative body shall set a sum per day for the service of the remaining jury commissioners.
(2) Upon adoption of a resolution by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the county legislative body of any county having a population of not less than thirty-one thousand one hundred (31,100) nor more than thirty-one thousand four hundred (31,400), according to the 1990 federal census or any subsequent federal census, to pay members of the board of jury commissioners for such county more than the amount specified in subdivision (b)(1), the county legislative body of such county shall set a sum of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) to be paid to each member of the board of jury commissioners for each day or fraction thereof spent in the discharge of the duties of the board, which shall be paid by the county from its general fund.
(c) The county legislative body of any county with a population in excess of fifty thousand (50,000), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census may, by resolution adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of such legislative body, increase the number of members of the board of jury commissioners for such county to either five (5) or seven (7). The method of appointment, qualifications and compensation of any additional jury commissioners shall be the same as is provided in this section, and a majority of the board shall be a quorum for the purpose of conducting business.
