140 Iowa 655 | Iowa | 1909
The statute above referred to was passed as an emergency measure to avoid difficulties which had arisen in several counties of the state by reason of the action of the court in holding the grand and petit jury lists not to have been returned by the judges of election, as provided in Code, section 337. The provisions of the act are, however, general in their nature, for they are made applicable, not only to difficulties already existing, but to those arising in the future from irregularities in the returning of such lists, or other contingencies rendering it impracticable to strictly follow the provisions of the law as it previously stood. There is no merit, therefore, in the contention that the statute is unconstitutional as applied to one to be charged with a crime already committed, for
Finding no error in the record, the judgment is affirmed.