Public Law 75–746

That section 284 of the Judicial Code, as amended (U. S. C., title 28, sec. 421), be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:

“Sec. 284.

No grand jury shall be summoned to attend any district court unless the judge thereof, in his own discretion or upon a notification by the district attorney that such jury will be needed,

Second grand Jury in large cities.

orders a venire to issue therefor. If the United States attorney for any district which has a city or borough containing at least three hundred thousand inhabitants shall certify in writing to a district judge of the district that the exigencies of the public service require it, the judge may, in his discretion, also order a venire to issue for a

Third Jury, southern district of New York.

second grand jury. If the United States attorney for the southern district of New York shall certify in writing to the senior district judge of said district that the exigencies of the public service require it, said judge may, in his discretion, also order a venire to issue for a third grand jury. The district court may in term order a grand jury to be summoned at such time, and to serve such time as it may direct, whenever, in its judgment, it may be proper to do so. A

Extensions to complete investigations; limitation.

district judge may, upon request of the district attorney or of the grand jury or on his own motion, by order authorize any grand jury to continue to sit during the term succeeding the term at which such request is made, solely to finish investigations begun but not finished by such grand jury, but no grand jury shall be permitted to sit in all during more than three terms. Nothing herein shall operate to extend

Imprisonment before indictment, etc., time limit not extended.

beyond the time permitted by law the imprisonment before indictment found of a person accused of crime or offense, or the time during which a person so accused may be held under recognizance before indictment found.”

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