The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1792-07-11 00:00:00, page 1

Regulating the choice and ser
vice of grand-jurors.
Faffed Feb. 7, 1791.
BE it enabled by the Senate
and House of Representatives
in General-Court convened. That
forty days at lead before the
fitting of the superior court of
judicature in each county in this
state, at the stated terms by law
appointed for holding the fame,
the clerk of said court (hail
issue a precept to the clerk of
each town, within the county in
which such court is to be hol
den,or to the clerks of so many
of the said towns, as the said
court shall order, requiring the
clerks to whom the lame shall
be directed, to warn a meeting
of the inhabitants of his town
qualified to vote for represen
tatives, to chufe one or more
persons, as in said precept shall
be ordered (each of whom to
have an estate of fifty pounds)
to serve as grand jurors at laid
court, -
And the said town clerk shall,
seven days at least before the
day of holding the meeting for
chufing such grand-jurors, post
up at the usual place of notify
ing meetings in such town, a
notification for the inhabitants
to assemble, for the purpose of
chufing grand-jurors, agreeably
to the precept to him directed.
And the said inhabitants, when
assembled, shall proceed to
chufe a moderator to govern
said meeting, and shall thereup
on ele^: such number of grand
jurors, as may be required of
them; and the persons chosen,
shall, four days at least before
the fitting of said court, be no
tified of their appointment, and
of the time when, and place
where they are ordered to attend,
which shall be mentioned in
such precept, or a notification
shall be left the like number of
days at such juror's place of
abode ; and the town-clerk shall
make return of said precept to
the clerk of the court whence
it issued, on the firftday of the
fitting thereof, at such hour as
in said precept shall be ordered,
with his doing thereon. And
when any person, chosen as a
forefaid to serve as grand-juror,
shall make fufficient excuse, in
the judgment of those assembled
at any such town-meeting, they
may excuse such person and pro
ceed to chufe another.
STATE OF NEW.HAMPSHIRE.
EXETER, (New-Hampfcire) Printed and Published by HENRY RANLET, at Nine Shillings per anrum.
Newhampfhire
Wednesday, July n, 1792.]
An ACT
And the persons chosen, re
turned and attending as grand
jurors, shall be empannelled
and sworn as the grand inquest
of the county for that term.
And be it further enacted, That
the clerk of the court of gene
ral-sessions of the peace in each
county in this state, shall once
in every year, at such term as
said court shall order, forty days
previous to the fitting of the
court, issue a precept to the
clerl< of each town in. said coun
ty, or to the clerks of so many
of said towns as the said court
shall order, requiring the said
town,clerk to warn a meeting
of the inhabitants of his town,
qualified as aforefaid, for the
purpose of chufing such num
ber of grand jurors, as in the
fame precept shall be ordered,
who ihall have the fame ouali
'• 3'
fications as before .mentioned
for jurors for the superior- court,
and such meeting shall be noti
fied, governed and hoiden in
the fame way and manner as is
before mentioned, with refpeft
to jurors for the superior-court ;
and the person chosen at any
such meeting to serve as grand
juror, giving fufficient reason
therefor, may be excused from
serving, by the qualified voters
present, and another be chosen
in his room. And the town
clerk shall notify the perfoh
chosen as grand-juror in the
fame manner and season, as
grand-jurors for the fuperior
court are to be notified, and
shall make return of the precept
to him directed, with his doings
thereon, on the firft day of the
fitting of said court, at such
hour as in said precept shall be
ordered. And the persons to
chosen, returned and attending
grand jurors,fhall beempannell
ed and sworn as the grand in
quest for said county, and shall
continue in the said office for
the term of one year, from the
term at which they are empan
nelled, and until others be cho
sen and sworn in their ftead,and
shall attend the said court at
every session thereof by law ef
tablifhed,during the term afore
faid, And if any town-clerk,
having received such precept
from the clerk of either of the
courts aforefaid, shall neglect
to warn a meeting of the inhab
itants of his town qualified as
aforefaid, or shall neglect to
notify and fummpn the persons
chosen grand-jurors at any legal
TH E
d'uefted with his doings there
on, he shall pay such fine as the
court, by whose order the said
precept issued in their discretion
may impose, not exceeding the
shall be amerced in such fum,as
the court, by whose order such
precept issued, shall order, not
exceeding the sumos fix pounds.
And if any person, chosen
and notified to attend as afore
faid, shall unnecessarily, and
without fufficient excufe,negled
to attend agreeably to the notice
given him, he shall be fined by
the court, by whose order the
precept issued, in a sum not
exceeding three pounds. The
said fines to be paid to the
county -treasurer, and to be for
the ule of the county.
And if a fufficient number of
grand jurors do not appear, the
refpe&ive courts may order the
fheriff to return grand-jurors,of
such persons prelent, as occasion
shall require, and the said court
shall judge necessary, provided
the number wanting do not ex
ceed five ; and the said fheriff
is hereby ordered and directed
to do the fame accordingly.
And the clerks of the re
fpe&ive courts before mention
ed shall cause the precepts for
the appointment of grand-jurors
to be delivered to the town
clerks to whom they are direct
ed, at least twenty-five days
before the fitting of the court
to which they are returnable, or
to be delivered to the fheriff of
the county in which such grand
jurors are to assemble, at least
forty days before the fitting cf
thecourt to which such pre
cepts are re unable/ And the
said fheriff shall cause all such
precepts as are delivered to
him seasonably, to be deliver
ed to the town-clerks to whom
they are directed, ^t least
twenty-five days before the
day of the fitting of the court
to which they are returnable.
sum of five pounds.
And if any town, duly notifi
ed as before mentioned,in either
of the cases aforefaid, to chufe
grand-jurors for the fuperior
court of judicature, or the court
of general-sessions of the peace,
shall negled to. chufe as many
men duly qualified as aforefaid,
and able to attend the duty as
are directed in the precept laid
before such town by the town
clerk as aforefaid ; such town
meeting, or shall not make due
return of the precept to him
\Gazetteer.
[Numb. 2 of Volume 7.
AN Officer,who had a con
sumptive complaint in
his bfealt, was dtfiolviQ some
time ago, over a chafing cilh
of fire, in a very close room,
I an equal quantity of white pitch
I and yellow bees wax with an
lintentI intent of soldering force bot
tles ; and after having breathed
in force time the vapour arising
from it, he found the complaint
in his breast greatly relieved.
This observation (extremely
interesting to himlelf) determin
ed him to continue for iome
time the fame fumigation. He
soon perceived a very considera
ble amendment, and at length
was entirely cured.—This cure
was very much talked of, Ma
dame la Margrave de Baden
was informed of it and was de~
firous that a tiial might be made
of this remedy in Dourlach
hospital, upon a soldier whose
life was despaired of ; the iuc
cefs equalled every hope that
could be conceived, and the
patient was perfectly cured. In
consequence of which the Prin
cess gave orders that this faft
should be put in Carlfahue
Gazette of July last, 1,71, and
the 14th of the September fol
lowing. The fame public paper
confirms this recital, adding,
that this remedy has been ex
perienced with equal efficacy
upon different people who have
been attacked with complaints
in the breast ; and that very
many, when even the kings
were ulcerated, and who were
entirely given over, had been
cured by this single remedy.—
It must be observed, that the
room in which the fumigation
is to be performed, ought to
be very dole flrut up, and that
the person should walk about
to fuel; in the vapours by
degrees.,
And if either of the said clerks
or fheriffs shall make default
herein, they shall severally be
amerced by the refpe&ive'
courts where such default shall
be made, for each and every
offience or negled, a sum not
exceeding three pounds. And
the relpedive town cletks shall
be paid by the several towns to
which they belong, a reasona
ble lum for the performance
of the duties enjoined on them
by this aft.
FROM A LONDON PAPER.