Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-02-19

aug In each county, so many discreet anu quar-
fed persons to serve as petit jurors Tor the trial
of commonweal cases for less than felony, as
the Court at the previous term, or the Judge IN
vacation. may direct. g. directs the summoning,
certain time before each quarterly term, so ma
ny qualified persons as the County Courts may
deem necessary, to serve as petit jurymen in SAID
Courts. s, requires the Sherifs and Sergeants
to draw by lot from those summoned and attend
ing, l2 jurors for the trial of any cause; if the
number be insufficient, then by-standers to
be summoned. 4, the persons so summoned to
be entitled to per diem allowance of -. s.,
authorizes the Courts to release jurors summoned
in certain cases from further attendance. 3. sub
iects the persons summoned as jurors and not al.
tending to fine. 7. taxes the SUN OF - IN Dill
of costs for purposes hereinafter mentioned: q,
approprates taxes on law process, fines OF deln.
quent jurors, and the tax in section 7, as fund
for the compensation of Jurors. 9, when fund
insufficient, clerk to issue certificate to the Ju-
ror, which the Clerk of any Superior or Inferior
Court, having money in his hands, Is required to
paw. 10, county levy in certain cases. to be re-
sorted to for the compensation Of jurors. IL, re-
ouires bond and security of the Clerks for the
due administration of the jury fund. 10, re-
oures them periodically to exhibit their accounts
Is, liable. to fine if he fail. Ia, if he refuse to
pay Juror, the latter may recover by ten days no
tice Is, in civil SUITS gives each party the right
of peremptory challenge of one Juror. Is. taxes
on law process sincelst September, 1880, appro,
priated to this fund.
The legislature the Dueling Bill
was finally discussed and passed to third read
ing by great majority-many members being III
the situation avowed by Mr.. Watkins, OF Char.
lotte--individually opposed to 1t, but persuaded
that their constituents desired the enactment Of
the law The test oath clause was attacked BY
MIR. Burfoot with eiity of denunciation and
strength of argument. and defended, with much
acuteness. BY Gen. Brodnax. Mr.. Anderson,
of Botetourt, seconded the effort to expunge II
from the bill, processing his readiness to vote fol
a law to prevent dueling, Which he was sensible
his constituents desired, but execrating the sane
ton provided by the test oath clause, as unjust
impolitic. and in violation of the principles OF free
government. But the House-really, we believe,
in opposition to its own wishes, and obedience only
10 the wishes Of the public, actual or supposed
refused to expunge the third clause. by grea
majority. The bill will become a law, in all it:
former severity.
| An important bill, proposing to introduce the
principle Of paying jurors, ian abstract OF which
may be seen in another cOlumn.) was reported
from the Committee of Courts of Justice, by Mr.
Garland, of Nelson. This is an entirely new ex
pertinent in Virginia, and as the pulse of the
House has not been tested by any vote, we are
at loss to conjecture what may be its fate.
Mr.. Leigh also yesterday reported bill or
ganizing the Superior Courts of Law and Chan
cery.. An outline of it will be presented as soor
as obtained. Its immense length forbids the pos
sibility of publishing it entire. 1t provides fo
twelve circuits and twenty Judges.
| Richmond Whig, Feb. 16.