Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-03-30


give place 10 the following bill, which passeu
the House of Delegates, but was laiu on 'H'
table in the Senate: ,,,
A BILL CONCERNING JURIEs IN CIVIL
CASES. 49,
| Be il enacted by the General Assemor ~
That all persons who are qualified 10 Vo'e III ,no
choice Of members Of the General AssemoD'
shall be liable to be drawn as jurors cA'eP' %
hereinafter provided. n,sd
Q. The following persons shall DC eAemp.o.
srom serving as jurors, to Wit Inc ooreln s.,
Members oil the Council of State, Inc ilea ,.u
rsr ond other officers of the Commonwealth
ali ,ndpes. all County and Special Commission
ere Clerks of Courts, Sherifs and !heir pepu-
lies Coroners, Conslables, and Crlers OF Tue
courts Sergeants Of Corporations, Marsna,s =,
the limited States and their Deputies anu an
nlber officers Of the United States, Couhsc'iois
and Attorneys at Law, Ministers oil Inc GosPIi'
Officers Of Colleges, and Preceptors ana ie asa
orc of Academies and Schools, Practising rn,
s;cians Cashiers and Officers OF Incorporated
Ranks and Ferrymen, and all persons VINO arc
more dap sixty years old. u
Z ASmembers Of the Fire Departments ~
The CIV of Richmond, Petersburg Lynchuu..s
and Norfolk, and The City of Wheeling shaia "
exempted from serving as jurors IN ci''l es, .h
a. The County Court of each county a"u -" -
Hastings Court OF each corpora''on' sna"'
soon after the passage of this law as "as ~
and thereafter once at least IN every '"o .a,,'
prepare list Of such inhabitants Oh 'ho ooa"J
or corporation, not exempted as aioi esa'o'
they shall think vel qualhed 10 serve % Ju
rors. being persons Of good moral chala..'.
sound Judgment, and fee from lesai eAceP,os'
which list shall include not less IMAM ono nun
bred persons. .a ,hoIl bo dc
l;vcred Ia the Clerk of the Court, to be by nm
safely kept in his office; and tue Oour' may a"el
j nv adding thereto The names oil any persons
liable TO serve, or by striking any names "ieie
from.
6 The Court shall cause all the names borne
nm The said list 10 be written each OH separate
paper or ballot, aud shall roll up or fold the
ballots, SO as 10 resemble each other as near as
nav he and so that the name written thereon
shall no, be visible on The outside, and SHAH
Mace the ballots in box, 10 be kept by the
Clerk for that purpose.
7 II any person whose name is so placed IN
the Jury box shall be convicted OF any scanda-
lous offence, or be guilty OF any gross immorall.
Nv. his name shall be withdrawn from The oox oy
u,
as a juror. :,
3. AlI Jurors required to serve on juries for
| the trial of cases in any Circuit Superior Court
of Law and Chancery, except cases Oh ieionS'
l.shall be selected by drawing ballots IRON Inc
I'said box, and the persons wh'se names are
borne ,on the ballots so drawn, shall be return
| ed, to serve as jurors.
o Wbcnany Jurors are 10 be So drawn tie bal
\ hall - mixed
,ooerher, and hc presiding justice u The cont
| sbau opcply Draw lherelfum as many ballots,
w,ibou, seeing The names written heTcoE, as shall
be eoual 10 lie NUMBER OF Jurors required; and II
any rerson so drawn is exempted by law, or !
| ,nabl4 by reason Of sickness absence if"m home,
or other cause 10 attend as Juror, or u ne shail
| have served as Z Juror in The ciicull superior
couil within one veal then next preceding, or u
| ne shall be excused BY tie cart, ms name shaii
be returned into the be-, and another siiall DC
| drawn in his stead
10. When any person is drawn and returned
10 serve as Juror as aforesaid The court shali
| endorse on the ballot the date Of the Gran, and
| shall then return il into The boz; and whenever
there is a revision and renewal Of The ballots 10
The box, the court shall transfer to ne new oai-
lots The dale OF all drafts made within TWO years
| then next preceding.
4 L.. IN
ror in any Circuit. superior court ottener Than
once a wear. but he shall no. be exempted by Tea-
son OF having been drawn, unless ne shall ac'u-
| alIy attend and serve as juror in pursuance OF
The draft.
u. The clerks OF The circuit superior courts
| shall in due season before any Term OF Their re-
specliye coul.s al which a Jury may be wanted,
and before the session OF The county or corpora.
lion courts Of their respective counties OF cofpo-
TOES. tc be holden next preceding The salo terms
of their respective courts, or al such other tunes
as he respective courts may order, issue wits Of
psnire tac,ds ior twenty.one Jurors, aid snail
therein require The attendance OF the Jurors on Inc
first day OF The court, or on such other Gay mere
| OF IS The court shall ORDER.
| Is. Tie wits 0l rcnue faeias snall De cell'ef'
ed 10 the .heriffs or other proper ofhceIs OF Inc
! several counties or corporations, and snail De
| served on The county or corporation courts OF
| their respective counties or corporations.
Ia. Ii shall be The duty OF any county OF corpo'
| ration court on which such writ shall be served,
touhwith 10 cause the proper number OF Jurors TO
| hp drawn from the box, and list thereof 10 De
| delivered 10 the officer serving The VIII; ana
shall bc The duly Of such officer, al least hve days
before the lime when the Jurors are required 10
attend. 10 summon each person who'is drawn, 10
attend The sitting Of The court, at the time and
| place men oned in the writ, and make dne re
iurn thereof 10 he clerk a, OF before The opening
| OF The ronr, from which II issued
| Is. Ii in any case there De no session oil any
County or Corporation Court holden between
the emanation OF the writ, ana hve days before
the return thereof or if for any cause list oil
Jurors shall not be delivered as aforesaid 10 Inc
officer serving the writ, the same shall DC served
| on any two justices of The peace oil The county
or corporation; and il shall be the duty oil such
justices forthwith TO attend at Tie CLERK VI
flee of their County or Corporation Court, and
in the presence Of each other, and III Inc pre-
sence Of the clerk OF such Court, 10 cause 10
he drawn from the box The proper number Of
Jurors, and list thereof 10 De delVeieu 10 thc
officer serving the writ, whose duty II shall be
to summon each person VINO Is ura"h' anu
make return of The writ IN Inc manner pfescrioed
IN he preceding sectI9n.
l6. Nohlne contained in The preceding see
lion shall preycnt any Circuit Superior Cour
nom i>sui.e wits OF renre jaciaS 10 term I'm.
lor adtroral iururs or isqulrns other Jurors 10 nc
srmmunra whenever il snail be found necessaf'
Tor m. convenient dispatch Of business; IN winch
case The viii shall be served and returned: ant
the Jurors shall he required 10 attend on snch
days as he conf shall Greet.
II. On The day warn he jurors arc summon
ed 10 attend al any court, Inc clerk snaii wfhr
he name Of each one who shall be IN attendance
ami moi excused, on separate paper u Oal,o''
AMI, place The same in box 10 be Keep Tor ina
purpose, in The manner prescribed IN the SIKH
section of This ACT.
10 Ii any person duly drawn and summoned
10 attend as Juror in any court, shall neglect Q
attend without any sufficient excuse, ne shall
paw fine not exceeding twenty dollars, which
Shall he imposed by The court.
10 II in the opinion nt any court lesser
number OF Jurors than iwenly-une will suffice Tor
ne convenient dispatch OF The business thereof, II
shall he The duty Of such court 10 enter such oPIn'
ion Of record, expressing therein The number OF
Jurors proper 10 be summoned, and thereafter
mill Otherwise direced, the renue faeias shall
no, require greater number 10 be summoned 10
attend such court
90 ANY Crcui, Superior Court, when Tot in
compatible with he proper d'sna'ch oi us bust
ness. shall have power 10 discharge all persons