Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-06-01
From Sketches of the Acts of the last Legislature
Compensation aud EmpanneiIing of
Jurors.


IA. An act concerning The compensation
and empanneling of jurors, their qualiti
cation and manner OF selection in certain
cases.
The following persons shall be exempted
from serving on iuries.
The governor. lieutenant governor. Prac'
ticing attorneys, licensed physicians, OH
GERS Of any court. telegraph operations &C
tually engaged officers of FIRE departments
of town, and all persons mentioned IN
sections and 8 of chapter OF Code as
exempt from militia duty, Except school
commissioners. trustees of free schools,
officers of militia who resign their COM
missions after serving seven years sue
cessiyely, and noneommissioned officers
and members of volunteer companies.) 4
Jury cases except of unlawful entry
and detainer, to be tried at two-quarterly
terms to be designed by the county or
corporation court. The cd section of the
9o6th chapter of the Code is so amended
as to provide that there shall be a grand
jury at only two of the quarterly terms OF
a county court, and the terms OF Febu-
airy, May. August and November in Rich
mond, and at each of the quarterly terms
of Norfolk, Alexandria and Lynchburg.-
The number OF the grand jury to be fixed
by the court, but not to be less than six
teen. The county or corporation courts
shall annually prepare list of persons
we'll qualified TO serve as jurors, at least
twenty for every thousand white inhabi-
tants, but such LISTS not TO include less
than fifty persons. The list to be filed
with the clerk. open to the inspection OF
the court of two or more justices, and
may be corrected by the court. Each
name to be written on a seperate piece OF
paper and placed on box, and juries ex-
cept in cases in felony. TO be selected by
drawing therefrom. Grand juries to be
summoned as now provided. A venire
facias shall be issued by the clerk at least
twelve days before each jury court foi
twenty eight jurors to attend at such day
of the court as the court shall order. AT
the same time summons for any three
justices shall be issued to attend at the
clerks Office not less than seven nor more
than ten days before the jury is required.
who shall draw from the box the jurors
required to attend. and the sheriff shall
them ut least three days before
they are required. The jurors TO be drawn
from the box by the presiding justice, if
present if not by any justice. When
any person is drawn and returned TO serve
as juror, the word " drawn" shall be en-
dorsed on the ballot, which shall be re-
turned to the box, and the date of the
draft entered on the list of jurors opposite |
to his name. No person required To serve
AS a juror twice i'll the same year, unless |
NIL the jurors have been drawn during the
said year. The courts may issue writ Of
venire facias for additional jurors in term
time, whenever necessary. The names Of
Jurors required to attend shall be written
IN different pieces of paper and placed in
a box. from which jurics for the trial of
cases shall be selected. A person failing
70 attend without excuse, shall forfeit a
sum not exceeding twenty dollars. Ii the
court be of opinion that less than twenty
.ight jurors be sufficient. they may issue a
venire facas for such less number. The |
court may dispense with the attendance
Of juries on any day of its sitting. When
4 sufficient number of jurors cannot be OBJ
aimed for the trial of any case. the mum
Der may be made up by the bystanders
Or from any county at large. The court
nay examine any juror on oath touching |
his interest in the case at issue. No ex- |
;eption TO be allowed after juror is sworn, |
set side VERDICT. unless the
party making objection is injured. For any
neglect of duty required by this act, any
officer shall forfeit sum not exceeding
.wenty dollars. Special juries may be
ormed by drawing, from PANEL of go.
sixteen by lot-the parties alternately
striking off one until the number be re-
luced 10 twelve. Juries in felonies and |
n cases of unlawful entry and dslainer
shall be selected as now prescribed by |
aw. A grand juror shall receive one dol |
ar, to be paid out of the county or corpo- |
ration levy. Jurors in cases of felony shall |
De paid as provided in the 10Th section Of
chapter 2O8 of the Code for misdemean-
prs, shall receive, out of the public trea-
'ury, and for civil causes, out of the county |
or corporation levy, fifty cents per diem. |
Il the jury is adjourned from day to day, |
fifty cents for the first, and seventy five |
cents for each succeeding day. No per-
son to receive more than 81, 25 in any one |
lay, which may be allowed if he has |
served on three or more Juries during the |
Hay or on two or more, one of which |
was adjourned to that day. If Juror
The same day, the court shall apporlion
MS compensation between the state and
county treasury. No juror departing
without leave, or receiving compensation |
as commonwealth witness shall be
paid as juror. The country or corpora
ton courts may increase or diminish the
pay of jurors in civil cases. provided that
such compensation shall not be less than
Fifty cents per day for service, nor twenty
FIVE cents for obedience TO summons with
out service.
The CLERK before tho ad;o,rnron, ofl