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TA- following persons shs:l Be exempted ffom
serving on juries
The governor ACKNOWLEDGEMENT practieine
ailosnes licensed physielan4, officers oi any coori
lslfsss 20 operators aclahli engaged. officers of
IRE ter| hents Of a Town. and all persons men,
lionedlp Sections 2 and : Of chapter 2 of Code as
exemPt ffbEs militia duty. ltxeept school commits
sioners trustees Of iTee schools, officers Of militia
duty. who resiga their cbmn issions after serving
seven years sliecessisels and uncommi$sioaed OIL
Gers and mesnbsrs Of volunteer eompanses)
Jury cases, except Of unia wfnl eniry and deiain-
10 Be tried at Two quarterly terms be dessus-
led BY the county or corporation eourt The Fad
section the 206 chapter ef le Code Is SO amend
ed 10 provide thai IheFe shas be grand Jury at
only two Of the quarterly terms Of the county couft
The NUMBER OF The grand jury to BE 6xe,l By the
court. but not 10 b lessIthan aixtecn The county
or corporation courts shall annually prepare list
OF persons well Qualified 10 serve as Jurors. Ia
leas, tweEly for eyerr4haRsaEd white Inhabitants
bnt such lisf nor 10 ineEu9s less tAan fftY persons
The lisa e Be 6led gih sis tsrk, open 10 he in
speci1n Of he court or 0faRo.of more Justices and
may be corrected hy the c6Hft: Each name 10 be
written on separate piece OF paper aud placed in
box and juries, except ID cases of felony. 10 be
selected By drawing therelfpmi Grand jaries 70 Be
summoned as now provided. "A yenire iacias shall
be issued BY the clerk aileast twelve DAYS before
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such day Of the court as The court shall order. At
the same time a summons fox any three justices
shall be issued to attend al the clerk Office not
less than seven nor more than ten days before the
jury is required who shall draw forth from the box
the jurors Tequised TO attend, and the sheriff shall
summon them atteast three DAYS before they are re-
quired. The iurers TO IL drawn from tie box by
the presiding justice. When any person is drawn
and returned 10 serve as juTsr, the word drawn
shall be endorsed on the ballot which shall be re-
turned TO the box. aud The date of The DRAFT entered
the list Of jurors opposite 10 bis name No per-
son required 10 serve as Juror twice sthe same
year, unless all the Jurors have been drawn during
the said year. The courts may issue .. wit Of We
nre iacias for additional Jurors ia time when
ever necessary. The names OF Jurors required 10
az end shall be written different pieces of paper
and placed in box from which luries for the trial
of cases shall be selected A person failing o al
tend without excuse. shall forfeit sum npt exceed
ing twenty dollars. Il the eoust be OF opinion that
less tha twenty ght Jurors Do Sutnc3e0t1hey NAV
issue venire tacias for sneh less number The
court may dispense with the attendance Of jares on
any day Of its sitting. When a Sufficient number
of Jurors cannot be obtained ,or the Trial OF any
case. The number may be mace up from the by
ISLANDERS or IRON The country 81 large The court
may examine any Juror oSih touching his in
ieFst inihe case al issue. No exceptions be al
lowed after juror Is sworn, unless BY leave Of
cnurt: nor shall any irregnlar.iy set aside YER
diet unless BY leave OF court unless The party
making objections is injured. For any negeei Of
duty reqnired ny this act, anv officer shall forfeit
sum noiexceeding rweliy dollars. Special jares
may be formed BY dra wing, from pannsll OF 90.
sixteen by lot-lhe parties alternately sfiEingE or
one until the number be reduced to twelve
Juresin feionirs and 10 cases Of unlawful entry
and detainer shall be selected as now prescribed hV
law. grand Juror shall receive one dollar. 10 be
paid ont OF the county or corporation levvs Jurors
incaseS Of felony shall he paid as provided 10 The
lGin section Of chapter 30S OF Ehe Code for mis-
detaeanoTs shall receive Out ofihe public treasury,
and for civil causes out oi The county or corpora
lion levy fifty cents per diem. If The lntv is id
joutned from day today, fifty cents for thehrst and
seventy five cents for each succeeding day. No
person 20 receive more Than s s5 in any one day
which may be allowed If he has served on three or
more inries during The day OF onawo more one III
WHICH was adjourned toiha day. II a jnrhr serves
on commonwealth and civil cSse the same day.
the court shall apportion his
the State and county treasury. III any person at
tend on the venire but does not serve as Juror he
shall receive atty cents per day ont Of the county
treasury. No Juror departing without leaTe or re-
ceiving compensation as a common weaths Wit
ness shall be paid as juror The county or cor.
poraiion courts may increase or diminish the pay
Of Iarors IN civil cases, provided habsuci com pen
salion shall not be less Than fifty cents perday for
sergiee; nor twenty-five cents sor obedience ito
summons without service
The clerk before the adjournment Of court shall
entry of the amnunt II, which eakh IN rnr