Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-07-13
The jury Inv.

The new Jury law went into effect on the first
instant. From the Act of Assembly, we make
the following extracts giving the more important
provisions
Jury cases, except of unlawful entry and de
tainer, to be tried at two quarterly terms to be
designated by the county or corporation court
The 2nd section of the 206th chapter of the Code
is so amended as to provide that there shall be a
grand jury at only t'eo of the quarterly terms q
the cosrtn court The number Of the grand jury
to be fixed by the court, but not to be less than
sixteen. The county or corporation courts shall
annually prepare list of persons we'll qualified to
serve as Jurors, Cat least twenty for every thou
sand white inhabitants but such list is not to in
clude less than fifty persons. The list to be filed
with the clerk open to the inspection of the court
or of two or more justices, and may be corrected
BIZ the court Each name to be written on sep
arate piece of paper and placed in box and juries,
except in cases of felony, to be selected therefrom
Grand iuries to be summoned as now provided
A renre facias shall be issued by the clerk at
least twelve days before each jury court for twen
eight Jurors to attend at such day of the court
as the court shall order. At the same time n sum-
mons for any three justices shall be issued TO at
tend at the clerks office not less than nor more
than 10 days before the jury is required, who shall
draw forth from the box the Juries required to at
tend. and the sheriff shall summon them at least
three DAYS before they are required. The jurors
to be drawn from the box by the presiding justice.
No person required to serve as juror twice in
the same year, unless all the jurors have been
drawn during the same year. The court may is
sue writ of yenre facias for additional jurors in
term time, whenever necessary. The names of
Jurors required to attend shall be written on differ
ont pieces of paper and placed in box, from which
Jurors for the trial of cases shall be selected. A
person falling to attend without excuse, shall for
felt sum not exceeding twenty dollars. If the
court be of opinion that less than twenty eight ju
rors be sufficient, they may issue venire facas
for su h less number. The court may dispense
with the attendance of jures on any day of its Sit
ting. When a sufficient number of jurors cannot
be obtained for the trial of any case. the number
NAV be made up from the bystanders or the coun-
try at large.
Juries in felonies and in cases of unlawful entry
and detainer shall be selected as now prescribed
by law A grand juror shall receive one dollar,
to be paid out Of the county or corporation levy
Jurors in cases of felony shall be paid as provided
in the 10th section of chapter 3)S Of the Code; for
misdeneanors. shall receive out OF the public
treasury. and for civil causes, out Of the county or
corporation levy fifty cents per diem. If the jury
is adjourued from day to day, fifty cents for the
first and seventy-fye for each succeeding day
No person to receive more than % in one day
which may be allowed if he has served on three
or more jtirics during the day. or on two or more,
one Of which was adjourned to that day. fla ju-
ror serves ON a commonwealth and civil case the
same day, the court shall apporton his compensa
ton between the State and the county treasury.
If any person attend on venire but does not serve
as juror he shall receive fifty cents per day Out
of the county treasury. No juror departing with
out leave sr receiving compensation as a com
monwealth's witness, shall be paid as juror
The county or. corporation courts may increase OF
diminish the pay ofjurOrs 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 without service.