The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-06-02
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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
No. IL.


AN ACT To provide for Struck Juries in the
District Courts and Courts OF Common PleaS
in Ohio.
Sec. /. Be it enacted By the General
Assembly ofthe State Of Ohio, That when
ever a struck jury shall be deemed nee
essaty for the trial Of any cause in the
/ District Court or Court of Common Pleas,
it shall be lawful for either party to file
with the clerk a precipe for such jury,
when It shall be the duty of such clerk TO
give four days notice 20 both parties, OF
The times of striking the same; at the time
designated said clerk shall attend at bis Of
flee and in presence Of the parties,or such
of them as shall attend for that purpose,
shall select from the number OF persons
qualified TO serve as jurors within the
county, forty such persons as he shaI!
think most Indifferent between the par
lies, and best qualified try such cause;
and then the party requiring such jury.
his agent or attorney, shall first strike oil
one of the names. and the opposite party,
his agent or attorney. another; and so on
alternately until each shall have struck out
twelve. II either party shall not attend
in person or by attorney, il shall be the
> duty of The clerk 20 strike for he party
not attending. When each party shall
have stricken out Twelve names as aiore-
: said, the clerk shall make fair copy The
names of the remaining sixteen persons,
and certify the same under his hand 10 be
the list OF Jurors struck for the trial of such
& cause, and the said list shall be delivered
to the sheriff or other officer, together
II with venire laeias, and such sheriff or
other officer shall ihereuPon annex the
~ names therein contained 10 such yenier,
/ and summon the persons named accor.
y ding to the command of such writ. And
10 upon the trial of the cause, the jury so
:; strhck shall be called as they stand upon
I'll the panel, and the first twelve OF them
e. who shall appear, and are not challenged
n for cause, or set aside by the court, shall
Sh 81 be the jury, and shall be sworn TO Try
H. said issue.
IN SEC. 2. That if the clerk Of said cour
10 shall be interested in the cause, or reIa
ted 10 either OF ihe parties, or do not stanC
III Indifferent between them, then, in every
H. such case. either one of the judges enti
an tied to hold said court, may.in term time
eA or in vacation, name some judicious an'
ow dsinterested individual to strike the jury
lld and TO do and perform all things requiret
ess 10 be done by such clerk relating to tn
striking of such jury; but, in no case shal
il be necessary TO strike such jury NOR
than six days previous to the sitting of III
re- court at which the case is to be tried an
IN three days service Of the yenire shall b
held sufficient.
roy Sec. 8. That the party REQUIRING sue
struck jury, shall pay the fees for strikln
the same, and one dollar per day Il
Ia each juror so attending, and shall NJ
lhe have any allowance therefor in the tax
ton of costs, unless the court shall be
ght the opinion that the cause required sue
But special jury, in which last case, the e
q traordinary expense shall be taxed in Il
anu bill of costs.
she SEC. 4. That jury struck for thetri
the of any issue at particular term Of 4
She court, may be continued with the CONT
nef, uance Of the cause, and be summoned
ufst as Jurors, at subsequent term. provid
= both parties consent thereto, but not o
:, erwise.
d 10 SEC. s. That the provisions Of this {
Tor shall hoi extend 10 any indictment for
MISE; offence where the party is entitled to-
yoeod challenge Peremptorily. or without cat
| Tor shown, more than two jurors.
, ne SEC. 6. That setiohs twenty oI
en- twenty Two twenty three and tweniy.fo
own. of the act entitled IAN act relating e
60 ries." passed February ninth one lht
AT sand eight hundred and thirty .ohe,
sked and the same are hereby repealed.
iitile JAMES c. JOHNSON.
Flhk' Speaker cf the House Of Representatives
gam. WILLIAM MEDlLL,
President Of the SENATE
,erti. March i2. 1853. @