Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-20
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
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Az Ac7 defining additional causes Of chal-
Ieoge aad prescribing An adiIcional oath
for grand and petit jurors IN the Cnited
States courts
Be it enacted hr the Senate aad House
OF Represer rAci7es Of the Caitet states Of
America in Congress ASSEMBLED That, in
addition % the existing causes OF disquAlId
cation and challenge of grand and petit Iu-
rors in the courts Of the Caitesi States. the
following are hereby decisred and ssrs5-
.ishad, namely, without iQress aad coer-
cion 70 have .Akea up arms, Or 20 have
Joined any iasurTection aad rebellion
against the Caited STATES; % have adhered
% any rebellion, giving Il aid and comtort-
. have given. directly or indirectly, any
ASSISTANCE II money, aEms- horses, clothes,
or aaTIhIng whatever, 70 or for the use Or
beueE: Of any person or persons wcom the
person giving 5uca assistance knew 20 have
Joined, or oe about to join, any insurrec-
ton or rebellion. or 70 have resisted, or to
be aoou: 10 resist with force of arms, the
execution Of the laws OF the CnIEei States,
or whom he had good gruuai to believe
had Joined. Or vas a5ou- 10 join any iusur-
-ecr!on or rebellion. or had resisted. or was
about % resist. With force of arms. che eIs-
curiou OF the laws Of The { Caited States. aad
20 haze couaseIIed aad advised any person
or persons 70 jaja aoy iGzurrectjou and re-
belIIon. or 20 resist with force Of aras the
laws of the UG;ted States
SEC :. And be Il further enacted. That
AZ each and every taru or aup court Of the
Caited States. The District attorney. Or 9TH
er person acting for sad On 0ehaif of the
United States IN said court. NAV move. aud
the court in their discretion may require
the clerk To render 20 earn and every per-
son VINO NAV De summoned TO serve as a
vrs1d or petit Juror Or Teuirema1 or tales
nan il said court the following oath or
a47ruaatioo. VIZ; Tou co solemuiy swsar
for affirm. as Che case maT be that you will
support the Constitution of the United
States of America: that you have not
without daress Aad coastra5ot- taken 1P
arms, or Joined any insuvrectioC or REBELLION
Agsinst the United States; that you have
aos adhered IL any Iusu-rect.oC or rebel
lion giTing 1t aid and comfort; that you
have not, directly or Indirectly, given any
assistance il money or any other thing
to a1v person OF persons Thou you knew
or had good ground 70 behave. had joined.
or was about 10 join, said iasurrecriou aud
rebelIIou, or had resisted. Or vas about 20
resist with force Of arms. the execution OF
the laws of the Cuited States; aad that you
have not cou1seIIed or advised any person
or persons 10 join any rebeuiou against or
70 resist. with force of arms. the laws of
the Uaited States" Any person OF persons
decIiniag to take said oath snail oe dis
charged b. the court IRON serving On the
grand or petit jury, or Veuire. 10 which ne
NAV have have summoned
SEC. ,. And oe /. further enacted, That
each and every person *ao shall take the
oath herein prescribed aud Who shall swear
falsely 70 any matter OF fact embraced by
Il, shall be held to have committed the
crime Of perjury, aud shall ne subject 70
the pains aad penalties declared against
that crime
Approved, June Il, 1862.