The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-25
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AN Acr defining additional causes Of
challenge and prescribing an addition
al oath for grand and petit jurors In
the United States courts. VOC
Bet enacted by The Senate and House Of
Representatives, Of the United States of
Anerica IN Congress assembled, That, in
addition TO the existing causes of dis
qualification and challenge of grand and
petit jurors in the courts Of the United
States, the following are hereby declared
and established, namely without duress
and coercion TO have taken up arms, or
TO have joined any instruction and re-
bellioh, against the United States; 10
have adhered to any rebellion, giving IL
aid and comfort; to have given, directly
or indirectly, any assistance in money,
arms, horses, clothes, or anything what
ever, TO or for the use Or benefit of any
person or persons whom the person giv-
ing such assistance knew TO have joined,
or to be about 10 join, any instruction
or rebellion, or to have resisted, or 10 be
about 10 resist with force of arms, the
execution of the laws Of the United States,
OF to whom he had good ground to believe
had joined, or was about to join, any in
surrecti0n or rebellion, or TO have resist
ed, or was about TO resist, with force of
arms, the execution of the laws of the
United States, and 10 have counseled and
advised anyperson or persons to join any
instruction and rebellion, or 20 resist
with force of arms, the laws Of the United
States.
Sec. 2. Ind be ii fDthe, enacted That
at each and every term of any court Of
the United States, the district attorney
o. other person acting for and on behalf
of the United States in said court, may
move, and the court in their discretion
may require the clerk to tender TO each
and every person who may be summoned
to serve as grand or petit juror or We
nireman or talesman in said court, the
following oath or affirmation, viz: You
do solemnly swear Cor affirm, as the case
may be) that you will support the Con-
| stitution Of the United States of Ameri
ca; that you have not, without dures7
and constraint, taken up arms, or Joined
any, instruction or rebellion against
the ! United States; that you have
not adhered TO any instruction OF
rebellion, giving it aid and com
fort; that you have not, directly
or indirectly given any assist
ance in money, or any other thing, IA
any person q persons whom you knew
or had goodHTound to believe, had Join.
ed, or was about to join, said insurrcc.
ton and rebellion, or had resisted, o.
was about to.resist, with force Of arms
the execution Of the laws Of the United
States; and that you have not counsel.
led or advised any person or persons Il
join any rebellion against, or 10 resist
with force of arms, the laws OF the Uni.
ted States" Any person or persons de.
clning TO take said oath shall be dis.
charged by the court from serving on
the grand or petit jury, or venirc {,
which he may have been summoned.
Sec. 3. Ind be ii further enaaed, Thai
each and every person who shall TAX,
the oath herein prescribed and who
shall swear falsely to any matter Of fac
embraced by il, shall be held 10 hay,
committed the crime Of perjury, anS
shall be subject 10 the pains and penal
ties declared against that crime.
Approved, June H. 1862.