Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-05-14

NEW jury LAw.-We copy few sections from
the law relating to juries, passed at the last ses
sion Of the Legislature. Section three relates
to exemptions, and reads as follows:
Sec. 8. A person shall be exempt from liabil-
lily to act as grand or trial Juror, and shall not
be selected, if he be-: First-A judicial, civil
State of California-Second-A person holding
county ofice-Third-An attorney and coun-
sellor at law-Fourth-A minister of the Gospel
or priest of any denomination-Fifth-At teach
er in college, academy school-Sixth-A
prscticing ENTHUSIASTICALLY officer, keep
er or attendant of any aims house, hospital,
asylum, or other charitable institution of this
State-Eighth-Any person engaged in the per-
Torrance of duty as officer or attendant of a
county Jail or the State Prison-Ninth-A cap
tain, master or other officer, or any person en-
ployed on board of steamer, vessel or boat
navigating the waters of this State-Tenth-An
express agent, mail carrier, telegraph operator
or keeper of public ferry or toll gate-Eleventh-
A person otherwise exempt by law.
1t will be seen that members of military COM
panies and fremen are not exempt from jury duty.
The following relates to the manner of empan-
nelling grand juries:
Sec. S. When at any time before the session
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lie offenses by the Intervention of grand jury,
it shall appear necessary to the presiding Judge
of said Court that grand jury should be sum-
moped, or when petition, signed by twenty or
more electors of the county, asking that grand
jury should be summoned, shall be presented to
said Judge, he shall in writing order the Sheriff
of the county in which the Court is to be held to
summon such grand jury.
Sec. 6. Upon receipt of the order, as mention
ed in the last section, the County Judge, County
Clerk and Sheriff shall Immediately proceed to
copy from the assessment roll of the county the
names of fifty persons, each name upon a sepa-
rate piece or slip of paper the ballots so pre-
pared shall be placed into box prepared by the
County Clerk for that purpose, and the County
Clerk shall in the presence of the County Judge
and Sheriff, draw from the box the names of
twenty-four persons to serve as grand jurors I'M
til discharged by the Court. The Clerk shall
keep a correct list of the names placed in the
box and the names of those drawn, and the
list shall be signed by the County Judge, County
Clerk and Sheriff, and shall be filed in the Clerk s
office. 1t shall also be the duty of the Sheriff,
upon the receipt of the order, to post written
notices of the time and place of the drawing,
provided in this section, in three of the most
public places in the town or city in which the
Court is to be held such notice shall be posted
at least one week before the drawing.
Sec. I. After the drawing the Clerk shall make
a certified copy of the list mentioned in the last
section, and deliver the same to the Sheriff. 1t
shall be the duty of the Sheriff, upon the receipt
of such list, to proceed - summons the persons
mentioned therein to attend the Court, by giving
written notice to each of them personally or by
leaving such notice at his place of residence with
some person of suitable age and discretion.
The Act applies to the counties of Plumas, ST.
ezra, Humboldt, klamath, Del Norte, Butte,
Trinity, Siskiyou, Nevada, Ell Dorado, Tehama,
Colusa, Tulare, Suffer and Lassen, and all Acts
in conflict with this Act are repealed so far as
the above named counties concerned.