Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-14
JURORS.

| JURORS.
The new law concerning juriss, win.
its provisions are carried out according t
their spirit, practically put an end to tn
packing" system, which has so i0ns
been complained of as being the ru'e u !.
our Courts. The professional jurors
Will henceforth find their occupation gone
| and a more responsible and substantial
class of citizens will fill the jury-box
The law provides for system Of drawing
- \. .unerintended by the District Judges
and Assessors in the several counties, the
names of the jurors to be selected, by these
officials, from the assessment roll. The
frs, six sections Of the Act are devoted to
the minutie Of the manner in which the
drawing shall be conducted. The seventh
section is peculiar one. Itprovides tina,
in "any civil action triable by jury, where
It shall be shown to the Court by affidavi,
or otherwise, that the amount of twenty
ave thousand dollars or over is involved
in the decision Of the action, or that the
subject matter in controversy is of the
value Of twenty-five thousand dollars OF
over, either party shall, either at the time
the cause IS set or called for trial, have
the right to demand that special trial
jury be summoned to try such cause. In
procuring such special jury the District
Judge shall select from the assessment
roll of the county, if there be one, and il
not, then from the substantial, citizens Of
the county, the names of twenty-four per-
sons legally qualified to act as trial jurors,
OF such further number as may be agreed
upon by the parties, to act as such special
jury. Proriaed, that in the First Judicial
District such special jury shall be selected
by the three District Judges; each one Of
said Judges selecting the name of one
juror alternately, until the whole number
of tweaty-four names, or such greater
number as may be agreed upon, shall b
so selected; and provided farther, that il
CAGE any one or more of said Judges shall
for any cause be disqualified or unable tc
act, then such names shall be selected by
the remaining Judge or Judges, in thu
manner provided in this section. If Al
any time during the impannelment of suct
special jury, the names selected as provid'
ed in this section shall be exhausted, thu
District Judge or Judges shall from TINT
to time select such further number o.
names as may be deemed expedient, or a:
may be agreed upon by the parties, tc
complete the pannel Ct such special jury
The Law provides that "all expenses fol
summoning and impanneling such speeia.
jury, and for, jury fees, shall constitute 6
portion of the costs Of the action and be
borne by the parties to the action, and
after such special jury shall be empanneled
and until they shall be discharged; each
party to such action shall on the morning
of each day deposit with the Clerk of the
Court, for the benefit of the jury, one-hali
of the jury fees for such day" Itprovides
for the keeping of the jury together, with
out communication with outside persons
from the time of the impannelment to the
finding of the verdict, and for the strict
secrecy of the officer in charge concerning
the verdict; making any violation of thi:
provision a felony. punishable by impris'
onment of not less than Eve years. A
violation Of any Of the provisions Of the
Act will be deemed error, and endtle the
defeated party to . new trial. Crane
Jures are to be selected in like manner
by the District Judge and one of tn
County Commissioners. All priests ant
ministers of the gospel, attorneys, law re
porters, prac6cing physicians and editors
all State, county and township officers ar,
exempted from duty as grand or tria
jurors. The Act is most carefully ant
judiciously framed, and from henceforth
if impartial juries are not obtained, it il
certainly not the fault of the Lawmakers
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