New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-05
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AN ACT

nv AL
Relative to Juries, and to establish and fly
the Drawing of the Grand and Petit Juror:
in and for the State of Louisiana.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened
That the qualifications of Juror, to serve
IN any of the courts OF this State, shall be
the following:
First-To be a duly qualified elector with.
out regard to race, color or previous con
dltion, of the State of Louisiana.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the following persons shall be exempt from
serving as jurors:
First-The members of the General As.
sembly,. together with their officers and
clerks, during the time of the session.
Second-The Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Super
intendent of Public Education, the Score
tary OF State, and all their puolic officers.
their clerks or employees, commissioned
under the authority of the United States.
Third-The judges, officers of the several
courts Of the state, attorneys and counsel
Tor at law, notaries, ministers of the Cos
pei, and treasurers of Incorporated institu-
tions.
Fourth-The clerks of incorporated bank
ing institutions.
Fitth-All persons more than sixty years
old, or those that may be intirm or incapa-
BILE of rendering such services.
Slxth-Physicians and apothecaries.
Seventh-The inspectors of beef and pork,
flour, tobacco, and other merchandise in
the city Of New Orleans, harbor masters and
Port Wardens.
Eighth-AlI school teachers while acting
in that capacity.
Ninth-All persons who now or hereafter
may be enrolled as active members in any
one or more of the present or future incor-
porated fire companies.
Tenth-An persons attached to the police
departments of New Orleans, or anv
other city in the State of Louisiana: the
militia while in active service; also, the
Treasurer and Controller, and all clerks EN-.
ploye1 in the different Offices of the corpo-
ration, and those who are charged with the
uperintendence of convicts sentenced to
hard labor; the keeper of city prison, the
woTkmen employed on the city works, and
the City Commissioner.
Eleyenth-An auctioneers of the State of
Louisiana.
Twelfth-Members of police iuries.
Thirteenth-The clerks and employees of
the branch mint of the United States at New
Orleans.
JURIEs-How DRAWN.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc., That
not less than thirty days before the sitting
Of each jury term of the District Courts Of
the several parishes, (the parish of Orleans
excepted,) the Sheriff, Parish Judge and
the Clerk Of the District Court, together
with two qualified electors to be summoned
by the said Parish Judge, shall meet In the
courthouse Of their respective parishes, and
select from the list of registered voters the
name OF every duly qualitied elector on the
same, without distinction of race or color.
in and for said parishes, who possesses the
legal qualifications and is not exempt by
law from jury duty, and shall make a list of
the same, to be filed in the office of the
Clerk of the District Court, and should the
list OF registered voters not be completed in
any parish, then the Sheriff, Parish Judge
aud Clerk Of the Court shall make out
the list of electors for said parish from the
best Information they can acquire, and file
the said list In the Office Of the Clerk of the
District Court. .l.r Il.-
The Aforesaid officers and qualified elect
ors shall cause to be written on separate
ballots of paper, of uniform size, the name
OF each person so elected and placed upon
the list, which ballots shall be deposited in
a box to be provided for the purpose. and
after being well mixed, one of the said Off.
GERS, under the direction Of the others, and of
the two qualified electors present, shall draw
sherefrom not less than forty-eight ballots
and a larger number if ordered BY the Dis
trict Judge, shd the Clerk of the District
Court shall, as each name is drawn, enter IL |
upon q list for record. and deposit the bal. |
lots so drawn In a separate box; such boxes |
to be provided by the clerks at the expense |
Of the parishs ,.i.-. a
The list of Jurors so drawn for each term.
shall be fled Ia the Clerks office, as soon As |
subject to the inspection of per- |
sons who may desire to examine it. The |
persons thus drawn shall be summoned by |
lie sheriff 70 serve as jurors at the next en- |
suing term OF the court, and should the |
Venire be set aside for informalities, then |
he Judge shall order. another Jury to be |
irawn forthwith, and proceed with hi |
,orrt.
SIC. 4. Be It further enacted, etc., That |
\ shall be the duty Of the District Judges |
y the several District Courts. (the First and |
lerond Judicial District Courts excepted), |
~ the drst day OF each jury term in their |
'espectiYe districts, OF the first day the Jury /
,Qnrenes, 70 select one from the forty-eight \
urore summoned as jurors, or from any
number drawn, who shall be and act as
brennan OF the Grand Jury. That immed.
eteiy thereafter il shall be the duty Of the
Iherih g place !n q box, prepared fos that
purpose, the ballots upon which are written
ne names Qf The remaining forty.seyen
nrcrs or ncntet drawn, and proceed To
|rav said ballots theEeirom IN open coart.
md 70 call the e4uae % they arN drawn. and
% Rfat hfteen jurors who shsil anster 10
holf names when called, shflL with aaid
crtmHu cnnRlitute the Grand Tur9s Pm. L