The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-06
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Secretary Of State.
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AN AT RELATIVE TO JURIEs. AND TO ESTABLISH
AMP FIX THE DRAWING OF THE GRAND AND
PETIT JURORS IN AND FOR TIE STATE OF LOUIS
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SECTION 1. BE IL enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the State of Louisiana
an General Assembly conuened, That the quali6ca.
tons Of juror, to serve In any of the courts of
this State, shall be the following:
First-To be duly qualified elector without re-
gard to race, color or previous condition, of the
State of Louisiana.
SIC. 2. Be IL further enacted. ETC., That the fol-
lowing persons shall be exempt from serving as
First-Tte members Of the General Assembly,
together with their officers and clerks, during the
time Of the session.
second-The governor, lieutenant governor.
state auditor, state treasurer, superintendent of
their public officers, their clerks, employees. COM
missioned under the authority of the United States
Third The judges, officers of the several courts
Of the State, attorneys and councillors at law
tsres. ministers OF the Gospel, and treasurers Of
Toarth-The clerks Of Incorporated banking in.
Fiih-An persons more than sixty years old, or
thoss that may be infrm or incapable Of rendering
such services.
si&th-Phy sicisns and spothecsries.
Sesenth-The inspectors Of beef and pork. -four.
tobacco and other merchandise in the city OF New
Orleans, harbor masters and port wardens.
Eishth-All school teachers while acting in that
Niath-AIl persons who now or hereafter may
be enrolled as active members In any one or more
Of tie present or future Incorporated fire COM
Tsnth-An persons attached to the police de-
partments Of New Orleans, or any other city in
the State of Louisiana the militia while In active
service sleo the treasurer and controller, and all
CLERKS employed in the different Offices Of the
corporation, and those who are charged with the
suptrintendence Of convicts sentenced to hard
labor; the keeper Of the city prison, the workmen
employed on the city works, and the city com
missioner. $3.50
Twelfth-Members of police juries.
Thirteepth--The clerks and employees Of the
branch mint of the United States at New Orleans.
JuRIEs-How DRAWN.
Sec. 8. Be IL further enacted. etc.. That not
less than thirty days before the sitting Of each jury
term Of the district courts Of the several parishes,
ish Judge, and the clerk Of the district court,
together with two qualified electors to be sum-
moped 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 qualified elector on the came, without
distinction Of race or color. in and for said par
ishes who possesses the legal quai6c atoms and is
not exempt By law from jury duty. and shall make
list Of the same, to be filed 10 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, and clerk of the
court shall make ont the Inst 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.
The aforesaid officers and qualified electors
shall cause to be written on separate ballots of
paper, Of uniform size, the name Of each person
so selected and placed upon the list, which ballots
shall be deposited In box to be provided for the
purpose, and after being well mixed one Of the
said officers, under the direction of the others,
and Of the two qualified electors present, shall
draw therefrom not less than fortyeight ballots,
and larger number If ordered by the district
Judge. and the clerk of the district court shall as
each name is drawn, enter itupon list for record,
and deposit the ballots so drawn in q separate
box; such boxes to be provided by the clerks at
the expense Of the parish.
be filed in the clerks ONCE, % soon Is completed
subject TO the inspection Of persons who may de.
sire to examine it. The persons thus drawn shall
be summoned by the sheriff to serve IS Jurors at
the next ensuing term Of the court. and should the
venre be set aside for informalities then the Judge
shall order another jury to be drawn forth with,
and proceed with his court ~
SIC. 4. Be Il further enacted, etc., That II shall
district courts, (the frat and second Judicial dis
trict courts excepted), on the first day Of esch
Jury term in their respective districts or the first
day the jury convenes, to select one from the
forty.eieht jurors summoned as jurors, or from
any number drawn, who shall be and act as FORE
man of the grand jury. That immediately there
after II shall be the duty of the sheriff to place in
box, prepared for that purpose, the ballots upon
which are written the names Of the remaining
forty-seven jurors or number drawn, and proceed
% draw said ballots therefrom In open court. and
10 call the same - they are drawn, and the first
fifteen jurors who shall answer to their names
when called. ishall, with said foreman, constitute
the grand jury: Provided. further. That il ct the
commencement Of any regular or special term Of
court, the jury shall not have been drawn accord
log to the provisions of this act, the presiding
jodge shall direct such preparation Of lists and
craving to be made and no juror shall be consid
cred eligible who shall not have been selected
under the provisions Of this act; and, Provided
further. That II DO other registration be effected
than the registration effected by military authority
curing the year in ls6s said Registration shall be
rsed when 1t may be for the purposes Of this act.
CONVERSATION OF JURORS.
SEC. s. Be IL further enacted, etc., That any
Ierson regularly drawn and summoned to serve
as Juror, or summoned to serve as TALES juror
OF the several district courts in the State, 1.-THE
parish Of Orleans exesptsd) shall be allowed the
sum Of tuo dollaEs for eoch day he shall attend
such court, and the sum Of five cents for every
rlile be shall necessarily travel in going to said