Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1869-05-29

not less than thirty days before The sitting Of
each Jury term Of the district courts Of the
sslyeral parishes (dhe parish Of Orleans ex.
eep'dd), the sheriff, parish Judge and the cle,k
Of The district court. together with Two quail.
he'd electors TO be summoned by the said
pa'ish judge, shall NEE, in the court house Of
their respective parishes, and select from the
list Of registered voters the name of every duly
qualified elec,or on the same, without di.,inc-
ion OF race or color, in and for said parishes,
who possesses the legal qualifications and is
not exempt by law ircm jury duty, and shall
make II list Of the same to be flied in the office
OF the clerk Of said district court, and should
the list Of registered voters no, be completed
in any parish, then the sheriff, parish Judge
and clerk of the court shall make out 4he list
Of electors for said parish from the best infor.
nation they can acquire, and file the said list
in the office Of clerk of the district court.
The aforesaid officers and qualified electors
shall cause 10 be written on separate ballots Of
paper. of uniform size, the name Of each
person so selected and placed upon the lis,,
which ballots shall be deposited in a box TO be
provided for the purpose, and after being well
mixed, one of said officers, under the direction
Of the 0T1efF, anu Of the two qualified electors
present, shall draw lherei,om not less than
toriy.eight ballots, and a larger number If
ordered by the district Judge, and the clerk of
the district cour, shall US each name is drawn,
enter IL upon q list for record, and deposit the
ballots SO drawn in a separate box such boxes
TO be provided by the c!esk at The expense of
the parish. ~@ @ ".a#
The list Of jurors so drawn for each term,
shall be filed in the clerks office, as soon as
completed, subject 10 the inspection Of persons
who may desire to examine it. The persons
thus drawn Shalt be summoned BY the sheriff
to serve as jurors at the mex, ensuing term of
the court, and should The venire be Sc, aside
for i"iormaii,les. then the judge shall order
another Jury to be drawn forthwith, and
proceed with lis court.
SEC. 4. BE II further enacted, ETC.. Tha,
il shall be the duty of the district judge Of The
several d!s'ric, courts Nl,e First and Second
Judicial District Courts cxcep,ed), on the first
day o! each jury term in their respective
districts, or the frs, day the jury convenes, 10
selec, one from the for,y.eigh, Jurors, summo.
ned as jurors, or from any number drawn, who
shall be and act as foreman OF the grand Jury.
That Immediately thereafter it shall h. The
duty of the sheriff TO place in a box, prepared
tor that purpose, ,he ballots upon which are
written The names Of the remaining for'y.seven
Jurors or.number drawn and proceed to draw
said ballots ,herelrom in open court, and to
call the same as they are drawn, and the frs,
fifteen jurors who shall answer 10 their names
when called, shall, with said foreman, cons
t''ute the grand jury; provided further, ,ha, if
al The commencement of any regular or special
term of court, the jury shall no, have been
drawn according to the provisions of this act,
the presiding Judge shall dircc, such prepara.
lion OF lists and drawing TO he made; and 40
Juror shall be considered eligible who shall
not have been selected under the provisions Of
this act and, provided further, tina, if no other
registration be effected than the registration
elected by military authority during the year
IN 1868, said registration shall be used when i,
may be for the purposes of this act.