The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-20

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THR UNITED STATES C0URT-IoN. GEORGE S.
BRYAN, JUDGE, PnEsipISd.-The District Court
was opened ut 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
JURY ORDER.
A jury order was signed by the Judge. Tie fol.
lowing Is n synopsis:
Section first provides that the Clerk and Mar
shall for the United States District Court
OF the Eastern District OF South Carolina
shal make up O jury list from the said
district "of three hundred names OF citizens
qualified under the laws OF the State OF South
Carolina to serve in the highest courts
OF the State, in which jurlcs used, In the fol-
lowing manner, to wit: They shall cnll on the
several collectors Of Internal revenue to furnish
from the several counties In their collection Ills.
tricts, AMI embraced In said Eastern District,
names OF citizens TO be selected by them and
such as they shall think well qualified to serve rs
Jurors, being persons OF good moral character,
sound Judgment and free from all legal exception.
The number to be furnished by each collector.
shall be designated by the clerk and marshal, and
shall be in the same proportion to the whole num-
bcr required rs the number Of counties In their
several collection districts embraced In said East
ern District Is to the whole number OF counties In
the said Eastern District; provided, IL any one OF
the snid collectors OF internal revenue slnl aftcr
ahHty uOttSS III " lhillS HONl tlc Stiu CtcTk
and marshal, neglect or refuse to furnish the list
OF names MS hcrcinbefore provided, then the clerk
and marshal shall proceed to select list OF Jurors
from the several counties In the collection district
OF the COLLECTOR negcCting refusing to furnish
list rs aforcsaid.n
Section second provides that the names OF each
Of the Jurors shall be written upon separate slips
OF paper; that the said slips shall be rolled up and
placed In n box to be provided for the purpose,
which box shall he kept securely fastened, and
only opened Mt the time OF the drawing; that "the
list OF jurors and the box as thus made up, shall
be the list and box out OF which the Jurors shall
he drawn for the year ensuing" g
Section third provides that when the drawing
is TO he made, the clerk and the marshal shall at
tend at the clerks Office, or Mt some other public
place to be designated by the district judges tliat
''if person who is drawn Is exempted by law, or
Is unable by sickness to attend as q juror his
name shall De returned into the box and another
drawn In his stead.'' -""'H
Section four provides that fury list sliull be
made up In accordance with the provisions OF the
previous sections, 'Turlng the months OF April
ard May provided that the jury list of the present
year shall be made up rs soon practicable afier
the passage OF this ORDER"
Section fifth provides that the grand Jurors
shall be drawn AMI summoned in the same man.
ner as jurors for trials, and when drawn at the
same time, tile names first drawn shall be return
ed as grand jurors.
Section sixth provides that both the grand and
petit Jurors shall bo summoned Mt least fifteen
days before the commencement OF any term OF
court for which they are drawn.
Section seventh provides that not more than
thirfy-onc petit and nineteen grand jurors shall
be drawn or summoned to attend at one and the
samo time my court, unless the court shall other
wise order. -s!.t
Section eighth provides that "when, by reason
OF challehge or otherwise sufficient number OF
jurors duly drawn and summoned cannot be oh.
taincd for the trial OF any cause civil or criminal
the court shnll forthwith cause Jurors to be drawn.
to be returned from the bystanders, to complete
the panel" Said jurors to be returned by the
"marsilut UT Ills deputies, and shall be such us
are qualified and liable to be drawn as Jurors &C.
corllng to the provisions OF lawn
Section ninth provides that "no person shall be
liable to be drawn or servo rs Juror oftener than
once In two years; but he shall not be SO exempt
unless hc attends and serves as Juror in pursu.
ance OF tile drart."
Section tenth provides that the jurors In atten.
dance at any term OF the court shall be empanel.
led In the snnic manner us provided by the laws
OF the State OF South Carolina.
Section eleventh provides that the rules hereto.
fore passed relative to designating, drawing and
empanelling jurors be rcsclnded.
PETITIONS ASD CASES.
Petition OF ]. W. Folk, OF Newberry, for final
discharge In bankruptcy, was granted.
Final hearing Of the petition OF james l.. Davis,
for final discharge In bankruptcy, Was ordered to
bc continued until the I'd Of November.
In the cases OF w. b. Metts, T. s. Jeirrcys, Jas.
Mason, J. s. Il. Thompson and W. a. Moon petit
tlons for orlers to deposit funds, the petitions
were granted.
In the case OF John W. Streckley VS.. II. D.
Green, petition for sale OF outstanding debts the
assignee was ordered to sell at public auction.
Court then adjourned.
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