New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-02
No. 81.
AN ACT

Relative TO Juries in the parish of Jefferson,
and 10 the mode of drawing and the term
of service Of the same.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State OF
Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That it shall be the duty OF the Sherllf OF
the parish of Jefferson in the month of De-
cember of each and every year, to prepare
and file in the clerks Office OF said parish a
list of all persons liable 10 jury duty. resid.
ing in the limits Of said parish of Jefferson,
said list shall be prepared by the sheriff from
the list of registered voters OF the said par
ish by emitting theretrom the name OF all
such persons as may be exempt from jury
duty according. to the best information the
said Sheriff may be able to obtain. The
iuries for the ensuing year shall be drawn
from the said list.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
after the said list shall have been prepared
and fled, it shall be the duty Of the Sheriff,
Recorder and Clerk of the court Of said
parish of Jefferson, in the presence OF two
electors to be selected and summoned by the
Parish Judge or District Judge to cau-e the
names appearing on said list previously
written on separate slips of paper to be de
posted ia box prepared for that purpose.
The said box shall then be sealed by the
Sheriff and Recorder. and be deposited with
Clerk of court for safe keeping.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
| whenever jury is to be drawn for the Sold
parish of jefferson it shall be the duty of
the said officers, to wit: Sheriff, Recorder
and Clerk, in the presence of two electors
to be selected and summoned by the Dis
trict or Parish Judge, after well shaking the
the said box, to draw therefrom the number
of names required; and the persons whose
| names shall thus be drawn shall constitute
| the Jury panel required.
| SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| after any drawing as prescribed in section
| three of this act, the said box with the re-
naming names therein, shall be imme-
| diately resealed by the Sheriff and Re-
| corder, and redeposited with the Clerk for
| safe keeping; and any subsequent jury
| panel required shall be drawn from the re-
/ naming names in said box, until the
names therein shall be exhausted, or the
year shall expire as prescribed IN section
| three of this act. If it happen that all the
names shall be drawn from the box before
the year has expired, then the original
names on the list prepared by the Sheriff
| shall be again placed in the box rs re-
unred in section two, and be again drawn
| from as in section three.
| SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
in case of the absence, resignation, sick
ness, death. or other incapacity OF any Off
Ger TO whom duties are assigned by this
act, the duties Of such officer shall be per-
formed by the deputy of such officer or by
| the person performing the duties OF such
officer for the time being.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That
| all Jurors drawn for service under the pro-
! visions of this act shall be summoned in
| accordance with existing laws.
SEC. :. Be il further enacted, etc, That
ST least thirty days before any regular term
of the District Court in the parish Of JeHer-
son. Jury TO serve at such term shall be
drawn as herein before provided, consisting
OF one hundred jurors: and at such regular
term, a Grand Jury tor the body Of said
parish shall be selected, as follows: From
The said jurors the presiding judge shat
select s. Gem getent and qualified person t
act rs foreman; the remaining names O
those appearing shall be placed in box pre-
pared FOR that purpose, aud be drawn there
from in open court. The first fifteen per
sons so drawn, with the foreman selected by
the Judge, shat! constitute the Grand Jury
20 serve during the term OF court, unless
! sooner discharged. The remaining persons
sitter FeleCtipg the Grand Jury suall Oe em
panneled to serve as petit jurors az that tern
OF court, and shall serve until discharged
BY the court.
SIC. g. Be it further enacted, etc. THAI
the number of jurors 20 be drawn for any
special term of court in the parish of Jeffar-
son shall be fixed By the Judge, and the
| drawing tntTSOI snhiI De Hal nj IedsC TEL
| days b fore such special term shall begin.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, etc, Tina
if at any time the number Of jurors draw
to serve at any term of court In the parish
of Jefferson should, in the opinion of the
court become insufficient for the good an(
speedy administration of justice, the judge
is ;.u horized to direct that such additiona
number OF jurors as he shall consider requi
| site shall be drawn according to law, OF
such day as he shall appoint; and if i
should happen that the said drawing should
not then be made, the Judge shall fix another
day for that purpose, and the jurors 81
drawn shall be. summoned for such day 81
the Judge shalrappoint.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, ETC., Tha
no juror drawn under the provisions of thi
act shall be required to serve more thar
thirty days, except on the Grand Jury or tt
complete some case already commenced
and the Judge shall have power to excuse
any juror from further attendance at an,
term OF court, when the judge shall be salts
fed Of the inability or incapacity OF sucl
juror.
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, ETC.. Tha
all laws or parts OF laws inconsistent here
! with be repealed.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted, ETC., Tina
j., this act shall take effect from its passage
! and that for the year 1870 the jury list pro
! vided for herein, and the preparation of tn
box of names, shall be within the first montl
after the passage OF this act, aid the juror
OF 1870 shall be. drawn from said box a
herein provided.
/, (Signed) MORTI MAR CARR,
I Speaker of the House of Representatives,
(Signed) OSCAR j. DUNN,
: Lieutenant Governor, and President OF til
6 Senate.
| Approved March IS 1870.
tSigued} H. G. WARMOTH,
Governor Of the State OF Louisana
> A true copy:
GEO. L. BogEE,