Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-07-20

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objection to Juror inSssason to pro-
poss;essit before the trial, .Sand iomitssto
do so. he shall not afterwards be al
lowed to makethe same objection, un-
less by leave Of the Court.
Sc. 25. No irregularity in any
writ Of centre tacias, or in the draw
ing, summoning, returning or empan-
ne!ling of jurors, shall b, sufficient to
setaside verdict, unless the party
making the objection was injured BY
the irregularity, or unless the objec-
ton VIE made, before the returning
of the verdict.
Sec. 26. If either party in a case
in which verdict is returned during
the same term of the Court, before
the trial, gives to any of the Jurors
who try the cause anythingby; way
of treat or gratuity, the Court may
on the motion Of the adverse party,
set aside theverdict, and award a new
trial of the cause.
Sec. 27. When ajury, after. due
and thorough .deliberations upon any
cause, return into Court, without hav-
ing agreed upon verdict, the Court
may state anew the evidence, or any
part of it, and explain to them anew
the law applicable to the case, and
may send them out for further delibera7
ton but if they return a second
time without having agreed upon, a
verdict, they shall not be sent out
again without. their own consent,
unless they shall ask from the, Court
some. further explanation Of the law.
Sec. 279. That the said Jury Com
missioners, appointed by the Cover
nor, shall receive for their services
three dollars per day for every. days
actual service, in performing the du-
ties imposed by this Act, such num-
Der of days not to exceed the number
of. days the Court for such County
shall be in session, together with FIVE
days to complete the list and draw the
jurors, to be paid out Of the Treasury
of their respective Counties.
Sec. %, The jury in any case may,
at the request of either party, be ta-
ken to view the place or premises in
question, or any property, matter or
thing relating to the controversy be-
tween the parties, when it appears
to the Court that such view IS neces-
sary to just decision Provided,
The party making the motion ad-
vances a sum sufficient to pay the ac-
tual expenses of the jury and the of
fcers who attend them in taking the
view, which expenses shall be after
wards taxed like other legal costs,
if the party who advanced them pre-
walls IN the suit.
Sec. 90. If person duly drawn
and summoned to attend as "a juror
in any Court neglects to attend, with
out sufficient excuse, he. shall pay a
fine not exceeding twenty dollars,
which shall be imposed by the Court
to which the juror was summoned,
and shall be paid into the County
Treasury, &
SEC. 80. When, by neglect of any
of the duties required by this Act
to be performed BY any of the Off
GERS or-persons herein mentioned, the
jurors to be returned from any place
are not duly drawn and summoned
to attend the Court, every person
guilty of such neglect shall pay a
fine not exceeding one hundred dol
lars, to be imposed by the same Court,
TO the use Of the County in which the
offence was committed.
;, SEC. 81. Ifthe Board of Jury Com
missioners shall be guilty of fraud,
either by practicing on the jury box
previously to a draft, or in drawing
juror, or in returning into the jury
box the name Of anv juror which
had been lawfully drawn gout;, and
drawing or'substituting another inhis
stead, or in any other way in tie
drawing of jnrors, he shall be pun
ished by a fine not exceeding FIVE
hundred,doDars, ,sor be imprisoned not
exceeding two yesrs inthe stateP PEN
itentiary.
SEC. 81, Nothing contained in this
Act shall affect the power aud duty
ofCoroners, or Justices, to summon and
empannel jurors, when authorized Ivy
other provisions Of law, -
SEC. 33. The Clerk ofthe Court of
General SESSIONS in each County, not
less than fifteen days before the COM
mencement of the first term Of the
Court in each year.1shall issue writs
of vcnup tacias3 in each County for
eighteen Grand Jurors to be return
=! to that Court who shall be held
to serve at each term thereof through
cut The 1ey, aud until another
Grand Jury is empannelled in their
stead.
Sec. 81. Grand Jurors shall be
drawn, summoned and returned in
tine same manner as jurors for trials,
and, when drawn at the same time
as jurors for trials, the persons whose
names are first drawn, to the number
required, shall be. returned as Grand
Jurors, and those afterwards drawn,
to the number required, shall be
jurors for trials.
SEC. 35. In case Of deficiency of
Grand Jurors in any Court, writs Of.
venwc tacsas may be issued to the
Sheriff of the County, in which said
Court is held, to return forthwith such
further number Of Grand Jurors
from the by-standers, as may be re-
quired.
Sec. 36. No more than thirty-six
persons to serve as Petit Jurors shall
be; drawn and summoned; to attend, at
one and the same time, atany. Court,
unless the Court shall otherwise or
der. fgE.-ii 80.