Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-03-31

mon Pleas, within ana for that county, aud
in the presence Of the clerk Of the court, and
the sh riff of the county shall shake up tho
names in the jury box until they arc we'll
mixed, and having unlocked said box, the
snid bonrd Of jury commissioners, in tho pres
ence of the clerk of tho court aud sheriff Of
the county, shall proceed to draw thcrefrom,
without seeing the names written thereon, a
number of ballots equal to the number of iu-
rors required II person so drawn is ex.
cmptcd by law, or is unable, by reason of
sickness or absence from home, to attend as a
juror, or if he has served rs a juror in any
court within the year then next preceding,
his name shall be returned into the box, and
another drawn in his stead: Propilea, That
if the clerk and sheriff shull fail to attend,
after due notice, tho jury commissioners Shall
proceed without them, and the jury SO drawn
shall be lawful
SEo. l3. When any person is drawn and
returned to scrva as Jury in any court, the
hoard of jury commissioners shall endorse on
the ballot tho date of tho draft, and return it
into the box after the number of Jurors rc
quircd have been drawn; and whcncvcr there
Is revision and renewal of the b ..iots in the
box, tho board Of jury commissioners shall
transfer to the new ballots the date of all the
drafts made within the year then next pre-
ccdng.
SEC IL The time for drawing Jurors shall
not be less than seven nor more han fifteen
days b. fore the day when tho jurors arc re.
quired to attend.
SEC 10. The sheriff shall, at least four
days before tho tine when the jurors arc re-
qunci 10 attend, summon each person who
is drawn, by reading to him the ucnirc, with
his endorsement thereon OF his having been
drawn, or by leaving at his place Of abode a
wri notification Of his having been drawn,
and of the time and place of the sitting of
the court at which hn is 20 attend, and shall
maze return of the ccnire, with his doing
thereon, to the clerk Of the court before the
opening or time of holding court, from which
it issued.
SEC l6 On the day when the Jurors arc
summoned to attend at any court, the clark
shall prepare list Of their names arranged
in Alphabetical order The first twelve on
the list w!ru a.o not oxempt, shnli be sworn
and inpnuncllcd as jury Tor the trial of eau.
ses aud shall be called the first jury. The
next twelve on the list shall be sworn and i'm.
panucled in like manner and shall be called
the second jury.
- JulOiS may UC
excused, from time to time, until wanted,
and may be put on either Of the urics, as
occas'on requires, in the place of absrntccs
Nothing herein contained shall prevent the
trans icrring Of Jurors from one jury to an
other when the convenience Of the court or
jurors require it.
SEC. Is. Each jury, after being thus i'm
panheli"d, shall retire and choose their fore
man, r shall nmke such choice up N retiring
win the first cause with when they are
charged, and whenever the foreman is absent
or excused irom further service, a new fore.
man shall be chosen in like manner.
SEC. 10. Nothing contained in tho nrrcc
l.ns sections snail apply to the impannclling
OF Jurles IN criminal cases. the Jurors shall
be called, sworn aud impannclcl anew for
the trial Of each case, according to the cs.ab
lishcd practice, and their foreman shall be
appointed by the court or by the jury when
they retire to consider their verdict
SEC. ~. When, by reason Of challenge, or
otherwise, or sufficient numbcr OF Jurors
duly drawn and summoned cannot be obtain
cd Tor the trial of any cause, civil or crimi.
nal the court shall cause Jurors to be return.
cd irom the by ISLANDERS, or from the county
ut large, to complete the pannel Prouiaed,
That there arc OH the jury not less than sew
en- OF the jurors who were originally drawn
and summoned, as before provided
SEC. 81. The jurors SO returned from
tho by.standcrs, at largo, shall be re.
turned by the sheriff. whose duty it shall
be to be present during tho cntro term of
sitting of any court in their respective
counties, and shall be such as arc qualified
and liable to be drawn as jurors, according
to tho provisions of this act.
SEC. 22. Tho court shall, on motion Of
either party in suit, examine on oath, any
person who is called MS u juror therein, to
know whether he is related to either party,
or has expressed or formed any opinion, or is
sensible of any bias or prejudice therein, and
the party objccting to the juror may intro.
duco any other competent evidence in sup.
port of tho objection. If it appears to tho
court that the juror is not Indifferent in the
cause, he shall be placed aside as to tho trial
of that cause, and another shall be called.
SEQ. 23 In indictments and penal actions
for tho recovery of n sum of money. or other
thing forfeited, it shall not be cause of chal
lcngc to a juror, that he is liable to pay taxes
in any county, city or town, which may bo
benefited by such recovery.
SEC. 24 If party knows of any obicc.
tion to juror in season to propose it before
tho trial, and omits to do so, no shall not af.
forwards DO allowed to make the samo obioc.
tion, unless by leave Of tho court.
SEQ. 23. No irrcgularity in any writ of
Oentrc /acias, or in tho drawing, summonng,
or impannelling of jurors shall DO sufficient
to sot aside vcrdict, unless tho party max.
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