The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-04-05

term, and the jurors returned TOT the
court of common Pleas, for two weeks; I;
the Jurors for thc court Of GeHeral Ses-
sions for all other counties, shall serve
for The term, and for, thes term Of the
court of common Pleas. Immediately bl-
lowing
SEC 9 The centres shall be delivered
to the Sheriff of the county, and shall
be served by him without delay, upon
the Board Of Jury Commissioners of the
County. - -
SEC. 10. Nothing contained in the
preceding sections shall prevent the
Clerk Of any Court of Common Pleas
from issning rcnires for additional ju-
rors in term time, whenever it is neces-
sary for the convenient dispatch of
business, in which case the cenire shall
be served and returned. and the jury
required to attend on such days as she
Court shall direct. -
SEC. IL. All jurors, whether required
to serve on grand or petit jury, shall be
selected by drawing ballots from the
| jury box, AID the persons whose names
are borne on the ballots so drawn shall
be returned to serve as jurors.
Sec II When Jurors are to be drawn
the Board of Jury Commissioners shall
attend at the Office Of the Clerk of the
Court ofCommon Pleas within and for
that County, and in the presence of the
clerk of the court, and the Sheriff Of
the county, shall shake up she nalpes
in the jury box until they are we'll
mixed. and having unlocked said box,
the said Board OF Jury commissioners,
in the presence Of the clerk Of the court
AID Sheriff of the county, shall proceed
to draw therefrotn, without seeing the
names written thereon, a number of
ballots equal to the uumber Of Jurors
required. Ifa person so drawn is ex-
empted by law, or is unable, by reason
of sickness of :.bsence from home, to
attend as a juror, or if he has served as
juror in any court within the year
then next preceding, his name shall be
returned into the box, and another
drawn in his stead: Prorn'ed, That if
the clerk ard Sber f shall fail TO attend,
after due notice, the jury commissioner
shall proceed without them, and the jury
so drawn shall be lawful.
SEC. l3. When any person is drawn
AID returned to serve as juror in any
court, the board Of jury commissioners
shall endorse on the ballot the date Of
the draft, and return it into the box, after
the number Of jurors required have been
drawn; aud whenever there is a revision
and renewal of the ballots in the box,
the board of Jury Commissioners shall
transfer TO the new ballots the date OF
all the drafts made within the year then
next preceding.
SEC. II. The time foc drawing jurors
shall not be less than seven nor more
than fifteen days before the day when
the jurors are required 10 attend.
SEC Is. The Sheriff shall, at least
fur days before the time when the
jurors are requirel 10 attend, summon
each person who is drawn, by reading
to him the ccnire, with his endorsement
thereon Of his having been drawn, or
by leaving at his place Of abode writ
ten notification Of his having been drrwn,
and of tie time aud place Of the sitting
of the court at which he is to attend.
and shall make return Of the renire, with
his doings thereon, to the clerk Of the
court before the opening or time of
holding the court, from which it issued.
SEC IS On the day when the jurors
are summoned to attend at any court,
the clerk shall prepare list Of their
names arranged in alphabetical order.
The first twelve on the list who are not
exempt, shall be sworn and empaunclcd
as juror for the trial OF causes, aud
shall be called the FIRST Jury. The next
twelve on the list shall be sworn aud
etnpanneied in like uanner, and shall
be called the secoud jury
SEC IT. Supcruumerary jurors may
be excused, from time TO time, until
wanted and may be put on either Of the
jures, as occasion requires: in the place
of absentecs Nothing herein contained
shall prevent the transferring Of jurors
from one jury to another when the coh
veuienee Of the Court or of the jurors
require it.
SEC IS. Each jury, after being thus
empanncIled, SHALL retire and choose
their fore man, or shall make such choice
upou retiring with the first cause with
which they arc charged; and whenever
The foreman is absent or excused from
further service; new foreman shall be
chosen in ike manner.
SEC Ii Nothing contained in the
preceding sections shall apply to the
ofjuries in cri.niual c4ses;
but the jurors shall be called, sworn aud
anew for the trial Of each
case, according to the established prac.
ticc, and their foreman shall be appoint
ed by the Court or by the jury when
they retire to consider their verdict.
SEC. 20. When, by reason Of chal-
lenge, or otherwise, or sufficient
number Of jurors duly drawn and sum
cannot be obtained for the trial
Of any cause, civil or criminal, the Court
shall ca Ise jurors to be returned from the
by standers, or from the county at large.
10 complete the panel Pioradeoi, That
there are Oh the jury not less than