The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-20

the ballot the date of the draft, and return 1t
into the box after the number ofjurors requlr-
ed have been drawn; and whenever there Is q
revision and renewal of the ballots in the box,
I 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. IA. The time for drawing jurors shall
not be less than seven nor more than fifteen
days before the day when the jurors are re-
quired to attend.
SEC. Is. The sheriff shall, at least four days
before the time when the jurors are required
to attend, summon each person who Is drawn,
by reading to him the ve7aire, with his endorse
ment thereon of his having been drawn, OF by
leaving at his place of abode written notifca-
ton of his having been drawn, and Of the time
and place of the sitting of the court at which
he is to attend, and shall make return of the
uenife, with his doing thereon, to the clerk Of
the court, before the opening OF time Of hold
ing the court, from which 1t issued.
Sec 16. On the day when the jurors are
summoned to attend at any court, the clerk
shall prepare a List of their names arranged IN
alphabetical order. The first twelve on the
list who are not exempt, shall be sworn and
impanelled as q jury for the trial of causes,
and shall be called the first jury. The next
twelve on the list shall be sworn and impan-
elled in like manner and shall be called the
second jury.
SEC. II. Supernumerary jurors may beck
cused, from time to time, until wanted, and
may be put on either of the Juries, as occasion
requires, in the place of absentees. Nothing
herein contained shall prevent the transfer
ring OF jurors from one jury to another when
the convenience of the court or of the jurors
require 1t.
SEC. 1s. Each jury, after being thus impanel-
led, shall retire and choose their foreman, or
shall make such choice upon retiring with
the first cause with which they are charged,
and whenever the foreman is absent or ex-
cused from further service, new foreman
shall be chosen in like manner.
SEC. ls. Nothing contained in the preceding
sections shall apply to the impanelling OF
lries In criminal cases, but the jurors shall be
called, sworn and impanelled anew for the
trial of each case, according to the established
practice, and their foreman shall be appointed
by the court or by The jury when they retire to
consider their verdict.
SEC. 20. When, by reason of challenge, OF
otherwise, or sufficient number OF jurors
duly drawn and summoned, cannot be Oh
tanned for the trial OF any cause, civil or crii-
nal, the court shall cause jurors to be retarn-
ed from the bystanders, or from the county
at large, to complete the panel: Provided,
That there are on the jury not less than seven
of.the jurors who were originally drawn and
summoned, as before provided.
SEC. 81. The jurors so returned from the
bystanders, or the county at large, shall be
returned by the sheriff, whose duty it shall be
to be present during the entire term OF sitting
of any court in their respective counties, and
shall be such as are qualified and liable to be
drawn as jurors, according to the provisions
of this act,
SEC. %. The court shall, on motion OF either
party in O suit, examine on oath, any person
who is called as juror therein, to know
whether he is related to either party, or has
any interest in the cause, or has expressed or
formed any opinion, or is sensible OF any bias
or prejudice 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 objecting
to the juror may introduce any other compe-
tent evidence in support Of the objection. II
1t appears to the court that the juror IS not
Indifferent In the cause, he shall be placed
aside as to the trial Of that cause, and another
shall be called.
| SEC. %. In indictments and penal actions
for the recovery of q sum of money, or other
thing forfeited, 1t shall not be cause OF chal,
.lenge to juror, that he is liable to pay taxes
in any county, city or town, which may be
benefited by such recovery.
SEC. "a. If q party knows of any objection to
Juror in season to propose 1t before the trial
and omlts to do 80, he shall not afterwards be
allowed to make the some objection, unless
by leave OF the court.
SEC. Is. No irregnlarity in any writ OF uenire
tacias, or In the drawing, summoning, or I'M
panelling of Jurors shall be sufficient to sei
aside verdict, unless the party making the
objection was injured by the lrregularity, OF
unless the objection was made before the re-
turning of the verdict.
SEC. 2G. II either party in 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 anything by way o.
treat or gratulty, the court may, on the motion
of the adverse party, set aside the verdict, ant
award new trial of the cause.
/. SEC. 27. When jury, after due and .thor
ough deliberation upon any cause, return Int
court, without having agreed upon
verdict, The court may state anew th'
evidence, or any part of it, and explair
to them anew the law applicable to th'
case, and may send them out for further delib
eration, but if they return second time with
out having agreed upon verdict, they shal
not be sent out again without their own con
sent, unless they shall ask from the cour
some further explanation of the law.
SEC. 27a. That the said jury commissioners
appointed by the Governor, shall receive 10
their services three dollars per day for ever
days actual service in performing the dutie
| imposed by this act; such number of days no
1 IN eyoeed the number of days the court TO