The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-03-29

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tion Of either party in suit, ex-
anime, 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 ; and the
party objecting to the juror may
Introduce any other competent
evidence in supper: OF the objec-
tion. If it 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; an
other shall be called.
Sec. %. In indictments and Pc
nal actions for the recovery OF o
sum Of money, or other thing for
feited, it shall not ke a cause of
challenge to a juror, that he is la
tle to pay taxes in any county,
city or town, which may be bcne-
fitted by such recovery.
Sec. "a. lfa party knows Of any
objection to juror in season to
propose it before the triul, and
omits to do so, he shall not after
wards be allowed to make the
same objection, unless by leave of
the court.
SEC. 25. No irrcgularity in any
writ Of genjre facias, or in the
drawing, summoning, returning or
empannelling ofjurors shall be suf-
ticient to set aside verdict, un-
less the party making the objec-
tion was injured by the irregulari-
ty, or unless the objection was
made before the returning of the
verdict.
SEC. 26. If either party in =
case in which u 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 Of treat or gratuity, the
court may, on the motion Of the
adverse party: set aside the vcr-
dict, and award . new trial Of the
cause.
Sec. 27(a.) When a jury, after
due and thorough deliberation up
on any cause, return into court,
without having agreed upon q
verdict, the court may state anew
the evidence, or any part Of it,
and explain to THIN anew the law
applicable to the case, and may
send them out for further deliber-
alton but if they return second
time without having agreed upon
Il verdict, they shall not be sent
out again without their own con-
sent, unless they shall ask from
the court some further explaua-
tloD OF the law,
SEC. 27(6) That the said Jury
Commissioners, appointed by the
Governor, shall receive for their
services, three dollars per day, for
every days actual service in per-
forming the duties imposed by
this act such number 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
lists, and draw the jurors, to be
paid out Of the Treasury Of their
respective counties.
SEC. %. The ju ry in any case
may, at the request of either par
ty, be taken TO view the place or
premises in question, or any prop
erty, matter or thing relating TO
the controversy between the par
ties, when it appears to the conrt
that such view is necessary to a
Just decision Prorided, The par
ty making the motion advances a
sum sufficient to pay the actual
expenses of the jury and the Off
GERS who attend them in taking
the view, which expenses shall be
afterwards taxed like other legal
costs, if the party who advanced
them prevails in the suit.
SEC. 29. lfa person duly drawn
and summoned to attend as a u-
ror in any court neglects to attend
without sufficient excuse, be shall
pay 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
officers or persons herein men
toned, the jurors to be returned
from any place are not duly drawn
and summoned to attend the court,
every person guilty of such neg
lect shall pay 4 fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars, to be imposed
by the same court, to the use OF
the county in which the offence
was CON mitted.
SEC. 81. II the Board Of Jury
Commissioners shall be guilty Of
fraud, either by practicing on the
jury box previously to q draft. or
in drawing a jury, or in returning
into the box the name Of any Ju-
ror which had been lawfully
drawn out, and drawing or sub
s:ituting another in his stead, or
in any other way in the drawing
of Jurors, he shall be punished by