The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-08

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ACTS AND JOINT REsoLuTIOas
Passed BY MeILegislature Session 1870
y and 1871! III il 3
AN Aots TO nRsUbAgs The Ma ~Es; OF
SEc-Ics I. 1s :. e:;;.:c:e.a 81 Tie sshate
and House OF Representatives Of the
State OF South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same, All PERSONS who
are qualified to voto in the choice of
Representatives in tie. General Assom.
bly,. shall be liable to 10 drawn aud
serve as iurors, except as hereafter pro-
SEQ. ~ Tie. following pelsons shall
be exompt frdh serving as jurors, to wit:
Tie Governor, Lie,itenant-G Governor,
Attorney General. Comptroller-G General.
State Auditor, Stale Treasurer, Secretary
OF State, Superintendent of Education,
Commissioners Of Agricultural Statistics,
members aud officers Of the Senate and
Houso of Representatives. during the
session of tho General Assembly, mem
bers Of the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiyes Of tho United States, Judges
and Justices of nny Court, County Com
missionsrs, County Auditors and Yrea-
snrefs, Clerks Of, Courts, Registers of
Mesne Conyeyanoes, Sheriff. and their
Deputies, CuronaEs. ,Constab!es. the
Marshals Of tho United States aid their
Deputies, and nll other officers of the
United States, ooupsellors aud attorneys
ut law. ordained ministers of the Gospel,
officers Of colleges, preceptors and. teacb-
efa ot academies, psacticing physicians,
and surgeons regularly licensed, cashiers
and telleis OF incorporated banks, edit
ors Of newspapers, constant ferry men,
millers carryihg on that business at lie
time, aud all men actdally employed as
such: such officers and employees of rail
roads as uro now exempt by law, and
persons who are moro than sixty five
years Old
SEC. B. No person shall be liable to
be drawn aud serve as juror in any
court, oftener than once in every year,
bnt he shall not be SO exempt unless he
actually attends aud serves us Juror in
pursuance of the draft: Provided. No
person shall be exempt from ,erviug ou
u jury in any other court in consequence
of his having served befo,e Justice OF
tho Pence or Trial Justice.
SEQ. 4. That there shall be appointed
by the Governor, and confirmed by the
Senate, one officer for each County in
the State. to be named and designated u
Jury Commissioners; who, with the
County Auditor aud Chairman OF the
Board of County Commissioners. shall
aioners for the County. Said July
Commissioner shall hold his 'ofice for
two years, unless sooner removed by the
Governor.
SEQ. s. The Board OF Jury Commits.
sionsrs of each County shall, once in
every year, during the month Of JAnu-
ary. and, for, the present yesr, within
one month after the passage of this Act,
prepare q list of such Inhabitants OF
| their respective Counties, not absolutely
exempt, as they may think we'll qualified
to serve as jurors, being persons of good
moral character, of sound Judgment,
nnd FREQ from all legal exceptions, which
list shall include not less than one
from every twenty voters, nor more than
one from every ten VOTERS, of their re-
speotive Counties. .
SEQ. 6. OF the list so prepared, the
Board OF Jury commissioners shall cause
the names to be'rwritten, each one on
separate paper or Abnllos, and shall fold
up said pieces Of paper or ballots 80 as
to resemble each other aa much Us pos
siblc, and SO the name written thereon
shall not be visible on the outside, and
shall place them in n box. to be fur
nished them by the County Commits
sioners of their County for that pur-
| pose, and by said Bonrd of Jury Com.
missoners to be kept.
SEC. z. If any person whose name is
80 placed in said jnry box is convicted Of
any sound ,lous crime. or is guilty of any
gross immortality, his name ahull be
withdrawn therefrom by the Board Of
Jury Commissioners. aud he shall not
be returned as juror.
SEQ. 8. The Clerk Of the Court Of
Common Pleas in euch County, at least
fifteen days before the commencement
of any regular term of the Court Of
General Sessions for the Couniy, aud
ten days before guy special session re-
quiring jnry. aud in tho County Of
Charleston like periods before the first
of eacl, alternate week OF tho Conrt of
Common Pleas, and at such other timex
hs the Respective courts may older. shall
issue writs Of peaire fuci0s for jurors.
and shall therein require the Attendance