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liable to pay taxes in any county, city
or town, which may be benefited by
such recovery.
SEC. 2i. If q party knows of any cb
lection to a juror in season to propos'
! it before the trial, and onits to Go so, ht
, shall not afterwards be allowed 20 make
the same objection, unless by leave of
the court.
SEC. y. No irregula:ity Of any writ of
rcnira ,jucios, or in the drawing, SUM
moniny. returning or empannciling OF
Jurors shall be sufficient to set aside a
verdict, unless the party making the
objection was injured by the Irregular
ity, or unless the objection was made
before the returning Of the verdict.
SEC. 26. II either party in u case in
which verdict is returned during the
same term Of the court before the trla!
gives to any OF the jurors who try the
cause anything by way of treat or gratu-
ity, the court may, Oh the motion OF
the adverse party, set aside. the verdict,
and award new trial of the cause.
SEC. 81 ta.) When jury, after due and
thorough deliberation upon any cause.
return into court, without having agreed
upon a verdict, the court may state anew
the evidence, or any part OF 1t, ana cX-
plain to them anew the law applicable
: - the co"" and may send them out for
| further deliberation; but il ;-.. return
second time without having agreed
upon a verdict, they shall not be sent
| out again without their own consent,
unless they shall ask from the court
Nnne further explanation of the law.
SEC. ~ (6.) That the said Jury Com
missioners, appointed by the Governor,
shall receive for their services three
dollars per day for every days actual
service in performing the duties I'M
posed 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 jury in any case may, at
the request of either party, be taken TO
view the place or premises in question,
or any property, matter or thinS feiatihS
to the controversy between the parties,
when it appears to the court that sncn
view is necessary to just decision ,i.'o-.
ridcI, The party making the motion
advances q sum sufficient to pay. the
actual expenses of the jury and the
officers who attend them in taking the
view, which expenses shall be after
wards taxed like other legal costs, II the
party who advanced them prevails Ill
the suit.
SEC. 90. If a person duly drawn and
summoned TO attend as a a juror i'll any
court neglects to attend without suflI-
cicnt excuse, he shall pay fine not
exceeding twenty dollors, which shall
be imposed by the court to which the
Juror was summoned, and shall be paid
into the County Treasury.
SEC So. When, by neglect Of any of
the duties required by this act to be
performed Ly any Of the officers or
persons herein mentioned, the jurors to
be returned from any place are not duly
drawn and summoned to attend the
court, every person guilty OF such neg
Icct shall pay a fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars, to be Imposed by The
same court, to the use OF the county III
which the offence was committed.
SSi:c. 81. II the Board of Jury Com
missioncrs shall be guilty of fraud,
either of praclicing on the jury box pre-
viouSly to draft, or in drawing Il jury,
Or in returning into the box the name OF
any juror which had been lawfully
drawn cut, and drawing and substitu-
ting another in his stead, orin any other
way in the drawing Of jurors, he shall
be puElishcd by fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not
exceeding two years in the State Pcni-
tenliary.
SEC. 30. Nothing contained in this
act shall affect the power and duty o.
CorOne.s. Justices Of the Peace or Trial
Justices, to Summon and empaEnct ju-
;ors, when authorized by other proVis-
ions of law.
SEC. SO. The Clerk of the Court of
General Sessions in each cOunty, not
less than fifteen days before the com
mencemcnt of the first term Of the
court in each year, shall iSsue writs Of
reaire ,fucius in each county for eighteen
grand jurors to be returned to that court,
who shall be held to serve ut each term
thereof throughout the year, and until
another grand jury is empannelcd in
their stead.
SEC. 81. Grand Jurors shall be drawn,
summoned and returned in the same
manner as jurors for trials. and when
drawn at the same time as jurors for
trials, the pcs ons whose names ale first
drawn, to the number required, shall be
returned as randjurors, and those af-
terwards drawn, to the number rcquir-
ed, shall be jurors for trials.
Sec. IS. In case of deficiency of grand
jurors in ANY court, writs of renirc jd-
cids may be issued to the Sheriff Of the
County, in which said court is held, TO
return forthwith such further number of
grand jurors from the bystandcrs, as
may be required.
SEC. 35. No more than thirty-two per-
sons to serve as petit jurors shall be
drawn and summoned to attend, at one
and the same time, at any court, unless
the Court shall otherwise order.
Sec. 81. That any person who shall
hereafter be arraigned for the crime Of
murder, manslaughtcr, burglary, arson
or rape, shall be entitled to all the Incl
dents of an arraignnient, and to pc
remptory challenges, not exceeding
twenty, and the State, in such c:lscs
shall be entitled to neren ptory chailcli-
ges, not exceeding two, in the lnannc"
heretofore prescribed By law. And any
person who shall be indicted for any
crime or offence other than those enlinl-
Grated, shall have the right to peremp-
tory challenges OF five, and the State,
in such cases, shall be entitled TO peremp-
tory challenges not exceeding two.
SEC. 3S. That an Act entitled "An
Act 10 regulate the manner of drawing
juries," approved the 26lh day Of Sep
tembcr, a. ID. 1865, and the Act entitled
can Act to amend an Act entitled an
Act to regulate the juries," approved
the 2%d day of March, 1869, and all
other acts, or parts Of acts, in any way
conflicting with the provisions of this
act, be, and the same are hereby repeal
ed.
SEC. 80. That this act shall take effect,
and have the full power Of law, from
and after its passage
Approved the 10Th day Of March, A.
D. ISL.