Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-03-22

of Virginia edition of 1861 as to Grand Juries.
Approved February 2, 1872.
1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-.
bly, of Virginia, That sections one, three,
four, five, nine and eleven, Of an Act emit
tied sAn Act to Amend and Re.enact
Chapter two hundred and six of the Code of
Virginia edition of eighteen hundred and
sixty,) as to Grand J%uries," Approved No
vember the fifth, eighteen hundred and sew
enty, be amended and re-enacted so as to
read as follows:
IS 1. There shall be a Grand Jury at
two Of the terms in each year, Of the County
and Corporation Courts, to be designated by
the Judges Of such Courts, and it shall be
lawful for the said Courts at any term there
of, or the Judges of said Courts in vacation,
before such term, whenever they shall deem
it proper to do SO, to order a Grand Jury to
be summoned to consider any offences
against the laws
IS 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
Clerk Of such Court. at least twenty
days before each one Of the two terms there
Of designated under The first section Of the
empaneling Of a Grand Jury, and in other
cases forthwith, whenever s ordered by the
Judge of his Court, to place in the hands of
the Officer Of such Court lists Of the Grand
Jurors selected by lot, as provided in the
previous section, made off by Townships, ac-
cording to the place of residence of the sew
eral Grand Jurors, and embracing a suf6-
cient number Of such persons to form such
Grand Jury !; and it shall thereupon be the
duly Of such officer to summon the persons
mentioned in such lists to attend on the first
or such other day Of said term as the Judge
may direct, to act as grand Jurors.
IS 4. For two of the Grand Juries in
each year to be designated by such Courts
there shall be summoned twenty-four citi-
zens of this State. of the County or Corpo
ration in which the Court is to be held. and
in other respects qualified Jurors. and not
Coustables, Ordinary Keepers, Overseers
of Roads, nor Owners nor Occupiers of Wa
ter Grist Mills, aud when they are Grand
Jurors for a County Court. not inhabitants
of a town having a Corporation Court. The
Court in which a Grand Jury is to be en-
paneled for the two terms as hereinbefore
provided may by direction to its Clerk limit
the number of persons to serve thereon not
less than sixteen. For Grand Juries order
ed for any other term of such Courts there
shall be summoned>ten citizens of the State,
with like qualifications and subject to the
exceptions h%ereinbefore stated, and the
Court may by direction to its Clerk limit
the number Of persons to serve thereon to
not less than six.
"S5 Any sixteen or more of such per
sons summoned to the two regular terms,
and any six or more of such persons sum
moned to any term, shall be a competent
Grand Jury. If a sufficient number do moi
attenl, then the Court shall cause a sufi
cient number Of Jurors to be returned from
the b%y-standers, or from the County or Cor.
poration at large; and for that purpose
may direct a venire facias to any ct person
whose duty it shall be to execute and return
the same according to the exigency thereof
All of said Jurors shall be summoned from
list to be furnished the Officer by the Judge
unless the Judge shall deem it proper to dis
pense with said list.
IS g. At least twelve of the Grand Jury
at the two regular terms. and at least nN
of the Grand Jury at any other term, mus
concur in finding or making an indictment
or presentment. They may make a pre-
sentiment upon the information of two Oh
more Of their own body, and when a pre-.
sentiment is so made on the testimony o.
witnesses called on by the Grand Jury OIL
sent TO II py une oouie, .A~ -~-~-~~e IL.
Grand Jurors giving the information, or 0
the witnesses, shall be written at the foot O
, the presentment.
! IS IL. If any one or more Of the Crane
. Jurors be unable. or fail to attend after be
ing sworn, the said officer shall in the man
; ner provided in the fifth section. forth wit
summon so many others as may be necessa
ry to complete the panel and if the fore
> man should not attend, the Judge ma,
from the panel thus made up supply toe va
cancy, and when one Grand Jury has beer
discharged another may by order Of th'
t Court be summoned to attend at the sam
f term, in the manner prescribed in the sale
2 fifth section"
2. This act shall be in force from and af
: ter the first day of May, eighteen hundrc'
and seyentystwo.