New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-04
[ ,Ns OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY,
AN ACT


parish Of Orleans; to designate the per
sons TO draw the same; to exempt certain
I,ersOns from serving on iuries; to give
ne district judges certain discretionary
covers; to provide for and prescribe the
naDuer of summOning talesmen Jurors; to
Ioaure clerks of the district courts to
give certificates to jurors in certain cases.
aad to perform certain other duties, and
- provide for summOning Jurors and to
compel their attendance
SECTION J. Be 1t enacted by the Senate
ald House of Representatives of the State
OF Louisiana in General Assembly convened
That the qualifications of Juror to serve
n any OF the districts courts in this State
saa,i be the following, and no other shall be
feu.iired: To be a bona fide male resident Of
the parish in and for which the court is
being held and the jury drawn. twenty one
years of age. not under interdiction by a
decree OF q competent court, or charged
with any crime punishable at hard labor in
the Penitentiary or death pending at the
time the competency is to be determined:
provided, however, that there shall be no
distinction made On account of race, color
Or previous condition, and provided further,
tnat nothing in this section shall be so con
strued as to deprive the judges of this
State Of the discretion to decide upon the
competency of Jurors IN particular cases
when. from any physical infrmity or from
relationship withiHthe fourth degree, to be
computed according to the civil law. or
rom ignorance of the English language
and inability to understand the same when
-ead or spoken, or other cause the Juror
may he incompetent to sit upon the trial of
any particular cause.
SEC 9. Be it further enacted. etc. That
The following persons shall be exempt
rom serving as jurors, but the exemption
saa.l De personal to them, and when they
90 not themselves claim their exemption il
shali not be sufficient cause for Challenging
aay person or persons exempted. to wit:
t;rst-The meI@1ers of the General AS.
semblv, their clerks and officers during the
sessions of the Legislature. and IN going to
aod returning from the same.
Second-The Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, State Auditor, State Treasurer Su-
rerintendent of Public Education. the Sec
retarv of State, their clerks and employees,
and all public officers commissioned under
authority of the United States.
Third-The Judges and officers of the sew
eral courts of this State, attorneys and
couDseiOrs at law, ministers of Gospel, ply
sicians actually engaged in the practice of
tteir profession, professors and school
teachers while employed IN teaching,
spo,hecaries, volunteer tiremen who have
been seven years or more N active service,
and notarics public.
years Of age, those who from sickness or
other physical infirlnity may he incapaci
tated from rendering such service, and all
those who may have served as regular
Jurors at any term of the court during the
three years next preceding the time they
may be called or summoned again us !urors
or taleSmen.
SEC B. BE it further enacted. etc. That
ahe number of jurors 10 be drawn-as is
cto Id co. $n, ,far
of The district courts of this State, the par
sh Of Orleans, and parishes where the
books of registration are accessible to the
officers of the courts required to draw juries
exCepteu-shall not exceed ont hundred
nor j,e less than tifty-two, and the several
district judges of this State are hereby
Vested with the discretionary power to
order the drawing of such number Of
.urors, in accordance with this PROVISION
A. they may deem BEST not to exceed one
hundred nor be less than fifty two. for the
term Of their courts: provided. however,
that il shall be their duty to give such
order, in writing to the proper officer, here
natter provided for, not less than ten days
before the time fixed hereafter for the draw
:ng OF the JUICES; and in case the said Judge
should tail or neglect to q i've such order.
hen The said officer shall proceed to draw
rIe smallest number, as above prescribed.
or the next ensuing term of their district
court
sAC. T. Be it further enacted. etc, That
80 soon after the passage OF this act as pos
slhir. the several clerks OF the district
,ou,;s Of this State, the parish OF Orleans.
and parishes where the books of legistra-
rian are accessible to the officer OF court
required to draw juries excepted, shall pro-
gid- d suitable book for that purpose at
tte expense of the several parishes OF this
state. and together with the sheriffs OF the
sevcral parishes of this State and the seV-
eral parish recorders. or any two OF thfln'
shall proceed to enter therein trom the
BEST Information in their possession, and In
air,habetlcal order, the names OF the quail
ied jurors OF the several parishes as de-
.inefi in section one of this act. omittiDg the
nsu,ce oi such persons as may be exempt,
IA i. above provided, to the best OF their
knowledge: and to enable them to make
such list, it shall be competent for them to
refer 10 any list of the registered voters,
TAX rolls census returns, or other sources
ot Information, for which services they
eSail ne paid such sum as may be liked by
the several police iuries of tho parishes,
not TO exceed ono hundred dollars each.
The hook containing such lists shall be de.
nosite.. in the several clerks offices, and
ahal. be open to inspection ann SUBJECT 10
revision by any two of the atcresa 9th
G,ars together
SIC. :, Be it further enacted, etc. That
not tcse than thirty, nor more than SIXTY
says before each jury term OF the severa
district courts of this State. excepting io'
he parish OF Orleans, and tor the parishes
where the books of tho registration are ac
cessjble to the officer of court required to
draw iuries, the several clerks OF the dis
rr;cts courts. the sheritfs of the several par
i-bes. tie parish recorders. and two citiZeh'
of the several parishes, to be appointed ..
the district Judges, and in case they shouit
neglect OF fail to appoint them, to pt
selected by a majority OF the above men
toned officers, shall meet at the courthouse!
OF their respective parishes and trc'n INT
-. Of qualified jurors provided Tor IN sec
-in, ,,nr of this act, they shall cause to b'
wr;t,,n or printed upon slips OF paper o
,,n;fnrm s;ze ana COLOR the names OF all thu
ouaj;tied Jurors on ssi0 list. They shall thel
rlau. them in a box to be pfGrlneH lor Una
purpose and, after having wei! shakcn su'
same. enc Of them, in the presence OF I'M
others. shall draw therefrOm. one at d time
the required number of jurors to serve q
sle next ensuing term OF the district eour
rs above provided, and the persons whose
names have been SO drawn shall be the Jury
for the said court The said officers ant
duly appointed citizens shall place the bal
lots upon which are the names OF the Juror,
drawn in q separate box to be provided io
chat purpose. and the clerks OF the distrlc
court shall make "a list of every name as i
is drawn from the box and called aloud
which list s9,ll be certified to and signed
~ the sai,, Ulcers aud duly appointed citi
,ena as soon ..s completed. and shall be pre-
served iu the crk's Office, open to inspec
tioD. from which to issue summons TO th'
jurors and shall re published III at .eas
thre. issues OF the official Journal IN par
ishos where her j, one. Or. published il
any ether ape " p"stc,. at the court hous