The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-08
Ghe g aiIg Arsns.
Thursday, Nay 8, 1879.


10 summon, from tne DySUanuerS, or from
the body Of the county, a sufficient number
Of persons having the qualifications Of ju-
rors, as provided in this act, TO gil the
panel, in order that jury 10 try such
cause may be drawn therefrom, and when
such jury is drawn, the persons selected
from the bystanders or from the body of
the county, TO fill the panel, and not cho-
sen on the jury, shall be discharged from
the panel, and those who shall be chosen
70 serve on such jury shall also be dis.
charged from the panel at the conclusion
OF this trial Prorided, that persons select
ed from the bystanders, as provided 10
this section, shall not thereby be disquaf-
lied or exempt from service as jurors, when
regularly drawn by the clerk for that pur-
pose, In the manner provided in this act.
SEC. Is. When by reason Of challenge
IN the selection Of jury for the trial Of
any cause, or by reason OF the sudden sick
ness OF absence OF any juror for any cause,
the regular panel shall be exhausted the
court may direct the sheriff 10 summon a
sufficient number of persons having the
qualifications OF jurors 10 fill the panel for
the pending trial but, upon objection by
either party 10 the cause 10 the sheriff
summoning a sufficient number of persons |
special bailiH 10 summon such persons
Pr0uid6d, the same persons shall not be |
appointed special bailiff more than once |
at any term of court. Any person who /
shall seek the position Of Juror, or who |
shall ask any attorney or other officer Of /
the court or other person TO secure his /
selection as a iuryman, shall he deemed I
guilty Of contempt of court, and be fined /
not exceeding $50, and shall thereby be /
disqualified from serving rs a Juror for that /
term. and such fact shall be sufficient /
ground for challenge. Any attorney or
party TO n suit pending for trial at that |
term who shall request or solicit the plae- 4
ing of any person upon a jury, shall be .
deemed guilty of a contempt of the court, 4
and be fined not exceeding 800, and the /
person so sought 10 be put upon the Jury
shall be disqualified to serve as juror at /
that term Of court
SEC. a. Ii shall be a sufficient cause |
of challenge of petit juror that he lacks |
any one OF the qualifications mentioned in /
Sec. 2 in this act that he has served as
a Juror ON the trial of a cause in any court
OF record in the cOanty within one year
previous to the time of his being offered as 4
juror, or that he is party to a suit pend
ing for trial in that court at that term IL
shall be the duty Of the court 10 discharge
from the panel all jurors who do not pos
sess the qualifications provided in this act,
as soon as the fact Is discovered Pr0rided. |
if person has served on jury in court
Of record within one year, he shall be ex
empt from again serving during such year
unles he valves such exemption Pr0cided.
FURTHER, that it shall not be a cause Of
challenge that Juror has read in the news
papers an account of the commission of
the crime with which the prisoner is
charged, ii such Juror shall state on
oath that he believes he can render an
impartial verdict according 10 the law and .
the evidence: And, proridsd further,
that in the trial Of any criminal cause the
fact that a person called as Juror has
formed an opinion or impression based
upon rumOT, or upon newspaper state
ments tabout the truth of which he has
expressed no opinion shall not disqualify
him % serve as a Juror in such cause, IL
he shall upon oath state that he can fairly
and impartially render a verdict therein
in accordance with the law and the evil
dence, and the court shall be satisfied of
truth Of the statement.
SEC 49, Every person who shall fail
to attend when lawfully summoned to APP
pear as grand or petit juror as aforesaid,
without having a reasonable excuse, shall
be considered as guilty Of contempt, and
shall be fined by the courts respectively,
in any sum not less than s. nor more than
500, for the use OF the proper county, un-
less good cause be shown for such default
and It shall be the duty Of the court to or
der a writ Of attachment, returnable forth
with, against all such delinquents, and
upon the return thereof the court shall
proceed TO assess said fine, unless the per
son or persons so attached shall show good .
cause for such delinquency; Provided,
that the oath or affirmation Of any such de-
hnquent shall at all times be received as
competent evidence.
DiPANEEING THE GRAND JURY.
SIC. Is. A full panel Of the grand
jury shall consist Of twenty-three persons,
sixteen of whom shall be sufficient to con
stitute q grand jury.
SEC. II. After the grand jury is i'm
paneled it shall be the duty of the court
TO appoint a foreman, who shall have pow
or IN swear or affirm witnesses TO testify 4,
before them, and whose duty it shall be,
when the grand jury, or twelve of them,
lind n bill Of Indictment TO be supported ,
by good and sufficient evidence, to indprse :
thereon. "A true bill - where they do not
find a bill 10 be supported by good and
sufficient evidence, TO indorse thereon,
Not a true bill :" and shall in either case
sign his name, as foreman, at the foot Of
said Endorsement, and shall also, in each
case in which a true bill shall be returned
into court as aforesaid, note thereon the
name or names Of the witnesses upon
whose evidence the same shall have been
found.
SEC. IS. Before the grand jury shall
enter upon the discharge of their duties,
the following oath shall be administered
10 the foreman, TO wit You, as foreman
Of this inquest, do solemnly swear Tor
affirm, as the case may be, that you will
inquire into and true present
meHt make OF all such matters and things
as shall be given you in charge or shall
come 10 your knowledge, touch
ing the present service; you shall present
M person through malice, hatred, OF ill
will nor shall YOU leave any unpresented
through fear, favor, or affection, OF for any
fee or reward, OF for any hope or promise
thereof but in all Of your presentments $
you shall present the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth, accord :
ing TO the best Of your skill and under
standing; so help you God. And the :
following oath or affirmation shall be adj '
10 the other jurors, to wit {
The same oath that A b, your foreman :
has just taken before you, ON his part, you '
and each Of you shall well and truly keep +
and observe ON your respective parts; 50 q
help you God. y a
SIC 49, No grand jury shall make y
presentments of their own knowledge, n
upon the information Of less number o
than two Of their own body, unless the Fl
Juror giving the information is previously r.
sworn as a witness, in which case. il the y
evidence shall be deemed sufficient, an in. n
may be found thereon in like Q
manner as upon the evidence of any other y
witness who may not be Of the jury. G
SIC. lgl That the Judge Of any court d
Of record Of competent jurisdiction may v
order a special venire TO be issued for a
grand jury at any time when he shall be d
lf opinion that public justice requires it. i
The order for such venire shall be entered
IN the records Of the court by the clerk il