New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-04

sheriff shall draw out fifteen names from
the box, and the grand jury SO drawn shall
perform the duties and have the same pow
ers as are now prescribed by existing laws.
SEC. 8. BE it further enacted. etc, That
the officers and duly appointed citizens
above provided for shall, before drawing
the juries for the terms of the courts as
above provided. to the best of their ability
and information. revise the list OF qualified
jurors at each drawing, and shall erase
theiefrOIn the names OF all the Jurors
drawn at the previous term or terms who
we're in regular attendance at the term or
terms Of court, and shall continue SO to
erase them until the whole shall have been
drawn, when they shall restore it again
and draw thereffom as herein provided.
They shall keep such list as correct as may
ne possible by era.ing the names OF persons
dead, moved from the parish, exempt. etc,
and by adding thereto the names OF such
persons as may have moved into the parish,
become of age, ceased to be exempt. etc.
SEC. 9. BE it further enacted. etc. That
it shall not be sufficient cause to challenge
the whole array or to set aside the venire
because some of the Jurors drawn are not
qualified Jurors, or because the list of quail
fed Jurors may contain the names OF some
persons not qualified TO act as jurors or may
not contain the names of some persons quail
fled to act as such, nor because of any other
defect or irregularity than in the manner
of drawing the juries a. above provided,
and no such defect or irregularlty in the
dra wing thereof shall be sufficient cause
if it shall appear that the objection is
merely technical and it shall not appear
that some fraud has heen practiced or some
great wrong committed in the drawing or
summOning Of the jury that would work
great and irreparable injury provided,
however, it shall be good ground to per
emptOrily challenge any juror that he Is
@lot qualified to act as sach under the pro-
visions of this act.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted. etc, That
when the regular veniIe shall nave been ex
hausted and it is necessary to summon
talesmer, il shall be competent FOR the dis
trict Judge TO determine how many shall be
summoned, at what time the summons
shall be returned, and from what part of
the parish they shall be summoned. and he
shall not be required, when, in his opinion
the public interests may suffer from SO
doing, to order the talesmen to he sum
moned from amo1g the brstanders or per-
sons in proximity to the courthouse, but he
shall have the direction TO order the tales
men from any part of the parish as he may
deem best.
SEC ii. Be it further enacted, etc. That
the several jurors summoned to attend any
term of the district courts. except in the
parish 0I OIkeduS anu III tuo pdiioAto W no! o
the books of registration are accessible to
the officer of court required to draw .juries,
shall be entitled to demand and receive two
dollars per day for each and every day they
NAV be in actual attendance at court and
five cents mile tor every mile they may
necessarily travel in going to and returning
from the courthouse. The several clerks of
the district courts shall, upon the demand
of any Juror at any time during the term of
,t o1Ooa tharonf iGSua
each juror certificate of attendance and
mileage. the amount of which shall be as
certained by the oath Of the Juror applying
for the certificate. The said certificate
shall be paid out of any money not other
wise appropriated in the parish treasury,
and shall be receivable for all parish taxes
and other dues. The said clerks shall keep
book to be provided for that purpose, in
which they shall enter the name, date and
| amount of all such certificates IN their reg
u.ar order, and shall be required to submit
| the same to the proper authorities OF the
| several parishes upon demand made. to the
| end that the amount OF such certificates
| NAV be ascertained and provided FOR; pre-
vided that no Juror shall receive mileage
| for going and coming to court more tn q
| once during the term of the court.
| SEC. l2 BE it further enacted. ETC., That
| all objections to the manner of drawing the
! juries. Or to any other defect or ire gularity
| that can be pleaded against any array or
| vcnre. must be urged on the iirst day OF
| the tcr1n. or all such objections shall Df
considered as waived, and can not after
| ward lie urged.
SEC ~. BE it further enacted etc, That
| from sickness, absence, or any other causfa
| apy one or moro OF the officers whose duty
it is made above to draw the iuries, shall
| he unable to act. or shall refuse or neg glec,
| to act, then the several Judges OF the dis
| trct courts are hereby authorized and EN-
! powered 70 designate and appoint Wha,
| other officers shall take the place of the One
or more above mentioned who NAY be una
| ole, neglect or refuse to perform the duties
herein specified. and the officer or officers
| SO appointed in their stead shall do and per
| form any and all the duties imposed by {
| provisions Of this act, and their acts iu The
| premises shall have the same force and ef
| feet az they would have if performed by the
officers herein specially named.
| SEC a. Be it further enacted. etc. That
any persons not being duly qualified jurors
| and who may have been selected as snrh
| to serve in any parish OF this State. shall
| serve as such until the expiration Of thei
! terms, according to existing laws. as IT nj
change hai been made by the passage o
| this act.
| SEC. IJ. BE it further enacted. etc, 1ha
! all laws or parts Of laws contrary to or II
| conflict with this act be and the same art
| hereby repealed, as so far conflicting.
| SIC IG. Be it further enacted. etc. Tha
this act shall take effect from and alter 1t;
| passage.
(Sicned) CHARLES W. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) {. {. ANTOINE.
| Lieutenant Governor and President G6 III
! Senate.
Approved April ~. 1873.
fSignedl WILLIAM L. kELLTGCs
Governor OF tie State of Lou's'an;e
| A true copy:
Y. G. DEsLOSDE,
Spcretary Ot State.