Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-03-22
THE JURY LAW.

both Houses of the Legislature, and is
now o law -
An act to amend and re-enact chapter
one hundred aud sixteen of the Code,
and all acts amendatory thereto.
BE il enacted By the Legislature q
Hest Virginia
/. That chapter one hundred ana
sixteen of the Code of West Virglhia'
and all acts amendatory thereto are
hereby amended and re-enacted SO as 10
read as follows
WHO LIABLE TO SERVE AND WIN
AS JURORS.
"a, All white male persons, VINO are
.u,.ntv one wears of age and not over
an6 who are citizens of this State,
I'll =. liable to serve as jurors, except
rs hereinafter provided;
40 The Governor OF the state prac-
+;.;ng attorneys, aud physicians, ofhcers
800 sn', court and telegraph operators
o.,m,II< engaged as such in any office
. ~ ,t;s state.and al! persons mentioned in
'h,.a-.ond and fourth sections of chapter
nineteen rs exempted from military du-
~ except school commissioners, per-
sons exempted under the second section
bv reason of having relatives dependent
mon them for support, or in the mill
+arv service of the United States, or OF
this State, officers of the militia, who
resign their commissions after serving
seven wears successively, and officers
and members of uniformed and armed
volunteer company, who shall have ser
we'd three years shall be exempted from
serving on JurleS.
JURIEs, HOW ORGANIZED AND SUMMONED.
IS. If a case of felony be for trial in
n circuit court, the clerk thereof shall
issue a venire TacIas to the sheriff OF the
county, commanding him to summon
twentv-four qualified jurors to attend
the said court on the first day OF the
term; which jury the court may at any
time in its discretion discharge.
81. When any court thinks it neces-
saw, it NAV order its sheriff or other
officer to summon any number OF jurors
TO attend forthwith, or at any subsequent
day of the term.
-. Ifany sheriff fail to summon jul
rors according to the preceding section,
or shall knowingly summon persons not
qualified to serve, or exempt from serv-
ing as Jurors, he shall be fined by the
court not exceeding twenty dollars; and
if any person so summoned fail to at
tend as required, without sufficient ex-
cuse, he shall be fined by the court eight
dollars.
"6. Should the county court or any
other court or tribunal establish III lieu
of a county court in any county, at the
lew term thereof, deem it proper TO
adopt another mode Of summonlng Jul
ries for the trial OF criminal and CIVIL
causes, in the courts of such county,
than is provided for in the three pre-
cedine sections, such court or other
tribunal NAV enter its determination on
its minute or order book. And in such
cases uics for the trial OF criminal ana
civil causes in the courts of such county
shall be summoned and required to
attend and serve according to the
provisions of the seventh, eigth, ninth,
tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth,tour-
teenth, fifteenth, sixteenth and thirty
fifth sections of this act and any other
provision thereof applicable TO such
mod. of summoning juries.
-. The county court or other court
or tribunal adopted in lieu of county
court. of cash county, shall, at the levy
term thereof. When majority OF the
Justices of the peace of the county are
present, and acting, annually prepare d
list of such inhabitants of the county,
not exempted as aforesaid, as they shall
think well qualified to serve as jurors,
being persons of sound judgment and
Tree from legal exceptions, which list
shall include at least twenty persons fol
every thousand inhabitants IN such
county. but in no case shall such list In,
cludc less number than one hundred
persons. -,
"s. The list so prepared shall be de,
livered to the clerk of the said county
court, OF other court or tribunal adop
ted in lieu of county court. to be by
himself safely kept, subject only to the
inspection of the court, or of the clerk
of the circuit court, Or Il justice OF the
peace as hereinafter prescribed; and the
court may strike from such list the name
of any person who has been convicted
Of any scandalous offense, or been
guilty Of any gross immortality.
20. At the time such list is made out
the county court, or other court or trlo-
unal adopted in lieu of a county court,
shall cause the names upon the same to
he fairly written, each on a separate pa
per or ballot; and shall fold or roll up
the ballots SO as TO resemble each other
as nearly as may he, ard so that the
name written thereon shall not be visi-
BILE on the outside, and shall deposit the
ballots in secure box, to be prepared
FOR the purpose, which shall be safely
kept by the clerk, and shall he opened
only by the order of the county court
ar other court or tribunal adopted in
lien of county court, or az hereinafter
prescribed.
40. All jurors required for the trial
Of cases in any circuit or county court,
shall be selected by drawing ballots
from the said box in the manner pre-
scribed in this act, andthe persons whose
names are written on the ballots so
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