The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-28

tend as juror in any court shall neg
lect to attend, without any sufficient
excuse, he shall pay fne, not exceed
ing twenty dollars, which shall be i'm
posed by the court.
If, in the opinion of any cOurt,a les
ser number OfjurOrs than 80 will suffice
for the convenient dispatch Of the bus
mess thereof, it shall be the duty of
such court to enter such opinion Of
record. expressing therein tho number
of jurors proper to ba summoned ! aud
thereafter, until otherwise directed, the
yepire facias shall not require greater
number to be summoned to attend such
court.
Any court, when not incompatible
with thelproper dispatch of its business,
shall have power to discharge persons
summoned as jurors therein, or dis
penSe with their attsndance,on any day
Of its citing
The court shall, on motion Of either
party in my suit, examine on oath any
person who is called as u juaor therein,
10 kdOw whether be is squali6ed juror,
or is related to either party, or has any
interest in the cause, or is sensible oil
any bias or predjudicr therein; and the
party Directing to the juror may intro
ducu any other Competent evidence ~
support Of the objection; and iii shall
appear to tho court that such person is
not u qualified juror. or does not stand
indifferent in the cause, another shall be
called and placed in his stead for the
trial OF that cause. And in every case
the plaintiff aud defendant may each
challenge four jurors pc elhptorily.
No exception shall be allowed against
u juror after he is sworn upon the jury,
on account of his age or other lSgaIdis.
ability, unless by leave of court,
No irregnlurity in any writ,of venirc
facias, or in the drawing suumoning
OF lhpannGIing oil jurors, snall Oe sum
Gent TO set inside 4 verdict, unless the
party making the objection was Injured
by the irregularity, or unless the OBJ
jectiJn was made before tue swearing
Of the jury.
When by neglect orany ofthe duties
required in this act to be performed by
any OF the officers or persons herein
mentioned, the jurors to be returned
shall not be duly drawn and summoned
to attend tue court, any person guilty
of such neglect shall pay tine not ex'
seeding S2O, to be imposed by tue
court
Any court may allow a special jury
in any case to 10 formed in the follow
Ins manner The court shall direct the
sheriff to form a panel OF ~ qualified
Jurors, whom he shall summon aud who
are Tree from just cause OF exception,
from which ~ shall be chosen by lot !
th" parties thereupon beginning with
he plaintiffs attorney, or tue prosCcu-
ing attorney when the state is party.
'haIl alternately strike Oh l. until the
number be reduced to IL; which sun
Der shall compose the jury Tor the trial
OF the cause
Every person who shall ierve upon
grand Jury shall be entitled tosreccire
81 Oh tor each day he may so serve
and tho same mileage allowed to wit
nesse'' to be paid out Of tue county
trga.u y; but he shall not in any case
receive more than SS'exelusirc of mile
age; Tor services rendered at one term
i tho court.
Any person summoned as Aforesaid
by virtue al u ycniro iaeins, or other
wise, mud acIualIy attending upon the
court. or attending at tue court house al
the the summoned, whether 10 b.
called 10 serve on a jury or not, shall,
Tor each day he 50 attends, be entitled
to receive 81 5O. and the same mileage
allowed to witnesses. to be paid cut Of
the county treasury: Provided, that
for amy day that nuy person shall b.
sworn to serve on case Of felony, be
saalI for that day.bc paid 81 out ofthr
safe .rea'ury. There shall be taxed
ia the costs against any person against
whom payment on the verdict Of
Jury may be rendered in u case Of mis-
drmeanor, and against any person
as"ia'. whom payment on the verdict
Of a jury may be rendered in civil NC.
tim. no'I against any person on whose
motion the verdict Of jury i .ot aside