The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-19

Oc dOu " bUhii Ut tue uuA1 VI ruCi
clerk or justice OF the peace to attend
on the day designated in the summons
at the clerks office of the coutt ty cour
OF the county aud in the presence o
the clerk OF the court for which the jury
is to be drawn, to cause the proper
number of jurors to be drawn ron tue
box, and list thereof to be delivered
to the officer serving the summons
IA. 1t the clerk or justice sfores aid
fa;l to attend as required by said sum
mons, such jurors shall be drawn
by the clerk OF the court for whose
court the jury is tn be summoned, in
the presence Of some other justice; call
ed for that purpose, whose duty it shall
be to place the list thereof in the hand:
OF the sheriff or other officer. And II
shall be the duty OF such officer, al
| least three days before the time when
the jurors are REQ lirei to attend, tc
summon each person who is drawn "a
attend the sitting Of the court at the
time and place mentioned in the writ
and make due return thereof, and o
the summons aforesaid, to such court
at the opening thereof
"l5 When jurors are to be drawn a.
aforesaid, the ballots in the jury box
shall he shaken and mixed together,
and the clerk or u-tice shall openly
'aw there rom as many btlIots (Nith-
out inspecting the names written on any
until the proper number is d-awn) as
shall be equal TO the number OF jurors
required; and il any person whose
name is 20 drawn is exempted by law,
or is unabIe by reason o. sickness, ab-
sence from nome or other cause, 10
attend AZ = juror, mis- name snal( be
returned into the box, or II his name
has been struck from the jury list, the
ballot shall be destroyed and another
drawn IN It's stead.
'l6 When any person is drawn and
returned TO serve a. a sfotesaid, the clerk
or Justice sh tll cause to be endorsed on
the ballot C)n'alning his name the word
"drawn.' and sh all return il To the box,
and the d Ate OF the draft sh ,ll be enter
ei on the list o. the jurors opposite his
NAM.
~. NJ person who in pursuance Of
such drar, ht+ ac.utlIy a. eadei aoy
cprrt AID se vel ss \ juror, snalI be
liable to be draRn agaln during the
sa ne year, unless al tne parsons whose
ntmn4 are in the jury box have been
drawn 10 serve durlns suc1 year.
as NDthlng Contained 10 the prece-
din. sec ions shall preven. anv court
from is-u NJ wr'ts o vsairs fI,iIS n
term time lor Al itiOna Jurpr-, or re
curing other j rrors to be -u nm mel
10y the sheriff, without sucl writ, waen
ever it shall be rouli nrce.s ,ry for the
crnvenient d,-pUch OF business, in
Gnicn case the writ, If s7uei, shall be
served and returned, All The jlrpri
snail b. required To aLteui on such days
as the cDurL shall direct.
"l9 On The day w1rl the jnrors are
sum uonei to et!-ni Il, any court, the
clerk snail write the name OF each O1e
who -haI be IN autendtnC. and not eX-
Cu-ed, on a separate paper or ballot, an |
p &C. the sane 10 box 10 be kept tor
mat purpose, IN the mI1ner prescribe |
in the ninth section OF this act; and
ju-irs Tor the trial Of cases shall be se-
lee e tnere'rom by lot.
"2D Il any person duly snmmoned
to attend as a juror in anv cour, -htll
neglect to attend, witho It any su'Ii;ent
ex;u-e, he shall pty = fl Ie MT exceed
ing Nv .nty doIIs-s, whrOl snail be m
p pSei by the rurt.
"2l II IN the opinion OF a1y court,
a lesser mum oer of Jurors than thrrty
will suffice FOR the c)nven ent di-pttcI
OF the business thereof It shall b. the
duty oi such court 70 eater such opinion
o' reCOri, expressing therein the mum
ber o. jurors proper tO be summone |,
and thereafter, until Otherw drre;,ed,
the vsajref iciIS -u4II not rrl IRE great.
er numb r 10 DC summoned 10 attend
such court
"22 Any court when not incompat-
ih'e Win the proper di-cntrge OF Irs
b Business, shall have power 10 iI-charye
perzon5 sImmDnei IA ia o-s th-re.n n.
or dispense with tner attendance On any
day OF its ting.
QUALIPrCATTOS AND DISQTtLrFICNTlOy OF
JIRoRs WHEN EXC.PCaD TD.
"23 The court shall on m ml,ion Of
either party, in any suit, examine on
oath any person VINO is C siIei a. Juror
therein. 10 know whether he is aql4i
tied juror, or is rrIalei to either party.
or has any interest in the cause. or is
-enslble OF any bas or prejudice there
in and the party ohiecring to the juror
NAV Introduce any other c)moetent
evidence in support OF the objection
AMI y 1t shall appear to the curt hat
suCn person is not quaI Fl d juror, or
dDe- not san / Indifferent 10 the tuse,
another snail be called and placed 10
in h's stead tor the trial OF that csu.e
And 10 anv case the plaintiff aud ieirn.
dAnt may each challenge tour Jurors
mptrri'y.
'24 No Exceptions shall be allowed
against u juror after he ls sworn upon
the jury on account Of his age, or other
disability unless by leave OF tue court
% n lrregularIty in any writ Of
veuirs fIci18, or 10 the drawing, sum
mournk or Inpsnnelrng OF jur ,rs shall
be sufficient 70 set a-rde verdict un>
less the party making the obj-cuon VA
injlrrd by the regularity, or IN essthe
objection was made before the swearing
Of the jury.
OFFICERS FINED YoR NEGLECT OF DUTY.
%. When By NEGLECT OF any OF the
duties required in tn act to be per
formed by sny OF the officers or persona
herein mentioned, the Jurors to be re-.
turn-i shall not bs duly drawn snd
summoned TO suend the court, aoy per.
son guilty Of such neg ect shs.I pay a
ane not exceeding twenty doIlar-, to be
imposed by the cJurt.