Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-03-23
AN ACT CONCERNING JURIEs.
The following is an officially certified


The People of the State of Nevada, represented
in Senate and Assembly. do enact as fol-
| SECTION /. Livery qualified elector OF the
State. whether registered or not, who has not
been convicted of treason, felony. or other in
famous crime and who is not rendered incapa-
BILE by reason of physical or mental lnfirlnity is
4 qualified juror IF the county in which he re-
| sides or Of the county 10 which it is attached
| for judicial purposes
| SEC. . The District Judge of the district and
the County Clerk of each county Of the State in
! which Court may sit, shall. as soon as prLctI-
cable after the passage of this act cntel into
/ book to be provided and kept for that purpose
and known as the jury list, the name Of every
qualified juror of the county SO far as the same
| can be ascertain.d by them such names shall
| be alphabetically arranged and opposite the
name Of each person sliall be noted, under ap-
propriate headings, his residence and occupa-
! ton when known, and when any inror procures
his exemption from service as hereinafter pro-
vided, that fact and the date thereof shall also
be noted opposite his name. At such ensuing
| term of the Court it shall he the duty OF the
Judge thereof to said jury list to be
| amended and corrected, by adding thereto the
names Of sill qualified Jurors already includ-
ed therein and by striking therefrom the names
of all such as have dted. or from any reason
| ceased tn be qualified Jurors OF the county. For
the purpose of enabling such amendment and
is already included in said lis; may present to
the Court the names of Other qualified jurors of
tire county who are not included therein, and it
shall be the duty of the Judge to order such
names To be added TO the list. il i: satifaCto-
rily appear that they Qualified jurors of the
county. Said jury list shall be kept in the Office
of the County Clerk, and shall be at all proper
times subject to the inspection Of any citizen Of
the county.
SEC. ). The names which are entered upc.l
the jury list shall at the same time be written
| on separate slips of paper. and deposited in
box TO b. provided and Kept for that purpose
and known as the jury box: said box when not
! in Use as herein provided. shall he security
locked oy the County Clerk
SEC L. To constitute the regular panel OF
trial jurors for any term Of the District Court,
list OF not exceeding fifty shall be drawn
from the jury box, either before after the
commencement of the term. Ii the panel be
drawn before the commencement OF the term, /
the drawing shall take place in the Office OF the
| County Clerk during regular Office huIrs; if
after the commencement Of the term, IN open
Court and IL either IN the presence OF all
persons who HAY choose to witness it The
drawing shall bt con iuctcd Is follows : The
number to BE- drawn having been previously de-
| ternined by the Judge. the box containing the
names OF the jurors shall first be thoroughly
shaken it shall then be opened, and the Judge
| and Clerk shall alternately draw therefrom one
ballot until of non-eIemp: jurors the number
determined upon is obtained. list of the
names obtained. shall be made out and certi- |
ted by the Judge and Clerk. which shall re- |
main in the Clerk office subject to inspection
by any officer attorney of the Court and the |
Clerk shall immediately issue q venire directed |
to the Sheriff of the county, commanding him
to summon the persons SO drawn as trial jurors
to attend in Court at such time rs the Judge |
may have directed, and the Sheriff shall sum- !
mon such jurors and make return OF the venlre |
st least two days before the day named for
their appearance, after which the venire shall |
be subject to inspection by any officer or attor-
Eey Of the Court.
the District Court it shall become necessary to |
summon additional trial jurors, the Judge and |
inbefore prescribed draw Irdki the "rffyh fEe1 |
such number of names as may be rquisite; pro- |
vlded, that in case any juror drawn reside a.
too great distance from the Court to be CON
veniently summoned within the time ordered |
for the return of the venire. his name may b. RE
turned to the box and another drawn in its place
and. provided further that in all drawings of
jurors, under this Act, the names of persons
known to be exempt from jury service may be
thrown out and disregarded. The Clerk shall
issue a venire directed to the Sheriff. to sum
mon additional Juries to attend at such time a.
the Court may have directed, and the Sheriff
shall summon the same and return his yenire
with all possible diligence. l.
SEC. 6. When name has been drawn from
the jury box, it shall not be returned thereto I'M
til the box has been exhausted except that
When juror drawn Is not summoned, or fails
to appear. or after appearing is excused by the
Judge from serving, his name shall be returned
TO the box to be drawn again.
SEC. Z. When all the names in the Jury box
have been exhausted, it shall be the duty Of the
Judge and Clerk to place therein separate slips
OF paper containing the names of all persons |
included in the corrected jury list, and there
after trial jurors shall be drawn therefrom As
before. I
SEC. s. 1t shall be the duty of the District :.
Judge, and any one of the County Commission '
ers OF the county at least once in each year. and
rs much oftener as the public interest may re- l
4ulre. to select from the Jury list twent four
persons, who shall be summoned to s.rve az
Grand Jurors, at such time as the Judge may
order out OF the number 60 summoned, the c
Gourt nall select seventeen persons to consti- a
.ute Grand Jury. II from any cause a suftic- I.
lent Number do not appear, or those who appear !,
IRE excused or discharged, an additional number Il
sufficient to complete the Grand Jury shall be S
selected from the jury LIST by the Judge and q
Clerk, and summoned to appear in Court at such /
iEle as the Court may direct.
SIC. 9. The following named persons, and s
10 others, may be exempted from serving as
grand or trial juTr Any Judge, Justice of the
'eace, County Clerk, Sheriff, Assessor, Con-
able, practlclng att rney or physician and one G.
lalf OF all members Of each regularly enrolled =
Ire company IN this State, and all officers Of !
Der TOR each company. The judges of the sew II
raj District Courts may, by an order entered IL
IRON the minutes CT their Courts, prescribe q,
'oundS IN their several counties and all per- =.
ons residing without such bounds may be eY- II
inpted from serving on jurieS in the manner "
prescribed: Any person lesiding pr
ithout such bounds may present his affidavit, ~
b wing his exemption to the Court or Judge. ~
nd If the Judge shall be satisfied therefrom lie
nat he IS one OF the persons entitled to be Sc
npted IN Ter the provisions OF this Act. he II
ball indorse thereon on order to the Clerk to 70
lake an entry on the jury list, opposite the ~
anne OF the applicant, showing that he is ex- CO
npted from jury service till the first Monday
January next ensuing. Cnon Presentation
this Order to the Clerk. and upon payment to
i'm OF the sum of twent y-fve dollars in gold SD
lin, it Shall be the duty of the Clerk to grant tn
IN certificate. showing the payment of said %
I'm, and specifying that he is exempted from o.
ry service until the first Monday of January u
.xt ensuing The Clerk shall also file the affi- m
wit and order and make the proper entry on IN