The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-19
he JuIy Law.
An act to amend aud resensct chapter
one hundred and sixteen OF the Code
and all acIs amendstory thereto.

Ouc uubuIcl duu slAltcu W Tue SOut
and all acts amendstory thereto.
PASSED.
Re IL enacted By the Legislature of West
= Virginia
l. That chapter one hundeed and
sixteen of the Code OF West Virginia,
and all acts amerdatory thereto, are
hereby amended and re-enacted so as to
read as follows:
WHO LIABLE TO SERVE AND WHO EXEMPT
AS JURORS
| l. All white male persons who ale
over twentyone years Of age aud not
over sixty, aud who are citizens OF this
State, snail be liable to serve as jurors,
except as hereinafter provided.
| 2 The Governor OF the State, prac-
ticng attorneys, and physicians, officers
of any couit all telegraph operators
actually engaged as such in any office
in this State, and all persons mention
ed 10 the second and fourth sections OF
chapter nineteen as exempted from
military duty Except school commits
sloners, per-ons exemp pied u0der the Sc
cond section by reason OF having rels-
tives dependent upon them Tor support
or in the military service Of the United
| States or OF this S ate, officers Of the
militia who resign their cOmmi4s ons
after serving seven years succa-sively,
and officers and members OF unltorm-
ed and armed CON pany, VINO snail nave
served three year- shall be exempt
from serving on jurIts
JURlEs-How ORGANIZED AND SUMMONED
3. If case OF Ielooy be tor trial in a
circuit court the clerk thereof shall 49,
sue veairs fqci1S to the sheriff OF the
county, commauiIng him to summon
twenty four qualified jurors to attend
the said court on the irst day of the
Term which jury the court may at auy
time in its discretion discharge.
T. When any court thinks 1t necessa-
ry 1t NAV order its sheriff or other o
ticer TO summon any number OF jurors
to attend forthwith, or At any suO5e-
quent day OF the term.
- Itany sheriff tail to summon ju-
rors according to the pre;e ling section,
or snail Knowingly sImmOn per5o
not qutIifi Il to serve, or exempt from
serving As jurors, he shall be tilei by
the court not exceeding twenty dDiIar5
and il any person 30 summoned arI to
attend "a req lirrd, witnout sutfi :I-ut
excuse, he snall be fued by the court
eight dollars.
sc Should the county court or any
other court or tribunal established IN
lieu Of a county court IN any county, at
the lew term there) deem il proper 70
adopt another mole OF sun nDniny ju-
rles iOr the trial o. CrmIlAi and civil
causes, in the courts OF such county,
than is provided lJr M the three p-ei"l-
ing sections, SUN court or other trbu-
nal IN ~ enter itS determination on rts
minute Or order book And IN sucl case
jurors tor the trial OF CrlniG 81 aud
civil causes IN the courts o. sucn C1un.
ty shall be sum noned ami required TO
attend according TO the pro, -lOus OF
the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, rlev-
enth, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth,
fifteenth, sixteenth and thirtv.f'th sec-
tons OF this act, AMI any other p-Oyis-
ion thereof aupllc 1ole to suCh mode OF
summoning iurles
- rhe county court or other court
or tribunal adopted in leu OF a county
court, snail, at the levy term thereof,
when ma jOrity Of all the Justices OF
the peace OF the county are present,
and acting, ndslly prepare list OF
such Inhabitants Of the CIunty, not ex-
empted as Aforesaid, a. they shall tDink
well qualfi Il to serve A. Iror+ being
persons Of souni judgment and tree
from legal exceptions, wIlCh lst shall .
inc ude at least twenty persons tor
every thousand inhab tsnrs in such
county, but in no case IN 81 sucr list
include a les number than one hun.
drei ppr-ons
IS The list so prepared shall be de-
livered to the clerk o the SAID county
court, or other court or tribunal al Dpt
ed in lieu o. a county CDurt, to be bv
him ss'ey KEEP, subject only to the
inspection OF the court, or OF the clerk
OF the circuit court, or a jl4rI,e OF the
peace a. hereinafter prescribed ani the
court may strike rom suCn lit the
name OF any per-on who ha5 been con-
vIcted OF any scsni4lous Otfsnse, or
been guilty OF any gross immortality.
"9 At the time such list il made
out the county court, or other court or
tribunal adopted in lieu OF a county
court, shall al-o cause the names upDn
the same to be tarlv written, each on =
separate paper or ballot, and shall told
or roll up he baIlprs 80 g. 10 resemble
each otner as nearly a. may be, aud 80
that the name written thereon shall not
be Wis, BILE on the outside, aid shall de-
po-it the baIIO,s 10 a secure box. to be
prepared tor the purpose, when shall
be SAL ETY. kept by the clerk and -hal be
opened only by the order o the county
court or otner court or n bunsI adopted
in lieu Of cOulty court or a. herena'-
ter prescribed
10. All Jurors required 'or the trial
OF cases in any circuit or county court,
shall be selectedby irs wing ballots from
the sa box 10 the manner prescribed IN
this act, ar-f the persons whose names
are written on the balots so drawn shall
be returned toserve as jur 'rs.
I'll. The clerk o. every court shall
at least thirty days before any term OF
such court, at winch a jury may be
wanted, Issue write ysairs flcids tor
thirty jurors, unless the cour, snail or.
/ der q greater or Ie-- number, in which
event the writ shall Issue for such other
NUN Der. Such writ shall require the at
tendance of the jurors on the first day
OF toe court, or on such other day therO~
as the court or Judge may order
10 At the same time the clerk
shai issue a summons in the name OF the