The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-08-02

the same powers as are now pre-
scribed by existing laws.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, &c,
That the officers and duly appoint
ed citizens above provided for
shall, before drawing the juries
for the terms of the courts as
above provided, to the best Of
their ability and information, re-
wise the list of qualified jurors at
each drawing, and shall erase
therefrom the names of all the
jurors drawn at the previous term
or terms who were in regular at
tendance at the term or terms of
court, and shall continue so to
erase them until the whole list
shall have been drawn, when they
shall restore it again and draw
therefrom as herein provided
They shall keep such list as cor
rect as may be possible by erasing
the names of persons dead, moved
from the parish, exempt, etc., and
by adding thereto the names of
such persons as may have moved
into the parish, become of age,
ceased to be exempt, etc.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted,
&c, That it shall not be sufficient
cause to challenge the whole array
or to set aside the venire because
some of the jurors drawn are not
qualified jurors, or because the
list of qualified jurors may contain
the names of some persons not
qualified to act as jurors, or may
not contain the names of some
persons qualified to act as such,
nor because of any other defect or
irregularity than in the manner of
drawing the juries as above provi-
ded, and no such defect or irregu-
larity in the drawing thereof shall
be sufficient cause if it shall ap-
pear that the objection is merely
technical and it shall not appear
that some fraud has been practic-
ed or some great wrong committed
III the drawing or summoning of
the jury that would work a great
and irreparable injury; provided,
however, it shall be good ground
to peremptorily challenge any jul
ror that he is not qualified to act
as such under the provisions OF
this act.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted,
&C., That when the regular venire
shall have been exhausted and it
is necessary to summon talesmen,
it shall be competent tor the dis.
fudge to determine how many
shall be summoned. at what time
the summons shall be returned.
and from what part of the parish
they shall be summoned, and he
shall not be required, when, in his
opinion, the public interests may
suffer from SO doing, to order the
talesmen to be summoned from
among the bystanders or persons
in proximity to the courthouse
but he shall have the discretion tC
order the talesmen from any part
of the parish as he may deem best
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted
&c, That the several jurors sum
moned to attend any term of the
district courts, except in the par
ish OF Orleans and in the parishes
where the books of registration
are accessible to the officer of cour
required to draw juries, shall be
entitled to demand and receiv,
two dollars per day for each ant
every day they may be III actua
attendance at court and five cent
mile for every mile they may
necessarily travel in going to ant
returning from the Courthouse
The several clerks of the dlstric
courts shall, upon the demand o
any juror at any time during TIT
term of the court, or at the clos
thereof, issue to each juror a Gel
tificate of attendance and mileag
the amount of which shall be as
certained by the oath of the juro
applying for the certificate. Tn
said certificate shall be paid out Q
any money not otherwise apprC
priated in the parish treasury, at,
shall be receivable for all paris
taxes and other dues. The sal
! clerks shall keep book to b
provided for that purpose, i
which they shall enter the name
date and amount of all such Gel
tificates in their regular order, an
shall be required to submit til
same to the proper authorities {
the several parishes upon deman
made, to the end that the amour