Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-05-17

the same one of them, in the presence of
the Others, shall draw therefrou, one at
time, the required number of jurors TO serve
at the next ensuing term>6f the district
court as aboYe provided, and the persons
whose names have been so drawn shall be
the jury for the said court. he said Off
GERS and duly appointed citizens shall place
the ballots upon which are the names OF
the jurors drawn, in scperate box to be
provided for that purpose. and the clerks
of rhe district court shall make list of
every name rs il is drawn from the box and
called alond, which list shall be certified Ia
and signed by the said officers aud daily ap-
pointed citizens as soon as completed, and
shall be preserved in the clerks Office open
to inspection, from which TO issue sum
mons to the jurors, and shall be published
III at least three issues IF the Off ial journ
III If parishes where there is one, or pub
lished in any other paper or posted at the
courthouse door in parishes where there Is
no official journal or other newspaper pub
lishcd.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, etc, Thai
Immediately after the jury shall have been
drawn as above provided, the clerks Of the
several district courts shall make out sum-
mons for each juror so drawn. ard furnish
the same To the sheriff, who shall proceed
to serve the same Immediately. aud they
| shall receive the came compensation there
! for from the several parishes as is now fix
ed by law for other summnDses
| iScc 7. Be il further enacted, etc, That
on the first day of auy regular jury term of
| the district court except in the parish OF
| Orleans, and in the parishes where the
| books Of registration are accessible to the
officers of the court TO draw juries, the
| Judge thereof shall order the sheriffto draw
from the box containing the names of the
jurors drawn for that term of the court the
names Of sixteen of the jurors, who shall
be ard constitute the grand jury for that
| term Of the court. The said Judge shall
have power TO appoint one of the number
so drawn, or enc Of the regular venire as
| foreman of the grand jury, and in case he
I should appoint one Of tie regular venire
not drawn as grand Juror as foreman, the
sheriff shall draw ont fifteen names from
| the box, and the grand jury so drawn shall
| perform the duties and have the same pow
ers ~ are now prescribed by existing laws,
Sec. {. Sc il further enacted, etc, That
the officers and duly appointed citizeus
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 revise the list Of qualified
| iurOrs at each drawing. and shall erase
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at the previous term or terms who were in
regular attendance ut the term or terms Of
court, and shall continue so TO erase them
until the whole shall have been drawn,
when they shall restore it again and draw
therefrOm as herein provided. They shall
keep such list as correct as may be possible
| by erasing the names of persons dead, NOV
ed from the parish, exempt, etc, and by
adding thereto the names cfsnch persons
a. nay have moved into the parish, be-
come Of age, ceased to be exempt, etc.
Sec. 9. BE 1t further enacted, etc, That
- - s...ii not be sufficient cause to challenge
the whole a:say or 10 set aside the veuire
becaUs3 some of the jurors drawn are not
| qualified jurors, or because the list of quail
fled 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 O. any
other defect or irregularity than in the
manner of drawing the juries as above pro-
yided, and no such defect or irregularity in
the drawing thereof shall be sufficient cause
! if il shall appear that The objection is mere
| " technical and it shall not appear that
some fraud has been practiced or some
great wrong committed in the drawing or
, sGmmoning of the Jury ui,,e wouic work a
great and irreparable injarv provided.
however, it shall be good ground To per
emptorl!y challenge airy juror that he IS
not qualified To act as such under the FRO
visions Oftbis act.
Sec. 10. BE II iurther enacted, etc. That
when me regular venire shall have been ex-
hauSted and it is necessary to summon
talesm5n, 1t shall be competent for the dis
trict judge 10 determine how many shall be
summo ed, at what time the summons
shall be returned, and from what part OF
the parish they shall be summoned, and be
shall not be required, when, in his opinion,
the public interests may suffer from so do
ing, to order the talcsmen TO be summoned
from among The bystanders or persons in
proximity to the courthouse, but he shall
have the direction to order talesmen from
any part of the parish as he may deem
best,
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
the several jurors summoned to attend any
term of the district courts. except in the
parieh cf Orleans and in the parishes where
the books 81 registratsOn are accessible to
the officer OF court required to draw iuries,
shall be entitled to demand and receive two
dollars per day for each and every day tney
may be in actual attendance at cOurt and
five cents mile for every mile they may
necessarily travel in going to and returning
from the courthouse The several clerks Of
the district courts shall, upon the demand
of any juror at any time during the term of
the court, or at the close thereof issue to
each juror a certificate of attendance and
mileage, the amount of which shall be as
certained by the oath of the juror applying
for the certificate. The said certificate shall
be paid out of any money not otherwise ap-
propriated in the parish treasury, and shall
be receivable for all parish taxes and other
dues. The said clerks shall keep book to
I've provided for that purpose, in which they
shall enter the name, date and amount of
all such certificates in their regular order,
and shall be required to submit the same
to the proper authorities of the several par
ishes upon demand made, to the end hat
the amount of such certificates may be as
certained and provided for; provided that
no juror shall receive mileage for going and
coming to court more than once during the
term OF the court.
Sec. II. Be it further enacted. etc, That
all objections to the manner of drawing the
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