The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-11
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i !, Furth-AIl persons over sixty years 81 age
those who from sickness, or other PHI steal In
nrmify, may be incapicitated from rendering sucl
service, and those who have served as regular
Jurors under the act Ut any term of the cour
| during the two years preceding the time they
may be called again as jurors; the members Of
| the Jury Commission provided for in this act
SEC .. ne further enacted, ETC., That within
thirty Gays sf.er the first day of July, eighteen
hundred and seventy-seven, the several District
Judges throughout the state, the parish of Or.
| leans excepted, shall select and appoint from
| among the qualified electors of their several
parishes, four discreet citizens, good men and
true, who with the Clerk Of the District Court.
who shall be ex-oficio member thereof, shall
constitute Jury Commission for such parish,
| and who shall hold their office during the
pleasure Of the Dis rict Judge; the evidence Of
such selection and appointments shall be entered
upon the minutes OF the District Court and
before entering upon the discharge OF their
duty each member Of the com mission ali All taka
an cath faithfully to discharge the duties ina.
possea oa them by this act. Three members OF
perform the duties imposed by this act.
=, SEC 2. ne u further enacted, ETC., That within
thirty days after their appointment the members
OF said commission, or a majority Of them, shall
meet meet at the office Of the clerk OF che District
Court, and select fro n tbs persons qua tiled
Under this act to serve as Jurors their re-
spective parishes, the names of three hundred
good and competent men, list of whom shall
DC made out BY the clerk, uader the supe, vision
OF the commission, and said list shall be lept
complete and supplemented from time to time,
as hereinafter enacted. Each of the names on
said lists shall be written by the said clerk on
separate slip OF paper, together with the number
OF the ward or place Of residence of su ia per-
son, and he slips Of paper 50 containing the
names selected shall be placed in box, which
shaH BIO labelled general venirs box" and after
same has be 10 5ked and scaled it shall be de-
lyered to the clerk OF the court as the custodian
thereof hoy nal Io f.
any purpose, exc3pt In the presence OF major
ity vi the jury commission; that not less than
ff days prior 10 the meeting Of every Jury
term OF the District QUIT the jury commission
turn shed by the clerk with list OF
those persons who actua ly serve /
st said term If court, shall ersm /,
the original general venire list and strike the re-
from the names Of such as have so served, as
well as the names OF Others on the list who are |!
known to have died, removed from the parish |
became exempt or disqualified to serve % Jurors
since their names were entered thereon aid the |
said names shsl also be taken from the general |
venire box and the commission ehs1l then sup-
plement the original list and the ballots in the |
box, with the naRes OF the same number OF good |
Snd competent men from the qualified Jurors of |
the parish as have been taken from the b tx and /
era 'ed from the list, 30 as to keep the number Of
names 10 the general venire box and on tho list |
Ut the original andard of three hundred con-
aimed therein. 1t shall be the duty of the clerk
,f the district court at each meeting Of the com
nission TO make process verbal CT its acts and
'ecord the same In u book to be provided for the
purpose, which shall at all tines be open to the
Inspection of the public. |
SEC. 8. Be Il further enacted, etc., That no
ess than fifty days prior to the meeting of every
ury term OF the District Court, the members OF
he jury comuliasion shall meet at the clerks Of
Ice, and one OF them in the presence of the |
'thers shall draw from the general venire box,
me at q TIME, the number of persons required
or service at the ensuing term Of court and the
,rBb Mty names 80 drawn shall compose the
'rand and pc it Jurors for the first week Of the
ourt; aud If in The judgment of the commission
jury may be required, they shall draw i'll the
ame manner thirty additional nannse, to eerye "a
'et jurors for each additional wet th 1T In their
Judgment jury will be required. The clerk and
he commission shall place the ballots for each
ei'arate week in envelopes, and seal aud In
orse the same With this week for which thew
re respectively drawn, and the whole phsll by
hem be placed in q jury box to be proyid
Or the purpose, which, after the names are
9 deposited, shall be- sealed aud locked and
laced In the custody of the clerk of the court
Or use at the next term OF court. The said I
Jerk shall keep record of the drawing with /
list OF all the names in the order they are I
re- TO serve; and when the drawing and process &
erbai IL complete shall dsliver copy Of the {
anne to the therlf OF tho pa ish, who sh Ill with
ut delay proceed to summon all the persons on a
sia Asb w aItenu upon tne session or the court,
Id serve for the week for which they are drawn I
nd b clerk shall cause copy Of said lists 10 be
ubshed in the official journal of the parish il +
iers be one, or in some other newspaper pub | q
shed in the parish. Ii there be no Official four /
al, or If there be neither shall post O copy OF C
lch list on the door of the courthouse. C
SEC. 6. Be ii further enacted, etc., That on the Q
rot da' OF any regular jury term of the District =
ourt, and for any called jury term, wherein his =
screuon the District Judge shall order 1t, the =
ID thereof saall select from the list Of jurors o
'awn to serve for the first We k, suitable per-
N to act as foreman Of the Grand Jury, and the
lerlf shall d aw from ths jury box, under d. q
ction OF the court, he names therein until "
teen answer, who, with said foreman, shall con- q
itute the Grand Jury for said tenn of court. | el
the grand jurors so drawn slal perform the
/ les aud have the same powers as are
wv prescribed by existing laws, and serve :,
I'LL scbarged by th9 court; the bal L
zee OF the Jurors drawn and placed
the jury box for the first week of the term
all eonst tute the petit jury for the fret week;
d those drawn tor the second week shall serve
r tn time for which they are drawn; and
ose for the tdird week shall serv3 for tho third
EEK, and SO Oh; provided, if jury be empsn-
led or commenced when the week for which
jury Is drawn expires, such jurors shall con- :
ue 70 serve In the cause in which they are en-
n aled. until verdict 10 rendered or they are a
.cuarsed by the C urt. Z
SEC. 7, BE 1t further enacted, etc., That when-
IF the District Judge thinks proper, he shall
miro the Jury Commission to draw additional n
'ors for service, either regular jurors or as |
esmeD, and they shall be summoned without
lay or within the time the said Judge requires:
t nothing be Elm shall be construed So as to
nit the right Of the Judge to order the sum-
ming of taiesnen from among the bystanders T.,
persons ia proximity to the court house. !"
SEC s. BE ii further enacted, etc., That it
Ill be the duty OF each per son drawn and sum IA
med, to attend as juror punctually and for "'
} time fer wrich he Is so drawn and the dis j
1T judge shall have the right to enforce said
GUIDANCE by iine ON the delinquent juror of
less than tweoty nor more than one hundred
lars aud imprisonment in the parish Jail for
m re than seven days, or both, In his discre-
D. The Jurors who attend and serve shall be
y shall serve as jurors !; and those Jurors who al
more than seven miles from The court house, ~
no others, shall be entitled to demand and W
Give from the parish treasury one dollar per -
m for each days actual attendance upon the -
RI and the saversl CLARKE Of +ha