The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-08-17

rom the PARISH, DoCsalAo exempt Or UlS- l.
qualified to serve as jurors since their |
names We're entered thereon, and the |
said names shall also be taken from the |
general venire box, aud the Commits |
sion shall then supplement the original
list and the ballots in the box with the
names of the same number Of good aud |
competent men from the qualified
jurors OF the parish as have been taken
from the box and erased from the list,
so as to keep the number OF names in
the general venire box and on the list
Iat the original standard of three hum
lured contained therein. 1t shall be the
duty of the Clerk OF the District Court
at each meeting of the Commission to
cord the same in u book to be provided
for the purpose, which shall at all times
be open to the Inspection of the public.
Section .. Be il further enacted, ETC.,
That no less than fifty days prior to
the. meeting Of every jury term Of the
District Court, the members Of the
Jury Commission: shall meet at the
\ Clerks Office, and ono of them in the
| presence of the Others shall draw from
the general venire box, one at Il time,
the number of persons required for SER
vice ut the ensuing term OF court and
the, first fifty names so drawn shall
compose the grand and petit jurors for
the first week of the courts and If in
the Judgment of the Commission n jury
may be required, they shall draw in
the same manner thirty additional
names to serve as petit jurors tor each
additional week that in their judgment
Il jury will be required. The Clerk and
the Commission shall place tho ballots
Tor each separate week in envelopes,
and seal and endorse the same week
for which they are respectively drawn,
and the whole shall by them be placed
in a jury box to be provided for the
purpose, which, after the names are SO
deposited, shall be sealed and locked
and placed in the custody of the Clerk
of the Court for use at the next term
! of court. The said Clerk shall keep
record of the drawing, with a list of all
the names in the order they are drawn,
and showing the weeks for which they
are to serve; and when the drawing
and process verbal is complete, shalt de-
liver a copy of the same to the Sheriff
| of the parish, who shall without delay
proceed to summon all the persons ON
said list to attend upon the session of
! the court and serve for the week for
| which they are drawn and the Clerk
shall cause Il copy of said lists to be
published in the official journal of the
l ybkAStbS Al SAOAS OO OucS W SOAO oNu0A
| newspaper published in the parish. If
there be no official journal, or if there
be neither, shall post "a copy of such
list on the door Of the courthouse. q.
Section 6. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That on the first day of any regular
jury term of the District Court and for
any called jury term, where in his dis
cretion the District Judge shall order
! it, the Judge thereof shall select from
the list of jurors drawn to serve for the
first week, a suitable person to act as
foreman of the grand jury, and the
Sheriff shall draw from the jury box,
under direction of the court, the names
therein until fifteen answer, who, with
said foreman, shall constitute tho grand
jury for said term Of court; aud the
grand jurors SO drawn shall, perform
the duties and have the same powers
as are now prescribed by existing laws,
and until discharged by The court the
balance of the Jurors drawn aud placed
in the jury box for the first week Of the
term shall constitute the petit jury for
the first week and those drawn for the
second week shall serve for the time
for which they are drawn, and those for
the third week shall serve tor the third
week, and so on ; provided, if a jury be
elnpannelled or commenced when the
, week Tor which the jury lS drawn ex-
pires, such jurors shall continue to
, serve in the cause in which they are
elnpannellel until IA verdict is rendered
} or they are discharged by tho court.
e Section z. Be it further enacted, etc.
: That whenever the district Judge
thinks proper, he shall require thu
3, Jury Commission to draw additiona
: jurors for services, either as regula
: jurors or as talessmen, and they shall b.
l summoned without delay, or within tn
e time the said Judge requires; bu
: nothing herein shall he construed 80 a
8 to limit the right of the Judge to ordc
e the summoning Of taiesrnen iron
: among the bystanders Or persons il
e proximity to the courthouse.
: Section s. Be it further enacted, etc.
i That it shall be the duty of each perso'
: drawn and summoned to attend as
n juror punotually and for the time whicl
4 he is so drawn; and the District Judg
d shall have the right to enforce said at
= tendance by a fine on the delinquen
r juror of not less than twenty nor NOR
! than one hundred dollars, and impris
G onment in the parish Jail for not NOR
& than seven days, or both, in his discre
e ton. The jurors who attend and serv
Il shall be exempt from road duty durin
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