The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-14
AN ACT

the jurisdiction of the First District Oouri
for the parish OF Orleans; providing for jury
commissioners, aud the manner of drawing
and selecting grand and petit jurors for the
civil end criminal courts, and for the OBTAINING
OF Witnesses In criminal cases in said parish
defining the crime and punishment OF grand
and petit larceny in this State, and providing
for the plaes OF holding the sessions of the
court, and Tor the rscusaion, or absence. or
inability to act OF the Judge" approved April
9, 1874, and to. repeal oil lava and parts OF
laws in conflict herewith.
sECTtoN l. BE Il enacted by NE Senate and
House Of Representatives Of The Stute Of Louisiana
In General ASSEMBLY, cunpered That section five
Of act No. 124, Of the session Of 1874 approved
April 9, 1874, and entitled San act creating St-
pefior Criminal Court for the parish OF Orleans:
defining the Jurisdiction thereof providing for a
Judge and clerk for the same, ard defining
their duties and powers: restricting and regulat.
ing the jurisdiction Of the FIRST District court for
the parish OF Orleans; providing Tor jury COM
missions, aud the manner Of drawing and select
Ing grand aud petit Jurors for the civil and GRIM
inal courts, and for the OBTAINING Of witnesses in
criniinsl cases In said parish: defining the crime
and punishment OF grand and petit larceny in
this State, and providing for the place OF holding
the sessions OF the Court and for the recusstioh,
or absence, or inability TO act of the judge" be
amended and re-enseted 80 as 10 read as follows,
SEQ 8. Be IL further enacted. etc., That from
and after the first day Of Msreb, 1877, all grand
and petit juries in the District Courts civil and
criminal, for the parish of Orleans, shall be
drawn pursuant to the provisions of this act 40
follows
There shall be tw Jurv Commissioners. 10 be-
selected from the qualified voters OF The parish of
Orleans by Judges Of the supstief Criminal
First, 70 nth, Fifth esd Sixth District Courts,
who shall hold their offices and be removable al
the pleasure Of tie said judges. The Commits
sioners eha resolve for their services six hun.
dfed doltafs per anpnm, payable quarterly, Ivy
the city hi rev urleansi a case OF the abse oe
or inability to act Of either Of the said Commits
sioners, lie SAID judges shsll FIJI such temporary
vacancy bY ths appointment Of Com missioner
pro temfGrC, who shall have the necessary
guslifca'ipns for the office of commissioner as
hereinbefore set for h. and Who shall hold office
only during suSh absence or inability OF com.
missioner. Such commissioner pro tebtD0re shall
receive compensation fur his term OF servos ut
the rate allowed by law to the commissioner with
whomA1e serv 2. For the term OF auoh absence
or ity the absent comm ssioner shall be
allowed no co rpensation. The said commits
sioners shall select imp sftially from the citizens
Of the parish of Orleans having the qualifications
requisite TO register as voters, the names of not
less than ons thousand good and competent men,
. list ii whose names shall be made out
and returned certified under their hands
TO the Clerk OF the Superior Criminal Court,
TO be flied by him in his office; said list shall be
Kept complete and supplemented from time to
time, before each drawing, and no draSving shall
be made from q List Of less than one thousand
operation
such list end supplemental lists and TO The sesc.
ton OF such good and eompetent men, propjded,
no person shall be liable TO serve rs Juror ofteusr
than once in two years: the said oomn ssioners
ahall have at oil times, &C, ess to, and the right
10 COPY from. the several books of rspis,Ta-
lion OF the voters OF the parish OF
Orleans; shall be suthofiz I'D to apply to the yn-
petior Criminal Court for: and said court shall
Ihereupon direct to be Issued subpoenss to secure
The attendance OF witnesses and the production
r
pnnas may be punished for contempt. TIE said
shall have the power and are
hereby r. CURED 10 administer the following oath
10 all persons appearing before them as wit
lesses 'Aou will well aud truly answer all such
questions as msy be put to you touching the
qualifications ofone to serve as Juror, 30 help
7ou God" Any wiIlful aud corrupt falss swear
hg by any person before said commissioners. or |
either of them, shall be deemed wilfal perjury, |
ND punished IN the manner nov prescribed by
aw for such otf5nse. Each OF the names ON said |
ist. and on all supplemental lists, shall be- writ
EN- out by said clerk on seps rate slip OF paper
ogether with the place OF residence Of each per-
ION, and the clips OF paper on which shall be |
written the names and places OF residence of The |
PERSONS on the said lists shall be placed |
n bog or wheel 10 be kept for that |
purpose by the Sheriff of the Criminal |
jourts. and fifteen days before the expiration OF |
very month ia which the said Superior Criminal |
1ourt shall hold it's sessions The said Commits.
o draw from said boz or wheel not less than |
orty eight namss and the persons whose names |
hall be 30 drawn shall constitute the petit Jury |
or the month or sefsion OF the court succeeding |
uoh drawing; proUtded, that whenever 1t becomes |
necessary to form q GrSud Jury by the said |
hyperion Criminal Court it shall be |
he duty of the Commissioners aud |
herif TO draw from said boz or whee
lot less than seventy names, and out Of the per-
ons whose names shall DO so drawn and appear
IN uf emil II
curt shall selecb the grand jury, who shall serve
Or the term OF three months, unless sooner dis
harged by the court the remainder Of the sew
nty drawn shall serve 10 the petit jurors for the
npanneled for the trial Of apy eanse
ending in said court, and IL the same
Q not concluded within the IN ontb, the
Try so impannelod shall continue to serve until
aid cause is finally decided, or until othervi
isobarged by the court. The grand jury, drawn
nd selected as herein directed shall be
nd constitute the grand jury for the parish Of
fleans. Drawings OF juries for the Owl! Dis
'ict Courts shall be made BY the Jury Commits
oners and the Civil Sheriff, in the presence Of
40 Sheriff OF the Criminal Courts. who shall st {
u times, have the custody Of the jury wheel
r box. Drawings Ct the petit iuries for
le First District Court shall be made by
10 Jury Commissioners and the sher IF of the ,
riminai Courts, in the same manner az herein ,
rected for the Superior Criminal Court, and the /
amber TO be drawn shall be not less than forty
ght. The judges Of the civil district courts ,
I'd the judges OF the Superior Criminal and |
irst District Courts for the parish of Orleans or
majority OF them, may prescribe further rules
nd regulations Of the time and manner Of draw-
& petit jufies for said courts. The whole con-
nts OF the jury wheel or box may be mad va.
mt and renewed whenever, in The opinion of the
aiority OF judges aforesaid, it may BIO deemed
ivlsable. No challenge to the array, or exception
the validity OF any grand or petit in y, or its a
US, prior 70 the commencement Of the trial of q e
use, shall bs entertained unless made In case Q
the Grand Jury at 81 prior to the time OF the /,
ralgnment OF the party accused, and ia case Of q
9 petit Jury before the swearing in OF the last h
use, the object hereof being to discourage | /,
xatious proceedings and the waste Of time 10 | 4
lgation based on technical informalities. 8
FEC. 2. BE u further enacted etc., That all laws
d parts OF laws In conflict herewith be, and the
me are hereby repealed, and that this act take
Iscs from and after lite passage.