Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-28

names to be drawn as trial jurors, and he
time at which the persons, whose names are
so drawn, shall be required to attend III
Court 1t from any cause the regular pan,l
of trial jurors should not be drawn before the
commencement of term of Court, then it
may be, drawn after the commencement of
the term. If drawn after the commencement
of the term, 1t must be drawn by the Judge
and Clerk, the drawing shall be conducted
rs follows: xThe number to be drawn having
been previously determined by the Judge,
the box containing the names of the jurors
shall first be thoroughly shaken, it shall then
be opened, and the Judge and Clerk, or one
of the County Commissioners of the county
and the Clerk, if the Judge has so ordered,
shall alternately draw therefrom one ballot,
until of non exempt jurors the number deter
mined upon is obtained, a list of the names
so obtained shall be made out and certified
by the officers drawing the jury, which list
shall remain in the Clerks office subject to
inspection by any officer or attorney of the
Court, and the Clerk shall Immediately issue
a venire directed to the Sheriff of the county,
commanding him to summon the persons so
drawn as trial jurors, to attend in Court at
snch time as the Judge may have directed,
and the Sheriff shall summon such jurors,
and make return of the venire at least two
days before the day named for their appear
ance, after which the venlre shall be subject
to inspection by any officer or attorney of the
Court
SEC 2 Section Eight of said Act is here
by amended 80 as to read as follows:
Section Eight 1t shall be the Duty of the
District Judge, and any one OF the County
Commissioners of the county, at least once i'll
each year, and as much oftener as the public
interest may require, to select from the jury
list twenty four persons, who shall be sum-
moned to appear as Grand Jurors at such time
as the Judge may order, prooided, that if the
District Judge deems proper, he may direct
any one of the County Commissioners of the
county and the Clerk, to select the Grand
Jurors, and such County Commissioner and
Clerk, if the Jud 70 so directs, shall select
from the jury list twenty four persons as
Grand Jurors, if the Judge directs the Grand
Jurors to be selected by one of the County
Commissioners of the county and the Clerk,
the JUDGE must make and file with the Clerk,
an order desi mating the name OF such County
Commissioner, and the Judge shall in said
order fix the time, during term of Court,
when said Grand Jurors shall be required to
appear, and If from any cause such County
Commissioner and Clerk, should fail to select
the Grand Jurors, the Jud re and any one of
the County Commissioners may at any time
select the same. A list Of the names
Iected az Grand Jurors, shall be made out,
and certified by the officers making such Sc
lection, and be filed in the Clerks office, and
the Clerk shall Immediately issue venlre,
directed to the Sheriff OF the County, COM
nsnding him to summon the persons so
drawn as Grand Jurors to attend i'll Court at
such time as the Judge may have directed,
and the Sheriff shall summon such Grand
Jurors The Grand Jury shall consist of
twenty four persons, and out of the number
so summoned the Court snail select seventeen
persons, to constitute the Grand Jury. II
from any cause sufficient number do not
appear, ar those who DO appear, are excused
or discharged au additional number, sd
hcient to complete the Grand Jury, shall be
selected from the jury list by the Judge and
Clerk, ana summoned to appear In Court, at
such time as the Court may direct,