The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-02
OFFICIAL.
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
REGULAR SESSION OF 1850.

No, "a AN ACT
To carry into effect article 116 OF the constl-
tuition: to provide the qualifications and
|. Tor the selection Of competent and inteLli.
gent jurors throughout the State
SECTION l. Be II enacted By the General Az
senbW or the State of Louisiana. That the
| qualifications OF q juror throughout this State
to serve Ia any OF the courts OF the same shall
| be the following: To be citizen of the United
States and OF this State and bona .fs{s male
resident OF the parish In and for which the
court Is to be holden for one year next pre-
| eeding such service, not under Introduction or
charged with any Infamous crime or offense
punishable by hard labor, nor convicted at
any time OF any Infamous crime or offense,
punishable by hard labor, unless he has been
| pardoned, and to be a competent and intelIi-
| gent person, having capacity to serve as q
grand juror and try and determine both civil
AND criminal cases; provided, that there shall
| be no distinction made on account OF race.
| color or previous condition; and provided
further, that nothing In this act shall be 40
construed as to deprive the judges OF the dis
trict courts OF the discretion to decide upop
the competency OF jurors In particular cases,
when from physical infirmity or from rela-
tionship within tho fourth degree, to be com
puted according to the civil law, or from igno-
rance OF the English language and inability
to understand the same when read or spoken.
or other cause, the person called may be in
competent to sit upon the trial of any par
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted ETC., That ju-
rors shall be drawn In the manner provided
by law; provided, that for the terms OF all
the districts courts la the several parishes OF
this State, fixed by law for the first Monday
In April, 1880, juries shall be drawn as soon
as practicable after the promulgation of this
act, and for the first terms OF said courts In
all the other parishes OF the State, Orleans eg-
Usptet, iuTfes 5hHff De drawn utter tine said
first terms are fixed by order OF the several
district judges, as provided by law, and all
the lists OF the said several juries need only
be published as often as practicable betwesr
the time Of drawing and the time of the COM
mencement OF the said several terms Of court,
and all OF said juries shall be as valid as II
Drawn and published fifty days before the be-
ginning OF the terms OF the said several
courts.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, etc, That 1t
shall be the duty of jury commissioners
throughout this State to select as Jurors none
but persons having the qualifications pro-
vtded for in this act, and all talesmen and
special jurors shall also possess said quail
fcations.
SEC. 4. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That all
laws or parts Of laws In conflict with the
provisions OF this act are hereby repealed.
Speaker OF the House of Representatives,
s. ID. MCENERY,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Approved April 1. 1880.
LOUIS A. WTLTZ
Governor of the State of Louisiana,
true copy:
OSCAR ARROYO,
Assistant Secretary of State