Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-04-25
Mls scELLAR Eous.
GRAND JURTES,

an ACC 10 amend ana Re enact CL0Dtcr
One Hundred and FytIy,seven of tie Code
Of Vest Virginia., Concerning Grand
Juries, Ordered to take effect From It's
Passage, Narch "a, 1882.
l. There shall be grand jury at each
term of circuit court, except that the cir
cult of any county by an order entered of
record, or the judge thereof in vacation by
written order TO the clerk of the court at
least twenty days before the term, NAV dis
pense with the grand jury for one of tho three
terms required by law to be held in said
county annually, aud in such case no grand
jury shall be drawn or summoned to attend
such term, until ordered either by the court
or the judge thereof in vacation. Any cir,
cult court may at a special or adjourned term
thereof, whenever it shall be proper to do so,
order grand jury to bo drawn aud SUM
moned to attend such term. 4 grand iurv
summoned to attend special or adjourned
term may consider any offeuses against tho
law, whether the same shall have been COM
nitted before the next preceding term Of tho
court or not, and whether the accused shall
have been held for trial or not prior to the
next preceding regular term
z. The county court of each county shall
st tbs levy term thereof, annually, and at suy
other time when ordered By the circuit court.
prepare list not less than one hundred nor
more than one hundred and fifty freeholders
of their county, chosen from tho reppectiye
magisterial districts thereof as near as NAV
be, iu proportion to the population of tho dis
tricts, who are in other respects qualified to
serve as jurors aud are not constables. keeners
OF hotels or taverBs, surveyors of roads. nor
owners or occupiers Of steGm or water girls.
mills. The list SO prepared shall be delivered
to the clerk OF the eircuit court to be by him
safely kept, subject only to the inspection of
the court, or of the clerk of the county court.
as hereinafter prescribed, and the clerk shall
strike from such list the nsme of any person
who has been convicted Of any scandaIous
offence or been guilty of any gross immoral,
ity. At the time such list is made out the
county court shall also cause all tho nanes
upon the saue to be fairly written, each on a
separate paper or ballot aud shall fold or roll
up the ballots so Es to resemble each other as
near as may be, and SO that the name written
thereon shall not be visible on the outside
and shall euel0se tho ballots for each mapis>
tcTl1l district in seperste envelope endorsed
with the name Of the districts and the mum.
Der OF ballots enclosed, aud shall deposit all
the ballots go enclosed in 3 secure box. to be
prepared for the purpose, which shall be de-
livered to, and safely kept By tho clerk of tho
circuit court, aud shall be opened only BIZ
order Of the court, or by the clerk of the
county court, or justioa as herein after pro>
scribed.
3. All grand jurors shall be selected by
drawing ballots from the said box in the man
Rer prescribed in this chapter, and the per-
sons whose names are written on the ball OTIS
so drawn shall be returned to serve az grand
jurors. The clerk of every circuit court shall,
at least thirty days before any term of such
court at which grand jury may be wanted
and at any other time when ordered BY the
circuit court, issue a writ of venire Eacids for
sixteen grand jurors. Such writ shall rca uire
the attendance of the grand jurors on the
first day of the court, or on such other day
thereof as the court or judge may order
At the time Of issuing such venire the clerk
shall issue SUMMONS in the name of the
State, requiring tho clerk of the county court
OF the county to attend at the clerks ofiee
of the circuit court of snch county on da7
named 10 such summons, which shall not be
less than twenty days before Euch term. for
the purpose of drawing the ballots for the
numbeT of grand jurors mentioned in said
writ. If the clerk of the circuit court bo
also clerk OF the county court. the summons
shall require justice to attend for such pur.
pose. The writ of venire facias and sum
mons shall be served as provided in section
nine of chapter one hundred and sixteen OF
this code, and the said officer shall attend and
cause the proper number of grand jurors to
be drawn from the box, and a list thereof tc
be delivered as provided in said section.
The drawing AID sunmoning of grand Juror,
snail be according to sections nine. ten
eieVen' Twelve and thirteen of said chapter
one hundred and sixteen go far as thew arr
applicable, except that the ballots shall b,
drawn, from the several envelopes in proper
ton IS near as may be to the numbers in.
dorsed thereon, but SO that at least oae ballo
shall be drawn from each envelope.
4. Any fifteen or mere of the grand jaror