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fourteen men OF the County, within u radius
of ten miles, To appear before him at the tlme
and place specified In the warrant, which
warrant shall be In this form:
FORM OF WARRANT.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA:
TIC the Sheriff Tor to any Constable or Con
stables as the case inay be,) of---County.
Greeting:
receipt and sight hereof, tn summon ana
warn, verbally or otherwise. fourteen men OF
said County. TO be and appear before me, the
of said Gseny iSe a hours
To- nn ineuire tne upon aay the view t Of body Of
certain person there lying dead, how ne came
10 hi: death. Fail not herein, ms you Will an
swer the contrary at your peril. .,-
Given under my hand and seal, at THIS
day of AID. ,Du g,
Coroner for county.
PERSONS SUBJECT TO JURY DUTY.
All persons subject TO jury duty in the Cir.
cult Courts shall be liable TO serve as Jurors
on an inquest on dead body found within
| their County.
NUMBER OF JURORS AND OATH.
or the jurors summoned anu appearing, the
Coroner shall swear t,oelve or more; ana 90,
| IN Minister to the foreman appointed by MIN an
oath. In the form following: "You snail IN.
| oure and true presentment make on behalf
OF the State of South Carolina, in What man,
ner 4 B. here lying dead, came 10 MS death, anu
you shall deliver true verdict thereon, ac'
cording TO such evidence as shall be given,
and according to your knowledge SO help
you God ;" and TO the others he shall admin
lister an oath In this form "The oath when
your foreman has taken on his part, you
Shall we'll md truly observe and keep on your
part SO help you God"
CORONER TO CHARGE JURY.
The jury so sworn shall be charged by the
Coroner TO declare, upon oath, whether the ue,
ceased came to his death by mischance and
accident or by felony: and If by felony.
whether by his own or anothers; and II by
mischance. whether by the act Of God or OF
man; and If he died OF nnothers ie,1my' %ho vino
threat eped him of life. or murder. and with
what instrument he was struck or wounded ;
and if by mISchance or accident, by the net
OF God or man, whether by hurt, fall, stroke,
drowning or otherwise. And he shall also
INQUIRE OF the persons that were present at
the finding Of the body 0hether he 1cerc killed
in the same place or eiserhere and. u clseu'he7r,
by tUhOnl or hou he tUdS there oron0ht, ana OF at
Otter circumstances.
POWER TO ADJOURN TIE JURY, BIND
JURORS, &C.
A Coroner shall have power, II he deem II
necessary, 10 adjUitrn The jury, either from, ddy
to day, or any other Day dhd place, 10 rece,re
eridencc. binding the jurors severally by one
recongnizance, in such amonnt MS he shall
think fit, for thelf appearance; which recog.
nizance may he estreated. az 10 any OF the
conusors for default, by the Court OF General
sessions.
CORONER TO TAKE DOWN TESTIMONY IN
WRITING, AND BIND OVER OR COMMIT
WITNESSES.
1I,,o, a
upon an inqueS: shall be taken down in writ
Ing by the Coroner, and signed by the wilt
neSscs, and II The testimony giuen tends 10 crinl.
inatc any person as concerned In hte dedth OF Me
deceased, the Coroner Shall bind over the VIZ
ness who gave II, In rccogninuce, with suf.
ticient surety, o appear -at';;.le next Court OF
General ScsSlon&tG BE holden for the County,
rUgry't evidence concerning the death {; and
such witness, for refusing to enter into such
recognizance, shall be committed by the Cor.
uuer TO the jlil of the County. by warrant un.
der his hand and seal, there 10 be kept until
the session Of the Court, or until he shall enter
In TO recognizance as required.
FORM OF VERDICT.
The jury having view ed the body, heard the
evidence, and made inquiry into the cause OF
the death, shall render llielr verdict thereon,
in writing, to the Coroner, under their hand
and seal, In the manner following. (Which
shall pass by indenture lnterchRpseably be-
tween the Coroner and JuryJ that is to say:
SOUTH CAROLINA,
An ineulsllion indented, taken at IN
Ssors SGSoS!y ihe T. Coroner a%y Syr D. Trial jus: D.
lice, acting as Coroncrl for snid County. upon
ihsTe heT being I dead, dead by the oath of Gnserins
the names OF the Jurors.) being lawful jury
Inquire, for the State of South Carolina,
where and by what means the said + F came
to his death, u pom their oaths do say. &c; lin
sertinS how, where. at what time, and by what
instrurna mt the deceased was k killed;) and, II
IL shall appear that the deceased was wilfully
killed by another, the lnquiSition must be
concluded In this form "And so The jurors
aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, 90 say
afor said, F. + then and there frloE i0usly did
Kill. against The peace and dignity ofthe same
State Aforesaid"
FINDING IN CASE OF DEATH by MEANS IN
KNOWN.
II il shall arpear that the deceased came to
h Is death by means unknown to the Jury, the
lnouisition shall conclude thus: THAT the
said f Z was killed and murdered by some per-
son or persons (0r, by some means,) 10 the ju-
rors unknown, against the peace and dignity
Of the same State aforesaid"
FINDING IN CASE OF DEATH BY sELF.MUR-
II It appears that he died by selEmurder,
the inquisition shall conclude: "That the
said + +, In manner and form q foresaid then
and there, voluntarily and feloniously HIM
self did XIII, against the peace and dignity OF
the same State aforesaid"
FINDING IN CASE OF DEATH ny MIscIANcE.
If IL appear that the deceased came to his
death by mischance, the finding shall con-
clude: "That f. F, In manner and form afor.
said. came to his death by misfortune, or ac-
cdent."
FINDING IN CASE OF DEATH gY TIE HANDS
OF ANOTHER.
If the proof shall be that the death was oc-
caSloncd by the hands OF another, the con.
misfortune, and contrary 10 his Will, In man
ner and form aforesaid, did Kill and slay."
WARRANT IN CASE OF MURDER.
If the finding Of the inquest be wilful Kill.
Ing by the bands or means Of another, the
Coroner shall forthwith Issue his warrant. d.
rccted to the Sheriff. or to one or more Con-
plicated by said finding.
TO BIND OVER PARTY KILLING BY MIS-
CHANCE AND WITNESSES.
If the finding OF the inquest be that The de-
ceased came to his death by mischance, by
the hands of another, the Coroner shall bind
in recogniZance, with sufficient surely. The
party against whom the verdict has been
rendered, 10 appear at the next Court of Gen
cral Sessions for the County, that the matter
may be then and there Inquired into; and
the Coroner sha II also hind over, by recognl-
Zance, with good surety. ull such material
witnesses as were examined before the jury