The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-10-14
TIE NEW LAW AS TO JURlES.

partial in the case, notwithstand-
ing he may have previously ex.
pressed an opinion as to the guilt
or innocence Of the accused, il the
court is satisfied that the said .ju.
ror can be relied upon. Those ex.
empt from service are State and
county officers, school teachers and
ministers of the gospel actually
engaged in their calling, lawyers,
doctors, telegraph operators, keep.
ers Of public mills and ferries, and
a citizen over 60 years of age if he
claim the privilege. The list OF
jurors is procured by the Board Of
Supervisors at the first meeting in
each year "r at a subsequent meet
ing, making a jury-list containing
not less than 200 or more than 500
names, unless directed otherwise
by the Judge, to serve for the next
two terms, to be taken from the
registration books and from the
several election districts. This
list to be delivered to the Circuit
Court Clerk and by him kept Sc.
curely in locked "Jury.box," the
names to be written Oh separate
slips Of paper. The Judge draws
from this box slips containg The
names of fifty jurors, for both pet
it and grand Juries, for the first
week and thirty to serve as p>tit
Jurors for each subsequent week
Of the next succeeding term of the
court; and the slips so drawn are
10 be put in envelopes, a separate
one for each week, and returned TO
the Clerk, who keeps them sealed
until within fifteen days of the
term for which they are drawn,
and then in the presence Of the
Sheriff and Chancery Clerk open
and list the names in each, to be
certified to by these present as
correct. These proceedings shall
be copied into the minutes of the
first day Of court. The Sheriff is
given a separate venire facias for
the jurors for each week. When.
ever the Jurors have not been
drawn in open court, or where a
special term is required, the Judge
may draw them in vacation. In
counties where the same person
holds both clerks Offices, the cor.
oner or any justice of the peace
shall perform the duties of the
Chancery Clerk in relation to ju
ries. The Sheriff shall execute the
writ of summon at least five days
before the first day Of court, and
the penalty Tor non.attendance
shall not exceed 500. The penal.
ty for any officers failing to per
form The duties as required, shall
be $50. MOI less than fifteen MOI
more than twenty grand jurors
shall be drawn from the list OF
persons in attendance as jurors.
The name Of each juror shall be
written on a piece of paper and
put in a box or hat, in open court,
and there shall be drawn out by "A
person designated by the Judge,
the number directed by the court.
All county offices are required to
hear the charge to the grand jury.
After the drawing of the grand
jury, the remaining jurors in at
tendance shall be empaneled into
two petit juries for the first week
of the court, but if a sufficient
number is not left, The juries may
be completed from the by-stand-
ers, or the court may direct a suf
ticient number Tor that purpose tc
be drawn and summoned. If a,
any time the proper or regular
service has not been complied
with the court shall order the re
quisite number of jurors drawn
and summoned. All the provis.
ions Of law in relation to the list
ing, drawing, summoning, ant
empaneling juries, are director,
merely and a jury listed, drawn
summoned or empaneled, though
in an informal or irregular man
ner, shall be deemed a legal jur,
after it shall have been empanel
ed and sworn; and shall hav'
power to perform all the dutiel
devolving on the jury.