The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-23
10 sERyE ON JURfES.
Who shalt be Exempt Under Mr.. withers'

Bill
The bin introduced by Mr. Withers,
which provides certain restrictions FOR
exemption from jury duty, was reported
favorably in the House yesterday. Mr.
Withers having agreed to retain contribut-
ing members of military ORGANIZATIONS
among those who shall be EXEMPT. The
bill provides that the following persons
shall be exempt:
The Governor and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF the State. practcing attorneys. licensed
practlcing physicians, registered pharma-
cists, where at any pharmacy only one
such pharmacist Is employed, officers Of
any courts. telegraph operators, actually
employed az such in any office. when only
two such operators are employed, an
pilots licensed under the laws Of the
United States or Of this state, paid mem
bers Of the fire department OF a city or
town. and the paid officers and paid
members of any fire company therein,
the Vice-President OF the United States,
the members of both houses Of Congress
and their respective officers, but only
while such houses OF Congress are actually
i'm session. an custom house officers with
their clerks, all pOstmasters. pOst-oiiicers,
post-riders. and stage drivers, and an
other persons employed in the care and
conveyance of the mails Of the United
states, all mariners actually employed
in the service of any citizen or merchant
within the United States the Secretary
of the Commonwealth, the Attorney-Gen-
eIal, the Treasurer. the two Auditors. Reg
lister of the Land Office. Railroad Com
missioner, Commissioner Of Agriculture
and superintendent Of Public Instruction
and their respective clerks the doorkceper
..f
Houses Of the General Assembly, the judge
Of any court. an professors. tutors. pupils
of public semnaries. while such public
seminaries are actually i'm session. all
ministers Of the gospel. licenced 10
preach according 10 the rules OF their sect
Keepers of the county and corporation
jails, superintendents and servants Of the
public hospitals and lunatic asylums, SUI
perimtendcnt of the Penitenuary his as
sistants and the persons composing the
guard. one cashier and Two teilers OF the
several banks established by law. the
police I'm cities and towns. the upstam and
crier Of the Court OF Appeals during it's
sitting. an millers actually employed JIM
the mechanical operation Of any erist miu
an fcrrymen necessarily and personally
employed at any ferry established by
law, the six lock-keepers of the Dismal
swamp Canal Company. and The nom
commissioned officers and members Of
volunteer companies shall be exempt from
serving on any juries I'm civil and criminal
cases, and the citizens of Tangier. SYKES
ChingOteague Islands. i'm the county OF
Accomac, and Hog and Cobb's Islands i'm
the county Of Northampton. and the
citizens of Gwyn's Island I'm the county
of Mathews shall be exempt from jury
service, except service on grand juries
But 10 cntiue the officers and members
of the Virginia volunteers or the paid
officers and paid members of a fire de-
partment or company 10 their exemption
the captain or chief officer of any COM
pany Of the Virginia Volunteers or of such
department shall annually on the LIST day
of May furnish 10 the clerk Of the county
or corporation court of the county or
corporation wherein such company or de-
partment is. a list containing the names
of each officer and member OF his COM
pany, or the name OF each paid officer and
paid member OF his department. and where
there are contributing members TO his
company or department. the name OF each
contributing member shall be likewise fur
nished.