Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-25

court shall direct the clerk to- draw
from the reserve jury list for the term
sufficient number OF names OF jurors
70 mako up the requisite number OF
jurors. The clerk shall then draw such
number OF names from the whole OF the
reserve Jury llst. after mixing the slips
OF paper having the names thereon.
without knowing which names are be-
ing drawn and make a list OF the same
" the order drawn, after which the list
thus drawn shall be inspected by the
clerk, the Judge and sheriff. and II A.
contains the names OF persons who are
known to be disqualified as Jurors or
VINO cannot Tor any reason he so sum
Hloneu without any unnecessary delay,
then the clerk shall erase such Eames
ana draw others in their stead. After
The names are drawn from the reserve
Jury list the slips containing the names
shall be replaced In the box with those
not drawn
IT for any cause there ehall be no
reserve jury list for the term or the
same has been exhausted, and other
Jurors are required to fill up the jury
In any case or for the week then the
Judge sitting at the time shall select
the names of such number OF qualified
jurors as may be deemed sufficient and
have the clerk make list thereof md
deliver the same to the sheriff or his
deputy TO be summoned as directed by
the court
Whenever the Judge Of the court
VINO mas selected any juror to FIJI up
the jury shall be Interested In the re-
SUIT or any case coming before such
jury FOR trial, or related to either party
50 as to be disqualified in such case.
then all the jurors selected by such
Judge shall be subject 10 challenge for
cause. and the jury. II Incomplete,
hiled up by the Judge sitting In such
o. H...u l..
summoned as In other cases.
When from any cause no Jurors
have been selected by the jury COM
missluners~for the term, or any week
thereof, In which a felony case Is call
ed or set for trial, or when there shall
not be a sufficient number OF these
selected to make up the number re-
quired for the special venire, the court
snail order the clerk to draw from the
reserve jury list a sufficient number OF
names to IN out The special yeuire,
and TO place such names ON sup
Elemental list and deliver the same 10
the officer executing the writ or some
other officer, as the court may direct.
such additional jurors may be sum
moned as provided for in article GIG OF
this code.
when from any cause there IL
failure 10 select a jury froU those who
have been summoned upon the special
draw from the reserve jury list a sut-
ftient number OF names to form the
Nenlre or TO make up the jury, which
shall he summoned in the same man
ner as the regular venire. Provided,
that W from any reason there shall be
no reserve jury list from which 10
draw the venlre, then the Judge sit
ting IN such court in such case, shah
select the names of persons having the
qualification OF Jurors to constitute the
venire or such talesmen as may be
necessary. and cause the same TO be
placed on a list and attached TO the
writ and summoned in the same man
ner as II selected from the regular
Jury lists In making out such list of
names the Judge sitting in such cause
shall have the right 10 call to his as
sistauce any disiutercsted person; pro-
vided. that the court shall appoint Jury
commissioners as provided in article
SOFA. to select such talesmen II de-
mnnd he made therefor in writing
when the case Is first called or set"
The bill provides that in n capital
case the defendant and the state shall
each he entitled TO ten peremTnnrY
challenges; when there are more man
one defendant on trial, eight challenges
each. Felunips net capital flve per-
emptory challenges each.
The friends OF the Bass bill declare
that II will do away with jury fixing
and all the attendant evils II It be-
comes a law the deputy sheriff cannot
step without the courthouse door and
select from the chrouics and profess
SIGNALS who smell job as the buZzard
smells carbon
The bill providing that nine Jurors
can return n verdict has been favor
ably reported. and many OF the law
yers In the house are getting ready to
jump on Il with both feet.