Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-07-07
In the Supreme Court of the Ter
ritory of hawaii-June Term
l9OO.-Grand Juries.
/. WHEN REQUIRED.

1. WHEN REQUIRED.
mo person shall be held to answer
for a capital, or otherwise infamous
crime, unless on a presentment of in
dictment of grand jury, except in
cases arising in the land or naval
forces, or in the militia. when in actual
service in time of war or public dan
ger" U. S. Const., Amend, Art. 8.
2. HOW DRAWN.
Until otherwise provided by the
Legislature of the Territory, grand jur-
les may be drawn in the manner pro-
vided by the Hawaiian statutes for
drawing petty juries." Org. Act, Sec.
SO.
3. QUALIFICATIONS OF JURORS.
mo person who is not male citizen
of the United States and twenty-one
years of age and who can not under
standingly speak, read and write the
English language shall be qualified
juror or grand Juror in the Territory of
Hawaii" "and all Jurors shall here
after be constituted without reference
to the race or place of nativity of the
Jurors" Org Act, Sec. SO.
4. NUMBER OF JURORS.
THE number Of grand Jurors in each
circuit shall be not less than thirteen"
nor more than twenty-three. See Org.
Act, Sec. SO.
:. SESSIONS. n
Until otherwise provided by the
Legislature of the Territory, grand
juries shall sit at such
times as the circuit judges of the re-
spective circuits shall direct" Org. Act,
Sec. SO.
6. CHALLENGES.
Before the grand jury retires, the
prosecuting officer or any person held
to answer a charge for a criminal of
Tense, may challenge the panel or an
individual juror, for cause to be as
signed to the court. All such chal-
lenges shall be tried and determined by
the court.
Z. FOREMAN.
From the persons summoned to serve
as grand jurors and appearing, the
court shall appoint foreman, and may
remove him for cause. The court may
appoint another foreman when the ne
cessity arises.
s. OATH OF GRAND JURORS.
Substantially the following oath
shall be administered to the grand
Jurors
You, and each Of you. do solemnly
swear Cor affirm that you will dill
gently inquire, and true presentment
make, of all such matters and things as
shall be given you in charge, or shall
otherwise come to your knowledge
touching this present service; that you
Will present no one through envy, nat.
red, or malice, nor leave any one I'M
presented through fear, favor, affection,
gain, reward or hope therefor but will
present all things truly as they come
To your knowledge according to the
best of your understanding: and that
you will keep secret the proceedings
had before YOU"
3. CHARGE OF THE COURT.
The grand jury, being impanelled
and sworn, shall be charged by the
court. In doing so, the court shall give
them such information as It may lrem
proper as to their duties and as to the
law pertaining to such cases us may
come before them. The court may fur
ther charge the jury when the necessity
arises.
10. OFFICER IN ATTENDANCE.
The court may appoint an officer to
attend upon the grand jury.
II. RETIREMENT OF THE GRAND
JURY.
The grand jury shall then retire
to private room and inquire into The
offenses cognizable by them.
12. CLERK
The grand jury may appoint one OF
their number to be aeir clerk, to pre-.
serve minutes of the proceedings be-
fore them, which minutes shall be de-
livered to the prosecuting officer, when
so directed by the grand jury.
10. SUBPOENA OF WITNESSES.
The several circuit courts may sub
poena witnesses to appear before the
grand jury in like manner as they sub
poena witnesses to appear before their
courts" Org Act, Sec. SO.
IA, SWEARING WITNESSES.
Witnesses appearing before the
grand jury may be sworn in open
court or by the foreman of the grand
jury, or, in his absence, by any member
thereof.
The oath or affirmation may he sub-