Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-07-06

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 presentrIent
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 UNI
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"
.. 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 II may deem
proper as to their duties and as TO the
| law pertaining to such cases as 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 a private room and Inquire into the
offenses cognizable by them.
l2. CLERK
The grand jury may appoint one Of
their number 10 he .heir 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.
s1S. 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
respective 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 be sub
stantially as follows:
You do solemnly swear Tor affirm
that the evidence which you shall give
before the grand jury shall be the
truth, the whole truth anu nothing
but the truth"
15. PRESENCE OF OTHERS WITH
JURORS.
The prosecuting officer or any mem
Der Of the grand jury may interrogatt
witnesses before the grand jury, This
prosecuting officer shall advise tn,
grand jury in regard to the law of tn,
cases that come before them, and draw
the indictments.
An Interpreter may be present at th'
examination of witnesses before the
| grand jury.
Except the prosecuting officer, inter
prefer, and witnesses under eXamina
ton, no person shall be permitted to b.
present during the sessions of th,
! grand jury.
| No person except the members of tn
4 grand jury shall be permitted to b.
70 present during the expression of thei
;, opinions, or the giving of their votes,
10. TWELVE GRAND JURORS TO
CONCUR.
e No indictment shall be found, no
/ shall any presentment be made, with
: out the concurrence Of at least twelv
4 grand jurors,