The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-02-12


ings by posting in a conspicuous
place on the court house door, or by
advertisement IN county newspaper,
notice of the place. day and hour of
such drawing: Provided, That in case
any term of court is to be held within
less than 20 days after the approval
OF this act, such Jurors may, never
theless, be drawn without such notice
Sec. 7. That all Jurors shall be Sc
iected by drawing ballots from the
said jury box, and, subject to the ex-
ceptions hereinbefore contained, the
persons whose names are on the bal
lots so drawn shall be returned to
serve as jurors.
Sec. 8. That the names of those who
are drawn and actually serve as Jurors
shall be placed in an envelope, and
shall not be put back into the said
jury box until the first revision of the
jury list herein provided for after
they have been so drawn, to the end
that no person shall serve as juror
more than once in one year. The
same rule shall be observed as to
drawing jurors from the said box:
Provided, That nothing herien con-
tained shall be construed to be in con-
hict with the provisions of the law as
to selecting by lot from the grand jury
six members thereof to serve for the
ensuing year.
Sec. 8. That nothing contained in
this act shall prevent the clerk of the
court of common pleas from issuing
renires for additional jurors in term
time upon the order of the court,
whenever it is necessary for the con-
venient dispatch of its business, in
which case venires shall be served and
returned, and jurors required to at
tend on such days as the court shall
direct.
Sec. 10. That in drawing Jurors
from the said tales box the same rules
shall be observed as in drawing from
said jury box, except that no notice of
such drawing shall be necessary.
Sec. II. That no more than SO per
sons, to serve as petit jurors. shall be
dawn and summoned to attend at one
and the same time at any court, unless
the court shall so order.
Sec. II. That the grand and petit
Jurors drawn as hereinbefore prescrib
ed, from the said jury box, shall be
summoned by the sheriff, as now pro-
vided by law, at least four days before
the time fixed in the venire for them
to attend the sitting of the court, ex-
held within four days from the ap-
proval of this act, and the grand and
petit Jurors drawn, as hereinbefore
prescribed, from the said tales box,
shall be summoned by him and serve
according to the exigency Of the sum-
mons.
Sec. 13. That the jurors drawn and
summoned under the provisions of
this act shall be organized and en-
panelled in the circuit court as now
or hereafter may be provided by law.
Sec. IA. That the Jurors drawn and
summoned under the provisions of
this act must have the qualifications
that are now or may herafter be pre-
scribed by law.
Sec. Is. That whenever it shall be
necessary to supply any Deficiencies in
the number of grand or petit jurors
duly drawn, whether caused by chal-
lenge or otherwise, it shall be the
duty of the county auditor, the county
treasurer and the clerk of the court of
common pleas, under the direction of
the court, to draw from the said tales
box such number of ft and competent
persons to serve as Jurors, as the court
shall deem necessary to I'LL such Aetl-
cheney.
Sec. 16. That whenever the jury
list of any county shall be destroyed
by fire or other casualty, or whenever
it shall be held by any court of com
petent jurisdiction that the jury list
of any county has been unlawfully
prepared. or is irregular or illegal. SO
as to render void the drawing of.
jurors therefrom, it shall be the duty
of the county auditor, the county
treasurer and the clerk of the court of
common pleas of each county, to pre-
pare a special jury list for the said
county forthwith in the manner herein
prescribed, from which special list,
grand and petit Jurors shall be drawn
for the courts Of general sessions
and common pleas for such county
until the annual jury list shall have
been prepared for such county as
herein provided:
Sec. II. That when at any time it
shall be determined by the resident,
circuit judge of any circuit upon
complaint made to him, that an ir-
regularity has occurred in the draw
ing of the juries for any circuit court
within his circuit, or that any act
has been done whereby the validity
of any juries drawn may be question
ed, it shall be lawful for such circuit
Judge to issue his order to the coun-
ty auditor, the county treasurer and
the clerk of the court Of common pleas
for each county for which said circuit
shall be held, at least days before
the sitting thereof, to proceed to draw
Jurors for such term, or to take such
measures as may be necessary to cor
rect such error.
Sec. is. That in case three shall be
a vacancy in the Office of clerk of the
court of common pleas, county audi
tor, or county treasurer, at the time
herein fixed for preparing said jury
list. or for drawing jury, or any one
of said officers shall be disqualified or
unah1a to serve for any ca11Se the