The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-01
BY AUTHORITY.
ACT SO.

PANELING OF GRAND TRIAL JURoRs
BE it Enacted By the Legislature of the Territory of Hq,oaii
SECTION l. A perso. is qualified to act as Juror:
If he is male citizen United States and of the
Territory of Hawaii of the of wenyone years pos
sesses the qualifications of resident of the
Circuit from which he is selected; and
2 If he is possession faculties and of
ordinary intelligence and not decrepit; and
B. If he Understandings speak, read and write the
English language; and
If he is selected summoned returned and with
out reference to race place of nativity.
SECTION 2. A person competent to act juror
Who does possess the qualifications prescribed by
the preceding section;
Who has been convicted of any felony or of msde-
meanor involving moral terpitude.
SECTION 3. person exempt liability to act
juror if he is
/. Over sixty years of age;
2 An attorney-atlaw
judicial civil military officer of the United States
of the Territory of Hawaii
person holding county, city, town, municipal town
ship, district precinct office;
minister of the Gospel priest of any denomna-
ton, following his profession;
a university, college, academy, school, or
other place institution of learning;
Z A practcng physician surgeon Dentist or a druggist
actually engaged business of dispensing medicines;
officer keeper attendant Of an amshouse hosplta
asylum;
g. person engaged officer attendant OF the Ter
penitenary prison, county, city or muncpa
Jail;
10 person employed on board of navigating the
waters of or between this Territory board
of vessel engaged coasng trade plying between
any port States and in foreign country
IL An express agent maicarrier, superintendent EN-
poyee operator of telegraph or telephone line;
L. member of the Territorial militia when on active
service fire department of viii
lage, town. city other place in this Territory;
superintendent engineer, fireman. conductor, brake
man, motorman, railroad or street railway
A juror shall not be excused by court for
slight or trivial only unusual hard
ship business when material injury
property of property entrusted to him.
threatened when his health the sickness death
of a member of his family requires his absence.
SECTION If person exempt from liability to act
juror entitled excused therefrom provided Sec
tons and be summoned juror he may make and trans
nit his affidavit which
moned stating his Office occupation employment and
claiming exemption and such affidavit shall
by the Judge of the when the
called and sufficient in substance
received for attendance in
The affidavit shall then be filed by the clerk
SECTION Judge Judges of each Circuit Court
shall prior day of year,
appoint for the next calendar two Jury Com
mssoners who shall be voters of the Circuit well known to
opposite politics and of good reputation for intelligence
morality and integrity Should in the office
of Jury Commissioner any time the Circuit Judge
Judges shall appoint to fill the For the
time actually and necessarily employed in the performance OF
duties Jury Commissioner shall be allowed by the
Judge five dollars day be paid in the
fees of Jurors
Jury Commissioners of each Circuit SHALL
December in each at
subsequent time omitted neglected before such day. make
list of jurors IN the Circuit Court OF the
They shall proceed to select and
citizens and residents of the several
the Circuit may be according to and in
proportion with the respective number of registered voters
each of such precincts the of hun
fifty persons their opinion, qualified
the provisions this Act Provided,
number of selected and listed, aforesaid,
be fifty in the First Circuit
Fourth Circuit and in making such selections
aforesaid they shall take the of such only
their opinion not exempt from serving; who in
possession their faculties nfrm
rept of fair character of approved integrity and of sound
judgment; provided that if the Circuits the
shall be able select the number required
this Section for jurors they select less number and