The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-10-31
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! Sec. IL, Be it further enacted.
That when 1t shall become necessary
to the business of the court that
special jurors be summoned or
special panels required for certain
cases or other purposes, the Judge
shall cause the jury box to be
brought into open court, and said
box shall be opened, and there shall
be drawn therefrom, by boy under
ten years of age, the requisite num-
Der of names, the presence of the
Jury Commissioners not being neces-
sary; provided, however. that the
Judge may himself draw any number
OF names required, If not over
twelve; and provided, also, that if
the Judge shall see that the business
OF the court will be delayed by this
process of drawing and summoning
special jurors, he may direct them to
! be summoned from bystanders or
others, as now provided by law. The
Judge shall not draw said special
jurors and panels more than three
days before the date set for the trial
of the case for which they are drawn;
but If said case shall not be called
upon said day, the court may hold
said jurors to the next day and from
day to day while the jury is being
impaneled. A list of all special ju-
rors whose names are drawn from
the jury box, but for any reason
other than that they are not qualified
to serve as jurors, shall be kept by
the Clerk of the said court and
when said jury of juries have been
made upp, the names of those not
chosen as members of the jury shall,
in open court, be put back is the
jury box. The minutes of the court
shall show the names of the Jurors
chosen to serve, and the Clerk shall
write opposite their names in the
proper column, Special Jurors"
and also the date of such service.
Whenever for any reason the Judge
shall open the jury box, he shall not
suffer it to leave or be out of his
presence without again locking and
sealing the same, writing his name
and the date upon said seal, and
shall, in person, deliver said box and
the KEEP to the Clerk Said jury box
shall have only one key, and the
Clerk shall be it's custodian.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted,
That the court shall not have the
right to excuse any person summon
ed as juror who is qualified for SER
vice, except it be made to appear by
affidavit in writing, which shall be
preserved as record of the court
and in which it shall appear to the
satisfaction Of the court that the
state of his own health or that of
his family require his absence, or
that some pressing or urgent bust
ness engagement, the neglect of
which would cause irreparable loss,
or the public service will be mater
tally injured by his attendance; and
such details shall be given as will
clearly show the reason therefor to
Of rfi IF thn
cused, it shall be only for such time
as the cause for excuse is given.
If by reason Of excusing of jurors
under this section it becomes neces-
sary to have additional jurors during
the term, they shall be drawn and
summoned, the drawing to be done
in open court, as provided in this
Act.
Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued as prohibiting Judge from
discharging a juror for good cause
to him appearing.
Sec. a. Be it further enacted,
That before the Clerk delivers to
the Sheriff or his deputy the writ for
the regular panel, or any writ for
the names of jurors otherwise drawn
or prepared by the presiding Judge,
he shall administer an oath to such
Sheriff or deputy to keep said names
} secret, and instruct them to caution
such jurors as summoned not to di-
vulge the fact that they have been
summoned as jurors
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted,
That when new jury list is to be
made, the Board shall, if practicable
nots put thereon the names of those
on the list for the preceding two
, years who have actually served dur
, ing that time as regular jurors; but
J this shall not be mandatory.
, Sec. 16-Be it further enacted
| That if for any reason the court
should at any time discover that the
: jury box has not been filled or re.
, newed, or that the jury list has not
! been prepared or renewed as requir-
! ed by law, or the panel drawn, or