Year: 1862

from that of the clerk OF Georgetown eighty persons
and from that Of the clerk Of The isvy uotfs forty
persons, which proportion, after the year eighties
hundred and slxty-three, may be varied from yea
to year according to the increase or decrease Of pop
ulaton in the respective jurisdictions, by order Of
/ the circuit court of Washington county.


See. g.. Aad be tfHrther enacted, That the Mayor:
| of the cities Of Washington aud Georgetown, al
Judicial officers, salaried officers of the Government
of the United States commissioners of police and
those connected with the police or FIRE department
counsellOrs and attorneys at law ministers of the
gospel and priests OF every denomination, practising
physicians and surgeons, keepers Of hospitals, as
Ylums, anshOuses, or other charitable Institution:
created by under the laws relating to the District
| Of Columbia, captains and masters and other per-
sons employed vessels navigating the waters Of
said District and keepers Of public ferries shall be
exempt from jury duty and their names thalI not be
placed in the lists aforesaid.


Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the
names selected from said lists shall De written on
separate and similar pieces Of papr which shall be
folded or rolled up that the nam s cannot be seen
and placed in a box to be provided by the register
and clerks aforesaid, which box shall be sealed and
after being thoroughly shaken, shall be delivered to
the clerk of the circuit court of Washington county
for safe keeping. II .--.


See s. And be 1t further enacted, That the said
register and clerks and the clerk of the crcutit
court shall at least ten days befofe the commence
ment Of each term Of the circuit or of the criminal
court meet at the City Hall in Washington city,
and then and there the clerk of the circuit court
shall publicly break the seal of siid box and pro-
ceed to draw therefrom the names of SO many per-
sons as are required; aud if the jury about to be
drawn Is intended for service in the criminal court,
the twenty persons whose names shall be first
drawn shall constitute the grand jury, and the
twenty-sx persons whose names shall next be dra Yn
shall constitute the petit jury for that term but
in capital case where the said panel shall have
been exhausted by reason of challenge or otherwise
the court before whom such capital ease is pending
may, in its discretion order additional to be
drawn and if all of the nsmes in the FOx shall have
been drawn out and no Jury found, the court may
order the marshal to summon talesmen until jury
shall be found. And if Jury be required for the
circuit court, the twenty-SiX persons whose names
shall first be drawn shall constitute the jury for that
terra and the names of the persons drawn as afore-
said shall not be again placed in such box for the
period of two years. If any person whose name is
so drawn shall have died or removed from the Dis
trict or has become otherwise disabled from serving
as juror the said register and clerks shall draw
from the box another name, who shall serve instead;
and after the requisite number of jurors shall have
been so drawn, the said box shall be again sealed
and delivered to the clerk Of the circuit court as
aforesaid .9


Sec. 6. And Be it further enacted. That it shall
be the duty Of the Marshal of the District Of Co
umbia, at least FIVE days before the meeting of the
court for which jury is required, c notify each per-
son drawn, by serving him a notice in writing of
his selection as juror of the court no is to attend,
and of the day and hour he is to appear which no
tce shall be given to each juror in person. be left
at his usual place of residence copy of which no
tice, with his certificate stating when and in what
manner the original was served shall be returned by
the said marshal to the court before the commence
ment Of the term for which the said Jurors were
drawn.


Sec. z Aud be it. further enacted, That in case of
either of the officers whose duty it is to make out
IL 1;,t, Sho ref tn ct
in ease either of them shall be interested in any
action proceeding pending in the ssid circuit or
criminal eoprl, the chief Judge Of the circuit court
shall appoint htsnd proser persn to disehaFge the
do not stteild tine court tpay ordE the nArfhal to
summon her respectable tax payers, possessing the
other legal qualifications, TO supply the deficiency
And if at any time there should not be, by reason
of challenge or otherwise, sufficient number of
Jurors to make up the panel the court shall order
the marshal to summon as many talesmen
necessary for that purpose.


Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That no person
shall be petent to act as juror unless he he
citizen of the United States, resident of the Dis
trict of Columbia over tWenty-ORe and under sixty
five wears Of age a good and lawful man, who has
never been convicted Of felony or misdemeanor
involving moral tuTpitude. And person may be
excused by the court from serving on jury when,
for any reason his interests those of the public
will be materially injured by his attendance, OF





tried or determined by the Intervention OF jury at
the term for which he may be summoned, or where
his own health or sickness Of member Of his faEll
ly requires his absence.


See g. AHd be 1t further eadcted, That if any
officer named in the first section Of this act shalput
on the list he is required to make the name of any
reason at his own request on the request of any
other person. shall be guilty of any fraud or COLI
fusion with respect to the drawing of jurors, he
shall be deemed guilty Of a misdtmeanor, and shall
be pupished by fine of not i5ss than one hundred
dollars and imprisoned In the county Jail not less
than sixty days for each ami every offence. And
if the clerk of the circuit court shall draw from the
box a greater number of names than is required by
the court in accordance with the provisions of this
act or shall put in said box any name after the
same has been delivered to him aforesaid or shall
he guiltv of any fraud cOusion in respect to the
drawing of Jurors he shall bo deemed guilty of a
p,isdeueanor and shall be punished by fine of not
less than one hundred dollars, and be imprisoned in
the county Jail not less than sixty days for each and


See. 10. And be at farther enacted, That if any
nerson selected juror and duly notified to attend
according to the requirements of this act, sh0ll,
without sufficient cause, neglect to attend aggreea-
blv to such notice. he shall be fined by the court in
n sum not exceeding twenty dollars Tor every day
he shall be absent during the sitting of said court


Sec. IL. And be Il further enacted That the names
on the lists specified in the second section of this
act shall be selected as near as may be- from among
the citizens of tho several wards OF the cities of
Washington and Georgetown, and the three divi-
sius Of 2e county of Washing con outside the iIats
al said cities formed by the eastern braIlsh of the


Potomac river and Rocl; creek, in proportion to the
number Of taxable inhabitants residing in said wards
and districts, respectively.