Year: 1862




sniIar nsces Of psper which SHAH Do folded roll
ed up that the names De seen, and placed ia
box 70 be provided oy Ie res.s, az 80
shaker shall be delivered tas clerk OF ihe elfcuI,
court Of Washington county for safe keeping


Sec s. And BE- further essdded, That the SAID reg
ster and and The cerk VI the circuit court .nA
days before the eommencemelte Of each tern
of the circuit or court meet al the CITY
Hall in Washington city and then and there the clerk Vi
the shall publicly break the seal o said oox
and proceed draw therelrom the nAn-s OF 50 many
persons as are required And If the jury about 10 be
drawn intended for service II the criminal court TIE
twenty three persons whose names shall De nrst drawn
shall constitute the grand jury, and te twenty st per
sons whore names shall next De drawn shall eolstut-
the petit Jury for thai term but IL capital care where
the said panel shall have been exhausted by reason OF
challenge Otherwise the court before whom such cap
ita case is pending may, discretion order add
tiona be drawn; and If all OF the names IN the
box shall have been drawn out and no jury o1nd tie
may order marshal to summon alesinen until
jury shall be found. And jury be requre; for the
court the twenty persons whose names SHAH
drst be drawn shall constitute the jury Tor that term,
and the names Of the persons drawn az aoresad shall
not be again placed such box for the period o two
years. II any person whose name IS so drawn siisli
have removed from the District or has become
otherwise disabled fro serving juror the SAID reg
and clerks shall draw from the box another name
who shall instead ana alter tie requisite number
OF jurors shall have been so drawL the said oox sh De
again sealed and delivered the clerk Of the circuit
court Aforesaid


Sec. 6. And be further enacted, That it shall be tie
duty Of the Marshal District Of Coubis at least
Jury required aotfy each son drawn by serving
on him notice in writing OF his selection as juror OF
the court and Of the day and hour lie Is
appear which notice shall be given to each juror IN
person be left his usual place Of residence copy
which notice with his certificate stating when anc II
what the original served shall be returned
by the said marshal 10 the court before the commence
men Of the for which the said Jurors were drawn


Sec. z. And be Il further enacted. That IN case OF
either of the officers whose duty Il is TO make out the
lists azores shall neglect refuse 10 act or IN case
either of them shall be interested IN any action or pro
4sare
chief Judge Of the circuit court shall appoint fl and
proper person discharge the duty instead ahG II TIE
persons jurors do attend the court may
order the marshal to SUNNI other respectable tax pay
possessing the other legal qualifications 10 supply
the deficiency And if 1T any time there should not be
by of challenge or Otherwise, suieient number
oi to make the panel TIE court shah order the
marshal TO summon as many talesan as are necessary
for that purpose.


be competent juror unless he he citizen of
the Urited states resident OF the District o COiunhia
over twenty ami under siXty 1--WE years Of age,
good and lawful man who has never been convicted Of
felony misiemeanor involving moral turpitude.
And person may be excused by the court from serving
jury when for any reason his interests or those OF
the public viii be materially injured by his Attendance
when he s p4rty any action or proceeding to b.
tried determined by the intervention of jury at the
term for which he may be summ0nei or where his own
health the death or sickness of member OF his fam
y requires his absence.


named in the OF this act shall put the list
he 10 required make the OF any person Al his
request the request of any other person or
shall be guilty Of fraud colusion with respect 10
the drawing Of jurors he shall be deemed guilty Of
m sdemeanor shall be punished by fine OF not less
than hundred dollars ana IN the coun
" jail less than sixty days for each and every Of
fence And II the clerk OF the circuit court snail draw
the box greater number OF names than required
by the court accordance with the provisions Of this
act shall put in said box after the same has
been delivered him aforesaid, shall be guilty OF
fraud colusion in respect to the drawing Jurors
he shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and shall De
punished by fine of less than hundred dollars,
and be imprisoned the county Jail not less than sixty
days, for each and every offence.


Sec 10. And BE- further enGted That if any person
selected juror and duly notified to attend according
to the requirements Of this act, SHALL without sufficient
neglect attend agreeably TO such notice he
shaI be fined by the court q sum not exceeding TWEEN
dollars for every day lac shall be absent during the
ting Of said court.


Sec H. and be further enacted That the names On
the lists specified in the second section OF this act shall
be selected be- from among the citizens
Of the several wards Of the cities Of Washington and
Georgetown and the three divisions Of the county OF
Washington outside the limits Of said cities formed by
the Eastern branch of the Potomac river and Rock creek
in proportion to the number Of taxable nhsb ants resi-
ding In said wards and districts respectively.
Approved June l6, 1862.


(PUBlIc REsoLUnON-No. 81.


JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the pay ment Of


moneys heretofore appropriated for the completion o.
the Washington aqueduct.


Whereas act Of Congress- approved June twenty i've


eighteen hundred and sixty, there was appropriated
for the completion of the Washington aqueduct fv'
| hundred thousand dollars to be expended according


to the plans and estimates of Captain Megs and unde


his superintendent and whereas, while the work Wal


progress and before it completed Captain Meig
removed from such superintendent, and certain


parties have claims for work done and materials fur
| nshed to and for the completion Of said aqueduc
| which have not been paid Therefore,


Resolved by the Senate and House Of Representatives
the United States Of America Cosaress dssemted
That the superintendent OF the Washington aqueduct
and he is hereby authorized to pay to Robert Mcntyr
and others, according the amount Of their RESPECTIVE
claims for work done and materials furnished for tn
Washington aqueduct. under the direction Of Captain
W. Benham ami Lieutenant James St. C. Morton, sue
sum Of money as may be necessary not TO exceed nv
thousand hundred and six dollars and sixty cents
of the Of money heretofore appropriated afOrt
said Prorited, That sum- OF money sha
be paid under this resolution except such A. shall b
certified TO be just and equitable by General C. Aegi
Approved June IA, 1862.