ART. 50.] JURIES.

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securely, and keeping the key or seal thereof him-
self, shall deposit the said box containing the re-
maining ballots with the clerk of the said court to be
by him safely kept, free from any handling or inter-
ference by any person whatever, unless it be in the
presence of the said judge, and by his direction, and
then only in the manner herein directed ; and if for
the trial of any cause or causes, whether civil or

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criminal in the said circuit court, a talesman or tales-
men be required, the judge of the said court may
order the sheriff to summon such talesman or tales-
men either from a list of names that shall be drawn
from the said box containing the said ballots in the
mode and manner as directed by the third section of
this act and furnished to the said sheriff; or from
the community at large as heretofore practiced.

Talesmen.

23. Of the forty-eight jurors drawn and summoned
as in the third section of this act directed, the twenty-
three names first occurring in the order in which they
were drawn, shall constitute and be the grand jury
for the ensuing term of the said court, and the re-
maining twenty-five names next in order in the
drawing, shall constitute and be the petit jury of
said ensuing term of said court.

Ibid s. 5
Who shall be
the grand and
petit jurors.

24. The name of no person disqualified or ex-
empted by existing law from serving as a juror, or
who, by existing law, the sheriff is forbidden to sum-
mon as .such, shall be selected and placed upon the
panel, or list from which the drawing is to be made,
as directed by this act, nor shall any person be
drawn and summoned to two courts successively;
and the said court shall have full power and author-

Ibid s. 6.
Persons dis-
qualified,

ity to coerce the attendance of jurors drawn and
summoned under this act, and to punish by fine or
imprisonment, or both, for any default or contempt
committed in disregarding such summons.

Attendance of
Jurors.

25. Before the drawing of any new panel of
jurors from the tax lists and poll books as provided
in the first and second sections of this act, it shall
be the duty of the said courts to have the box in

Ibid, s 7.
Ballot box to
be emptied.