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 Jimons. ig] sl; J l` 1 Sm luroraiin to to ,-. .·_. 870. Penalty of gdicettfosiollsisdlihl I   may be excused. ;l;rr¤- supreme court of the District may, by orders in general term, from time  to timendesignate necessary officers or persons to make the lists of jurors 21;,8. 1, v. 15,p.1e. ` for service in said court. Sec. 852. The names on the lists shall be selected, as near as may be, N¤¤¤·>¤; MW Befroni among the citizens of the several wards or districts of the cities of l“°"’d· Washington and Georgetown, and the three divisions of the District 16Juue,1862,c. outside the limits of said cities, formed by the Eastern Branch of the W2 5- Iii V- 12- P~ Potomac River and Rock Creek, in proportion to the number of inhab- 432éM ,1 itants residing therein respectively. 3 v_ I6"? 3j 186% °' _ Sec. 853. The names selected shall be written on separate and similar ° How, fitnccd in pieces of paper, which shall be so folded or rolled up that the names .l¤*F·l>¤><- cannot be seen, and placed in a box to be provided for that purpose. 10216 .l‘un?2186aég. ,B. ,\’. ,[). . Sec. 854. The box shall be sealed, and, after being thoroughly shaken, Cusmdy of .l¤¤‘.Y· shall be delivered to the clerk of the supreme court for safe-keepin g. Sec. 855. At least ten days before the commencement of each term Drawingjnrors. held as the circuit court, or as the criminal court, respectively, the clerk Kim shall publicly break the seal of the jury-box and proceed to draw there- "` from the names of so many persons as are required. Sec. 856. If the jury is intended for service in the special term sitting _ Jnries for crimas a criminal court, the twenty-three persons whose names shall be   mal *°"¤· drawn shall constitute the grand jury, and the twenty-six persons whose ibid_, Pp_ 428, names shall be next drawn shall constitute the petitjury, for that term. 429. United States ¤•.Caton, 1 Craueh,C.C., 150* United States va. Palmer 2, Crunch, · #0.0., 11; United Sum ea. White, 6 Cranch, 6. C., 457. Sec. 857. In a capital case where the panel shall be exhausted by Jurors in capital reason of challenge or otherwise, the court may, in its discretion, order °**¤°¤· additional names to be drawn; and if all of the names in the box shall Ibid_, p_4gg_ be drawn out and no jury found, the court may order the marshal to summon talesmen until a jury shall be found. Sec. 858. If a jury be required for the term sitting as a circuit court, Jurors for circuit the twenty-six persons whose names shall tlrst be drawn shall consti- °°¤**- tute the jury for that term. Ibid. Sec. 859. If any person whose name is drawn shall have died or Addiiimiiii im,,,,, removed from the district, or become otherwise disabled from serving when drawn. as a juror, the clerk shall draw from the box another name, to serve "`_Ib,d_ instead. · Sec. 860. After the requisite number of jurors shall have been drawn, Rmaiiug jury. the jury-box shall be again sealed, and remain in the custody of the box. - clerk. niiu. Sec. 861. The names of persons drawn shall not again be placed in blames net to be thejury-box for the period of two years. {stun jury- lnid. SEO. 862. If the persons selected as jurors do not attend, the court tg .H¤<¤¤ d<> ¤¤*= may order the marshal to summon others, possessing the legal qualitl- “j__[‘_;___ cations, to supply the dellciency. Ibid., s, 1, p. 429. Sm. 863. If at any time there should not be, by reason of challenge or i¤gg°¤;Wl)>¤¤¤l *¤ otherwise, a sudlcient number of jurors to make up the panel, the court ..+..*;. Shall order the marshal to summon as many talesmon as are necessary Ibidfor that purpose. United States ct. Watkins, 3 Crauch, C. C., 441. Sec. 864. If at any time it shall occur that all of the names in the box gow ¤T{¤¤ln¤:l·;<; ure drawn out at any term of the court before the iirst day of February, {Lv:  ,,m‘:m_ the court may order the marshal to summon from the body of the Dis- trict twenty-three citizens, having the quuliilcations of jurors, to serve i_v_ i,i,,,_ i_