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 1un*rY-1s*1Fru oononnss. snss. 111. on. 429. :899. 1287 Sec. 14. That the grand jury may indict or present a person for a dw! *¤<“¤* W'¤¤*'¤¢* crime, upon sufficient evidence, whether such person has been held to nZ13°{t°:.i¤i$;:oii]$€i answer for such crime or not. Sec. 15. That when the grand jury are in doubt whether the facts, m;"b°¤ S’j*·tFlJ**¥¥ as shown by the evidence before them, constitute a crime in law, or ionyoiiisiliil. °r °pm` whether the same has ceased to be punishable by reason of lapse of time or a former acquittal or conviction, they may make a presentment of the facts to the court, without mentioning names of individuals, and ask the court to instruct them concerning the law arising thereon. Sec. 16. That such presentment of the facts can not be found and fP¤°¤°¤*!¤<=¤¢·d¤*y presented to the court except as provided in the last preceding section, i’nJQ°€i{° m r°1”°'°° and when so found and presented the court shall give such instructions ·· to the grand jury concerning the law of the case as it may think proper and necessary. Sec. 17. That the foreman of the grand jury may administer an oath F9¤¤¤¤¤¤ mer ¤sito any witness appearing before them. · 5S:;::? °m`° t° W"` - Sec. 18. That the grand jury are not bound to hear evidence for the May qrdcr expnmdefendant, but it is their duty to weigh aH the evidence submitted to ',g",f,§,,‘Q‘§f°“°° ‘° *’° them, and when they have reason to believe that other evidence within their reach will explain away the charge, they should order such evidence to be produced, and for that purpose may require the district , attorney to issue process for the witnesses. Sec. 19. That the grand jury ought to iind an indictment when all WM pviqcnw will ‘ the evidence before them, taken together, is such as in their judgment """'°"""°""°"°‘ would, if unexplained or uncontradicted, warrant a conviction by the - trial jury. Sec. 20. That if an individual grand juror know, or have reason to d_Gr¤¤·1.i¤¤>r mus:. believe, that a crime has been committed which is triable by the court, .,f{?§‘K’fc:,‘,:,$,;{§§,§,Q’Qg he must disclose the same to his fellow jurors, who must thereupon mminvestigate the same. SEG, 21. That in addition to the power and duty above prescribed uGrt:¤·1i¤ry¤i¤r¤¤- the grand jury have power and it is their duty to inquire- ¤f§_ "““°"“ “"d °f’ First. Into the condition and management of every public prison in the District; and Second. Into the condition and management of the office pertaining to the courts of justice in the District. Sec. 22. That they shall be entitled to free access at all reasonable Tv b¤v¤ ncgcss to times to the prisons and offices mentioned in the last preceding section, p"""” “"d "°“°‘°“‘ and also to the examination, without charge, of all public records in the District. Sec. 23. That the district attorney must submit an indictment to the Dmriqr anomy to grand jury and cause the evidence in support thereof to be brought £}TIfZ§’.Y"‘“"'°‘“‘°"‘* before them in case of every person held to answer a criminal charge in the court wherein such jury is formed. Sec. 24. That the district attorney may submit an indictment to the Sm- ~¤bJ¤¤¤- grand jury in any case when he has good reason to believe that a crime has been committed which is triable by the court. SEC, ::5. That the district attorney, when required by the grand Drstrictattoruoy jury, must prepare indictments or presentments for them and attend ${,'§°m“,f;°{,‘,§ipQ‘§Q{‘,'{_“’ their sittings to advise them in relation to their duties or to examine witnesses in their presence; but no person other than the district attorney or a witness actually under examination can be allowed to be present during the sittin gs of the grand jury. nor either such attorney or witness when the grand jury are deliberating or voting upon a matter before them. Sno, 26. That an indictment or presentment must not be found upon { Iugicrmenrnocrcw the statement of a grand juror unless he be sworn and examined as a j;::; J15i;;: Tvgti-is M witness. SEG, 27. That a member of a grand jury may be required by any bofngegoggzglkggzr court to disclose the testimony of a witness examined before such grand timeuy on witness. ` jury, for the purpose of ascertaining whether it is consistent with that given by the witness before the court. or to disclose the testimony given before such grand jury by any person upon a charge against such person for perjury, or upon his trial therefor.