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 1222 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. 11. on. 854. 1901. same which would be payable to the marshal in similar cases, and shall account therefor to the Treasury of the United States. And if he shall fail in the proper performance of his duties in the premises, like redress may be had against him, his sureties, and his andtheir heirs, devisees, an personal representatives, as could have been had against the mar- . shal, his sureties, and his and their heirs, devisees, and personal representatives, for a like failure on the part of said marshal. —g;{g;,SS,0n,0m&k€ Sec. 198. J URoRs.—The clerk of the supreme court of the District na. of Columbia, the United States marshal, and the collector of taxes for said District are hereby constituted a commission to from time to time make the list of jurors for service in said court and fix the number of jurors to be listed therefor. ,,f"°”‘ “'h‘”° Self"' Sec. 199. The said jurors shall be selected; as nearly as may be, from the citizens in the different parts of the District. J‘“*'b°X· Sec. 200. J URY Box.—The names shall be written on separate and similar pieces of paper, which shall be so folded or rolled up that the names can not be seen, and placed in a box to be provided for the _ purpose. . '*"““”g· °*°· Sec. 201. The box shall be sealed and, after being thoroughly shaken, shall be delivered to the clerk of the supreme court for safe-keeping. T°““ °‘ S°"*°°· Sec. 202. TERM or sERv1GE.—The respective terms of service of jurors drawn for service in the circuit ccurt, or as petit jurors in the criminal court, shall begin on the first Tuesday of October, December, February, April, and June of each year, and shall terminate on the Monday preceding the first Tuesday of the second month thereafter, except w en the jury shall be discharged by the court at an earlier day, or when a jury shall be impaneled and it shall ha.ppen that no verdict shall be found, nor the jury otherwise discharged before the day appointed by law for.the commencement of the next succeeding term, in which case the court shall proceed with the trial by the same jury in every respect as if said term had not commenced; and all plroceedings to final judgment, if such judgment shall be rendered, s all be entered and have egal effect and operation as of the term at which _ the jury shall have been impaneled. 'gmnd lu"` Sec. 203. The term of service of the grand jur in the criminal court shall begin with each term of that court, and sliall end with such _ _ term unless the jury shall be sooner discharged by the court. D““““g ’“’°”‘ Sec. 204. DRAWING JURoRs.—At least ten days before the first Tuesday of each month specified in section two hundred and one when jury trials are to be had, the clerk shall publicly break the seal of the jury box and proceed to draw therefrom the names of twenty-six persons to serve as jurors in each of the circuit courts, and of twenty-six other persons—to serve as petit jurors in each of the criminal courts; and at least ten days before the commencement of each term of the criminal courts, the names of twenty-three persons, required to serve as grand jurors in said criminal courts, shall be drawn in like manner. (‘;;$§°,§l‘·°*°··°‘P°”°“ Sec. 205. If any person whose name is drawn from the box shall have died or removed from the District, the clerk shall destroy the slip containing the name of such person, and in such case, or if any person has become otherwise disabled or excused from serving as a juror, the clerk shall draw from the box the name of another person to serve in his stead. d1_§_~$§,°,§g*;§cP°X °~““ Sec. 206. After the requisite number of jurors shall have been drawn ' the jury box shall be again sealed and remain in the custody of the clerk, and the names of the persons drawn shall not be placed again in the box for one year, unless said jurors shall be excused or for other E mn I re§ons2s(h?ll§ail to serve. h h H h b I 1 d X"'-“P 1 . mm Ec. . n rson w o s a ave een re u ar rawn as a mmm semcE’em` juror and shall gheggupon have served as such for the period of twenty days or more shall be exempt from further service as a juror in said