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 362 FLFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 786. 190OJ ask them if they have agreed upon their verdict, and he shall not, before the verdict is rendered, communicate to any person the state of their deliberation or the verdict agreed on. Before any officer takes charge of a jury this section shall be read to him, and he shall be then iworg {.0 conduct himself according to its provisions, to the utmost of is a i it. 0,i?3r<>gm¤¤d *<>d&'i¤8 Sec. 1973. If while the jury are kept together, either during the Jprogress of the trial or after their retirement for deliberation, the court order them to be provided with suitable and sufficient food and lpldggig, tang shall be so provided by the marshal, at the expense of t e United States. mgggjgepavem 5***5* Sec. 194. Upon retiring for deliberation the jlury may take with ` them the pleadings in the cause, and all papers whic havebeen received as evidenceon the trial (except depositions, or copies of such parts of public records or private documents given in evidence as ought not, in the opinion of the court, to be taken from the person having them in possession). They ma also take with them notes of the testimony or other proceedings on tllie ltrial taken by themselves, or any of them, out none taken an other erson. mxhjg §‘,§§,§;§,’,(§,§’j Sec. 195. Afteii their jury haze retired for deliberation, if they desire to be informed on any point of law arising in the case, they may require the officer having them in charge to conduct them into court. Upon their being brought into court the instruction required shall be gliven by the court in the presence of or after notice to the parties or t eir attorne s. c difgy gdm $,*;;;*1*; Sec. 196. §xcept as provided in sections one hundred- and ninety and givingrgeram. _ one hundred and ninet -nine of this title, or in case of some accident or calamity requiring their discharge, the jury; shall not be discharged after the cause 1s_subm1tted to them until they have agreed upon a verdict and given 1t IH open court, unless by the consent of both part1es entered in the journal, or unless at the expiration of such period as the court deem proper it satisfactorily appears that there is no probability of an a reement. Wim Mw tml Sec. g197. In all cases where a jury are discharged or prevented from Hliggnigsldid if my giving a verdict by reason of accident or other cause during the progress of the trial., or after the cause is submitted to them, the action Edgy be again tried immediately, or at a future time, as the court ' ects. uIg?}§*u§§°g*,;%s°g§g Sec. 198. While the jury are absent the court may adjlourn from umm is discharged. time to time, in respect to other business, but it is nevert eless to be deemed open for every purpose connected with the cause submitted to the jury until a verdict is rendered or the jury discharged. A final H_ b t h adgmurnmentvqfhthe qlourt dislpharges the jury. h d h h ll . ·l“‘”°"“ $5*** W °“ no. 199. en the ju ave a ree u on their ver ict the s a i1`i¤rghr§g;<i].'Jurymbe be conducted into court bg; the oiiigcer havihg them in charge. yTheir namles shaél thin be called, and of all do not appear the rest shall be disc ar e wit out ivin a ver ict. veijfgger ¤f giving Sec. %00. If the jury gppear, they shall be asked by the court or ` the clerk whether they have agreed upon their verdict; and if the foreman answer in the affirmative, he shall, on being required, declare the same. oriyugégéggggjéggi Sec. 201. When a verdict is given and before it is filed, the jury conecm. may be polled on the request of either party, for which purpose each shall be asked whether it be his verdict; if any `uror answer in the negative, the jury shall be sent out for further deliberation; If the verdict be informal or insuHicient,.it may be corrected by the jury under the advice of the court, or the jury may again be sent out. p,§g°§ng°*?`§g_°%Q;j Sec. 202.` When the verdict is given, and is such as the court may charged, verdict to be receive, and if no juror dlsagree or the jury be not again sent out, the {‘§,.,‘§’$§’}$,€’§'$?,,¤°§}f clerk shall iile the verdict. The verdict is then comp ete, and the jury