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FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 302, 308. 1889. 749 brigadier-general in the Army of the United States, and to place him upon the retired list of the Army as of that grade (the retired list being thereby increased in number to that extent); and all laws and parts of laws in conliict herewith are suspended for this purpose only. Approved, February 27, 1889. _ CHAP. 308.——An act to amend the laws relating to the selection and service of March 1, 1889. jurors m the supreme court of the District of Columbia. "'ii Be it enacted by the Senate and House if Representatives of the Umled States of America, in Congress assem Zed, That sections seven ·,Q¤‘<>=¤· P-0 __ hundred and fifty-eight and seven hundred and fifty-nine of the Re- rss,`€j.`i>)d,l3p€»i»i;h{°8` vised Statutes of the United States, relating to the District of Columbia, be, and they are hereby, repealed. Sec. 2. That section seven hundred and lift -live_of the Revised Regulmcu cfcerms Statutes of the United States, relating to the lgistrict of Columbia, b’}f"§'f5'}‘§_f°°S‘Q"cY‘755, be, and it is hereby, amended so that it shall read as follows: The P·°°,=-¤¤·=¤<*¤·i- supreme court in general term shall have power by rule of court to regulate the perio of holding its terms, as also the periods of all the special terms, and to iix the number of such terms, and to alter the same from time to time as public convenience may require. ' Sec. 3. That section eight hundred and seventy-two of the Revised Qualifications or in- ’ Statutes of the United States, relating to the District of Columbia, be, '°E‘S_ D_ CH Sw Sm and it is hereby, amended so as to read as follows; No person shall P- *02- be competent to act as a juror unless he be a citizen of the United . States, a resident of the District of Columbia, over twenty-one and under sixty-five years of age, and a good and lawful man, who has never bsen convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitu e. Sec. 4. That sections eight hundred a11d fifty-five, eight hundred and gerémgoaiumm. fifty-six, and eight hundred and fifty-eight of the Revised Statutes of sménsdecif M the United States, relating to the District of Columbia, be, and they hereby are, amended so as to read as follows: The term of service of jurors drawn for service i11 the supreme court of the District of Columbia holding a special term as a circuit court, or to serve as petit jurors in the special term as a criminal court, shall begin on the first Tuesday grlgrignlccourr. wr in each and every month in which jury trials shall be had and {sub- p_9•j_ ‘ ‘ " °°°‘ " ject to the provisions of section eight hundred and seven) shal terminate on the Monday preceding the lirst Tuesday of the following mopth, except when the jury shall be discharged by the court at an ear ier da . The term of service of grand jurors in the special term as a criminal Grand jurors. court shall begin with each term of that court as fixed from time to ‘ time by the su reme court of the District of Columbia in general term, and shallp end with such term, unless the jury shall sooner be discharged by the court. _ _ _ At least ten days before the first Tuesday in each month when wd 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 such circuit court. and of twenty- six other persons to serve as petit jurors in such criminal court, and at least ten days before the commencement of each special term held as a criminal court the names of twenty-three persons required to serve as grand jurors in such criminal court shall be drawn in like manner: Provided. That when any jurv shall have been actually ’ empanellerl forythe trial of any cause the jurvmen composing the same shall be liable to continue in service until they have been lawfully discharged from said cause. _ _ _ Sec. 5. That section eight hundred and sixty-sur of the Revised wgk§i£ig;,_¤·“·P Statutes of the United States, relating to the District of Columbia,