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STRUCK JURIES FOR CIRCUIT AND COMMON PLEAS COURTS.
Mr. Newcomb's bill [S. 49see page 69 o these reports,] being read the third time-
Mr. NEWCOMB. This bill provides that either party may notify the other that they want a special jury ; the clerk selects a num ter of names, each party strikes off twelve leaving a sufficient margin for challenge. I is very rare that cases requiring such juries may come up, but in settlement of co-partnership of long standing, &c., they are sometimes needed.
The bill finally passed by yeas 32, nays 10
